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What I offer

Finding financing frustrating?

Finding financing frustrating?

I can help small businesses understand how to raise money from investors, and help them prepare for a fund raise, sale, or IPO.

Click 'Learn More' to read about our recent successful sale of Velocity Black to Capital One.

Experiences

Head of Operations - Start up

Head of Operations - Start up

I was the Head of Operations at Velocity Black, a global digital concierge business.

Alongside my operations role, I worked on the successful sale of Velocity Black to Capital One for $300mn.

Investment Research Analyst - Investment Banking

Investment Research Analyst - Investment Banking

My role during 8 years at Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse was to value companies, identify investment opportunites, and make pitches to the firm's investing clients.

These clients included the worlds largest hedge funds, asset managers, pensions funds, and sovereign wealth funds.

British Army Commando Officer

British Army Commando Officer

I served 9 years worldwide as an Army Commando Officer, including deploying to Afghanistan in 2006-7, for which I was awarded a US Special Forces Commendation for Valuation for Valuable Service as part of the joint task force that liberated the Arghandab Valley.

MA, University of Cambridge

MA, University of Cambridge

MA (Cantab) in Natural Sciences, specialising in organic chemistry.

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Roles (/)
  • i.e. Marketing director
  • i.e. Mentor
  • Non-Executive Director
  • Angel Investor
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Industries (/)
  • i.e. Tech
  • i.e. Education
  • Startups
  • Start Up
  • Investment Banking
  • Finance
  • CORPORATE FINANCE
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Regions
  • Europe, 
  • Africa, 
  • Middle East
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Skills (/)
  • i.e. Research
  • i.e. Branding
  • Board Advisor/NED/ Business Mentor
  • Company Valuation
  • Business Valuation
  • Corporate Finance
  • Financial Planning & Management
  • Data Analysis, Modelling, Forecasting
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Keywords (/)
  • i.e. Digital nomad
  • i.e. Ex-Google
  • Corporate Finance
  • Financial Modeling
  • Finance Expert
  • Forecasting
  • Business analysis
  • Business Strategist
  • fractional CFO
  • CFO, COO, Board Member,
  • CFO
  • Board Advisor
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