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Ayala Ples

Investor

Head of Platform at Crane Venture Partners

London, England, United Kingdom

About

Head of Platform who joined from Tessian, where she was an early member of the GTM and Customer Success teams. She focuses on helping portfolio companies scale commercial operations and revenue growth.

Experience

  1. Crane Venture PartnersHead of Platformcurrent2023 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
  2. Crane Venture PartnersPlatform Manager2022 — 2023Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  3. VC PlatformMembercurrent2022 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  4. TessianCustomer Success Manager2021 — 2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  5. TessianCustomer Success Executive2020 — 2021Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  6. TessianEnterprise Associate2019 — 2020London Area, United Kingdom
  7. TessianSenior SDR2019London Area, United Kingdom
  8. TessianSales Development Representative2018 — 2019London Area, United Kingdom
  9. King's College LondonStrategic Projects Officer2018London Area, United Kingdom
  10. King's College LondonExecutive Officer in Arts & Sciences2016 — 2017London Area, United Kingdom
  11. King's College LondonStudent Ambassador and Widening Participation O2012 — 2016London Area, United Kingdom
  12. HFWVacation Scheme2017London Area, United Kingdom
  13. CYCLSales & Operations Specialist2017London Area, United Kingdom
  14. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C.Customer Service Success Staff2015Herzliya, Israel
  15. Kalmar NationClub and Pub Manager2014 — 2015Greater Uppsala Metropolitan Area
  16. Latham & WatkinsVacation Scheme Participant2014Singapore
  17. Gide Loyrette NouelWork Experience2013London Area, United Kingdom
  18. Tel Aviv UniversityGraduate Student Coordinator2013Tel Aviv, Israel
  19. Hebrew Sunday SchoolHebrew Teacher's Assistant2009 — 2012Singapore
  20. Shibolet & Co.Work Experience2011Tel Aviv, Israel

Education

  1. King's College LondonBachelor’s Degree, Law2012 — 2016
  2. iDiscover 360Human Development & Practical Emotional Intelligence2024
  3. Uppsala UniversityLaw, Erasmus Programme2014 — 2015
  4. Overseas Family School, SingaporeHigh School, International Baccalaureate2006 — 2012

Skills & more

Time Management13Social Media10Research10Customer Service5Hospitality3Event Management3Report Writing7Event Planning3Social Networking4Marketing Communications1Social Media Marketing1Data Analysis
+12 moreProject ManagementPresentationsLegal WritingEditingSalesLegal ResearchTeachingHigher EducationPublic SpeakingTeamworkMicrosoft OfficeEnglish

Languages English · French · Hebrew · Romanian · Swedish

  • Adult MHFA 2 Day Course — MHFA England®
  • Amicus training on the US death penalty — Amicus ALJ

From Ayala's professional profile.

Colleagues at Crane Venture Partners

Aga Paliwoda
Executive Assistant to Co-Founders at Crane Venture Partners
Aleksandra Totoń
Fund Controller at Crane Venture Partners
Alisha Fernandes
Executive Assistant, India Team at Crane Venture Partners
Anandamoy Roychowdhary
Managing Director, India & APAC at Crane Venture Partners
Aneel Lakhani
Investor at Crane Venture Partners
Anna Cachadiña Abelló
Investor at Crane Venture Partners
Ashwwani Verma
Director Legal at Crane Venture Partners
Ben Wright
GTM Venture Partner at Crane Venture Partners

Frequently asked questions

Where does Ayala Ples work?
Ayala Ples is Head of Platform at Crane Venture Partners.

Same school

Also attended King's College London222

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Also attended iDiscover 3607

James TootellPartner at Eos Venture Partners LimitedTyler ChristiePartner at ArcTern VenturesLorenzo FranziFounding Partner at Italian Founders FundGvantsa ChkuaseliInvestments & Fundraising at HyperNestAlexander VaskevitchCIO & Founding Partner at ALVA CapitalJames TamplinVenture Partner at Founder Collective

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Also attended Uppsala University78

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Shared employers

Also worked at Crane Venture Partners24

Andy LeaverOperating Partner at Notion CapitalDan JaeckPrincipal at Eniac VenturesScott SageCo-Founder and Partner at Crane Venture PartnersKrishna VisvanathanCo-Founder and Partner at Crane Venture PartnersBonnie KrausCOO and Partner at Crane Venture PartnersMorgane ZerathInvestor at Crane Venture Partners

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Also worked at VC Platform68

Amira OujiVice President of Platform & Portfolio Success, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionDaniela LiebischerHead of Finance at Burda Principal InvestmentsEva KurzweilMarketing & Communications Lead at Burda Principal InvestmentsMadeline PopeSenior Associate, Platform & Marketing at March Capital PartnersAJ NyboMarketing Coordinator at March Capital PartnersAnne-Sophie GauvinCommunications & Office Manager at Luge Capital

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Also worked at HFW3

Dato Paul SupramaniamChairman of Law Asia at Verge HealthTech FundMichael KalafatisSenior Investment Analyst at T-Life CapitalSu-Jin WongAssociate at Jungle Ventures

Also worked at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C.14

Angelo SeverinoInvestor at Third Rock VenturesBrittany MolerMarketing & Biz Ops at Vocap PartnersMark AccomandoVenture Partner at Heartland VenturesChristine GormanOperations at Factorial FundsAleksandra BachvarovaSenior Treasury Associate at TrueBridge Capital PartnersSatoshi FuruyaDirector of Kyoto Resorts Management at Chartered Group

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