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Olivier Kesber

Investor at Finch Capital | European Growth Investor in Business & Financial technology

Amsterdam, North Holland

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $1,000,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $6,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $2,500,000.00

Work Experience

  • Associate

    2022

    Finch Capital is a growth investor that partners with ambitious teams in Business & Financial technology. Founded in 2013, Finch manages over €450m in AUM and backs Technology companies in 7 primary sectors: Accounting & Tax, Legal, Regulatory & Compliance, HR & Payroll, Business Process, Payments, Insurance and Banking & Wealth. Finch has backed over 50 companies including AccountsIQ, Fourthline, Grab, Goodlord, In3, NomuPay, Twinco and Zopa.

2021 - 2022

  • Analyst

    2021 - 2022

    The Dutch Founders Fund is an early-stage VC that primarily invests in marketplaces and digital platforms across Europe. Our fund is founded by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs. We look beyond spreadsheets and resolve early-stage growth pains with lightning speed. Ready to scale together? From Amsterdam, to the world.

2021 - 2021

  • Technology Consultant

    2021 - 2021

    Worked on several technology scouting and market research projects. My role included: Direct client contact, taking responsibility for the end deliverable, supervising a small team of analysts

2020 - 2021

  • Participant | Co-founder "De Niet Woningcorporatie"

    2020 - 2021

    The Dutch National ThinkTank is a non-profit foundation that builds bridges between academia, government and the private sector. Annually, the foundation brings together a group of 20 young talented (phd-) students and challenges them to come up with innovative solutions for a societal problem. Fulltime project lead and coaching by McKinsey & Company.

2017 - 2020

  • Technology Analyst

    2017 - 2020

    Data-driven technology scouting for investors, innovation teams, and R&D. There are a zillion tech companies out there. We identify the ones our clients should know about through Venture IQ's patent-based in-house developed Catalist platform and help them develop partnerships. My role includes analysing industries and new technologies and evaluating startups to present the best business opportunities to our clients.

2017 - 2018

  • Director

    2017 - 2018

    As director at De Kleine Consultant I am responsible for acquisition of new projects and guidance of project managers. With a team of four directors we take care of the Utrecht branch.

  • Data-analyst

    2017 - 2017

    Worked on a data analysis to visualize the patient's journey and to find patterns in the use of medicines.

2016 - 2017

  • Projectmanager

    2017 - 2017

    As a Project Manager, I am responsible for the work of my team of consultants, contact with the client, contact with the coach and for preparing the meetings with my team.

  • Consultant

    2016 - 2016

    De Kleine Consultant is a student-run pro-bono organisation that gives strategic advice to small businesses and NGOs. There is close contact between the consultants and many top-tier consulting firms, that offer training and support in skills that are needed at solving the cases.