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Vytautas Balsys

Portfolio Management and Business Operations at Eight Roads

London, England

Overview 

Vytautas Balsys is a Partner at Eight Roads Ventures in London, with a background in leading change, business development, and strategy. With experience at McKinsey & Company and a successful track record investing in companies like Thinksurance at Series B, he brings expertise in financial services, technology, and management to his current role as a venture capitalist.

Work Experience 

  • Partner, Portfolio Management and Business Operations

    2022 - Current

  • Principal, Portfolio Management and Business Operations

    2019 - 2021

  • Vice President

    2016 - 2019

  • Senior Associate

    2014 - 2016

  • Engagement Manager

    2014 - 2014

    Focused on digital strategy, transformational change, and operating model design topics Member of FIG (Financial Institutions Group) practice and the Business Technology Office (BTO)

  • Associate

    2012 - 2014

    Advised blue-chip clients in the banking, TMT and logistics sectors on a variety of strategic topics Helped shape some of the most ambitious change programmes in the European banking industry

McKinsey Growth Tech serves leading growth stage tech players, venture capital, and growth private equity

  • Intern, Group Strategy

    2011 - 2011

    Helped develop propositions strategy for group's energy supply and services business Built a detailed financial model to quantify the impact of low carbon technologies

  • Managing Director

    2009 - 2010

    Led Lithuanian business of a top 3 insurance brokerage group in the Baltic States Youngest member of group senior executive team (top 10 among ~170 employees)

  • Manager, Group Technology

    2008 - 2009

    Promoted in six months to lead 6 professionals in the group technology department Directed multinational project teams building innovative business-critical software

  • Systems Architect

    2007 - 2007

    Promoted to systems architect in 2 years (3 times faster than average, youngest in the firm) Alna Software is custom software arm of one of the largest IT companies in the Baltic States

  • Software Engineer

    2005 - 2006

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