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Oliver Lambson

Founder

Founder at Karoo

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

FoundedKaroo · YC

About

Oliver Lambson is CTO at Karoo, a fintech platform for lending.

Founder at KarooYC W25

Intro paths

YC

Oliver went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Karoo's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Oliver can intro founders to Karoo's investors below.

Karoo's investors · 3

Insiders VenturesSt. HelierNeer Venture Partners$25K – $500K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Karoo

HMHugo Markland
Hugo MarklandFounder
JDJeanot Dawson
Jeanot DawsonFounder

Experience

  1. KarooCo-Foundercurrent2024 — present
  2. Rubato GuitarsCo-Foundercurrent2018 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
  3. LendableEngineering & Growth2022 — 2024Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  4. dCS LtdStrategy Associate2021 — 2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  5. University of CambridgeProject & Operations Manager – COVID-19 screening programme2021Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
  6. Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustIndustrial Process Engineering Consulting Volunteering2020Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
  7. Sui Generis International LtdSales & Marketing Strategy Consulting Internship/Project2020Colchester, England, United Kingdom
  8. Saintly Foods LtdSales & Marketing Strategy Consulting Internship/Project2020Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
  9. Stoneglow CandlesBusiness Strategy and Operations Consulting Internship/Project2020United Kingdom
  10. dCS LtdSupply Chain Consulting Internship/Project2019Swavesey, England, United Kingdom
  11. Mannequin Works (Pty) LtdMechatronic Engineering Intern2017City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
  12. AAT Composites (Pty) LtdMechanical Engineering Intern2017Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa
  13. HVRbrd (Pty) LtdCo-founder2015 — 2016South Africa

Skills & more

Languages English

From Oliver's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Oliver Lambson?
Oliver Lambson is CTO at Karoo, a fintech platform for lending.
Where does Oliver Lambson work?
Oliver Lambson is Founder of Karoo.
What companies did Oliver Lambson found?
Oliver Lambson founded Karoo.
Where did Oliver Lambson go to school?
Oliver Lambson studied at University of Cambridge (Master of Philosophy - MPhil, Industrial Systems); Stellenbosch University (Bachelor of Engineering, Mechatronics).

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Shared employers

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Jeanot DawsonFounder at Karoo

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