April 8, 2016
Ivan is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Five Seasons Ventures, one of the first venture capital funds to focus on FoodTech companies in Europe. The fund is expected to start investing in 2018.
He has been an active venture investor since 1997 when he started with the first venture fund at Deutsche Bank in London. From 2000 to 2013 he was one of the founding partners of Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures where he focused on investments in early stage technology companies in Europe and US. His experience includes structuring venture investments, organizational development, setting up governance for growth and planning for successful exits.
Ivan was an early stage investor in Tridion BV (acquired by SDL Plc), Gomez, Inc. (acquired by Compuware), Everbridge, Inc. (Nasdaq: EVBG), Plazes AG (acquired by Nokia), Garlik Ltd (acquired by Experian) and Fourth Dimension Displays Ltd (acquired by Kopin).
He is a former Board Member and EIR at Seedcamp, and an advisor to StartUpBootcamp Foodtech.
He started his career at Bain & Co in Italy, received an MBA from Insead, France and an undergraduate business degree from Bocconi, Italy.
In his spare time he enjoys cooking, fly fishing and martial arts. Ivan lives in London with wife Marie and baby Adam.
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