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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.

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