Vytautas Balsys
InvestorPartner at Eight Roads Ventures
London
Writes $5M – $50M checks · typically $25M
About
Vytautas leads portfolio management and business operations for Eight Roads' European Ventures team, driving value creation across the investment lifecycle from strategy and deal structuring to portfolio development and exits, and overseeing LP reporting and fund management. He previously worked at McKinsey & Company, Centrica Plc, IIZI Group, and Alna Software, and holds software engineering degrees from Vilnius University and an MBA from London Business School.
Experience
- Eight RoadsPartner, Portfolio Management and Business Operationscurrent2022 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- Eight RoadsPrincipal, Portfolio Management and Business Operations2019 — 2021London, United Kingdom
- Eight RoadsVice President2016 — 2019London, United Kingdom
- Eight RoadsSenior Associate2014 — 2016London, United Kingdom
- McKinsey & CompanyEngagement Manager2014London, United Kingdom
- McKinsey & CompanyAssociate2012 — 2014London, United Kingdom
- CentricaIntern, Group Strategy2011London, United Kingdom
- IIZI LithuaniaManaging Director2009 — 2010Vilnius, Lithuania
- iiziManager, Group Technology2008 — 2009Vilnius, Lithuania
- Alna SoftwareSystems Architect2007Vilnius, Lithuania
- Alna SoftwareSoftware Engineer2005 — 2006Vilnius, Lithuania
Skills & more
Leading Change3Business Development9Management Consulting17Coaching4Information Technology4Business Process Design1Project Management7Corporate Finance11Financial Modeling20Insurance2Financial Services2Capital Markets3
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Colleagues at Eight Roads Ventures
Antonin Gury-Coupier
Vice President at Eight Roads Ventures
Aqil Ansari
Finance Manager at Eight Roads Ventures
Arvind Chari
Principal at Eight Roads Ventures
Davor Hebel
Managing Partner at Eight Roads Ventures
Divesh Dhawan
Venture Partner at Eight Roads Ventures
Diwakar Anand
Senior Associate at Eight Roads Ventures
Harvinderjit Bhatia
Venture Partner at Eight Roads Ventures
Lucile Cornet
Partner at Eight Roads Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Vytautas Balsys?
- Vytautas leads portfolio management and business operations for Eight Roads' European Ventures team, driving value creation across the investment lifecycle from strategy and deal structuring to portfolio development and exits, and overseeing LP reporting and fund management. He previously worked at McKinsey & Company, Centrica Plc, IIZI Group, and Alna Software, and holds software engineering degrees from Vilnius University and an MBA from London Business School.
- Where does Vytautas Balsys work?
- Vytautas Balsys is Partner at Eight Roads Ventures.
- What check size does Vytautas Balsys write?
- Vytautas Balsys typically writes checks of $5M – $50M.
- Where did Vytautas Balsys go to school?
- Vytautas Balsys studied at London Business School (MBA with Distinction); Vilniaus universitetas / Vilnius University (MSc, Software Engineering); Vilniaus universitetas / Vilnius University (BSc, Software Engineering).
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