About
Alan Vaksman develops short-duration, actively managed secondary growth-fund strategies aimed at generating liquidity from portfolio holdings, taking concentrated positions in later-stage private companies. He began his career in South Africa and previously held senior investment banking and management consulting roles at First Rand Bank, Goldman Sachs, PwC, and KPMG, working across South Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics and psychology and an LLB from the University of the Witwatersrand, along with an MBA jointly awarded by NYU Stern, the London School of Economics, and HEC Paris.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- Launchbay CapitalFounding Partnercurrent2018 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- LBXproInvestor, Directorcurrent2024 — present
- SAPIObservercurrent2023 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- WealthKernelInvestor2021 — 2025
- AdsumDirector2022 — 2025London Area, United Kingdom
- Hour OneInvestor2021 — 2025Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- YesGrowth LtdCompany Director2016 — 2023London Area, United Kingdom
- ANNA MoneyNon Executive Director2020 — 2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- FIBR UKDirector2020 — 2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- AximetriaCo-Founder2017 — 2021Zurich, Switzerland
- FACTORINCo-Founder2017 — 2021
- Mail.ru GroupNon Executive Director2018 — 2019Cyprus
- GPB CIBHead of Digital2017 — 2018
- GPB CIBChief Risk Officer (CRO)2010 — 2016
- PwCPartner Financial Services Consulting2008 — 2010
- Goldman SachsProgram Lead2006 — 2008London Area, United Kingdom
- KPMG UKExecutive advisor2005 — 2008United Kingdom
- FirstRand groupProject Manager Strategic Innovation2002 — 2005South Africa
- Dimension DataConsultant, Project Manager2000 — 2001Johannesburg Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
Secondaries8Artificial Intelligence (AI)8Blockchain7Corporate Finance99Venture Capital3FinTech4Risk Management99Investment Banking99Banking93Management Consulting75Emerging Markets77Strategy68
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Capital MarketsInvestmentsBusiness StrategyFinancial RiskFinancial ServicesBusiness DevelopmentCommercial BankingAsset ManagementManagementStrategic PlanningEconomicsStart-upsLanguages English · Hebrew · Russian
From Alan's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
AnthropicCircleCohereCrusoeKlarnaLambda LabsLemonadeManufacturing in spaceMonday.comNominalOpenEvidenceRevolutSpaceX
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at LaunchBay Capital
Alex Dunning
Principal at LaunchBay Capital
Alex Rivkind
Partner at LaunchBay Capital
Christophe Petetin
Venture Partner at LaunchBay Capital
Denis Ryabinin
Venture Partner at LaunchBay Capital
Henry Lewis
Private markets associate at LaunchBay Capital
Ipek Cruz
Advisor (FO&Private investments) at LaunchBay Capital
Irene Vaksman
Managing Partner at LaunchBay Capital
Justin Benjamin
CFO at LaunchBay Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alan Vaksman?
- Alan Vaksman develops short-duration, actively managed secondary growth-fund strategies aimed at generating liquidity from portfolio holdings, taking concentrated positions in later-stage private companies. He began his career in South Africa and previously held senior investment banking and management consulting roles at First Rand Bank, Goldman Sachs, PwC, and KPMG, working across South Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics and psychology and an LLB from the University of the Witwatersrand, along with an MBA jointly awarded by NYU Stern, the London School of Economics, and HEC Paris.
- Where does Alan Vaksman work?
- Alan Vaksman is Founding Partner at LaunchBay Capital.
- What companies has Alan Vaksman invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Anthropic, Circle, Cohere, Crusoe, Klarna, Lambda Labs, Lemonade, Manufacturing in space, Monday.com, Nominal, OpenEvidence, Revolut, and 1 more.
- Where did Alan Vaksman go to school?
- Alan Vaksman studied at NYU Stern School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA), MBA); IMD (Executive leadership programme, Organizational Leadership); HEC Paris (Master of Business Administration (MBA), MBA).
Same school
Also attended IMD172
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Also attended HEC Paris419
Mathilde CollinCo-founder & Executive Chair of FrontAlexandre ProtCo-founder & CEO of QontoLaura BuhlerPartner, Head of Community at Felicis VenturesCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesIan MarshInvestor at DN CapitalCeline XiaoInvestor at DN Capital
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Also attended TRIUM Global Executive MBA9
Alex Spiro LatsisFounding Partner at Brighteye VenturesRamzi SchumannVenture Partner, GCC at Lever VCKaj HagrosManaging Partner at RedstoneCalvin ChinManaging Partner at E14 FundBoris DorinPartner at First Imagine!Wyman HowardAdvisor at Moonshots Capital
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Also attended King David Schools' Foundation Alumni1
Shared employers
Also worked at Hour One4
Also worked at ANNA Money1
Also worked at PwC1,102
David PhuController at Felicis VenturesTianen LiangTax Controller at Felicis VenturesJanet WolpertInvestor at Index VenturesAryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersAne Tolnes HaugdalInvestor at InvestinorEgilInvestor at Investinor
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Also worked at Goldman Sachs1,506
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