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About
Founder and lead of Walking Ventures, an active early-stage investor since 2000 and advisor/non-executive director to several private companies. He previously served as managing director of a $700m European technology venture fund at the Carlyle Group and founded QXL, which IPO'd and sold in 2007 for $1.9bn; he also wrote for the Financial Times, The Economist, and The Independent and studied PPE at Merton College, Oxford.
Experience
- Walking VenturesCEO Coachcurrent2018 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- Walking VenturesPartnercurrent2013 — presentLondon
- Entrepreneur FirstMentor & Investorcurrent2014 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- TechstarsMentorcurrent2014 — presentLondon
- SeedcampMentorcurrent2014 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- TessianInvestor and advisorcurrent2014 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- ArticheckInvestor and Advisorcurrent2013 — presentLondon
- Centre for Venture EducationKauffman Fellow2015 — 2017San Francisco
- Lean InvestmentsPartner2012 — 2017London
- HANDS HQInvestor & Director2013 — 2016London
- Government Digital ServiceAdvisory Board Member2012 — 2015London
- Network LocumInvestor and Director2013 — 2015London
- MCBXInvestor and Director2012 — 2014London
- www.AfricanCommunities.orgSecretary2002 — 2014
- National Stress Clinic LLCInvestor & Director2010 — 2013
- The Carlyle GroupManaging Director1999 — 2001
- Financial TimesTechnology columnist1994 — 2001
- QXL Ricardo PLCFounder, CEO & Director1997 — 2000
- The IndependentEditorial/leader writer1993 — 1994
- The IndependentTokyo & Brussels bureau chief1989 — 1993
- The EconomistStaff correspondent in London and Tokyo1986 — 1989
Skills & more
Start-ups99Executive Coaching99Venture Capital99Business Strategy83Entrepreneurship99Investments42Business Development34Mergers & Acquisitions28Online Marketing24E-commerce17Private Equity14Mobile Devices14
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Strategic PlanningDue DiligenceFinancial ModelingMarketing StrategyProduct ManagementValuationResearchSaaSManagementEngaging Public SpeakerStrategic PartnershipsAngel InvestingFrom Tim's professional profile.
Colleagues at Walking Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tim Jackson?
- Founder and lead of Walking Ventures, an active early-stage investor since 2000 and advisor/non-executive director to several private companies. He previously served as managing director of a $700m European technology venture fund at the Carlyle Group and founded QXL, which IPO'd and sold in 2007 for $1.9bn; he also wrote for the Financial Times, The Economist, and The Independent and studied PPE at Merton College, Oxford.
- Where does Tim Jackson work?
- Tim Jackson is at Walking Ventures.
- Where did Tim Jackson go to school?
- Tim Jackson studied at University of Oxford (MA, Philosophy, Politics & Economics).
Same school
Also attended University of Oxford1,552
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Lean Investments1
Also worked at Government Digital Service8
Saul KleinCo-Founder, Board Member at ZincBen FirshmanFounder at ReplicateMeri WilliamsInvestor at Kindred CapitalRachelle MillsFounder at KareinnHenry HadlowFounder at JunoEtienne PollardFounder at Juno
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