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Board Observer
Sep 2025
Kertos is an AI-powered compliance automation platform designed to help businesses streamline and simplify compliance management. By replacing manual processes, spreadsheets, and costly consultants, Kertos enables organizations to stay ahead of growing regulatory demands with speed, accuracy, and efficiency. Our solution adapts to your unique risk profile, ensuring compliance becomes an enabler of growth—not a barrier. With Kertos, businesses can reduce costs, mitigate risks, and future-proof their compliance efforts in an ever-evolving landscape.
Board Observer
Jun 2024
We are your strategic partner in revolutionising procurement and finance operations.
Najar empowers businesses with modular, AI-driven procurement solutions, giving you full visibility and control over every purchase decision and outflow.
With our buying expertise and advanced tech, we integrate effortlessly with your tools, providing unmatched visibility, compliance, and operational efficiency.
Build the future of your financial health with Najar.
Board Observer
Dec 2023
ZILO is focused on transforming global transfer agency to create sustainable value for firms and the customers they serve. To achieve this, we started with a clean technology slate, a design-driven approach, and a commitment to put people first. ZILOs technology enables firms to replace legacy end-of-life systems, many of which were developed 30+ years ago, and slash costs, risk, and user friction along the way.
Our founders, leadership, engineering, and product teams are highly experienced with successful track histories of pioneering innovation-driven businesses, products, and services. Our collective goal is to be the market leading solution in global asset and wealth management.
Board Member - Sagard UK
Nov 2023
Sagard is a global multi-strategy alternative asset management firm active in venture capital, private equity, private credit, and real estate.
A full list of portfolio companies is available at: www.sagard.com/portfolio
Board Member
Apr 2023
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Board Member (Acquired by Ripple Labs)
Sep 2022
Palisade is on a mission to transform security in the digital asset space!
Were building a best-in-class, multi-chain, digital asset custody platform that utilises the latest advancements in MPC and HSM technologies.
We offer organisations the tools they need to safely and securely hold, manage and interact with their assets through an array of compliant and intuitive features, including wallet provisioning, counter-party risk mitigation, AML screening, token issuance, exchange integration, and more. Talk to us to learn how we can protect your assets.
Get in touch via hello@palisade.co to learn how we can help.
Board Observer
Apr 2022
Alpaca is a US-headquartered, self-clearing broker-dealer and a global leader in brokerage infrastructure APIs providing access to stocks, ETFs, options, fixed income, and crypto. Alpaca delivers embeddable finance solutions for tokenization, fully paid securities lending, high-yield cash, 24/5 trading, Shariah-compliant investing, and more.
Today, Alpaca powers over 9 million brokerage accounts across hundreds of fintechs and institutions in 40+ countries, with over $320M in funding from top investors including Drive Capital, Portage Ventures, Spark Capital, Tribe Capital, Social Leverage, Derayah Financial, Horizons Ventures, Unbound, SBI Group, Elefund, and Y Combinator.
Co-founder | Angel Investor
Jan 2020
Angel syndicate focussed on very early stage European and USA opportunities. We aim to be the first cheque in and support founders with our syndicate of 50+ super-connected angels.
Investments: I. Catch Financial, II. Upside Savings, III. Minimum Eco, IV.JulienneBruno (SecondBake), V. Boost Technology, VI. Lapse, VII. Malloc Inc, VIII. Fella, IX Karmen io
FinTech VC Investor
Feb 2018
Octopus Ventures, part of Octopus Group, is one of the largest and most active venture capital investors in the UK and Europe. We’re on a mission to invest in the people, ideas and industries that will change the world.
We back entrepreneurs ─ from the first cheque their business receives, right through to IPO. We manage £1.8bn and are investing in more than 200 businesses, focusing on the companies solving three of the world’s biggest problems: those building a sustainable planet, empowering people, and revitalising healthcare.
We know what it takes to build a successful business. We support founders through our strong teams, sector expertise and deep networks, using our people and talent to help them build a better tomorrow.
Experience · 17 entries
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Investments (10)
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Board (8)
2025
Board Observer
Sep 2025
Kertos is an AI-powered compliance automation platform designed to help businesses streamline and simplify compliance management. By replacing manual processes, spreadsheets, and costly consultants, Kertos enables organizations to stay ahead of growing regulatory demands with speed, accuracy, and efficiency. Our solution adapts to your unique risk profile, ensuring compliance becomes an enabler of growth—not a barrier. With Kertos, businesses can reduce costs, mitigate risks, and future-proof their compliance efforts in an ever-evolving landscape.
2024
Board Observer
Jun 2024
We are your strategic partner in revolutionising procurement and finance operations.
Najar empowers businesses with modular, AI-driven procurement solutions, giving you full visibility and control over every purchase decision and outflow.
With our buying expertise and advanced tech, we integrate effortlessly with your tools, providing unmatched visibility, compliance, and operational efficiency.
Build the future of your financial health with Najar.
2023
Board Observer
Dec 2023
ZILO is focused on transforming global transfer agency to create sustainable value for firms and the customers they serve. To achieve this, we started with a clean technology slate, a design-driven approach, and a commitment to put people first. ZILOs technology enables firms to replace legacy end-of-life systems, many of which were developed 30+ years ago, and slash costs, risk, and user friction along the way.
Our founders, leadership, engineering, and product teams are highly experienced with successful track histories of pioneering innovation-driven businesses, products, and services. Our collective goal is to be the market leading solution in global asset and wealth management.
Board Member - Sagard UK
Nov 2023
Sagard is a global multi-strategy alternative asset management firm active in venture capital, private equity, private credit, and real estate.
A full list of portfolio companies is available at: www.sagard.com/portfolio
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