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Connectd
Making and managing meaningful connections in the startup ecosystem
- 101-200 employees
- Fintech
- B2B
- Networking
- Community
- London, UK
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Company mission
Connectd empowers the entrepreneurial ecosystem to make and manage meaningful connections
Our take
Connectd provides a platform for managing and growing business relationships between startups, investors, and advisors.
Its curation tool enables founders to produce a deep set of reporting metrics, while investors can target opportunities with a high degree of accuracy, enabling peer-to-peer learning, meaningful opportunities, and unrivalled networking to bring together the right people at the right time.
So far, Connectd has helped thousands of individuals and organisations to connect with each other using its data-driven algorithmic approach, cutting out the middle man in the investment cycle.
The company has expanded its suite of tools, creating an innovative intelligent dashboard that provides investors with an aggregated view and real-time insights across their entire portfolio as well as launching ConnectdLegal, which is set to help members establish essential legal documentation without incurring expensive fees.
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Benefits
- Private medical insurance with Vitality including but not limited to: optical, dental, mental health cover and discounted gym memberships
- Company pension scheme with Nest
- Mental health policy including ‘Connect Days’ mental health leave
- Annual company incentive trips to European destinations
- Flexible working arrangements available
Company values
- Communicate Respectfully
- Optimist at Core, Realist in Execution
- Commit to the Growth Mindset
- Stronger as a Collective
- Conduct Yourself as an Owner
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Mar 2023
$2.6m
SEED
Apr 2022
$1.6m
SEED
Total funding: $5.2m
Leadership
Roei Samuel
(CEO)Roei founded his first start-up whilst at University in 2014. Growing to 9m monthly users, it was acquired in 2018 by a PLC in London. Roei began angel investing/advising start-ups shortly after.
People progressing
After less than 2 years in the BD role, Alex has taken ownership of the Startup side of the business, providing better solutions to a widening audience.
Claud joined as Head of Operations and is now the COO and features on the Forbes 30 under 30.
After one year in a BD role, Sam has taken responsibility for launching GTM for the Enterprise division.
After one year in a Business Development role, Ali moved into a role as a Product Owner. Most recently they took ownership of launching the investor community.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Connectd
Claudia Stankler (COO)
- At Connectd, we believe that diversity and inclusion are not just buzzwords – they are the pillars of our success and the driving force behind our innovation. We are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming environment that celebrates the unique perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds of our team members. We firmly believe that diversity fuels creativity, fosters empathy, and enhances problem-solving, making us a stronger and more resilient organisation. Our Commitment: Embracing Diversity: We celebrate the diversity of our team, which includes individuals from different races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, abilities, religions, and socioeconomic backgrounds. We recognise the immense value that a diverse workforce brings to our company culture and the products and services we provide. Inclusive Culture: We strive to create an inclusive workplace where every team member feels respected, valued, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. We actively promote open dialogue, actively listen to each other's perspectives, and encourage constructive feedback. Equal Opportunities: At Connectd, we provide equal opportunities for career growth and advancement, regardless of gender, race, age, religion, disability, or any other characteristic. Our hiring, promotion, and compensation practices are based on merit, skills, and qualifications, ensuring a fair and transparent process for all. Diverse Leadership: We are committed to promoting diversity at all levels of our organisation, including our leadership team. We actively seek and nurture talent from underrepresented groups to ensure a well-rounded decision-making process. Accessible Workplace: We strive to make our physical and digital workplace accessible to everyone, ensuring that all team members can perform their roles without barriers.
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Opportunities to learn (2)
Career progression (1)
Intelligent people (1)
Innovative product (1)
Growing fast (1)
When I joined Connectd, I barely had any sales experience and was leaving the public sector to join (not your typical route into tech). One year into my career at Connectd, I was promoted and given the opportunity to build out the B2B sales function from scratch. This has involved coming up with product ideas, identifying the ideal customer profile, building the sales strategy/pitch/process and ultimately closing deals. Throughout my first year, the most important thing that I wanted was commercial freedom and autonomy over my work. Work hard and perform well at Connectd and there will be opportunities to progress quickly.
Sales & Account Management
Career progression
Sep 2023
The products I'm working with on the B2B side revolves around Corporate Innovation. We identify the needs of our Corporate clients and then leverage our portfolio of start-ups to bring innovative solutions to the table, enabling growth, efficiency and often sustainability. The other side of this on the B2B side is that we take leaders from big corporates and place them in mentoring roles within tech-startup to encourage a culture of innovation within. This is my current focus and will be a huge part of the business. Our current core business is a growth ecosystem for the early-stage. Helping founders and startups grow and scale their companies which is super exciting.
Sales & Account Management
Innovative product
Sep 2023
There are some real A-players at Connectd which you can learn from. I specifically have learned b2c sales and now b2b sales but being in this environment and working in a founder ecosystem every day - you just seem to learn everything about startups and how to build a business.
Sales & Account Management
Opportunities to learn
Sep 2023
It's small enough to be in close proximity to other functions and the SLT which provides an optimal environment for cross-functional collaboration which means you can get a fast track and holistic education in business generally.
Sales & Account Management
Opportunities to learn
Jun 2023
We have very experienced leadership who have seen and done a lot and are also very accessible if you have questions and ideas. The younger employees, despite less experience, are also very bright and everybody here is open to a good old chinwag and working out ways we can become better as a collective.
Sales & Account Management
Intelligent people
Jun 2023
Everybody at Connectd is in it together. Bright, ambitious, hard working individuals that want the best for both themselves and the team. Being able to communicate as easily with the SLT as you are the interns, questioning bureacracy and promoting freedom and flexibility to try new things is all incredibly conducive to a hypergrowth environment that is demonstrated by its 11% average month of month growth for the last 36 months or so (And counting!)
Sales & Account Management
Growing fast
Jun 2023