Mark Kleyner Email & Phone Number

London, GB

Dream VC’s institute aims to break down the traditional access barriers into venture capital and specifically unlock the untapped potential of investing 'on the ground' across emerging markets.As a recognized thought leader in venture capital and corporate innovation, Dream VC has become a thought leader, supporting individuals, funds, regional and global.

Greenwich, CT, US

• Bongalo (PropTech, Rwanda & Cameroon) - https://www.bongalo.co - Advisor and CSO
• Akowe App (EdTech, Lagos, Nigeria) - https://akowe.app - Advisor and Advisory Board Member
• PlugIt Automation (E-Commerce, Lagos, Nigeria) - https://www.runplugit.com - Advisor and Advisory Board Member
• KoboPay (FinTech, Abuja, Nigeria) - https://kobopay.com.ng/ - Advisor and Advisory Board Member
• GreenBii (EnterpriseTech, Lagos, Nigeria) - https://greenbii.com/ - Advisor and Advisory Board Member
• Dellyman (Logistics, Lagos, Nigeria) - https://dellyman.com/ - Advisor and Advisory Board Member

Sheridan, WY, US

• Commit a few hours to coach occasional aspiring venture capitalists outside of the African ecosystem; support late stage or growth stage founders and act as a executive sounding board for CEOs
• Advising founders and executives of businesses with up to $40m ARR
• Trained working professionals to successfully secure VC roles in the US and Europe at Analyst - Principal level
• Supported 3x businesses with fundraising preparations at Pre-Seed, Series B and Growth Stage.

Carouge, Geneva, CH

• WE4A Acceleration Program: All 3 Mentees Won Awards at Program End
• WE4A Growth Program: FinTech & Consumer. Both Firms Raised Grant Funding.
• DeveloPPP Program: AI & FoodTech. Ongoing
• Enhancing Women Entrepreneurship in Africa Program: 11x Supply Chain Startups. Ongoing

Palo Alto, CA, US

• Startup Mentor for 200+ Startups across 6+ FI Pre-Seed Accelerators in Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda & ZA
• Help founders and early-stage start-ups build amazing companies that create a better world
• Rated Among Top FI Mentors Worldwide

• Startup Mentor and Business Coach for Deep Dive Africa Investor Readiness Program

• MZZ Africa was a talent accelerator and startup advisory focused on providing valuable engagements to rapidly growing, early-stage African companies solving hard infrastructure problems across the continent. MZZ Africa.
• Included TruQ, Klas, BAG Innovation, Spleet, Swift MediSpark, Bongalo, Kudoti, Kweza Technologies, The Housing Hub, Cofundie, Koa Technologies, OneKiosk Africa and more!
• Raised funding from over 30+ different investors

San Francisco, California, US

• Oversaw all Angelfund.Ai Investment Fellow Teams

San Francisco, California, US

• Led and advised an investment team of 6x on syndicating startup deals
• Coordinated training and upskilling activities and reviewed 100+ Investment Deals
• Supported Fundraising for US startups across Fintech X PropTech

San Francisco, California, US

• Successfully identified and brought on 30+ startups to the platform
• Designed new format for investment proposals
• Increased pipeline research efforts by enabling UK expansion

Montreal, Quebec, CA

• Designed a Fundraising Strategy and Investor Plan to contact 150+ Angel Investors and VCs in Florida
• Co-Coordinated Company Rebrand to reach corporate user base and improve B2B2C outreach
• Created a Data Room & Fundraising Deck and created 3+ Valuation Projections to 2023

Montreal, Quebec, CA

• Worked with the founders to develop B2B, B2B2C and B2C growth strategies & secured 2x EU partners
• Developed a fundraising strategy and outreach approach for VCs
• Prepared and co-created deck and investor relations materials

Menlo Park, California, US

• Co-organized LP Outreach and designed a new fundraising toolkit
• Analysed and supported design, research and implementation of the iTed ML x AI Startup Screening Tool
• Designed future fellowship format and published works on training material and support guides for aspiring Venture Capitalists in the Tech, MedTech, SaaS and DeepTech Verticals

London, Greater London, England, GB

• Designed new centralised fundraising database to normalise outreach to 3500+ prospect LPs
• Supported Platform Team by translating LP documentation and normalising investor outreach process
• Identified 400+ Prospect Startup Leads for Flashpoint VC and led 50+ Startup calls

Paris, Île-de-France, FR

• Former Scout for:
• Open Water VC - US Enterprise SaaS
• Clearbanc VC - US/UK E-Commerce, SaaS
• Accelerated (CRV) - US Consumer & Enterprise Tech

Edinburgh, GB

• Oversaw Global Development Plan and Outreach Efforts
• Managed Multiple Simultaneous Client Engagements Across UK, Europe and USA
• Initiated Restructuring Process and Exited

Edinburgh, GB

• Lead a global department of 100+. Opened up new branches, created a training program, ran 50+ upskilling events brought on advisers and secured clients for the firm

Edinburgh, GB

• Lead an awesome team of 8 young consultants. Took on the largest project to-date and exceeded KPIs 3x

Edinburgh, GB

• Worked in a small team and learned to solve ops, marketing and BD questions for small tech businesses

Menlo Park, CA, US

• Worked with a fast-paced cohort of BD, Growth and Dev specialists to accelerate start-ups. Specialised in Fintech and EdTech

London, GB

• Got some early experience in portfolio management, venture development, deal sourcing, due diligence and investor screening. Sourced 300+ start-ups and helped prepare 2x €10m+ SPVs for launch

Greenwich, CT, US

• Worked across Finance, Venture Building, Growth and Consultancy, across a range of companies

London, London, GB

• Worked in an awesome small team to take on the world of alternative protein.
• Saved the crew £200k+ via some Biz Dev and Product work.