Anna Kurguzova ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

Investment Associate at Techstars Berlin
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London, England, United Kingdom, UK
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  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Russian Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Ukrainian Native or bilingual proficiency
  • French Limited working proficiency
  • Spanish Limited working proficiency

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Credentials

  • Carbon Removal Bootcamp Course
    AirMiners
    Oct, 2023
    - Sep, 2024
  • Business Strategy
    INSEAD
    Mar, 2023
    - Sep, 2024
  • Venture Deals
    Techstars
    Aug, 2020
    - Sep, 2024
  • CitiesX: The Past, Present and Future of Urban Life
    HarvardX - An Online Learning Initiative by Harvard University through edX
    Jul, 2020
    - Sep, 2024
  • APM Project Management Qualification
    Association for Project Management
    Dec, 2018
    - Sep, 2024

Experience

    • Germany
    • Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Investment Associate
      • Oct 2023 - Present

      Currently on the lookout for top performing DeepTech teams to join our accelerator programme starting in March. Currently on the lookout for top performing DeepTech teams to join our accelerator programme starting in March.

    • Business Consulting and Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Sustainability Founder Scout
      • Sep 2023 - Present

      - Sourcing promising start-ups for Brinc's Carbon Removal and AgriFood programmes - Mapping out the Brinc start-up ecosystem across Climate Tech and Food Tech industries - Sourcing promising start-ups for Brinc's Carbon Removal and AgriFood programmes - Mapping out the Brinc start-up ecosystem across Climate Tech and Food Tech industries

    • Ireland
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Sabbatical leave
      • Apr 2022 - May 2023

    • Strategy Consultant
      • Feb 2021 - May 2023

      My projects varied across industries such as consumer, software & platforms, energy, financial services, including: - leading commercial strategy for Mobolise early stage platform, developing business case, partnerships model, pricing and sales approach - programme management for bp's company-wide transformation - cost optimisation for a large supermarket chain, owning business cases on the sustainability package

    • Strategy Analyst
      • May 2019 - Jan 2021

    • United States
    • Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
    • Investment Associate
      • Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

      - Selected as one of the 18 people cohort out of 1,500+ applicants to participate in the Future VC programme, focussed on promoting diversity in the venture capital industry - Attended masterclasses on Due Diligence, Term Sheets & Transaction Economics, Fund Mechanics, Market Sizing, Building Syndicate & Board, and others run by top VCs such as LocalGlobe, OMERS, Accel - Selected as one of the 18 people cohort out of 1,500+ applicants to participate in the Future VC programme, focussed on promoting diversity in the venture capital industry - Attended masterclasses on Due Diligence, Term Sheets & Transaction Economics, Fund Mechanics, Market Sizing, Building Syndicate & Board, and others run by top VCs such as LocalGlobe, OMERS, Accel

    • United Kingdom
    • Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Investment Associate
      • Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

      - Worked directly with the Fund Manager on deals sourcing and execution across the secondary tech European market (series A โ€“ D) - Enhanced internal benchmarking of European start-ups - Worked directly with the Fund Manager on deals sourcing and execution across the secondary tech European market (series A โ€“ D) - Enhanced internal benchmarking of European start-ups

    • Switzerland
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Next Generation Business Models - Digital Transformation Initiative
      • Nov 2020 - Mar 2021

      Helped WEF Digital Transformation Initiative write a guidebook on the Future of Digital Marketplaces, interviewing members of the DTI group, running brainstorming sessions on the next generation business models. Outlined key value drivers of the model, created framework to assess the adoption of a marketplace business model, identified criteria to successfully operate a marketplace as well as future trends impacting the market. Helped WEF Digital Transformation Initiative write a guidebook on the Future of Digital Marketplaces, interviewing members of the DTI group, running brainstorming sessions on the next generation business models. Outlined key value drivers of the model, created framework to assess the adoption of a marketplace business model, identified criteria to successfully operate a marketplace as well as future trends impacting the market.

    • United Kingdom
    • Financial Services
    • Purpose-driven stream facilitator
      • Nov 2020 - Mar 2021

      FinTech Innovation Lab - is a three month accelerator programme sponsored by Accenture, which brings senior executives together with top FinTechs and independent mentors to validate product-market fit. My role involved assessing start-up applications, providing mentorship such as refining business models, and connecting start-ups with relevant corporate partners. FinTech Innovation Lab - is a three month accelerator programme sponsored by Accenture, which brings senior executives together with top FinTechs and independent mentors to validate product-market fit. My role involved assessing start-up applications, providing mentorship such as refining business models, and connecting start-ups with relevant corporate partners.

    • United Kingdom
    • Internet Marketplace Platforms
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Strategy & Operations Associate
      • Aug 2018 - Mar 2019

      - Focus on rider product, activation and retention strategy, working closely with Product and User Research teams to shape the new industry proposition for self-employed workers and improve rider lifetime value - Optimising operations with rapid scaling through process re-design, automation, increasing rider opportunity to self-serve throughout the onboarding journey and launching new applicant and rider support channels

    • Supply Operations Associate
      • Feb 2018 - Jul 2018

      - Direct management of 2 teams comprising of 20 full time employees supporting the UKIE applicant pipeline and 20,000+ riders

Education

  • INSEAD
    Business Strategy and Financial Acumen - INSEAD Certificate Programme
  • UCL
    Bachelorโ€™s Degree, Economics and Business
    2014 - 2017
  • The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
    Marketing
    2015 - 2015
  • Rugby School
    High School, A*AAA & an A in Extended Project
    2012 - 2014
  • Badminton School
    2009 - 2012

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