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Dom Fendius

Founder of Kiirsh

United Kingdom

Overview 

Dom Fendius is the Founder and CEO of Kiirsh, a fashion-focused venture capital firm based in the United Kingdom, with expertise in entrepreneurship, retail, marketing strategy, and business development. With a background in fashion design and a strong track record in investing in startups in sectors like retail, IoT, and e-commerce, Dom has successfully built a career spanning roles at Kearney, HERMESA, Ada Ventures, and WeWork, among others, showcasing a deep understanding of the industry and a keen eye for strategic opportunities.

Work Experience 

  • Venture advisor Kearney Launchpad

    2023 - Current

  • Investor

    2023

    Investing in women (co)founded startups at pre/seed stage via the HERmesa Angel Syndicate

  • Founder

    2021

    The e-commerce solution for the social media generation

  • Scout

    2019

    Bold Investment for overlooked founders and markets - working with this VC fund (pre-Series A investor with a first cheque of £100k - £1 million) to find the most exciting new start-ups. Get in touch if you're building something that will change the world!

  • Advisory Board Member

    2019

    amplifi helps customers buying financial products to better understand the legal documents they are signing. Intelligent audit trail for smarter regulatory reporting and dynamic content based on customer needs. www.amplifi.xyz

  • Advisory Board Member

    2019

    Helping rural businesses grow by creating great places to work

  • Sumitomo Corporation 0-1 Challenge - external mentor

    2020 - 2021

    The 0-1 Challenge brings together colleagues with ideas and capabilities to create new forward-thinking solutions for Sumitomo Corporation.

  • Entrepreneur In Residence WeWork Labs

    2019 - 2021

A WeWork-backed fund investing in the future of work.

  • Founder

    2018 - 2020

    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/fail-succeed/id1386177311?mt=2

  • Mentor

    2018 - 2019

    Mentoring tech start-up founders on The Green Light Programme, a light touch investment readiness programme that takes place over 5 weeks on a regular basis throughout the year. The aim of the programme is to assist London based tech founders to reach a credible position to raise early seed stage funding.

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