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HELPING AMBITIOUS START-UPS REWRITE THE FUTURE OF MONEY

BACKING INNOVATIVE AND DISRUPTIVE FINTECH START-UPS

FinTech start-ups are changing the way people think about financial services, just as we are changing the way people think about venture capital. The democratised nature of Consilience Ventures, and our network of established and experienced experts, make us the perfect home for FinTech start-ups. Plus, we work closely with founders to develop the roadmap and deliverables based on our Sprint Financing Model.

FINTECH COMMITTEE

The FinTech Committee defines our FinTech investment strategy and has the final say on which FinTech companies merit a place in our portfolio. Committee members also bring in new investors with the desire to invest in a tokenised and diversified portfolio of FinTech start-ups. In addition, the committee identifies exceptional technical experts from the Consilience Ventures Global Expert Network, ensuring portfolio companies get the resources and expertise they need to rapidly accelerate their growth.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

TOM SAMODOL

COMMITTEE LEAD

Tom leads the FinTech Committee and has an impressive record of scaling businesses, executing growth plans, implementing strategic initiatives, and establishing firms within their relevant ecosystems. Tom has significant deep-tech cross-sector expertise, particularly within software, FinTech and InsureTech, and works with early stage start-ups through to late-stage profitable scale-ups, as well as global technology bellwethers (Google, SAP, PayPal), venture capital and private equity.

Graham is an experienced entrepreneur and has held a variety of senior roles including CEO, CTO, board member, investor, social impact supporter and adviser. In 2000, Graham founded PhotoBox, which grew to become the largest online photo personalisation company in Europe, which he sold to private equity in 2016. Graham has a specific interest in advising and investing in fintech companies, having spent the first half of his career working for the London Stock Exchange, Baring Securities, UBS and Merrill Lynch.

GRAHAM HOBSON

COMMITTEE MEMBER

BETTINA LAURICK

COMMITTEE MEMBER

Bettina Laurick is a seasoned executive with over 30 years’ experience in business and information technology, with a proven track record in sales and as managing director in different leadership positions, mostly in the financial services sector. She has a good mix of consulting and product expertise and is adept at building networks and relationships based in strategic thinking and execution. Bettina is also passionate about advocating for and empowering women in leadership, and is a regional board member of FidAR, a German NGO campaigning for more women on advisory boards.

Stéphane is the CEO and co-founder of CH&Cie, a boutique financial services consulting firm of 200 consultants and comprehensive international footprint spanning London, Geneva, New York, Montreal, Paris, Hong Kong and Singapore. After starting his career at BNP Paribas, Stéphane joined Price Waterhouse Coopers, where he ran its capital market practice for seven years before leaving to set up CH&Cie. Stéphane’s key expertise lies in international projects and technical issues, more specifically in capital markets, innovation and growth strategy.

STEPHANE EYRAUD

COMMITTEE MEMBER

PAUL TOON

COMMITTEE MEMBER

Paul has spent several years leading corporate strategy and development initiatives, investing in companies of various sizes and stages of growth – completing deals for minority investments, larger strategic stakes in profitable businesses and also full acquisitions of scaled and established firms and teams. Paul spends time with founders of startup/scale up businesses to help identify commercial and strategic opportunities, as well as formulating and executing on strategic growth plans through inorganic (M&A) investment and partnership work.

Marvin has invested in and worked with more than 400 pre-seed start-ups, and was formerly a partner at 500 Startups, running the San Francisco-based accelerator program. Marvin has extensive experience in the media and technology space, in both large and start-up growth companies, having managed large multi-functional teams across multiple countries. Marvin spent more than a decade at Yahoo! Inc. holding various executive, sales, business development, operations and marketing roles.

MARVIN LIAO

COMMITTEE MEMBER

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