Andrew Sheffield

Investor at Playfair

Andrew Sheffield

Investor at Playfair

London, England

Overview

Andrew Sheffield is currently a VC Principal at Playfair in London, focusing on investments in the Future of Work, ClimateTech/CleanTech, and FinTech sectors. With a background in professional poker and experience at top financial institutions like Deutsche Bank and State Street, he brings a unique skill set to his role, demonstrating a strong track record in team collaboration and strategic decision-making.

Work Experience

Playfair

VC Principal
2024 - Current
VC Associate
2022 - 2024
VC Analyst
2021 - 2022

StackOne

Board Observer
2023

YASO

Board Observer
2022

Spotted Zebra

Board Observer
2022

Neudata

Business Development Executive
2020 - 2021
Neudata work with the world's largest asset managers and hedge funds in helping them find new/interesting sources of data which align with their investment strategies. I was a very early commercial hire - originated and closed over £500,000 of new revenue in year 1 and shifted our model to recurring.

Professional Poker Player
2017 - 2020
Played part time through University to fund my social life and full time once I graduated. It was a grind, unsociable hours & didn’t make me as rich as the movies would suggest. Had to stop when casinos closed worldwide. Lots of fun.

Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank Ambassador
2018 - 2019

DB Capital Ventures invests in early-stage and emerging growth businesses and is a venture capital firm based in New York.

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State Street

Corporate Finance Intern
2018 - 2018

State Street offers a range of financial services, including investment management, research and trading, as well as asset management.

Raised $8,303,500,000.00 from CAVU Securities, Independence Point Advisors and Siebert Williams Shank.