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Let's dive in by meeting our amazing team who are eager to support and guide you through your journey. From strategic insights to hands-on assistance, we’re here to help you thrive and grow.
MEET THE TEAM
FAISAL BUTT
FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNERFaisal tore his Achilles while playing (and beating) Levi at basketball last year…at a hotel in Riyadh of all places.
That didn’t stop him going to the Soho House Festival a few weeks later with his orthopaedic boot.
STEFANIA PONZO
PARTNERStefania is an adventure lover - inspired by a book, she set off to cycle 5,000km across 9 European countries in 5 weeks.
MICHAEL MURAD
PARTNERWhen Michael clocks out of the office, he's off travelling the world. Oh, and his birthday just happens to coincide with Halloween.
HUGO SILVA
PRINCIPALOur Principal, Hugo is a star, yes that’s right! He has been featured in Vogue!
MICHELLE WILK
INVESTMENT MANAGERMichelle once auditioned to be Luna Lovegood in Harry Potter!
DHRUV GUPTA
INVESTMENT MANAGERDhruv’s a deep-sea diver, which he considers his ultimate form of meditation.
SARAH O’DONOGHUE
HEAD OF BRAND AND MARKETINGSarah is a serious animal lover - she's dived with sharks, walked with lions, released rehabilitated penguins back into the wild, and broken her ankle horse-riding.
LUKE GRAHAM
HEAD OF RESEARCHAfter intercepting people smugglers and navigating them back to Somalia, Luke's compass broke so he had to use the stars. Somehow they made it.
BOYAN BUROV
PROGRAMME MANAGERBoyan is a licensed boat captain and can catch a fish!
Henry used to have a gaming Youtube channel!
GAURAV BASSAN
FINANCIAL CONTROLLERGaurav, when representing his uni in thaiboxing, he used to let himself get hit first to get riled up for the fight.
JACQUITA GLYN
OFFICE ASSISTANT/EA 
HENRY MARTIN
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGERJacquita ran half a marathon, has a distaste for fizzy drinks, and finds monkeys so amusing..
JULIET KERR
INVESTMENT ANALYSTJuliet is related to a Prime Minister of a Country in Europe, that’s all we know.
We're just finding out about this too!
SANOBER JAKHRANI
BRAND AND MARKETING ANALYSTSanober's horror movie marathon has left her convinced that everything, from her toaster to her toothbrush, is possessed.
CHRISTINA KIM
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ANALYSTChristina genuinely doesn't have a photo where she's fully visible because she's always behind the camera.
(Except for the one we took of her)
JACK CRUISE
INVESTMENT INTERNJack loves shredding gnar!
(Yes thats him skiing).