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Andrew Shannon

Operating Partner at Investor

London, England

Overview 

Andrew Shannon is an Operating Partner based in London, England, with a background in venture capital and startup acceleration. He has successfully led global initiatives at Startupbootcamp and served as CEO of Expense Magic, demonstrating expertise in strategic planning, brand management, and team building. With an MBA from Imperial College London and experience in investment management, Andrew has a strong track record of guiding startups through growth stages and building strategic partnerships. His roles at leading organizations like Seedcamp and the Tedder Family Office showcase his ability to drive operational excellence and deliver impactful go-to-market strategies.

Work Experience 

Venture Capital

  • Operating Partner

    2018 - Current

    I work with venture capital funds and scaleup programs to fine-tune their operations, strategy, fundraising, expansion, and portfolio support. Second Century Ventures - Global ReTech fund scaling 'REACH' Stacks Ventures - leading bitcoin layers fund and program Conception X - Deep tech PhD based venture builder Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) - funding research spinoffs ScaleNL - supporting top Dutch scaleups to enter the US Venturerock - VC with a unique milestone-based investment approach Notion Capital - helped develop their founder support (platform) Included - launched with 13 EU VCs to increase deal/team diversity I'm also an Exec Advisor and NED to a number of incredible startup CEOs/Founders, helping them scale as a sounding board and sparring partner through hands-on 'Chairman' type roles. I'm big on brainstorming, stack ranking, and templates.

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Startupbootcamp

  • Partner, Head of Global

    2013 - 2018

    Grew SBC from humble beginnings to one of the most active global investors, backing 200 startup/yr. Learned the importance (and difficulty) of aligning a highly entrepreneurial team across 25 countries.

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Tedder Family Office

  • Investment Manager

    2012 - 2013

    UK/HK family office where I managed the private and venture investments. Learned that selling a distressed startup is indeed possible (but not easy).

Expense Magic (acquired)

  • CEO

    2012 - 2013

    Startup I ran during high growth and acquisition for Tedder FO. Learned (the hard way) external devs and tech diligence doesn't play well together.

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Seedcamp

  • Fellow

    2011 - 2012

    Ground floor in the early days of a leading seed VC. Experienced the amazing things a small team and high-profile backers can accomplish.

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Graff

  • Product & Marketing

    2008 - 2010

    Scaled an internal startup of a large fixtures manufacturer. Learned InDesign can be addictive and 20 language/1000 product websites aren't easy to build (or maintain).

GRAFF is a manufacturer and designer of trend-setting kitchen and bathroom products.

graff-designs.com
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Neurognostics

  • Business Development & Marketing

    2007 - 2008

    (Acquired in 2008) Led GTM for a venture backed med device (fMRI) startup. Learned neurosurgeons can be fun and not all acquisitions are what dreams are made of.

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Yellow Dog Productions

  • Operations & Business Development

    2006 - 2007

    Ran the business side (sales, marketing, ops, finance) of an award-winning digital media startup. School of scrappy hard knocks, learned not all startups are destined (or want) to be unicorns.

Yellow Dog produces videos that strike the perfect balance between strategy and artistry.

yellowdogproductions.net

Education 

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