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Haakon Overli

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General 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)
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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 · 7

Dawn CapitalLondon · $317.5K – $6.3M checks · since 2022Entourage VenturesInventureHelsinki · $330K – $5.5M checks · since 2023InventureHelsinkiK5 GlobalSan Francisco · $1M – $3M checksTesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)Helsinki · $5.4M – $16.2M checksUnited VenturesMilan · $54K – $5.4M checks

Co-founders at Algorithmiq

SMSabrina Maniscalco
Sabrina ManiscalcoFounder
MRMatteo Rossi
Matteo RossiFounder
BS
Boris SokolovFounder
GG
Guillermo García-PérezFounder

Experience

  1. Dawn CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2006 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  2. AmphiformBoard Membercurrent2026 — presentOxford, England, United Kingdom
  3. Minute MediaBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
  4. AlgorithmiqBoard Member2021 — 2026
  5. TemplafyBoard Member2019 — 2021Copenhagen Area, Capital Region, Denmark
  6. LeadDeskBoard Member2016 — 2019
  7. Sticky IncBoard Member2016
  8. FirstCare Absence ManagementBoard Member2009 — 2016
  9. Active Health PartnersBoard Member2005 — 2009
  10. SelftradeFounder and CEO of Selftrade UK1998 — 2001
  11. ING BaringsHead of Technology Investment Banking1997 — 1998
  12. MC SECURITIES LIMITEDDirector1995 — 1997
  13. JP MorganAssociate1993 — 1995

Skills & more

Business Development78Finance60Investments37Start-ups99Financial Modeling10Venture Capital99Management22Strategy22Entrepreneurship99Business Planning13Due Diligence12New Business Development10
+12 moreBusiness StrategyInvestment BankingStrategic PartnershipsE-commerceMergersPrivate EquityFinancial AnalysisMergers & AcquisitionsRestructuringExecutive ManagementCorporate FinanceM&A experience

Languages 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 MatchConversocialCrate DBDoublewordGnodalLeadDeskMiintoMimecastMinuteNeo4jStickyTwin1Wonga

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

Network4

Dan Chaplin
Partner at Dawn Capital LLP
Daniela Raffel
Principal at Dawn Capital LLP
David Arndt
Associate 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, Crate DB, 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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