Alex Söderman
InvestorCFO & Compliance Officer at Exceptional Ventures
London
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Finance Director responsible for accounting, reporting, treasury, and forecasting, with over a decade of experience in fast-growing startups. Also serves as Investment Director for Zebulon Capital and provides fractional FD services.
Experience
- Plug Capital LtdCo-Foundercurrent2026 — present
- Firgun VenturesChief Financial Officercurrent2025 — present
- Wilbe.comFinance Directorcurrent2024 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Exceptional VenturesChief Financial Officercurrent2024 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- Exceptional VenturesPortfolio Finance Director2022 — 2024Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Zebulon Capital ltdManaging Directorcurrent2019 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- variousInvestorcurrent2016 — present
- Stride.VCChief Financial Officer2025 — 2026London Area, United Kingdom
- Allsorter.comHead of Finance2022 — 2025
- CleverChainChief Financial Officer2024 — 2025
- Mighty SliceChief Financial Officer2024 — 2025London Area, United Kingdom
- Supernode GlobalInterim Chief Financial Officer2024 — 2025London Area, United Kingdom
- Tevva Electric TrucksFinancial Controller2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Volta TrucksHead of Finance Transformation2021Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- StoryTerraceFinance Manager2020 — 2021Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- QuanticoFinance Business Partner2019 — 2020London Area, United Kingdom
- CREATE FertilityCommercial Finance Manager2018London, United Kingdom
- Dwell UKSenior Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Manager2017 — 2018London, United Kingdom
- Be At One Cocktail BarsFinancial Analyst2017London, United Kingdom
- Be At One Cocktail BarsFinance and Operations Manager2015 — 2017London, United Kingdom
Education
- ACCAPostgraduate Degree, Accounting and Finance2016 — 2021
- The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (The CISI)CISI Level 4 Diploma in Investment Advice (Financial Planning & Advice), Investments and Securities2023
- Oxford Brookes UniversityBachelor of Science (Honours) in Applied Accounting, Accounting and Finance
Skills & more
EnglishVenture CapitalTrusted Business PartnerPlanning Budgeting & ForecastingVariance AnalysisP&L ManagementProcure-to-PayFinancial ControllingFinancial StatementsValue-Added Tax (VAT)Financial OperationsFinancial Systems
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Investor RelationsFundraisingExpansion StrategyAssociation of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)Business ForecastingStrategic Financial ManagementBudgeting & ForecastingAnnual BudgetingFinancial PlanningManagementLeadershipSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Languages Danish · English · Norwegian · Sign language · Swedish
- xero advisor certificate — Xero
- zonal report designer & admin — Zonal (USA)
- Microsoft Excel Advanced level 1-4 — happy learning
From Alex's professional profile.
Colleagues at Exceptional Ventures
Alex Laterza
Advisor at Exceptional Ventures
Anna Fortuny-Gomez
Head of Platform, Science, & Reputation at Exceptional Ventures
Doug Kerr
Science Advisor at Exceptional Ventures
Federica Pio
Scout at Exceptional Ventures
Federico Raoul Cucchi
Partner at Exceptional Ventures
Frederica Dick-Read
Executive Assistant at Exceptional Ventures
Jason Foster
Scout at Exceptional Ventures
Joan Miquel Marcos Salleras
Visiting Analyst at Exceptional Ventures
Network4
Alex Laterza
Advisor at Exceptional Ventures
Doug Kerr
Science Advisor at Exceptional Ventures
Federico Raoul Cucchi
Partner at Exceptional Ventures
Raj Singh
Investor at Exceptional Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Alex Söderman work?
- Alex Söderman is CFO & Compliance Officer at Exceptional Ventures.
- What check size does Alex Söderman write?
- Alex Söderman typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
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