Firestartr
Mark qualified with PwC before moving on to hold Group Financial Controller positions in Merck, Getty Images and Ready 2, an internet start-up with Trinny and Susannah. After that, he joined Alain Falys at OB10 and built a global finance function from scratch, leading up to the £160m IPO and sale to Tungsten Network in 2013. As well as CFO of Firestartr, Mark is currently Financial Controller of Yoyo, a Firestartr portfolio company. Mark is a Chartered Accountant and has a BSc in Banking & International Finance from City University Business School, London.
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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).