Sam Nasrolahi
Principal at InMotion Ventures
Sam Nasrolahi
Principal at InMotion Ventures
London, England
Overview
Work Experience
Principal
2022 - Current
Lead on early stage investments in enterprise software and industrial tech. Board member: ChipFlow, LGN, Transit, Caura, Zeelo, Energy Source, Wluper InMotion invest pre-seed to series A globally in enterprise software, industrial tech and climate.
Expansion Principal
2021 - 2022
Expansion Associate Principal
2019 - 2021
• Launch manager for consumer rideshare and on-demand delivery services in EMEA and USA. This includes deciding on go-to-market and growth strategy, product development, marketplace economics, pricing and operations. • Manage marketing channel strategies, service P&Ls and operations to improve acquisition, engagement and unit economics. • Lead internal initiatives, such as scaling SaaS launch processes during rapid growth and the ESG environmental task force.
Investment Finance & Performance Analyst
2018 - 2019
• Lead investment analyst for M&A opportunity of $74M Capex. Evaluated various deal structures, shareholder terms and business synergies to create business case and support company negotiations. • Created robust financial model for the 5-year strategy outlook, working with country leads on P&L and cashflow forecasting.
Strategic Partnerships & Venture Analyst
2017 - 2018
• Identified and evaluated B2C & B2B low carbon start-ups with BP Ventures, resulting in MaaS Global (£8.6M), Voltaware (£1.5M) and PowerShare investments. • Managed Rocketspace (e-mobility tech start-up accelerator), enrolling 30 start-ups and advising on proof of concepts. • Designed BP’s electrification advocacy strategy and wrote evidence paper to advise UK Government on EV charging policy.
Strategy & Transformation Analyst
2016 - 2017
• Conducted company performance analysis, competitor benchmarking & generated industry insights to directly inform a global strategy reset • Led analytics workstream in product lifecycle transformation project to increase speed to market and recommend new organisational design • Developed People component of the new Europe & Africa Finance Target Operating Model
Project Analyst
2016 - 2016
• Secondment project at Santander UK, focused on business transformation & operational efficiency across both the commercial and retail units of the bank.
Market Entry Analyst
2014 - 2014
• Supported global tech co.’s geographical expansion strategy into China including partnership and distribution channel options • Researched current trends in Chinese social media channels and supported in creating a marketing campaign strategy for the release of a new mobile application