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Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Will co-founded Bite in 2018 having previously co-founded VCP Advisors (now VCP Apex), in 2009. In 2019, Will stepped down as CEO to become Co-Chairman of VCP Apex and CEO of Bite. Before founding VCP, Will specialised in investment banking within the financial institutions group at HSBC, Grisons Peak and Danske Bank.
Anna is Bite’s Chief Marketing Officer and is based in the London office. Prior to this, she spent five years working for strategic communications firm Kreab, where she advised clients including prominent European fintech companies, investors and financial services firms on communications and public affairs issues. She is also a former Political Advisor and Head of PR for the Moderate Party in Malmoe, Sweden. In addition to this, she has lived and worked in Sweden, Germany and the UK. Anna holds a BSc in Media and Communication from Lund University, Sweden.
Head of Bite Stream
Vicky (Xiaotian) Mao is Bite’s Head of Direct Investments and is based in Bite’s Shanghai office. Vicky joined Bite in 2019 from VCP Apex, where she rose to Managing Director and Partner and in 2017 moved from London to Shanghai to open and build out VCP Apex’s China business. Before VCP Apex, Vicky worked for Standard Bank in Hong Kong having previously spent a number of years at PwC. She has an MBA from Said Business School, University of Oxford.
Max set up a wealth management recruitment agency in Hong Kong in 2012 working with financial intermediaries across Asia, US and Europe. He moved to Malaysia to open a financial services consultancy servicing FTSE 100 companies, financial advisory firms and family offices on recruitment as well as distribution of alternative investments in private equity, infrastructure and venture capital. Prior to joining Bite, Max was focusing on fundraising and deal origination across the ESG and impact investing ecosystem, as well as developing technology transfer links and co-investment strategies with government agencies, impact investors and accelerators in Asia.
Global Head of Sales
Jenny is Bite’s Senior Marketing Manager, based in the London office. Joining Bite from Fisher Investments, Jenny has over a decade of experience in SaaS and financial services working with the likes of Fidelity, BlackRock/iShares, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Aberdeen Asset Managers and Citi. Throughout her career Jenny has lived and worked in London and New York running marketing in APAC, EMEA and North America. Jenny holds an MA (Hons) in Anthropology from the University of Aberdeen.
Sean has worked for leading financial institutions, straddling both the alternative asset management and financial technology sectors. Sean joined Bite from Datasite, a leading SaaS provider (recently acquired by CapVest) and before that he worked at Preqin, the leading provider of data, analytics, and insights to the alternative asset management industry. Sean began his career at IHS Markit (now merged with NYSE listed S&P Global).
Sam joined Bite from Vise AI, a leading asset management based fintech firm in the wealth advisory sector. Sam began his career at Dimensional Fund Advisors, a $500bn+ AUM, US headquartered asset management firm. Before joining Dimensional, Sam spent several years working at Deutsche Asset Management. Sam has spent more than the last decade working across both the asset management and technology sectors and is based out of Bite’s New York office.
Margarita is Bite’s Communications Manager. Prior to this, she was at Lansons, working within the financial services industry, advising clients from asset management to banks and fintechs. For her work at Lansons, she was shortlisted for Headlinemoney’s 2022 Rising Star PR Professional of the Year award. Margarita holds an MA (with distinction) in International PR and Global Communications Management and a BA in Journalism from Cardiff University. A volunteer for the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR), she sits on the committee of one of its largest sectoral groups, CIPR International, and has been a CIPR Accredited PR Practitioner since 2021.
Chris is Bite’s Chief Financial Officer. Chris has 20+ years’ experience and held a range of senior finance roles, at leading financial institutions, most recently, having spent the last 11 years at Bluecrest Capital Management, Europe’s third largest hedge fund, where he held position of Partner. During his tenure, Chris chaired various committees and led teams across their respective regulated businesses, throughout Europe, Asia and the U.S. Before that Chris spent 10 years at Morgan Stanley in London. Chris qualified at the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and holds a BA (Hons) degree in Accounting.
Launched VCP Apex, by William Rudebeck and Henry Talbot-Ponsonby (also co-founders of Bite); VCP Apex is a global alternatives asset management advisory business – the team has completed over 70 mandates, advising on over $20bn alternative transactions since inception in 2009.
The leading middle market US investment bank and a top 10 US Bank by bank deposits – 17,000+ employees.
The largest alternatives fund administration firm globally – currently administers c.$3 trillion of assets, with 10,000+ employees across 50+ offices.
Leading US venture capital provider; Silicon Valley headquartered; 40-year track record; invested in over 1300 firms; early backers of groups such as Google and Facebook.
One of Asia’s leading growth technology private equity managers.
The leading dedicated US based fintech venture capital manager.
Leading Asian dedicated FinTech VC; Singaporean headquartered; Temasek backed; Partners ex. Goldman Sachs.
Hong Kong co-investment fund partnered with leading VCs across Asia.
Top 5 ranked performing seed venture capital managers by Preqin.
Temasek and UOB JV, backed 40 Unicorns since inception.
Invested over $1bn across over 200+ businesses; recent fintech exits & investments, include Robinhood, Yardline, Carta.
INNOSPACE+ is an incubator based in Shanghai. Innospace Angel fund is an early stage investment fund under INNOSPACE+. It focuses on early and growth stage (seed, angel and series A) equity investments in domestic startup companies. It has invested in more than 50 companies, including Wuta Camera, Jiyu Technology, Ziyan Drone, Mi Fang Technology and others. The current focus is on traditional industry upgrade, big consumption and next generation innovative technologies.
Leading European Fintech focused VC – unicorns / dragons of note, Feedzai, Outsystems.
Hugo is Chairman of Fauna & Flora International. The world’s oldest international conservation charity. He was previously chairman of Interactive Investor and CEO of the TMF Group. Earlier in his career, Hugo was a Partner at Goldman Sachs and held a variety of roles including co-heading the equity franchise in Europe, Japan and Global COO of the equity division.
Gareth has 30+ years of cross-sector international experience, leading technology organizations and driving transformations in roles including CTO at KPMG LLP and Global Head of Engineering for The Blackstone Group. He is currently the Head of Digital Workflows Platform Solutions at JP Morgan is the founder of Oakland East LLC, a boutique advisory and consulting practice; as well as a mentor, thought leader, and contributing author to the National CIO Review.
Kristen had a distinguished 20+ year career with BlackRock Inc, where she served as a Managing Director and member of the Global Operating Committee for the firm. Kristen is the managing partner and investor for a family office fund, Seaview Capital, LLC. She currently sits on the corporate boards for BNY Mellon Investment Management ETF Trust, where she is one of the founding Trustees; Marstone Inc., a digital wealth platform in New York; and Aperture Investors LLC, an investment management firm delivering active management with performance-linked fees. She also sits on the advisory boards for Girls Who Invest and the Council for Economic Education. She is a member of the Board Trustees for Friends of the Highline and chairs the Investment Committee for their endowment.
Todd has over 40 years of experience in the financial services industry. He retired from T. Rowe Price, the global asset management firm with over $1.5 trillion under management, where he was CEO and president of T. Rowe Price Global Investment Services, co-president, T. Rowe Price International, and a member of the operating steering committee of the T. Rowe Price Group. He also retired from Greenspring Associates, a $17 billion venture capital firm, where he was a venture partner. Todd is currently the founder and CEO of Ruppert International, a firm with diversified interests globally in various fields including education, financial services, disruptive technologies, publishing, arts & entertainment, and strategy consulting.
Devin serves as Director of Financial Technology Research for JMP Securities, a Citizens Company. In his over 20-years on Wall Street, Devin has become a leading voice in the industry at the intersection of financial services and technology innovation. He is frequently featured in the financial media in addition to speaking regularly at industry conferences and events. Previously, Devin was a Managing Director at Sandler O’Neill, where he was a three-time winner of the top spot in his sector in an annual ranking of all U.S. equity research analysts conducted by StarMine. He began his Wall Street career in the institutional investor group at Citigroup.
Harry most recently retired as the Global Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Zoom which he joined in 2018, where he oversaw a dramatic period of growth. With over 45 years of experience in technology, Harry has held several senior leadership positions across the financial, technology and alternative asset management industries. At Blackstone he served as both CIO and Partner, where he led the company’s transformation into the world’s leading digital alternative asset manager. He has also served as CIO for KPMG US, CIO of Global Investment Banking/Co-CIO for Credit Suisse First Boston, and Chief Technology Officer for UBS Americas. Currently, Harry is a Senior Advisor to the Deutsche Börse and Roam (ro.am), a member of the Stripes (stripes.co) CIO Council, a Board Member of Rewards Network, and a Board Trustee of the NY Metro Region for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Harry has been inducted into CIO Magazine’s Hall of Fame, recognized as one of the world’s top 100 CIOs by Computerworld, twice honored by Irish Magazine as one of its Annual Wall Street 50, was a 2022 Irish America Business 100 Honoree, and awarded the 2022 CIO and IT Leader of the Year award for the Private Sector. Harry graduated from Trinity College Dublin with degrees in Mathematics, Computer Science and Engineering.
Renu is an accomplished senior executive with over 25 years of experience in the finance, fintech and health care sectors. She is currently the Deputy Chairman of the Listing Committee of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the Chairman and Co-Founder of Opharmic Technology. She has also served on a number of boards/advisory groups including the Board of Review of the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Ordinance, the Hong Kong Enterprise Support Scheme Assessment Panel of the Innovation and Technology Fund, the Hong Kong Baptist University Business School and the Cyberport Entrepreneurship Centre Advisory Group. She started her career in finance at Goldman Sachs and HSBC Asset Management and was a leader in the finch space in Hong Kong having Co-Founded Asia Fintech Angels and as a Founding Partner of Supercharger, a dedicated finch accelerator. She is a licensed physician and holds a Masters of Business Administration from Yale University, a Doctor of Medicine from the University of London.
