Furuzonfar Zehni

Partner

2019 - Current

Fresco Capital is a global venture capital fund investing in the intersection of People X Technology. Focused on Holistic Wellness, Empowered Workforce, and Sustainable Loops; Fresco Capital has built a portfolio of over 50 companies. Notable names are Spire, PipeDrive, Evidation Health, EdPuzzle.

Senior Associate

2017 - 2019

Associate

2016 - 2017

Managing Director

2014

Oversee private investments, fiduciary and family planning. Combined business acumen and experience to consult principles with family business growth, and diversification. Jefferson Trust is an independent financial service provider with offices in London, Monaco, Hong Kong. We offer our clients a range of high-value advisory and support services to their businesses of all sizes, to establish business operations, understand their market opportunities and develop practical strategies for future markets. With a combined 50 years of experience, Jefferson Trust's team is passionate about achieving better results for our clients—results that go beyond financial and are uniquely tailored, pragmatic, holistic, and enduring. A vital characteristic of our team is the drive to stay at the top of their performance and a willingness to keep improving themselves. Jefferson Trust is Part of Jefferson Group.

Mentor

2015 - 2020

Founder Institute is an early-stage startup incubator and global launch network that helps entrepreneurs create meaningful and enduring technology companies. Coaching every batch of 25-35 founders in their validation of their business idea. Running workshops on customer development, pitching, business model canvas.

Mentor

2017 - 2017

The Laudato Si’ Startup Challenge, inspired by Pope Francis is a global initiative, an urgent call-to-action, that encourages early to mid-stage startups to grow their breakthrough solutions to the world’s boldest challenges. All faiths, all backgrounds, on every continent, to scale their solutions to address a grand global challenge: climate change. The challenge, is set by His Holiness Pope Francis and The Pontifical Council for Justice & Peace. The Laudato Si’ Startup Challenge will unite humanity in common purpose and productive conversation, much like His Holiness Pope Francis’s “Revolution of Tenderness.” It will be a beacon of new business, inspiring a new generation of entrepreneurs to build for-profit, for-purpose companies that address humanity’s biggest challenges in ways that are beneficial to all.

Co-Founder & CEO

2013 - 2016

Led a team of 4 from idea, to concept, to functioning product, to market. Oversaw Product and Business Development - had to interlace users and clients needs with our dev team to build the best product we can. Extensive work with clients, customer validation and user centric approaches. AcceleratorHK incubatee (www.acceleratorhk.com) Hong Kong Science & Technology Park incubatee (www.hkstp.org) GOnnect is leading provider of data analytics in the financial event space. We generate, analyse and visualise data for our clients by building awesome products that their users will interact with, hence generating a plethora of valuable data.

Strategy Consultant

2012 - 2014

Develop Design Thinking Tools for SMEs Consult Startups/SMEs on Enterprise tracks, finance and Business development. Expertise: Business Modelling Customer Discover/Validation All things Finance (founder's equity, team, etc.)

Project Manager

2012 - 2012

Project Manager Oversaw project "Talent Internship"

Account Manager

2011 - 2011

Lead research team for a report on Powder Metallurgy Industry in Europe. Formulated pricing models for commission between Mate PM and their clients. Participated in negotiations between Mate PM and their clients. Collaborated in projects focused on expanding Mate PM's services in North America and Europe.

Summer Analyst

2009 - 2009

Developed and coordinated training programs across Asia Pacific as part of the EYU team. Extensive database management (Lotus Software, IBM). Designed excel sheets for calculating the effectiveness of EYU programs.

Web Designer

2007 - 2008

Portfolio: www.shahidifoundation.com www.farangis-nurulla.com www.bobojon.com