Experience

Sprints

• United Kingdom
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner

  • Mar 2023 - Present

  European growth investor, focused on technology-enabled category winners. Portfolio includes Revolut, Vinted, Back Market, Chrono24, Planhat, Intercom.

• Limited Partner & Advisor

  • Mar 2018 - Mar 2023



LocalGlobe

• United Kingdom
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Limited Partner & Fellow

  • Nov 2015 - Present

  Pioneering early stage venture firm supporting some of Europe’s leading entrepreneurs. Portfolio includes Transferwise, Robinhood, Tide and Tessian. Pioneering early stage venture firm supporting some of Europe’s leading entrepreneurs. Portfolio includes Transferwise, Robinhood, Tide and Tessian.



Hoxton Ventures

• United Kingdom
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Limited Partner

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  European venture firm with 4 unicorns in its inaugural fund, including Darktrace, Deliveroo and Babylon. European venture firm with 4 unicorns in its inaugural fund, including Darktrace, Deliveroo and Babylon.



Outward VC

• United Kingdom
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Limited Partner

  • Mar 2020 - Present

  U.K. Fintech fund with investments including Curve, Bud, Primary Bid and Monese. U.K. Fintech fund with investments including Curve, Bud, Primary Bid and Monese.



Zero Carbon Capital

• United Kingdom
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Limited Partner

  • Mar 2020 - Present

  Early-stage venture fund investing in companies addressing climate change through deep-science, hard-tech innovation. Early-stage venture fund investing in companies addressing climate change through deep-science, hard-tech innovation.



Moonfire

• United Kingdom
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Limited Partner

  • Oct 2020 - Present

  Data-driven early-stage European venture fund. Data-driven early-stage European venture fund.



Honeystone Ventures

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

• Limited Partner

  • Mar 2021 - Present

  A new early-stage venture firm, looking to reinvent venture capital by applying academic know-how and research to the investment process and portfolio. A new early-stage venture firm, looking to reinvent venture capital by applying academic know-how and research to the investment process and portfolio.



Jewish Museum London

• United Kingdom
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Trustee

  • May 2021 - Present



Google

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Strategy & Operations

  • Feb 2021 - Mar 2023

  Oversee GTM strategy and operations for Google Cloud's tech business in EMEA. Oversee GTM strategy and operations for Google Cloud's tech business in EMEA.



EMK Capital

• United Kingdom
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Advisor

  • Jan 2017 - Mar 2023

  €2bn European PE firm, focused on business services, consumer and industrials. Portfolio includes Luminati and Williams Advanced Engineering. €2bn European PE firm, focused on business services, consumer and industrials. Portfolio includes Luminati and Williams Advanced Engineering.



WeAre.xyz

• Social Networking Platforms

• Chairman

  • Aug 2022 - Feb 2023

  Making it simple for ordinary people to collate, record and showcase their shared ancestry Making it simple for ordinary people to collate, record and showcase their shared ancestry



Jewish Chronicle

• United Kingdom
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chairman, Advisory Board

  • Feb 2021 - Sep 2022

  The world's oldest and most influential Jewish newspaper. The world's oldest and most influential Jewish newspaper.



UJIA

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investment Committee, Si3

  • Jan 2020 - May 2022

  Si3 is one of Israel’s leading social impact funds. Its mission is to strengthen vulnerable and marginalised groups through improving education, generating employment and developing communities. Si3 is one of Israel’s leading social impact funds. Its mission is to strengthen vulnerable and marginalised groups through improving education, generating employment and developing communities.



Investec

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief Operating Officer, Corporate & Investment Banking

  • Jan 2018 - Oct 2020

  FTSE 250 International banking and wealth management group. Responsible for technology, data, legal, change, client lifecycle management, business controls, and lending and trading operations for the Corporate & Investment Banking division. Led a team of 280+ people, supporting lending, trading and advisory desks across the globe. Delivered a multi-year digital and operational transformation programme, focused on scalability, efficiency and innovation. FTSE 250 International banking and wealth management group. Responsible for technology, data, legal, change, client lifecycle management, business controls, and lending and trading operations for the Corporate & Investment Banking division. Led a team of 280+ people, supporting lending, trading and advisory desks across the globe. Delivered a multi-year digital and operational transformation programme, focused on scalability, efficiency and innovation.



The Up Group

• United Kingdom
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• co-CEO

  • Jul 2013 - Nov 2017

  Europe’s leading digital executive search, networking and advisory firm. Co-led the company through significant revenue growth, global expansion and exit to Livingbridge private equity. Europe’s leading digital executive search, networking and advisory firm. Co-led the company through significant revenue growth, global expansion and exit to Livingbridge private equity.



Bookatable (now part of TripAdvisor)

• London

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Mar 2010 - Apr 2013

  Europe’s largest restaurant booking platform at the time. P&L responsibility for Bookatable’s global consumer business. Grew bookings and transactional revenue exponentially, created vast subscriber database from scratch, and co-led a strategic partnership with Michelin that culminated in a successful exit to them. Europe’s largest restaurant booking platform at the time. P&L responsibility for Bookatable’s global consumer business. Grew bookings and transactional revenue exponentially, created vast subscriber database from scratch, and co-led a strategic partnership with Michelin that culminated in a successful exit to them.



Google

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Principal, New Business Development

  • Nov 2008 - Mar 2010

  Responsible for developing monetization and distribution strategies, identifying new markets and technologies, and executing deals across Google’s product range.

• Head of Commerce Partnerships, EMEA

  • Jun 2006 - Oct 2008

  Responsible for developing Google’s retail-focused businesses and products in EMEA.



Credit Market Analysis Limited (now part of McGraw-Hill)

• London & New York

• Chief Operating Officer

  • 2001 - 2006

  A global provider of trading software and data to financial institutions. Co-founded the business and helped grow it into the market leader in credit derivatives data, culminating in a successful exit to CME Group. A global provider of trading software and data to financial institutions. Co-founded the business and helped grow it into the market leader in credit derivatives data, culminating in a successful exit to CME Group.



Maitland

• South Africa
• Financial Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Barrister

  • 1996 - 2000