About
Skyla joined Hoxton Ventures in August 2025 as an executive assistant supporting the wider team, notably Bryan Gartner and Isabel Fox. She previously spent nine years in executive support and global events roles at SaaS unicorns Fenergo and Xero.
Experience
- Hoxton VenturesExecutive Assistantcurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- FenergoSenior Global Events Specialist2023 — 2025London Area, United Kingdom
- FenergoEA to CSMO, CPTO and COO2022 — 2023London Area, United Kingdom
- FenergoPersonal Assistant / Office Manager2018 — 2022London Area, United Kingdom
- XeroEvent Coordinator2017 — 2018London, United Kingdom
- XeroSales Programme Consultant2016 — 2017Auckland, New Zealand
- Spark New ZealandProgramme Administration Manager (Digital First)2016Auckland, New Zealand
- Spark New ZealandSales Coordinator2014 — 2016Auckland, New Zealand
- Spark New ZealandCoordination Lead2014Auckland, New Zealand
- Paxton-Penman et alLegal Secretary & Personal Assistant to Partner2012 — 2014Auckland, New Zealand
- Michael PageSecretary2011 — 2012Auckland, New Zealand
- Allianz New ZealandReceptionist2009 — 2011Auckland, New Zealand
- Auckland Regional CouncilCustomer Services2008 — 2009Auckland, New Zealand
Skills & more
EventsOffsitesConfidentialityCreative Problem SolvingOffice Managers1Aventri1Legal Document Preparation1CopywritingFilm EditingTravel ArrangementsExpensesExecutive Support
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Event ManagementProject ManagementTime ManagementEvent PlanningCustomer ServiceProject CoordinationDiary ManagementCustomer ExperienceMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft WordMicrosoft PowerPointAdobe Experience Manager (AEM)- Emergency First Aid at Work — British Red Cross
- Mental Health First Aid — MHFA England®
From Skyla's professional profile.
Colleagues at Hoxton Ventures
Bryan Gartner
Partner at Hoxton Ventures
Charles Seely
Partner at Hoxton Ventures
Dahlia Jacobs
Finance Director at Hoxton Ventures
Dylan Collins
Venture Partner at Hoxton Ventures
Hussein Kanji
Partner at Hoxton Ventures
Isabel Fox
Head of Investor Relations at Hoxton Ventures
Julie Marechal
Executive Assistant at Hoxton Ventures
Midge Mazzier
Associate Partner at Hoxton Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Skyla McDonald work?
- Skyla McDonald is Executive Assistant at Hoxton Ventures.
Shared employers
Also worked at Fenergo2
Also worked at Xero11
Alex BardManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesDave YuanFounder and Partner at TidemarkNamrata GanatraVenture Partner at AnamcaraGary TurnerVenture Partner at AnamcaraSteven AldrichOperating Advisor at Updata PartnersMark TorelliFinance Director at Digital Capital Management (DCM)
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Also worked at Spark New Zealand13
Danny GilliganInvestor at Reinventure GroupHelen SounessVenture Partner at RampersandDavid FairmanVenture Partner and CISO-in-Residence at SixThirty VenturesLogan GubbHead of Design at Icehouse VenturesAbby SathyendranInvestment Analyst at Icehouse VenturesLeena WoodVenture Partner at Black Nova VC
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Also worked at Michael Page16
Devon McDonaldInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersChrisInvestor at Perceptive Ventures Management Company, LlcTanishk ShivelyMarketing Manager, Storytelling, Branding & VC Partnerships at Eximius VenturesThilo WinterOperating Partner at FoodLabsWendy FosterTalent Director at SAGANANatalie SternbergInvestor at Quilam Capital
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