About
Raphael Samovich is a Founding Partner at dara5 with over ten years of experience in finance, accounting, and investment management education. He previously founded and sold Mind the Step, an education company that connected students with professional tutors and academic consultants. Samovich holds a First-Class Honours degree in Finance and Accounting and a Master's degree in Investment Management.
Experience
- dara5Founding Partnercurrent2019 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- INVILIAShareholder & Advisory Board Membercurrent2023 — present
- Self EmployedEducational Consultant / Professional Tutor2017 — 2019Hampstead, London
- Richard Anthony & Wilson WrightBusiness Services Accountant2016 — 2017London Area, United Kingdom
- MindTheStep(Education)Founder, Lead Tutor2012 — 2016City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- Education ExpressPrivate Tutor2009 — 2011City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Education
- University of JohannesburgMaster’s Degree, Investments and Securities2011 — 2012
- Johan Cruyff InstituteBachelor’s Degree, Football Business Management2014 — 2015
- University of JohannesburgBachelor’s Degree, Accounting and Finance2008 — 2010
Skills & more
Financial Accounting2Football Coaching2Microsoft WordMicrosoft ExcelUniversity Teaching1Entrepreneurship1Passionate about work1ManagementMicrosoft OfficeFinance1AccountingTraining
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High School StudentsTeaching AdultsTeacher MentoringHigher EducationCreativity SkillsManagerial FinanceStatisticsFinancial StatementsSage Line50Financial AnalysisPositive PsychologyAnalytical SkillsLanguages English · Hebrew
- Golden Key — Golden Key International Academic Honour Society
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Colleagues at Dara5
Network1
Investors connected to Raphael in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Raphael Samovich work?
- Raphael Samovich is Partner at Dara5.
- What check size does Raphael Samovich write?
- Raphael Samovich typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
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