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Nickyl Raithatha

CEO of Moonpig

London, England

Overview 

Nickyl Raithatha is the CEO at Moonpig Group in London, with a background in business development, management, and e-commerce. He has held leadership roles at Finery London as Founder & CEO and at Rocket Internet GmbH as CEO eCommerce, showcasing a strong track record in building successful companies and driving growth through strategic vision and execution. Raithatha has invested in companies like Checkstep and Ometria, demonstrating his expertise in identifying and supporting promising startups in the SMB Software and SaaS sectors.

Work Experience 

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Moonpig

  • CEO

    2018 - Current

    CEO of Moonpig Group. - Moonpig (UK) - Greetz (The Netherlands) - Buyagift (UK) - Red Letter Days (UK)

Moonpig is a website where people can design their own greeting cards to send to others.

moonpig.com
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HBS Angels of London

  • Co-Founder & Board Member

    2011 - 2020

    Non-profit Harvard alumni angel network in London looking to support UK entrepreneurial ecoystem through connecting angels and entrepreneurs via networking pitch events, mentoring and educational events.

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Finery London

  • Founder & Chief Executive Officer

    2014 - 2017

    British womenswear brand, launched online in 2014 and expanded to retail partnerships with Selfridges, John Lewis and Zalando in 2017. - UK Etailer of the Year <£50mn (Drapers, 2017) - Retail website of the year (Retail Systems, 2016) - Top 100 People in UK Fashion (Drapers, 2017) www.finerylondon.com

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Crowd Vision

  • Board Member & Lead Investor

    2012 - 2015

    Live crowd analytics start-up. Using AI algorithms to produce live, actionable information from video streams - applications in event management, retail, safety and security. Supported founders to successful exit to private equity.

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Rocket Internet GmbH

  • CEO eCommerce

    2012 - 2014

    CEO for Rocket Global eCommerce portfolio across Latam (Dafiti), Asia (Zalora), Russia and CIS (Lamoda), Middle East (Namshi) and Australasia (The Iconic). Defining and implementing strategic initiatives across key functions including marketing, purchasing, app development and operations within the portfolio. Roles included Interim CEO at The Iconic (Australia).

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Arrowgrass Capital Partners LLP

  • Global TMT Investor

    2010 - 2012

    Global Technology, Media and Telecoms investor in $5bn multi-strat hedge fund. Primarily focused on investments for Equity Long/short fund, but also across the capital structure (derivatives and credit instruments).

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Goldman Sachs

  • Vice President

    2010 - 2010

    Goldman Sachs Principal Strategies division

Goldman Sachs is a multinational financial services firm providing securities, investment banking, and management services.

goldmansachs.com
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Embrace

  • Business development

    2009 - 2009

    Social enterprise to reduce infant mortality through distribution of low-cost incubator. Was first on the ground in India to develop launch strategy for company. http://embraceglobal.org/

Embrace is a non-profit organization that advances maternal and child health by delivering innovative solutions.

embraceglobal.org
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Goldman Sachs

  • Associate

    2004 - 2008

    Global Investment Research - Pan Euro Telecoms Sector

Goldman Sachs is a multinational financial services firm providing securities, investment banking, and management services.

goldmansachs.com

Education 

Investments 

Checkstep

Seed

Total funding: $7.4M

Ometria

Seed

Total funding: $11M

RolePoint

Seed

Total funding: $5M

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