Firestartr
Anil is a digital media executive and investor, responsible over the past 14 years for major corporate innovation and startup investment programmes in large media companies such as International Data Group, Google and Modern Times Group (MTG). He worked on deals such as Shazam, Lionhead (sold to Microsoft), Sourcing Waze, FON, DotMobi (sold to Affilias) & Ubiquisys (sold to Cisco). At Google EMEA, Anil ran Corporate Development, which included launching Hangouts and Google Compare, completing over $450m deals and pioneering Google Campus. Anil was most recently VP for Ventures & Digital Chief Investment Officer for MTG, the leading TV broadcaster in the Nordics and CEE.
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Firestartr
Firestartr is a place to build revolutionary digital businesses. Firestartr helps the most promising Internet and software entrepreneurs take their companies from seed stage to Series A and beyond. Beyond providing seed-stage capital, they draw on their entrepreneurial successes and senior operational experience with leading technology companies to support sustainable growth in our portfolio. Their deep domain expertise, combined with an unrivaled network of Club investors, enables them to make meaningful connections at the right time and propel companies to Series A and beyond. Firestartr operates as an investment club platform that syndicates investments with a curated network of domain experts. Our structure benefits both entrepreneurs (one line on the cap table) and investors (greater deal choice, tax advantages such as EIS, no lock in).