Name
Victoria

 Position
Board Advisor / Mentor

 Location
London

Big Business Experience

Barclays & Aviva

Small Business Experience

Smart City & FinTech Startups

Summary

Founder of a Food Tech startup. Formerly, Head of Legal at a smart city startup, raising £7.6 million Series A financing, drafting commercial agreements, & responsible for all corporate governance, GDPR compliance & investor management. Advises a variety of early stage and scale up startups on corporate law and governance matters, as well as leading strategic partnership & business development strategies, and assisting with restructuring. Leadership team at Tech London Advocates Corporate Innovation / 9 years combined legal & governance experience ranging from leading FTSE 100 Financial Services & Real Estate Corporates, to Start-ups.

Qualifications

• University of Plymouth BA Honours Business Degree – First
• Chartered Company Secretary qualified to Associate Status (ICSA)

Key areas of Expertise

• Corporate law and governance
• Drafting commercial agreements
• Fundraising and investment
• Regulated company compliance with listing rules, and associated guidance
• Investor relations
• Project management
• Strategy formulation
• IP management
• Business Development
• Partnerships

Experience

9 years in legal and governance in FTSE100 financial services

Founded a food-tech startup

Head of Legal for a smart city startup

Undertaken various roles for startups & scaleups including: raising a £7.8 million Series A round and devision & implementation of a strategic partnerships plan

Part of corporate Innovation leadership team for Tech London Advocates