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Paul Townsend

Investor

Founder at Octopus Ventures

United Kingdom

Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K

About

Paul Townsend is founder and chairman of Vitesse PSP Limited, where he serves as director. His experience spans e-commerce payments, banking relationships, geographical expansion, commercial development, and operational management, including building and scaling a business to acquisition.

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Experience

  1. Vitesse PSP LimitedDirectorcurrent2013 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
  2. Current investorInvestorcurrent2013 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
  3. Saxo Payments Banking CircleNon Executive Director2015 — 2018Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  4. WorldpayChief Strategy Officer e-commerce2011 — 2013Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  5. Envoy Services LimitedFounder/COO2006 — 2011London
  6. Neteller plcDirector of Payment Solutions2004 — 2005
  7. Earthport plcDirector-Banking2002 — 2004
  8. Bank of New York/RBS Trust BankVice President-Treasury1996 — 2001
  9. Barclays de Zoete WeddSenior Manager-Structured Derivatives1995 — 1996
  10. S.G.Warburg//SBCGeneral Manager-Corporate Finance1985 — 1995
  11. Williams & Glyns BankBank Employee1981 — 1985London

Education

  1. Forest Hill Boys School1975 — 1981

Skills & more

Strategy15Management10Cards2Payment Systems33E-commerce47Mobile Payments44Electronic Payments24Payments72Payment Card Processing23E-payments33Banking58Financial Risk21
+12 moreFinancial ServicesMobile CommerceBusiness DevelopmentCredit CardsStrategic PartnershipsPayment GatewaysMerchant ServicesFinancePayment ServicesFraudOnline GamingAcquiring

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Shared employers

Also worked at Vitesse PSP Limited1

Malcolm FergusonPartner - Secondaries at Molten Ventures

Also worked at Saxo Payments Banking Circle2

Tom MendozaInvestor at EQT VenturesDaniel MariussenGeneral Partner at Dreamcraft

Also worked at Neteller plc8

Secil BaysalOperator in Residence at QED InvestorsChirag PatelVP & GM Payments & Risk at Etsy at PICUS CAPITALRupert KeeleyFormer PayPal Europe CEO at Team8Anand RadhakrishnanAdvisor at Bloccelerate VCGregory WalfishCo-Founder & CEO at Xposure at Lalotte VenturesPraveen VarshneyInvestor at Spring Impact Capital

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Angel Issa
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Brandon Mhangami
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Chloe Allan
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