MyPocketSkill

MyPocketSkill, which started as a youth policy think tank, working with the likes of DCMS, Treasury, Nesta, Money and Pensions Services, EU and more, is an award-winning AI -infused Gen-ZA platform, enabling young people, aged 13-25, to become more financially capable and Earn, Save and Learn (and soon Invest ) about money with the help of behavioural science. 

EY Fintech growth programme, 2023
SVC2UK Scale-up 50, 2021
Technation Fintech programme, 2021
Global Female FinTech Competition, 2021, backed by Deutsche Bank, Atos, Google Cloud and TechQuartier
Women in Innovation Award, 2021
Finalist: Great British Entrepreneur Awards, 2020
Finalist: EUvsVirus hackathon, 2020
Natwest #Powerup Index, 2019
Finalist: Europa Awards, 2019
Winner: Innovate UK Design Foundations Competition
UCL (Institute of Education) EDUCATE company
Department for Education Growth Partner

Co-Founder/ Co-CEO

Primrose Capital

*Advisory to London based Family office, working on investments (direct property, secured/ unsecured loans and equity), JVs, deal due diligence and funds'​ development, in particular focusing on the mezzanine market. Running a process of setting up a mezzanine fund jointly with a private bank and a number of private bank clients. Instrumental in all aspects of setting up the fund, from procuring advisors to assessing the economics to deal origination.

* Fund project manager for The Prince's Regeneration Trust innovative social impact real estate fund, focused on regeneration - managing and running the process of structuring and fund raising for a new fund, including all the legal, financial and regulatory aspects - working closely with the advisors on preparation of business plan, track record information and offering documents. Evaluating and helping to create the pipeline for the fund.

Director

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

* Consistently highly ranked in institutional investor surveys. Team/ personally rated #2 in EEMEA real estate II 2011 & Extel 2011, team/ personally rated #3 in EEMEA real estate II 2012
* Lead analyst for the team. Co-ordinated multi-location based real estate research team, creating an integrated cross-regional product, including Turkey, MENA and SA
* Primary coverage of EEMEA real estate

EEMEA Real Estate Equity analyst

* Team rated no 1 2008 Extel; personally ranked no 2 2008 Extel
* Developed coverage and marketed research ideas to clients, establishing and supporting the firm’s franchise
* Extensive Initial Public Offering experience; conducted deals’ pre-marketing to EMEA and real estate institutional investors

EEMEA Equity Analyst, Real Estate, VP

Morgan Stanley

Securitized Products

Fixed Income Associate, MBA programme

HSBC

*    Coverage of Software & IT Services stocks 
•	Supported lead analysts for Software and IT Services teams
•	Advised corporate clients (including two FTSE100 companies) on sector opportunities

Software & IT Services Equity Research Analyst

Merrill Lynch

•	Worked while completing university degree. Organized & accompanied investor trips; excelled at overcoming obstacles when dealing with ‘red tape’ and at creating order out of chaos

Emerging EMEA Equity Research Assistant

Softbank PSC

Worked while still at uni, providing Tech Sales Support for a variety of hardware and software products.

Tech Sales Support

Specialties: Social Impact - Start-up - Fintech - EdTech

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