Carla Puel
VC Investor at LeadBlock Partners- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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French Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanish Elementary proficiency
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Experience
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LeadBlock Partners
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United Kingdom
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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1 - 100 Employee
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VC Investor
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Nov 2020 - Present
LeadBlock Partners is a European Venture Capital fund investing in the adoption of Blockchain & Digital Assets by corporates and institutions. Investments: Connecting Food, Direct Market, Bitpanda, Tesseract, Spring Labs, BlockFi, Grow Inc, TreeHouse Finance, Hex Trust, Yuga Labs LeadBlock Partners is a European Venture Capital fund investing in the adoption of Blockchain & Digital Assets by corporates and institutions. Investments: Connecting Food, Direct Market, Bitpanda, Tesseract, Spring Labs, BlockFi, Grow Inc, TreeHouse Finance, Hex Trust, Yuga Labs
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Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking
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France
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Corporate Finance Origination Analyst
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Mar 2019 - Mar 2020
• Market research: market analysis, trends and competitive environment • Analysis of target companies: financial analysis (modeling/valuation) and strategic analysis • Development of 15+ pitches in coordination with the various business lines of the bank (M&A, Equity Capital Markets, Acquisition Strategic Finance, Debt Capital Markets) • Market research: market analysis, trends and competitive environment • Analysis of target companies: financial analysis (modeling/valuation) and strategic analysis • Development of 15+ pitches in coordination with the various business lines of the bank (M&A, Equity Capital Markets, Acquisition Strategic Finance, Debt Capital Markets)
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Konka Ventures 康佳之星
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China
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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1 - 100 Employee
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Investment Advisor
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May 2018 - Mar 2019
• Worked on finding the London office strategic positioning and developed its business plan; adapted frameworks to assess the performance and attractiveness of European start-ups • Interviewed several European start-ups in Health Tech and Hard Tech to investigate possible investment opportunities • Used a bottom-up investment analysis to provide positive investment recommendations for some start-ups to the fund investment committee • Liaised and coordinated meetings between Chinese… Show more • Worked on finding the London office strategic positioning and developed its business plan; adapted frameworks to assess the performance and attractiveness of European start-ups • Interviewed several European start-ups in Health Tech and Hard Tech to investigate possible investment opportunities • Used a bottom-up investment analysis to provide positive investment recommendations for some start-ups to the fund investment committee • Liaised and coordinated meetings between Chinese investors and pre-selected European start-ups Show less • Worked on finding the London office strategic positioning and developed its business plan; adapted frameworks to assess the performance and attractiveness of European start-ups • Interviewed several European start-ups in Health Tech and Hard Tech to investigate possible investment opportunities • Used a bottom-up investment analysis to provide positive investment recommendations for some start-ups to the fund investment committee • Liaised and coordinated meetings between Chinese… Show more • Worked on finding the London office strategic positioning and developed its business plan; adapted frameworks to assess the performance and attractiveness of European start-ups • Interviewed several European start-ups in Health Tech and Hard Tech to investigate possible investment opportunities • Used a bottom-up investment analysis to provide positive investment recommendations for some start-ups to the fund investment committee • Liaised and coordinated meetings between Chinese investors and pre-selected European start-ups Show less
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Kearney
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Business Analyst
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May 2016 - Jul 2016
Participated in a strategic review of Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) activities of an electrical company with $24MM annual revenues; worked in team to create pitches for 4 European consumer retail companies to rethink go-to sales strategy and cut costs Participated in a strategic review of Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) activities of an electrical company with $24MM annual revenues; worked in team to create pitches for 4 European consumer retail companies to rethink go-to sales strategy and cut costs
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Vener8 Technologies
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Southport, CT, USA
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Internal Consultant
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May 2015 - Jul 2015
Elaborated a business plan for the launch of a sensing technology product in consumer market (expanding from B-2-B to B-2-C); developed advertising and go-to market strategies with marketing teams enabling a 50% revenue growth by 2018 Elaborated a business plan for the launch of a sensing technology product in consumer market (expanding from B-2-B to B-2-C); developed advertising and go-to market strategies with marketing teams enabling a 50% revenue growth by 2018
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Gagosian
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United States
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Artists and Writers
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200 - 300 Employee
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Summer Intern
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May 2014 - Jul 2014
Supervised the organisation of Gagosian Art Gallery booth at art fair “Art Basel 2014”, an art gallery with $1MM annual global sales; planned opening events related to Art Basel along with the marketing team; liaised with clients Supervised the organisation of Gagosian Art Gallery booth at art fair “Art Basel 2014”, an art gallery with $1MM annual global sales; planned opening events related to Art Basel along with the marketing team; liaised with clients
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BTR Capital
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London, United Kingdom
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Junior Business Analyst
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Jul 2013 - Aug 2013
Analysed current and historical performance of 3 private investments ($50M - $100M) by calculating various analytics; created new customized reports and interactive charts to present findings to investors Analysed current and historical performance of 3 private investments ($50M - $100M) by calculating various analytics; created new customized reports and interactive charts to present findings to investors
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Gide Loyrette Nouel
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France
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Law Practice
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700 & Above Employee
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Summer Intern
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Jun 2009 - Jun 2009
Assisted the Partner in charge of negotiating a $5-10M commercial contract between two oil-companies; participated in the legal research process; worked with a team of 3 lawyers on other files Assisted the Partner in charge of negotiating a $5-10M commercial contract between two oil-companies; participated in the legal research process; worked with a team of 3 lawyers on other files
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Education
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Imperial College Business School
Master of Science - MS, Innovation, management and entrepreneurship -
Concordia University
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Economics -
CATS Education
Fast-Track A Levels -
Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle de Londres
French Baccalauréat, Social Science and Economics Section