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David Herbada

Investor

Venture Partner at Zinc

London Area, United Kingdom

About

Deeptech investor, advisor and entrepreneur; CEO of Sonosine and co-founder of Spectroma, developing medical technologies. Holds an MSc in Industrial Engineering specialising in Mechanical Engineering.

Experience

  1. Fikra VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2025 — present
  2. ZincVenture Partnercurrent2024 — present
  3. SpectromaFounder and Board Membercurrent2020 — present
  4. SonosineBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
  5. SonosineChief Executive Officer2018 — 2025Greater Oxford Area
  6. JoulonHead of Corporate Development2016 — 2018
  7. AltranBoard Advisor2015 — 2016Dubai
  8. MubadalaFalah Growth Fund - Chief Investment Officer2012 — 2015United Arab Emirates & CIS
  9. Tau CapitalHead of Private Equity2010 — 2012London & CIS
  10. Al Rajhi Investment Group / Roya CapitalSenior Vice President2009 — 2010United Arab Emirates
  11. Dubai International CapitalDirector - Emerging Markets2007 — 2009United Arab Emirates
  12. FTI DeltaFund Manager2006 — 2007United Arab Emirates
  13. The Next LevelFinancial Advisory Services Director2005 — 2006
  14. Panmure GordonInvestment Manager2000 — 2005London & Madrid
  15. AccentureSenior Consultant1997 — 1999Spain

Education

  1. INSEADCFSGM Corporate Financial Strategy in Global Markets2001
  2. Universidad Politécnica de MadridMSc, Industrial Engineering1988 — 1995
  3. Universidad EuropeaMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration1997 — 1998

Skills & more

Start-up VenturesChange ManagementMergers & Acquisitions14Corporate Finance21Management Consulting6Project Portfolio ManagementFinancial AdvisoryTeam ManagementBusiness ManagementProject ManagementBusiness Process ImprovementCorporate Governance
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Languages Arabic · English · French · Russian · Spanish

From David's professional profile.

Colleagues at Zinc

Eleanor Ford
Chief People Officer at Zinc
Ella Goldner
Co-Founder, Managing Partner at Zinc
Emilie Syed
Investment Principal at Zinc
Kate Hyslop
Head of Marketing at Zinc
Lily Mcfarlane
Partner, Product at Zinc
Luke Charbonnier-Bevan
Senior Manager and Principal Deep Tech Consultant at Zinc
Maria Fomina
Manager at Zinc
Mark Bailey
Venture Partner at Zinc

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Where does David Herbada work?
David Herbada is Venture Partner at Zinc.

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