Haakon Overli
InvestorGeneral Partner at Dawn Capital · Board director at Algorithmiq
London
Writes $5M – $20M checks · typically $10M
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About
Co-founder of Dawn Capital who works across the firm's portfolio and oversees its growth-stage investing. Before Dawn, he was UK CEO and founder of online stockbroker Self Trade, which floated in 2000 and was sold to HypoVereinsbank; he studied mathematics at the University of Oslo and economics at Durham University.
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Beyond investing
- Founded
- Haakon Overli co-founded Dawn Capital. Haakon Overli was a founder of Self Trade, an online stockbroker that floated in April 2000 and was sold to HypoVereinsbank in October 2000 for €911m.
- Education
- Studied at University of Oslo (Mathematics) Studied at Durham University (BA (Hons), Economics)
- More
- Haakon Overli grew up around a strawberry farm in Norway and ran his own businesses before entering venture capital.
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Board director at Algorithmiq
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Algorithmiq's investors · 5
Co-founders at Algorithmiq
SM
Sabrina ManiscalcoFounder
MR
Matteo RossiDirector
Experience
- Dawn CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2006 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- AmphiformBoard Membercurrent2026 — presentOxford, England, United Kingdom
- Minute MediaBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- AlgorithmiqBoard Member2021 — 2026
- TemplafyBoard Member2019 — 2021Copenhagen Area, Capital Region, Denmark
- LeadDeskBoard Member2016 — 2019
- Sticky IncBoard Member2016
- FirstCare Absence ManagementBoard Member2009 — 2016
- Active Health PartnersBoard Member2005 — 2009
- SelftradeFounder and CEO of Selftrade UK1998 — 2001
- ING BaringsHead of Technology Investment Banking1997 — 1998
- MC SECURITIES LIMITEDDirector1995 — 1997
- JP MorganAssociate1993 — 1995
Skills & more
Business Development78Finance60Investments37Start-ups99Financial Modeling10Venture Capital99Management22Strategy22Entrepreneurship99Business Planning13Due Diligence12New Business Development10
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Business StrategyInvestment BankingStrategic PartnershipsE-commerceMergersPrivate EquityFinancial AnalysisMergers & AcquisitionsRestructuringExecutive ManagementCorporate FinanceM&A experienceLanguages German · Norwegian
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Deals · 1
AlgorithmiqBoard seat
via Dawn Capital · filed Mar 2022 · $550K raise
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Other disclosed investments
Investor
Bathrooms.comBityotaCognitive MatchConversocialCrateDBDoublewordGnodalLeadDeskMiintoMimecastMinuteNeo4jStickyTwin1 AiWonga
Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
Colleagues at Dawn Capital
Adina Goga
Operations at Dawn Capital LLP
Alex Goodway
Operations at Dawn Capital LLP
Alex Tsylnitska
Investment at Dawn Capital LLP
An Nguyễn
Platform at Dawn Capital LLP
Andrea Guariglia
Investment at Dawn Capital LLP
Andrew Homer
General Partner at Dawn Capital
Atiyu Mehta
Investment at Dawn Capital LLP
Avalon Lee-Bacon
Platform at Dawn Capital LLP
Network3
Dan Chaplin
Partner at Dawn Capital LLP
Daniela Raffel
Principal at Dawn Capital LLP
Evgenia Plotnikova
General Partner at Dawn Capital LLP
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Haakon Overli?
- Co-founder of Dawn Capital who works across the firm's portfolio and oversees its growth-stage investing. Before Dawn, he was UK CEO and founder of online stockbroker Self Trade, which floated in 2000 and was sold to HypoVereinsbank; he studied mathematics at the University of Oslo and economics at Durham University.
- Where does Haakon Overli work?
- Haakon Overli is General Partner at Dawn Capital and Board director at Algorithmiq.
- What check size does Haakon Overli write?
- Haakon Overli typically writes checks of $5M – $20M.
- What boards does Haakon Overli sit on?
- Haakon Overli holds tracked board seats at Algorithmiq.
- What companies has Haakon Overli invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Algorithmiq, Bathrooms.com, Bityota, Cognitive Match, Conversocial, CrateDB, Doubleword, Gnodal, LeadDesk, Miinto, Mimecast, Minute, and 4 more.
- Where did Haakon Overli go to school?
- Haakon Overli studied at Durham University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics); University of Oslo (Grunnfag, Mathematics); UWC Atlantic College (I.B., IB Diploma).
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