About
Venture partner at First Circle Capital who sources early investment opportunities and contributes to due diligence.
Experience
- The Currency CollectiveChief Executive Officercurrent2026 — presentJohannesburg
- Expand In AfricaPartnercurrent2025 — present
- First Circle CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2024 — present
- Yellow Card AppHead of Sales2024 — 2025City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- CrissCrossHead of Revenue (Contract)2024
- MFS AfricaMD, Global Payments2021 — 2022
- MFS AfricaChief Commercial Officer2019 — 2020Johannesburg Area, South Africa
- MFS AfricaVP, Growth & Regional VP, Southern and East Africa2016 — 2019Johannesburg Area, South Africa
- MFS AfricaGM, Product Marketing & Monetization2013 — 2016Accra, Ghana and Johannesburg, South Africa
- RancardGrowth Director, Products EMEA (Contract)2013Accra
- SkechersHead of Ecommerce2011 — 2012Manhattan Beach, California, United States
- MyspaceDirector, Digital Marketing2009 — 2011Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Experian Digital ServicesClient Relationship Manager/ Account Supervisor2008 — 2009Greater Los Angeles Area
- Stamps.comMarketing Manager2007 — 2008Greater Los Angeles Area
- O'Grady Meyers Interactive AgencyTechnical Marketing Manager, Nestlé Brands2006 — 2007Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Education
- Pepperdine Graziadio Business SchoolMBA, Emphasis in Leadership and Managing Organizational Change
- UC Santa BarbaraBA, Double Major - Business/Economics and French
- Sciences Po ToulouseInternational Economics & Finance
Skills & more
PaymentsBusiness Advisory ServicesDigital Marketing CommunicationsTeam ManagementCustomer RetentionCustomer EngagementUser Interface Design1Global E-Commerce1Paid Search Strategy1Cryptocurrency1Early Stage Investment1Venture Capital1
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Start-up VenturesChange ManagementBusiness Process ImprovementBusiness StrategyBusiness PlanningForeign Exchange (FX) TradingNew Market ExpansionSub-Saharan AfricaStrategyFinTechE-commerceMobile Financial ServicesLanguages English · French · Spanish
From Julie's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Pepperdine Graziadio Business School30
Kenneth KellerAssociate at Marlin Equity PartnersMark FieldsInvestor at Alsop Louie PartnersHamlet YousefManaging Partner at IronGate Capital AdvisorsJessica PascoliniHead of Operations at BURNT ISLAND VENTURESNia PatelVice President at Electric Feel Ventures LlcJamie RiggsCo-Founder and General Partner at Driven
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Also attended UC Santa Barbara177
Arturo LitvinHead of Global Portfolio Development at Intel CapitalKevin ThauInvestor at Spark CapitalErica DelamareInvestor at DaphniTiffany ChandraVice President, Head of Talent Network at Sapphire VenturesStephanie DuranInvestor at True VenturesLouis BernemanFounding Partner at Osage University Partners
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Also attended Sciences Po Toulouse2
Shared employers
Also worked at Yellow Card App2
Also worked at Skechers4
Also worked at Myspace9
Chris MoorePartner at Redpoint VenturesANNA SWEETInvestor at Makers FundAlex RoseAdvisor at Popstar VenturesAlon GorenInvestor at Draper Goren BlockchainOliver BergerVenture Partner at Black Nova VC
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Also worked at Experian Digital Services15
BradAdvisor at Clear VenturesTracie RotterPartner, Platform at Lux CapitalChan Yip PangExecutive Director, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Sikander ChahalPrincipal at TRANSCENDJim QuagliaroliInvestor at Silversmith Capital PartnersAsif GigaInvestment Director at Prosperity7 Ventures
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