Experience

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  Octopus Ventures

  • United Kingdom
  • Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Investor

    • Feb 2024 - Present

    At Octopus Ventures, we invest in the people, the ideas and the industries that will help change the world. The broader investment team is built to specialise in five areas where they see the most potential for growth and innovation: health, fintech, deep tech, consumer and B2B software. Since 2008, Octopus Ventures has backed over 130 teams, including Zoopla Property Group, Secret Escapes and Depop. Octopus Ventures is one of Europe's largest and most active venture investors. At First Cheque Fund, we invest £100k into pre-seed rounds.

  • Associate

    • Sep 2023 - Feb 2024

    I am really excited to be joining the Octopus First Cheque Fund for a secondment. Octopus First Cheque Fund invest at pre-seed into founders building new technologies to solve the world’s toughest problems.

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  Venrex

  • United Kingdom
  • Investment Management
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Associate

    • May 2023 - Feb 2024

  • Analyst

    • Feb 2020 - May 2023

  • Office Manager

    • Dec 2019 - Feb 2020

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  Newton Venture Program

  • United Kingdom
  • Education
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Newton Venture Fellow

    • Mar 2022 - Jun 2022

  • Newton Venture Fellow

    • Mar 2022 - Jun 2022

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  Noble Macmillan London

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Sales And Marketing

    • Jul 2015 - Nov 2019
    • London, United Kingdom

    I have worked for Noble Macmillan, a luxury leather brand, periodically over four years. Held various positions such as Retail assistant, Sales assistant and Events coordinator. • Worked on the shop floor and dealt with customer services whether on the phone or in person developing my client relationship skills• Analysis of competitor products• My time at Noble Macmillan ensured I developed my organisational and sales skills.

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  Stonehage Fleming

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Next Generation course

    • Jun 2019 - Jul 2019
    • London, United Kingdom

    • I took part in a weeklong course, which aims to help young entrepreneurs understand all aspects of running their own business, from marketing to finance, and from leadership to communication. • I led our team in the ‘Dragon’s Den’ challenge, where we had to design a product/idea within a team, presenting it to the top members of the company.

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  Montfort Communications

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Intern

    • Jun 2018 - Jun 2018
    • London, United Kingdom

    • I worked with the team at Montfort Communication for two weeks developing my knowledge and skills of PR specifically in the financial sector• I gained an insight into managing the communications and public image of several clients whilst working with a small but varied team. I also learnt to understand the importance of a brand and it’s messaging to a business. • I enjoyed meeting new people and getting a more in depth knowledge of the role they play in the company and why each element of PR is so important

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  London Sock Company

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Internship

    • Sep 2015 - Dec 2015
    • London, United Kingdom

    I worked as a Christmas Intern while the company was at a young stage so I was helping with a variety of different tasks. I helped with the social media strategy and execution as well as a variety of other marketing elementsResponsible for day-to-day communication and liaising with external agencies to ensure efficient management of the procurement process. Also day to day contact with customers through an online customer services role. Assisted with online accountingAttended a range of meetings; from investors to designers Attended several fashion and Christmas fairs, for example Men’s fashion week 2015/2016 and The Spirit of Christmas. This gave me real experience of frontline sales and customer relations.

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  Bombshell London

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Work Experience

    • Sep 2015 - Sep 2015
    • London, United Kingdom

    • Responsible for retail outlet and assisted with online selling • Experience in customer relations and complaints • Joint responsibility for stock room management

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  The Kia Oval - Surrey County Cricket Club

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Intern

    • Jun 2015 - Jun 2015
    • London, United Kingdom

    I did work experience at the Kia Oval for two weeks• I worked with with many different departments at the Oval cricket ground, from media to ticketing giving me a broad range of experience. • I also worked with people in different teams, giving me a perspective of working within a large organisation.