About
Alex Dunning began his career as a management consultant before moving into technology investing, including an attempt to launch an investment platform for startups in emerging markets. He spent over five and a half years at Seedrs, joining just after its Series A and staying until its acquisition by Republic; there he worked in deal sourcing, helping transact more than 50 early-stage deals, and later established and ran the company's secondary function. His background includes business development, startup fundraising, and investment platform experience.
Experience
- Launchbay CapitalInvestment Principalcurrent2023 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- SeedrsHead of Secondaries2022 — 2023London, England, United Kingdom
- SeedrsVenture Lead2019 — 2021
- SeedrsSenior Associate2019London
- SeedrsAssociate2017 — 2019
- Pula InvestCo-Founder2016 — 2017London, United Kingdom
- PA Consulting GroupStrategy Consultant - TMT2014 — 2016London, United Kingdom
- UnileverFinance Industrial Placement Student2012 — 2013London, United Kingdom
Education
- University of LeedsBSc, Economics2010 — 2014
- UdacityIntro to Programming Nanodegree2016 — 2017
- Sotogrande International SchoolInternational Baccalaureate diploma2008 — 2010
- Alice Smith International School2006 — 2008
Skills & more
Forecasting6Budgets2FMCG2Customer Service3Start-ups5Marketing1Consumer Products2Financial Analysis3Customer Insight3Brand Development1Trade Marketing1Data Analysis1
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Business StrategyManagement ConsultingLeadershipManagementTeam ManagementStrategyMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeSAPLanguages English · Spanish
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Colleagues at LaunchBay Capital
Alan Vaksman
Founding Partner 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
- Where does Alex Dunning work?
- Alex Dunning is Principal at LaunchBay Capital.
Same school
Also attended University of Leeds127
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Also attended Udacity57
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Shared employers
Also worked at Seedrs16
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Also worked at PA Consulting Group28
Robert VerwaayenGeneral Partner at Keen Venture PartnersJuliette NilleESG Analyst, Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity at PeakBridge VCVictoria WoodwardHead of Business Support at Cambridge Innovation CapitalIk KanuFounding Partner at Atlantica VenturesDerek ChauInvestor at Acorn Pacific VenturesSimon HirtzelGeneral Partner, COO at IQ Capital
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Also worked at Unilever158
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