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Diligent individual specialising in business development and financial services.
Sebastian Burke
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London, United Kingdom
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Background in Venture Capital and consultancy.
Scaled and sold my first company at 18
Skilled at negotiation, business development and getting down to business quickly!
Scaled and sold my first company at 18
Skilled at negotiation, business development and getting down to business quickly!
Markets
United Kingdom
Industries
Language
English
Fluently
Ready for
Larger project
Ongoing relation / part-time
Available
My experience
2019 - ?
job
Business Development
unknown.
Bespoke Connections is a leading, independent consultancy matching Family Offices,
Private Clients and Institutional Investors to specialist managers and direct investment
opportunities across mainstream and alternative asset classes
Responsibilities included
• Deal origination with LP portfolio companies
• Dealing with Senior Investment Professionals at relative GP's
• Won business at major International Venture Capital Funds with LP's
including Wilshere Associates/GIC/LGT
• Carrying out initial screening of Fund Managers to match with Investor
Requirements
• Providing support with investment decks and assessing direct deal flow for
LP base of Family Offices and Institutional Investors
• Leveraged International Network with a speciality with the UK and Continental European Ecosystems.
• Conducted due diligence for direct deal opportunities
Clients included
1. UK Seed Stage Venture Capital Fund leading investment into the Gaming
ecosystem
2. Israeli Seed Venture Capital Fund focusing upon Series A SaaS
3. West Coast Venture Capital Fund focusing upon Series A Deeptech
4. Swedish Seed Stage Venture Capital Fund focusing upon Seed/Series A
B2B
Private Clients and Institutional Investors to specialist managers and direct investment
opportunities across mainstream and alternative asset classes
Responsibilities included
• Deal origination with LP portfolio companies
• Dealing with Senior Investment Professionals at relative GP's
• Won business at major International Venture Capital Funds with LP's
including Wilshere Associates/GIC/LGT
• Carrying out initial screening of Fund Managers to match with Investor
Requirements
• Providing support with investment decks and assessing direct deal flow for
LP base of Family Offices and Institutional Investors
• Leveraged International Network with a speciality with the UK and Continental European Ecosystems.
• Conducted due diligence for direct deal opportunities
Clients included
1. UK Seed Stage Venture Capital Fund leading investment into the Gaming
ecosystem
2. Israeli Seed Venture Capital Fund focusing upon Series A SaaS
3. West Coast Venture Capital Fund focusing upon Series A Deeptech
4. Swedish Seed Stage Venture Capital Fund focusing upon Seed/Series A
B2B
Business development, B2B, Saas, Due Diligence, Network, Support, Development, International
2017 - 2019
job
Venture Capital Associate
West Hill Capital.
EIS Fund Raising
West Hill Capital is the venture capital arm of West Hill Corporate Finance. West
Hill have a private portfolio of pioneering UK and European technology
businesses that operate in a variety of different sectors including Insurance,
Biotech, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Software and Finance.
Responsibilities Included
• Early Employee so saw significant growth with the unstructured office
environment.
• Directly worked with the Head of Business Development to build EIS
Investor division
• Actively led the external lead generation campaigns
• Maintained database of UHNW clientele on Salesforce
• Built strong relationships with Institutional bodies in the UK and Europe
(BVCA/Invest Europe)
• Helped assist with the monitoring and reporting of portfolio companies
• Identified key secular themes and exit strategies for portfolio
• Developed strategic relationships with International Investment Houses.
West Hill Capital is the venture capital arm of West Hill Corporate Finance. West
Hill have a private portfolio of pioneering UK and European technology
businesses that operate in a variety of different sectors including Insurance,
Biotech, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Software and Finance.
Responsibilities Included
• Early Employee so saw significant growth with the unstructured office
environment.
• Directly worked with the Head of Business Development to build EIS
Investor division
• Actively led the external lead generation campaigns
• Maintained database of UHNW clientele on Salesforce
• Built strong relationships with Institutional bodies in the UK and Europe
(BVCA/Invest Europe)
• Helped assist with the monitoring and reporting of portfolio companies
• Identified key secular themes and exit strategies for portfolio
• Developed strategic relationships with International Investment Houses.
Business development, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Database, Salesforce, Finance, Technology, Growth, Monitoring, Insurance, Office, Development, International, Software, LED
2016 - 2017
job
Financial Analyst (Content Finance)
Skybet.
Responsibilities Included
• Worked with Senior Management within Content Finance
• Developed continuous strategy to help ascertain market stance within the competitive landscape
• Helped assist management team with financial analysis on accounts
(Sportsbook)
• Developed and maintained financial reports for Senior Management to send to CVC Capital Partners, the owner of Skybe
• Worked with Senior Management within Content Finance
• Developed continuous strategy to help ascertain market stance within the competitive landscape
• Helped assist management team with financial analysis on accounts
(Sportsbook)
• Developed and maintained financial reports for Senior Management to send to CVC Capital Partners, the owner of Skybe
Financial analyst, Management, Finance, Content, Analyst
2013 - 2015
job
body and public policy advocate
British Venture Capital Association.
The British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) is the industry
body and public policy advocate for the private equity and venture capital
industry in the UK.
Responsibilities Included
• Assisted with the creation of "Britain's Hot Talent" profiling over 100 of the most inventive VC backed businesses
• Attended Industry Events on behalf of the BVCA
• Worked closely with LPEQ (Listed Private Equity) helping to develop
membership growth
• Helped build membership growth of the BVCA through outreach
body and public policy advocate for the private equity and venture capital
industry in the UK.
Responsibilities Included
• Assisted with the creation of "Britain's Hot Talent" profiling over 100 of the most inventive VC backed businesses
• Attended Industry Events on behalf of the BVCA
• Worked closely with LPEQ (Listed Private Equity) helping to develop
membership growth
• Helped build membership growth of the BVCA through outreach
Growth
My education
Leeds Beckett University
Bachelors, Business Management
Bachelors, Business Management
Bancrofts School
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