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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.

LinkedIn ↗

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, General Partner at Y Combinator — 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 VenturesNeer Venture PartnersY Combinator

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

Education

  1. University of CambridgeMaster of Philosophy - MPhil, Industrial Systems2019 — 2020
  2. Stellenbosch UniversityBachelor of Engineering, Mechatronics2014 — 2018

Skills & more

Languages English

From Oliver's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of Cambridge652

Niko BonatsosInvestment Team at General CatalystGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesAnthony PhilippakisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Erik NordlanderInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Nic LowdenInvestor at Moonfire Ventures

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Also attended Stellenbosch University47

Samantha CampbellOperations Manager at 4Di CapitalJohanneke van de Scheur-BaanBestuurslid at NoaberJurgen Van de VyverPartner at Launchpad CapitalLawrence KilianPrincipal, Corporate Development and M&A at SpeedinvestCamilla JohnsonSenior Associate at Fuel VenturesMatt SymesInvestor at Delin Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Karoo1

Jeanot DawsonFounder at Karoo

Also worked at University of Cambridge107

Masha LevinVenture Partner at One Way VenturesFrancesco PomponiInvestor at Extantia CapitalJonathan RobinsonSenior Independent Director at EMV CapitalPhilip KalikmanAssistant Professor of Real Estate, Finance, & Economics at Joyance PartnersAlex TingDirector of Events & Operations at Pillar VCReshma ShettyCo-Founder, Ginkgo Bioworks & Founding Pillar at Pillar VC

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