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About
Daniel Hardoon is founder of The Startup CMO, a fractional CMO and growth consultancy firm serving early-stage technology companies. He previously held the position of Head of Growth at Samaipata, a pan-European venture capital fund, and at Stint, a university-student marketplace platform. Hardoon has worked with over 60 startups as a growth consultant, with 85% of his portfolio companies graduating to Series A funding and collectively raising approximately €500 million.
Experience
- The Startup CMOFoundercurrent2023 — present
- Enzo VenturesOperating Partnercurrent2024 — present
- Memories.aiAngel Investor & Growth Advisorcurrent2025 — present
- Palabra.aiAngel Investor & Growth Advisorcurrent2025 — present
- SleeperFractional CMO2024Lisbon, Portugal
- Praktika.aiAngel Investor & Growth Advisorcurrent2024 — present
- SetylAngel Investorcurrent2023 — present
- PlatformedAngel Investorcurrent2023 — present
- GaiaFractional CMO2023 — 2024
- Growth DivisionGrowth Strategistcurrent2024 — present
- Baltic VenturesCoach & Mentorcurrent2023 — present
- ZINCCoach & Mentorcurrent2024 — present
- Unicorn Factory LisboaCoach & Mentorcurrent2025 — present
- GrowthMentorGrowth Mentorcurrent2024 — present
- SamaipataCMO2022 — 2023
- StintHead of Growth2019 — 2022
- StintGrowth Marketing Manager2017 — 2019
- StintFounding Team Member2016 — 2017London, United Kingdom
- Yallah Co.Co-Founder2017 — 2022Bristol, United Kingdom
- Barracuda Digital LimitedDigital Marketing Manager2014 — 2016London Area, United Kingdom
- TotalCommodity Trader Intern2014London, United Kingdom
- SanlamInvestment Analyst Internship2014
Skills & more
Growth Marketing7Go-to-Market Strategy6Start-up Leadership5Growth Strategies1MentoringCoachingBusiness GrowthGrowth Management1Early Stage VenturesEarly Stage InvestmentManagement8Leadership9
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Strategic PlanningSocial MediaAdobe Premiere ProTeamworkPublic SpeakingCustomer ServiceTeam LeadershipTime Management- Advertising on Linkedin — LinkedIn
- Paid Ad Strategy — HubSpot Academy
- Start Up Valuation Methods — Coursera
From Daniel's professional profile.
Colleagues at Enzo Ventures
Alfonso Cobo
Investor at Enzo Ventures
Axel Serena
Investor at Enzo Ventures
Benjamin Nachoom
Investor at Enzo Ventures
Benoit Menardo
Investor at Enzo Ventures
Borja Vázquez
Investor at Enzo Ventures
Carles Marcos i Guárdia
Investor at Enzo Ventures
Carlos Andion
Investor at Enzo Ventures
Carlos Otermin
Investor at Enzo Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Daniel Hardoon?
- Daniel Hardoon is founder of The Startup CMO, a fractional CMO and growth consultancy firm serving early-stage technology companies. He previously held the position of Head of Growth at Samaipata, a pan-European venture capital fund, and at Stint, a university-student marketplace platform. Hardoon has worked with over 60 startups as a growth consultant, with 85% of his portfolio companies graduating to Series A funding and collectively raising approximately €500 million.
- Where does Daniel Hardoon work?
- Daniel Hardoon is Operating Partner at Enzo Ventures.
- Where did Daniel Hardoon go to school?
- Daniel Hardoon studied at University of Bristol (Bachelor's degree, Economics); Immanuel College (A Levels: Maths (A), Further Maths (A), Economics (A), Biology (A)).
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Also attended University of Bristol360
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Shared employers
Also worked at Memories.ai3
Also worked at Palabra.ai1
Also worked at Samaipata20
Pablo FerrerasPartner - COO/CFO at SamaipataStephanie ChanPrincipal at SamaipataÍñigo LauciricaPrincipal at SamaipataLuis GarayPartner at SamaipataLee ClancyOperating Partner - Product-Led Growth at SamaipataMatt TurzoOperating Partner - Operations at Samaipata
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