Experience

CircleUp

• United States
• Data Infrastructure and Analytics
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board of Directors

  • Dec 2019 - 4 years 1 month

• Co-Founder, COO

  • Oct 2011 - Dec 2019

  San Francisco Bay Area CircleUp is an investment platform powered by technology. On a mission to help entrepreneurs thrive, CircleUp harnesses the power of data and technology to provide capital and resources to emerging consumer brands. Through Helio, our proprietary technology platform, CircleUp has built the world’s most robust repository of CPG and retail intelligence and takes a quantitative approach to investing in promising entrepreneurs. CircleUp was recently honored as one of Fast Company's… Show more CircleUp is an investment platform powered by technology. On a mission to help entrepreneurs thrive, CircleUp harnesses the power of data and technology to provide capital and resources to emerging consumer brands. Through Helio, our proprietary technology platform, CircleUp has built the world’s most robust repository of CPG and retail intelligence and takes a quantitative approach to investing in promising entrepreneurs. CircleUp was recently honored as one of Fast Company's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Data Science and has been named a CB Insights Fintech 250, a Top 5 Most Disruptive Company in Finance by CNBC, and to the Forbes Fintech 50. Founded in 2012, CircleUp is headquartered in San Francisco and backed by Union Square Ventures, GV, Canaan Partners, QED Advisors, and others. Learn more at www.circleup.com



Investing In Spain

• Host

  • Oct 2023 - 3 months

  Madrid Investing in Spain is an exploration of the Spanish startup community, providing global investors, founders and partners an introduction to the people, ideas and strategies of this growing ecosystem: https://www.earthrise.dev/



Ideas in Motion

• Market Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Writer

  • Jul 2021 - 2 years 6 months

  San Francisco Bay Area www.roryeakin.com



Humanity United

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

• Director, Investments

  • 2007 - Oct 2011

  Work with Humanity United’s partner organizations and is responsible for the diligence, structuring, and execution of new investment opportunities.


The Boston Consulting Group
• India
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Consultant

  • 2005 - 2007


US.ZA Education Initiative

• Teacher

  • 2001 - 2003

  I taught a course in the Mathematics Department of the University of Cape Town