Olivier Kesber
Associate at Finch Capital
Olivier Kesber
Associate at Finch Capital
Amsterdam, North Holland
Overview
Work Experience
Associate
2022 - Current
Finch Capital is a growth investor that partners with ambitious teams in Business & Financial technology. Founded in 2013, Finch manages over €450m in AUM and backs Technology companies in 7 primary sectors: Accounting & Tax, Legal, Regulatory & Compliance, HR & Payroll, Business Process, Payments, Insurance and Banking & Wealth. Finch has backed over 50 companies including AccountsIQ, Fourthline, Grab, Goodlord, In3, NomuPay, Twinco and Zopa.
Analyst
2021 - 2022
The Dutch Founders Fund is an early-stage VC that primarily invests in marketplaces and digital platforms across Europe. Our fund is founded by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs. We look beyond spreadsheets and resolve early-stage growth pains with lightning speed. Ready to scale together? From Amsterdam, to the world.
Technology Consultant
2021 - 2021
Worked on several technology scouting and market research projects. My role included: Direct client contact, taking responsibility for the end deliverable, supervising a small team of analysts
Participant | Co-founder "De Niet Woningcorporatie"
2020 - 2021
The Dutch National ThinkTank is a non-profit foundation that builds bridges between academia, government and the private sector. Annually, the foundation brings together a group of 20 young talented (phd-) students and challenges them to come up with innovative solutions for a societal problem. Fulltime project lead and coaching by McKinsey & Company.
Technology Analyst
2017 - 2020
Data-driven technology scouting for investors, innovation teams, and R&D. There are a zillion tech companies out there. We identify the ones our clients should know about through Venture IQ's patent-based in-house developed Catalist platform and help them develop partnerships. My role includes analysing industries and new technologies and evaluating startups to present the best business opportunities to our clients.
Director
2017 - 2018
As director at De Kleine Consultant I am responsible for acquisition of new projects and guidance of project managers. With a team of four directors we take care of the Utrecht branch.
Data-analyst
2017 - 2017
Worked on a data analysis to visualize the patient's journey and to find patterns in the use of medicines.
Projectmanager
2017 - 2017
As a Project Manager, I am responsible for the work of my team of consultants, contact with the client, contact with the coach and for preparing the meetings with my team.
Consultant
2016 - 2016
De Kleine Consultant is a student-run pro-bono organisation that gives strategic advice to small businesses and NGOs. There is close contact between the consultants and many top-tier consulting firms, that offer training and support in skills that are needed at solving the cases.
Education
Master of Science - MS
2017 - 2020
Bachelor's degree
2013 - 2017
VWO
2006 - 2012