Katerina V.

Katerina V. is a Growth Strategy Associate at Purdy & Figg, a high-growth luxury cleaning brand recognized as the 9th fastest growing business in the UK according to this year’s Sunday Times 100 list. Previously, Katerina worked as an Investment Banking Analyst at Torch Partners, specializing in startup fundraising and M&A advisory within the tech sector, with notable deals in SaaS fintech and cybersecurity. Katerina's earlier experience includes a role as an Investment Banking Summer Analyst at UBS, focusing on UK Real Estate, and as a Corporate Development Analyst at Rosatom Global, where Katerina developed a VBA macro for automating cash gap closures. Katerina holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Finance from both the University of London and the Higher School of Economics, along with foundational studies in Fundamental Mathematics and Programming at Saint Petersburg State University.