Fundraising Fox

William Fairbairn

Founder

Founder at Zalos

United Kingdom

FoundedZalos · YC

About

William Fairbairn held the UK General Manager role at Agicap, a European CFO software platform, where he expanded the team significantly. He has prior experience as a consultant in McKinsey's technology practice and founded and exited a bootstrapped B2B SaaS business.

LinkedIn ↗

Founder at ZalosYC F25

Intro paths

YC

William went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Zalos's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

→

In turn, William can intro founders to Zalos's investors below.

Zalos's investors · 5

20VCActivant CapitalCohen CircleSterling RoadY Combinator

Co-founders at Zalos

HHHung Hoang
Hung HoangFounder

Experience

  1. Zalos (YC F25)Cofoundercurrent2025 — presentLondon
  2. AgicapUKI General Manager2023 — 2024
  3. McKinsey & CompanyEngagement Manager2019 — 2023London, United Kingdom
  4. KearneyAssociate2015 — 2019London, United Kingdom
  5. FabrikCo-Founder2016 — 2018Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
  6. HowCloudFounder2013 — 2014University of Warwick
  7. Warwick Finance SocietiesPresident2013 — 2014University of Warwick
  8. The Prince's TrustProgrammes & Development2014London
  9. Barclays Investment BankInvestment Banking2013London

Education

  1. University of CambridgeMaster of Philosophy (MPhil), Development Economics and Politics
  2. University of WarwickBSc Economics
  3. King's College School Wimbledon

Skills & more

Finance17Investment Banking27Economics33Mergers & Acquisitions13Data Analysis9Asset Management4Valuation6Microsoft Excel8Analysis21

From William's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of Cambridge652

Niko BonatsosInvestment Team at General CatalystGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesAnthony PhilippakisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Erik NordlanderInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Nic LowdenInvestor at Moonfire Ventures

+ 646 more

Also attended University of Warwick118

MariaInvestor at InvestinorChen Yang SiaGeneral Counsel at Golden Gate VenturesMichael K CheungInvestment at Makers FundSvetlana BenderVice President, Artificial Intelligence & Behavioral Science at Flare Capital PartnersStephen ChambersGeneral Partner at SOSVDr. Mazin AlzaidiGeneral Partner at STV

+ 112 more

Also attended King's College School Wimbledon13

Carolina MonckInvestor, PhD at Episode1David ‘DC’ CollierChief Technology Officer, RIKAI Labs at Orbit StartupsFreddie DodgeDirector at GP BullhoundMarcusGlobal Head of Regulatory Strategy at SENTINEL GLOBALLiam AhnPrincipal at Samsung VenturesJonathan WrobelInvestor at Centana Growth Partners

+ 7 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Agicap4

Philippe CollombelFounding & General Partner at Partech VenturesAlexander PiresDirector at Atlantic Vantage PointPedro RychterVice President at Atlantic Vantage PointWarda ShaheenGeneral Partner at Atlantic Vantage Point

Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,203

Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersFabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs

+ 1,197 more

Also worked at The Prince's Trust4

Andrew ElderDeputy Managing Partner at AlbionVCCaspar LeePartner at Creator VenturesKieran DalyHead of Market Building at Social Investment ScotlandJeevs MahilPeople + Talent at Octopus Ventures

Also worked at Barclays Investment Bank195

David Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundThomas RubensInvestor at DN CapitalKerry WongHead of Investor Relations at Pantera CapitalJohn McCulloughInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersVinnie McSweeneyInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersKeith RobinsonSenior Advisor at Oxx

+ 189 more