Sean Sukonnik
Associate at Thunder.vc
Sean Sukonnik
Associate at Thunder.vc
London, England
Overview
Work Experience
Associate
2024 - Current
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Business Development Manager
2023 - 2024
Was the first hire for Diagram's Treasury Management office and first BizDev representative. In my term, created a market map of over 300 EMIs with personalized analyzes. Proposed and executed numerous partnerships in banking, white label cards, events, etc. Successfully improved and represented the brand of Diagram at numerous occasions at the UK events in the space of Fintech
COO, Co-Founder
2022 - 2023
Worked as a COO for an upstart ML company called Malevich - Managed a team of 5 - Landed B2B clients to get from 0 to £100k ARR - Prepared the team for the Seed raise - Oversaw client feedback loops & user interview processes Ultimately, had to leave due to stacking of academia & startup schedules
Analyst Intern
2023 - 2023
As an analyst at DVC, I supported and analysed some of the coolest startups there are in the world of AI. - Worked with the community of 100+ investors - Analysed and helped to maintain a steady flow of startups with over 500 in a deal flow pipeline over my tenure - Created presentations and reports on past and new investments
Business Development Specialist
2022 - 2023
PrimeBoard is a Software Consultancy focused on taking software solutions in-house to create and/or improve those, as well as on co-creating products with IT specialists from around the world. - Lead generation and business development - Overseeing the sales for a team of 10+ engineers - Building a pipeline generating 50+ orders a year
Advisory Board
2022 - 2023
Advised a fantastic HR-tech startup called "Flex" on the implementation of game achievement design features into the HR processed, especially hiring. Based the experience on my papers on the internal structure of game economies and achievements.
Fixed-term Analyst & Scout
2022 - 2023
Worked for a year at a German VC Early-stage fund. Was in charge of the UK deal flow and covered the initial inbound. Over my time, reviewed over 1000 decks and had over 300 calls with prospective startups, as well as represented Lunar on a number of company and industry events. Ultimately, was a critical experience in my adapting to British markets and DeepTech, and made me fall in love with intricate projects for life
Growth Intern
2022 - 2022
Working as a growth intern aimed at acquiring D2C and B2B leads across the UK and, potentially, in continental Europe. Over the course of an internship, I: - Acquired several clients for the company in the London area, as well as prepared a group of interested clients in the Europe area for the product launch later this year - Provided advice on the social media management and creation of the community on Discord - Collaborated with UK-based peers to raise awareness of the app in British universities