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Sina Ataherian

Investor

Investor Director at ACF Investors

London

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Sina Ataherian is an Investor Director at ACF Investors, which he first joined in March 2022 and rejoined in November 2025. Earlier he spent six years on the private equity investment team at CDC Group plc, co-founded an Edtech start-up, and worked as an Analyst at Lazard; between his ACF roles he launched a US Agri-tech company and served as COO of UptimeLabs. He holds an MSc in Energy Engineering from Durham University and a BEng in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Imperial.

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Experience

  1. ACF InvestorsInvestment Directorcurrent2025 — present
  2. Uptime LabsChief Operating Officer2024 — 2025London Area, United Kingdom
  3. ACF InvestorsInvestment Manager2022 — 2024
  4. CDC Group plcEmerging Markets Private Equity2016 — 2022London Area, United Kingdom
  5. LazardStructured Credit and M&A2013 — 2015London

Education

  1. Imperial College LondonBachelor of Engineering (BEng), Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  2. Durham UniversityMaster of Science (MSc), Energy Engineering

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Also attended Imperial College London295

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Also attended Durham University132

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Shared employers

Also worked at Uptime Labs1

Juan Alonso-AllendeInvestment & Product Intern at Kibo Ventures

Also worked at ACF Investors9

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Also worked at CDC Group plc12

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Also worked at Lazard158

Jimena NowackInvestor at Index VenturesChristian TeichmannCEO & Managing Director at Burda Principal InvestmentsSolomon HailuPartner at March Capital PartnersKevin KopczynskiPartner at Congruent VenturesDerek RappInvestor at RiverVest Venture PartnersWill DuftonPartner at Giant Ventures Global Llp

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Colleagues at ACF Investors

Alan
Board Member, Investment Committee at ACF Investors
Alistair
Investment Committee Member at ACF Investors
Alliott Cole
Board Member, ACF Investors at ACF Investors
Andrew Mackintosh
Board Member, ACF Investors at ACF Investors
Elizabeth Young
Analyst at ACF Investors
George Whitehead
Partner at ACF Investors
John Bates
Investment Committee Member at ACF Investors
Liam Bradley
Associate at ACF Investors

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Elizabeth Young
Analyst at ACF Investors
George Whitehead
Partner at ACF Investors

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