I cover fundraising and investing. I think venture funds should see founders like pro athletes, and feed their relentless appetite for self-development. I want to create a new movement in the European tech ecosystem based on the human-centric ethos we have at BACKED.

I lead on investing and post-investment support. To me, early stage investing is about human capital, and I think the best investor-founder relationships are built on empathy, earned trust and sheer hard graft – on both sides. I geek out on deep tech solutions to today’s problems (and Chelsea FC).

I lead on all operational activities within the firm to ensure we successfully scale our business. I also manage fundraising and investor relations, and deal closing processes. I have worked in venture capital for over 15 years and there has never been a more exciting time to back ambitious European entrepreneurs.

At Backed, I focus on investments in the life sciences sector, working at all stages of the process from sourcing and diligence to portfolio support and thematic strategy development.

Prior to Backed, I studied molecular and cellular biology at Harvard, conducted research at the Wyss Institute for biologically inspired engineering, worked in management consulting at Oliver Wyman with a focus on healthcare and life sciences, and worked with the early-stage investment team at RA Capital as a full-time intern prior to getting my masters at Cambridge in biotech and entrepreneurship.

I am excited to be scaling the biotech offering here at Backed and supporting top-calibre entrepreneurs across Europe in translating research and innovation into the clinic.

I’m the generalist associate at BACKED. Before joining BACKED, I launched and exited JiPay, a fintech startup in Asia Pacific. I’m also the co-founder and director of the Amelie & Daniel Linsey Foundation, a medical charity operating in Sri Lanka.

I lead on all things brand, content, events and media for BACKED, including our legendary Slush parties and our tech frontier exploration event, VISIONQUEST. I also work closely with our companies, supercharging their brand and marketing capabilities.

I’ll be taking over the reins from Vinay and will be leading the marketing strategies across brand, content, digital marketing, PR and event management (such as our signature Slush party!), as well as championing our portfolio companies to amplify their success.

I head up our post-investment support, including the Founder Development Platform. I support founders and their teams on everything from people management to executive coaching to mental health as they build a world-class Seed to Series A company. Prior to joining BACKED, I was part of the early team at Entrepreneur First and one of the main architects in elite talent identification and investing in Europe.

I look after accounting for the BACKED family of companies and financial administration of the fund – that’s everything from handling payments, reporting, HMRC, valuations, and more. Having cut my teeth on JPMorgan, I’m really excited to be a part of the inspiring BACKED clan and community as they back ambitious entrepreneurs.

Having spent almost 10 years in the Financial Services firms both big and small as an EA and Events Manager, I can truly say it’s BACKED’s people that make it the best. I look after the BACKED Founders, Alex and Andre to allow them the mental space to excel the way they do. I also make sure the team feel excited and uplifted to work together in our ecosystem. It requires many octopus arms to keep BACKED swimming, but I thrive in it.

My experience working in the Front Office operations of some of the world’s best hotels has helped prepare me for this varied role- no task is too big or too small and I am always happy to tackle anything thrown my way (and so is my dachshund Teddy, the Backed mascot). I love taking care of our Founders, as well as the wider team and also ensure that BACKED HQ is the place to be -to make deals and to hang out!