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Timothy Willis

CA(SA) | CFA | Early Stage Tech Investor & Operator

London, England

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $1,000,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Work Experience

  • Director @ Simple Capital Partners Limited

    2023

    Simple Capital Partners Limited is the holding company of the simple.Capital() Group. As of April 2023, the company operates as a passive investment holding company, mainly holding early-stage venture capital assets.

  • Co-Founder, Partner & CEO @ simple.Capital() Group

    2020 - 2023

    simple.Capital() is an early-stage venture capital investment and technology company with a focus on democratisation.

  • Chief Operating Officer

    2023 - 2024

  • VP of Marketplace

    2023 - 2023

  • Chief Supply Officer

    2023 - 2023

2021 - 2021

  • Interim Chief Operating Officer

    2021 - 2021

    FlexClub was one of our first portfolio investments at simple.Capital(). After investing in Sep'20, I joined the team on an interim basis in Jan'21 as COO focusing on the South African business. The business grew 10X during the 2021 year as it prepared for its Series A funding round in 2022.

2018 - 2020

  • Chief Operating Officer

    2019 - 2020

  • Chief Financial Officer & Head of Growth

    2018 - 2019

2015 - 2018

  • Strategy & Analytics Manager, EMEA Central Operations | Senior Operations & Logistics Manager

    2017 - 2018

    Supported the Head of Central Operations for EMEA with strategic ideas and initiatives. Built up and managed the Analytics Team which supported EMEA Central Operations. The Team consisted of 4 Analysts.

  • Head of Central Operations, Sub-Saharan Africa | Senior Operations and Logistics Manager

    2016 - 2017

    Led the Central Operations Team for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) at Uber. The Team is focussed on supply operations, analytics and process for the sub-region. The team had 10 full-time permanent members and 8 part-time members who worked in the Conversion Call Centre. The Sub-Saharan Africa sub-region covers South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

  • Head of Business Intelligence, Sub-Saharan Africa | Operations Logistics Manager (Lead)

    2016 - 2016

    Led the first Sub-Saharan Africa Business Intelligence team which focussed on analytics, process optimisation and CRM. This team was later merged into the Sub-Saharan Africa Central Operations Team.

  • Operations and Logistics Manager

    2015 - 2016

    Worked on the Johannesburg and SSA Central Operations teams.

2011 - 2015

  • Audit Manager

    2014 - 2015

    Managed audits for the Deloitte Financial Institutions Services Team (FIST).

  • Audit Senior

    2014 - 2014

    Performed audits for the San Francisco office of Deloitte.

  • Trainee Accountant

    2011 - 2013

    Performed audits for the Deloitte Financial Institutions Services Team (FIST).

  • Partner

    2009 - 2010

    Business Development and Finance

  • Partner

    2009 - 2010

    Business Development and Sales