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Michal Bas

Investment Principal at VentureFriends

Warsaw, Mazowieckie

Overview 

Michal Bas is a Principal at VentureFriends with a background in management consulting and venture capital. He has experience in various roles in investment analysis, business development, and leadership, with a focus on investing in stages like Series A and Seed in sectors such as Marketplaces, SaaS, and FinTech. Highlights of his career include serving as an Investment Principal at VentureFriends and gaining experience at prestigious firms like The Boston Consulting Group and Giza Venture Capital. Michal's expertise lies in market research, financial analysis, and team leadership, making him a valuable asset in the investment and strategic planning processes.

Work Experience 

V

VentureFriends

  • Investment Principal

    2021 - Current

    We invest in tech-enabled preseed and seed startups with a sweet spot for Marketplaces, Fintech & B2B SaaS. VF typically invests €0.5-2.5M and can follow-on up to a total of €10M Board Observer at (alphabetical order): > Measurlabs 🇫🇮 - B2B marketplace providing testing services and certifications for materials, products & chemicals (https://measurlabs.com) > Mediately 🇸🇮 - diagnostic support tools platform for MDs, also helping pharma companies reach 140k monthly active doctors (https://mediately.co)

AI

Angel Investor

  • Angel

    2021

TP

TDJ Pitango Ventures

  • Investment Associate

    2020 - 2021

  • Investment Analyst

    2018 - 2019

PV

PFR Ventures

  • Investment Analyst

    2017 - 2018

    CEE's largest fund-of-funds, operating in VC space (€650M AUM)

1A

1plusX AG

  • Business Development

    2017 - 2017

    Swiss Data Management Platform (DMP) Startup Acquired by TripleLift $150M in 2022

TB

The Boston Consulting Group

  • Visiting Associate

    2016 - 2016

    Strategy Consulting: Financial Services & Retail

BCG Securities focuses on wealth management with high net worth individuals.

bcg.com
GV

Giza Venture Capital

  • Summer Analyst (Giza Polish Ventures)

    2015 - 2015

    Venture Capital fund focused on Internet, Media and IT industries

KU

KPMG UK

  • Summer Intern

    2014 - 2014

    Management Consulting - Operational Transformation - Corporates

UCLU Polish Society

  • President

    2013 - 2014

    - Leading core activities of the society: chairing speaker events, promotion of Polish culture and coordination of language classes and cooperation with other institutions - Established collaboration with the Kings Foundation, a nonprofit guiding prospective students on their academic choices at foreign universities - Involved in organisation of ‘British Polish Investment Alliance’ events in London; aimed at students of leading Polish universities interested in careers in the City - Increased the number of members by 50%

PP

PwC Polska

  • Summer Intern

    2013 - 2013

    Advisory Core Banking

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