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Lara Ismen

Investor

Investment Principal at Channel 4 Ventures

London, England, United Kingdom

About

Joined Channel 4 Ventures in 2024. Previously a Corporate Strategy & Development Manager at Tier Mobility and a technology investment banking analyst at Nomura. Holds a BSc from Columbia University.

Experience

  1. Channel 4 VenturesInvestment Principalcurrent2024 — present
  2. TIER MobilityCorporate Strategy & Development Manager2023 — 2024Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  3. TIER MobilityCorporate Strategy & Development Senior Associate2022 — 2024
  4. Channel 4 VenturesSenior Investment Associate2021 — 2022London Area, United Kingdom
  5. Channel 4 VenturesInvestment Associate2018 — 2021London Area, United Kingdom
  6. NomuraTechnology and Business Services Investment Banking Analyst2017 — 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
  7. NomuraInvestment Banking Summer Analyst, Mergers & Acquisitions2016New York City Metropolitan Area
  8. The Boston Consulting GroupSummer Intern2015Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye
  9. Borusan HoldingNew Product Development and Innovation Intern2015Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye
  10. MicrosoftMarketing Intern2014istanbul area, turkey

Education

  1. Columbia UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.), Operations Research2013 — 2017

Skills & more

Social Media6Public Speaking7Microsoft Office10Teamwork5Marketing2Microsoft Excel4PowerPoint3Microsoft Word4English3Research3Leadership3Event Planning2

Languages English · German · Turkish

  • LBS: Mastering Digital Marketing: SEM, SEO, Social Media and Beyond — Emeritus
  • The International Baccalaureate

From Lara's professional profile.

Colleagues at Channel 4 Ventures

Dorota Jasko
Channel 4 Ventures Assistant at Channel 4 Ventures
Francis Wathen
Investment Principal at Channel 4 Ventures
Hannah Redgewell
Principal at Channel 4 Ventures
Harvey Preston
Investment Associate at Channel 4 Ventures
John Gagalang
Investment Associate at Channel 4 Ventures
Vinay Solanki
Head of Channel 4 Ventures at Channel 4 Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Where does Lara Ismen work?
Lara Ismen is Investment Principal at Channel 4 Ventures.

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