Juliette Souliman
Principal at Portage Ventures
Juliette Souliman
Principal at Portage Ventures
London, England
Overview
Work Experience
VC Investor
2022 - Current
Co-founder | Angel Investor
2020
VC Investor
2020 - 2022
Focusing on FinTech, InsurTech and Blockchain. Early stage VC fund with $600M AUM fund focusing on pre-seed, seed and Series A investments.
Chief Commercial Officer
2019 - 2020
Fintech VC backed Venture ($3m). Building an Income sharing agreement investment platform. Leading on the commercialisation, partnership and fundraising.
Shadow board observer
2019 - 2019
VC Investor
2018 - 2020
Co-Founder
2017 - 2018
• Co-Founded an online marketplace for endurance sport events (Marathons, Triathlon, 10K, 5K, Mud run..) in Europe. Successfully launch Private beta in summer 2017 with early traction and revenue. • Created a business plan, pitch deck, financial projection for a 250K seed investment. Met and pitched to multiple business angels. Applied and integrated the City LaunchLab Incubator in the heart of London.
New venture financing - Capital fundraiser Associate
2018 - 2018
• Fund raised Series A for the first anti obesity baby bottle in the healthcare sector created by Haberman Products. • Conducted financial, industry and product due diligence to build the strongest fund raising application possible. • Contacted, built relationship and applied to Venture Capitals funds, Private & Public Innovation funds and corporate Venture Capitals funds in Europe and in the US.
Venture Capital Consultant
2016 - 2016
• As part of a specialised program in new venture financing, I performed a company & competitors analysis. Formulated strategic recommendations to improve efficiency and profitability of the fund (Logoden Participation & 37 Angels). • Conducted industry and market due diligence, analysed financial data, performed financial projections.
Sillicon Valley Venture Financing Consultant (Bone Conduction technology)
2016 - 2016
• Created a strategic business plan for potential expansion in the Silicon Valley, USA, by selecting and evaluating opportunities during a field trip in the San Francisco Bay area. • Interviewed key players of the Silicon Valley’s ecosystem such as VCs, intellectual property lawyers, and entrepreneurs, to understand the Bay Area cluster’s dynamics and its advantages for a company specialized in bone conduction headphone technology.
Incubator Technology/IP Transfer Consultant
2015 - 2016
• Performed an analysis to improve the technology transfer from the European Space Agency (ESA) to its incubator (ESA BIC). • Analysed the ESA eco-system and formulated strategic recommendations to the board to improve transferability and profitability of their technologies.