As Europe's leading accelerator & advisory firm, we are the first port of call for founders & investors looking to fundraise.

Jonathan is the Managing Partner of Mountside Ventures, and is on a mission to optimise the fundraising process for startups and investors; VCs & LPs alike. He splits his time running Mountside's accelerators programmes, advising entrepreneurs raising their next round, and identifying top-tier emerging VC managers for Family Offices and Limited Partners. He qualified with PwC as a Chartered Accountant (ACA) and co-founded their early-stage corporate finance practice, and Series A accelerator, whose alumni have raised over £500m with a combined valuation of £3bn, before leaving the firm 3 years ago to set up Mountside.

Sofia joined Mountside Ventures as an Investment Associate with the goal of helping founders get investor-ready. Prior to that, Sofia worked as an investment banker at Santander in New York, where she gained experience in transaction sourcing and execution. Sofia holds a BA in Economics & Psychology from Columbia University in New York.

Karan joined us from KPMG, where he completed his ACA qualification following stints across the firm in deal advisory (with a focus on sports advisory), ESG consulting and banking audit. Prior to this, he worked at Barclays within the corporate banking team and at an early-stage startup. Karan holds an MA in Economics and Business Management from the University of Glasgow. Before all of this, Karan used to be a rapper at university, going on tour with artists from the USA and having one of his songs appear in an Adidas advert!

Yasemin joined Mountside Ventures as Accelerator Lead to support early-stage founders get investor-ready. Previously, Yasemin worked as a VC Associate at Early Metrics, helping CVCs carry out extra-financial analysis and financial due diligence for their investment decisions. In her free time, she founded a D2C olive oil startup and advised a Turkish family office to build a VC-focused investment structure. Yasemin holds a BEng from Warwick and an MSc in Business Analytics from Imperial College.

Tom joined Mountside Ventures as an Investment Analyst from HSBC Private Bank, where he developed investment strategies for UHNWs and FOs. Alongside this, Tom worked as a Business Analyst at a Marketplace Startup, Not in The Guidebooks, as supporting them with their Pre-Seed and Crowdfunding rounds, gaining first-hand experience of the fundraising process and the pressure founders are under. Tom holds a BSc in Economics & Mathematics from the University of Bristol.

Alex is one of the Founding Partners of Mountside Ventures, whose mission is to optimise the fundraising process for European startups & investors. His focus is on supporting the most ambitious entrepreneurs to raise their next round of funding efficiently, and also connecting Venture Fund Managers with Limited Partners to promote the flow of capital into the European ecosystem. As a Chartered Accountant (ACA) he has a background in helping companies raise their Seed-to-Series-A rounds in London and Berlin, having co-founded PwC's startup propositions Scale & Raise and led their international expansion into Europe.

Jon is a Founding Partner of Mountside Ventures and is on a mission to optimise the fundraising process between European startups and investors. He advises companies and VC fund managers on their institutional funding strategies. Jon is a Chartered Accountant (ACA) and is keen on making the world a better place through technology.

Sarah joined Mountside Ventures as an Investment Manager to ensure our clients are investor-ready. She founded and led the award-winning travel-tech startup HostelPass from ideation to profitability, raising two funding rounds. Following the success of HostelPass, Sarah shifted her focus towards supporting other founders navigate the fundraising process, and Mountside Ventures' win-win, founder-friendly approach inspired her to join the team.

Alperen joined Mountside Ventures as an Investment Associate from Vinci, a European VC focusing on industrial technology companies. At Vinci, Alperen invested in startups and developed a strong understanding of the startup landscape. Before that, Alperen worked at Pragma, the leading investment banking firm in Turkey, where he gained M&A experience. Alperen holds a BA in Economics from Franklin & Marshall College and graduated from Robert College of Istanbul.