Invests in
Locations:
Min Investment:
$1,000,000.00Max Investment:
$20,000,000.00Target Investment:
$10,500,000.00
Skills
Lists including David
Investments
Work Experience
2020 - 2025
General Partner
2020 - 2025
Joined to create, raise and launch Balderton's Growth Fund targeting the best Series B+ in Europe. The team raised 2x $700M and invested in ~20 companies during my tenure.
2014 - 2019
Partner
2014 - 2019
Managing Director and founding member of global investment team for SoftBank Group (2014-2017). Founding partner at the $100B Vision Fund (from 2016). Board member / investor in Series C+ in SoFi (NASDAQ: SOFI), Grab (NASDAQ: GRAB), DiDi (NASDAQ:DIDIY), Lemonade (NYSE: LMND), Kabbage (acquired by AMEX), Legendary Entertainment (acquired for $3.5 Billion in Jan'16), Cloudminds (China, robotics) and Ola.
2005 - 2014
Senior Director, International Product Partnerships
2012 - 2014
Leads the business development teams that negotiate and manage product enabling partnerships and every new business development for all Google's products (except Youtube) across LATAM, APAC and EMEA. Including relationships with content owners (eg. newspapers, books, maps, etc), distribution partners (on and offline) and some technology providers.
Senior Director, Head of EMEA Content Partnerships
2008 - 2012
Lead the teams responsible for content strategy and partnerships, across Europe, Middle-East and Africa, in support of Google services including Search, Local/Maps, Commerce, Books/News, Social ...
Director, Strategic Partnerships
2005 - 2008
Lead team in charge of strategy, direction and execution of the partnerships with fixed and mobile ISP/telecommunication players in Europe, Middle-East and Africa.
2001 - 2004
Senior Manager, International Business Development
2001 - 2004
2000 - 2001
Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis
2000 - 2001
1998 - 2000
EMEA Commercial Finance & Pricing Analyst
1998 - 2000
1997 - 1998
Finance Analyst
1997 - 1998
1996 - 1997
Second Lieutenant, Infantry
1996 - 1997