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Connor Whiting

Investor

Finance Associate at Giant Ventures Global Llp

London, England, United Kingdom

About

Connor Whiting is a Finance Associate at Giant Ventures and a Chartered Accountant (SA). He holds a Business Science degree in Finance and Accounting from UCT and completed a postgraduate diploma in accounting, followed by three years of articles at Ernst & Young where he worked on audits for a major listed mining company and a large private consumer and digital products company. His experience spans assurance, commodities, and technology sectors, and he has been involved with two South African startups.

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Experience

  1. Giant VenturesFinance Associatecurrent2024 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  2. Ernst & YoungAudit Supervisor2020 — 2022Johannesburg Metropolitan Area
  3. PreevaDistrict Head - Cape Town2016 — 2020South Africa

Education

  1. University of Cape TownPostgraduate Degree, Accounting and Finance2019
  2. Saïd Business School, University of OxfordInvestments, Private Markets program2023 — 2024
  3. University of Cape TownBachelor of Business science, Accounting and Finance2015 — 2018
  4. Bishops Diocesan CollegeHigh School Diploma2010 — 2014

Skills & more

Decision-MakingAnalytical SkillsInterpersonal SkillsPeople Management1Problem Solving1Leadership2Public Speaking2Report PreparationAudit Management1Client Relations1Financial Reporting2Financial Analysis1
+3 moreCustomer ServiceResearchProject Management
  • Oxford Private Markets Investments Programme — University of Oxford

From Connor's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of Cape Town125

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberJames DetweilerVP of Investments at Felicis VenturesAvron MarcusInvestor at Index VenturesLaurel BowdenPartner at 83NorthAlan EzekowitzInvestor at Third Rock VenturesAndy VitusPartner at Scale Venture Partners

+ 119 more

Also attended Saïd Business School, University of Oxford231

Manuk HergnyanCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Granatus VenturesMike MoradiGeneral Partner at Cortado VenturesBrendan BakerPartner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpMelissaInvestor at Dig Ventures Management LimitedThomasGeneral Partner at Acadian Ventures Management, LlcZachary CefarattiVenture Partner at Draper Associates

+ 225 more

Also attended Bishops Diocesan College3

Tom CostinCo-founder and Managing Partner at Owl VenturesFelix MartinezPrincipal at SeedcampJoe KahnInvestor at Thrive Capital

Shared employers

Also worked at Ernst & Young981

Tyler WilsonSenior Accountant at Felicis VenturesSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesLinn Hege AuneInvestor at InvestinorTorjusInvestor at InvestinorAngela ToyPartner & COO at Golden Gate VenturesMahesha SubramaniamHead of Client Relations at Golden Gate Ventures

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Colleagues at Giant Ventures Global Llp

Alasdair Mitchell
Portfolio Support at Giant Ventures Global Llp
Alice Steenland
CSO, Signify at Giant Ventures Global Llp
Amanda Berinson
Executive Assistant at Giant Ventures Global Llp
Barry Eggers
Co-Founder, Lightspeed at Giant Ventures Global Llp
Ben Urwin
Senior Data Engineer at Giant Ventures Global Llp
Cameron McLain
Building things that endure, and living fully along the way.
David Miliband
Former British Foreign Secretary at Giant Ventures Global Llp
Ferdinand Vermersch
Investor at Giant Ventures Global Llp