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Alston Zecha

Investor

Partner at Eight Roads Ventures

London

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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Experience

  1. Eight RoadsPartnercurrent2021 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
  2. Eight RoadsPrincipal2016 — 2021Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  3. Eight RoadsDirector2015 — 2016London Area, United Kingdom
  4. paylevenCo-Founder & Non-Exec Director2015London Area, United Kingdom
  5. paylevenCo-Founder & COO2012 — 2015London Area, United Kingdom
  6. Apax PartnersSenior Associate2008 — 2012London & New York
  7. TravelexAssistant to CEO & Chairman2008 — 2009London Area, United Kingdom
  8. Apax PartnersSummer Associate2007
  9. Bain & CompanyConsultant2005 — 2006London, U.K. and San Francisco, U.S.A.
  10. Bain & CompanySenior Associate Consultant2004 — 2005City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
  11. Bain & CompanyAssociate Consultant2002 — 2004London Area, United Kingdom
  12. Galaxy Distribution System Ltd.Sales and Fund-raising2002
  13. Schroder Salomon Smith BarneyJunior Analyst1999 — 2000

Skills & more

Strategy12Mobile Payments2Software2Private Equity33Venture Capital31Business Strategy36Corporate Development12Change Management2Due Diligence27New Business Development3Performance Improvement5Market Entry5
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Investor

CanoeJuroKaikoSenseonTibber

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Alston Zecha?
Partner at Eight Roads Ventures
Where does Alston Zecha work?
Alston Zecha is Partner at Eight Roads Ventures.
What check size does Alston Zecha write?
Alston Zecha typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What companies has Alston Zecha invested in?
Investments tracked here include Canoe, Juro, Kaiko, Senseon, Tibber.
Where did Alston Zecha go to school?
Alston Zecha studied at Harvard Business School (MBA, General Management and Finance); Beijing International Studies University (Diploma, Mandarin Language); University of Oxford (BA, Philosophy and French).

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