Ari Helgason
InvestorFounderCo-founder, partner at Transition Global · Partner at Transition · Founder at Fabricly
London
FoundedFabricly · YC
About
Founded two companies and spent 8 years investing at Index Ventures and Dawn Capital in London.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
Climate TechDeep TechEnergyHardwareMobility & TransportationSaaS
Founder at FabriclyYC W10
Intro paths
YC
Ari went through Y Combinator (Winter 2010) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Ari can intro founders to Fabricly's investors below.
Fabricly's investors · 1
Co-founders at Fabricly
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Tom RileyFounder/CTO
Experience
- Transition VenturesCo-founder, partnercurrent2021 — presentGreater London
- IndependentAngel Investorcurrent2021 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Kría - Iceland Venture InitiativeBoard Member2021 — 2024Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland
- Index VenturesPrincipal2016 — 2021London, United Kingdom
- Dawn CapitalSenior Associate2013 — 2016London, United Kingdom
- WOAH (now uphance.com)Co-founder / CEO / non-executive director2008 — 2013
- FabriclyCo-founder2010 — 2012New York / London
Skills & more
Strategy41Management32Start-ups74Entrepreneurship69E-commerce47Online Marketing12Venture Capital28Strategic Partnerships12Marketing10Online Advertising9Sales8Business Strategy25
+9 more
Mobile DevicesRecruitingBusiness DevelopmentProduct ManagementInvestmentsFinanceBusiness IntelligenceSaaSSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Languages Icelandic
From Ari's professional profile.
Colleagues at Transition Global
Alex Duell
Investor at Transition
Alex Scott
Investor at Quilam Capital
Clara Ricard
Principal at Transition
David Helgason
Unity co-founder; Partner at Transition
Helen Hodgson
Investor at Transition
Jordan Blakesley
Investor at Quilam Capital
Kristaps Prusis
Founding Partner at Outlast Fund
Kristian Branaes
Partner at Transition
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ari Helgason?
- Founded two companies and spent 8 years investing at Index Ventures and Dawn Capital in London.
- Where does Ari Helgason work?
- Ari Helgason is Founder of Fabricly and Co-founder, partner at Transition Global.
- What does Ari Helgason invest in?
- Ari Helgason invests in Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, Hardware, Mobility & Transportation, SaaS.
- What companies did Ari Helgason found?
- Ari Helgason founded Fabricly.
- Where did Ari Helgason go to school?
- Ari Helgason studied at Y Combinator; The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (BSc (Hons), First Class).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia9,496
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianYC Summer 2005Founded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Hotspots
+ 9,489 more
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) mafia225
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Anne OsdoitCorporate Finance & Strategy - Executive summer schoolFounded Moon Surgical +2Toby TriebelBsCFounded Spotcap +1Shaoib MakaniBScFounded Motive Technologies +1Steve LoughlinCertificateFounded RelateIQ +1James J BesharaDevelopment Economics and International DevelopmentFounded Tilt +1Kyle MichelsonGovernment & GlobalizationFounded Getlabs +1
+ 218 more
Index Ventures mafia16
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Alexander BruehlCo-Investor ⇨ GeckoboardFounded Contentful +4Leonard PicardoInvestorFounded HeliosX +1Henry DavisInvestorFounded Chord Commerce +1Alasdair ThongAssociateFounded Ada Ventures +1Greg MarshTech, media, enterprise softwareFounded Onefinestay +1Ophelia BrownPrincipalFounded Blossom
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Dawn Capital mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Transition mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)1,364
Lee FixelFounder of AdditionPat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalNeil MehtaCo-founder & Managing Partner at GreenoaksCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesSofia DolfeInvestor at Index VenturesJonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire Ventures
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