About
A founding member of Societe Generale's Private Investment Banking launch team advising single-family offices, and has supported ventures on business models and capital raising in the US, Argentina and Singapore. Holds an MSc from King's College London.
Experience
- UM6P VenturesInvestment & Partnership Managercurrent2025 — presentMorocco
- Transitions FirstInvestment Manager2023 — 2024San Francisco, Paris, London
- Blue Bear VenturesInvestment Associate2020 — 2024San Francisco
- Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking - SGCIBSenior Associate2015 — 2019London, United Kingdom
- Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking - SGCIBSenior Analyst2012 — 2015Dubai, Paris, London
- BNP ParibasInvestment Banking2011Paris, France
- Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking - SGCIBInvestment Banking2010 — 2011Paris, France
- Essar PowerProject Intern2008Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Skills & more
Loan OriginationCompany ValuationCapital RaisingQuantitative AnalyticsInvestment ManagementFinancePresentation SkillsDue DiligenceDeal StructuringStrategic NegotiationsManagementLeadership
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Customer Relationship Management (CRM)Business Relationship ManagementSalesRelationship BuildingWorking with InvestorsSales & MarketingBusiness DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsNegotiationTeamworkStrategyProblem SolvingLanguages English · French · Spanish
- Impact Investing — Columbia Business School
- Value Investing — Columbia Business School
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Colleagues at Blue Bear Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Irfan Vissandjee?
- A founding member of Societe Generale's Private Investment Banking launch team advising single-family offices, and has supported ventures on business models and capital raising in the US, Argentina and Singapore. Holds an MSc from King's College London.
- Where does Irfan Vissandjee work?
- Irfan Vissandjee is Principal at Blue Bear Ventures.
- Where did Irfan Vissandjee go to school?
- Irfan Vissandjee studied at Columbia Business School (Executive Education, Venture Capital & Private Equity); King's College London (Master's degree, International Management); Paris ESLSCA Business School (Bachelor's degree, Finance).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Transitions First2
Also worked at Blue Bear Ventures3
Also worked at Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking - SGCIB52
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