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Ian Sosso

Managing Partner at Monte Carlo Capital

Monaco

Overview 

Ian Sosso is the Founder and Managing Partner at Monte Carlo Capital | VC, with a background in venture capital, angel investing, and financial structuring. With a strong leadership background and experience in global markets at top financial institutions like Commerzbank AG and JPMorgan Chase & Co., Ian focuses on investing in various sectors such as Medical Devices, DeepTech, Robotics, and FinTech. Highlights of Ian's career include founding Monte Carlo Capital and serving in leadership roles at major financial institutions like Commerzbank AG and JPMorgan Chase & Co., where he specialized in FX structuring and derivatives. He now leverages his extensive experience to invest in promising start-up ventures across sectors like AI, SaaS, and E-commerce.

Work Experience 

MC

Monte Carlo Capital

  • Founder and Managing Partner

    2009 - Current

    WINNER: "BEST EUROPEAN EARLY STAGE INVESTOR" - 2019 Ian Sosso founded Monte Carlo Capital (MCC) in 2009, initially as an angel investor to invest his own capital. MCC is now an award winning multistage VC firm, with Ian as solo GP, starting investing at seed and building positions over successive rounds both via a fund and SPVs. We invest in the US, Europe and the UK in deep tech businesses as well as disruptive businesses across industries, addressing a large market, and backed by a strong entrepreneurial team. MCC has built a portfolio of companies in sectors ranging from artificial intelligence to space, Industrial IoT medical devices, fintech, and energy distribution. Our first ticket is $250-$1Mio and we can add over multiple rounds. We can lead and co-invest, and have led up to 4 successive financings. We bring a global ecosystem of advisors and relationships to our portfolio companies usually only available at large VCs. Our investors are mainly family principals and HNWI. Drop me a message if you are an investor or a seed company raising funds.

IU

International University of Monaco

  • Adjunct Professor

    2016 - 2021

    I teached a 30 hour class on Venture Capital to MBA and Finance MSc students. Class rated by students 4.7/5.0 to 4.8/5.0.

CA

Commerzbank AG

  • Regional Managing Director - Head of Global Markets Asia Pacific

    2004 - 2009

    Responsible for overseeing and growing all the financial markets businesses in Asia (Trading, Sales, Structuring) across asset classes (Equity Derivatives, FX, Rates, Credit, Precious Metals, Alternative Investments). Ran the trading floors of HK, Singapore and Shanghai. Built the structured products businesses from scratch.

  • Head of FX structuring

    2003 - 2004

JC

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

  • Vice President - Structuring - Derivatives and Structured Products

    2001 - 2003

  • Vice President - Structuring - Derivatives and Structured Products - All asset classes

    1999 - 2001

Morgan Health is the healthcare investment arm of JPMorgan Chase.

jpmorganchase.com
U

UBS

  • Director - Hedge Funds Derivatives Sales

    1998 - 1999

  • Associate Director - Exotics Options Sales and Structuring - Asia

    1997 - 1998

UBS Realty Investors is an institutional investment advisor that managed real estate equity assets on behalf of its clients.

ubs.com
HG

HSBC Global Banking and Markets

  • FX Options Sales and Structuring

    1995 - 1997

  • FX Options Sales / Eurobond Trading / FX Forwards Trading

    1993 - 1995

Oversees relationships with the venture capital community and connects their portfolio companies to the right people at HSBC.

business.us.hsbc.com

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