Blake Lezenski
Investor at Outlier Ventures
Blake Lezenski
Investor at Outlier Ventures
London, England
Overview
Work Experience
Head of Corporate Innovation
2024
Partner Program Director
2023
Accelerator Lead - FARFETCH Dream Assembly Base Camp
2021 - 2024
Advisory Board
2023
Advisory Board
2023
Owner
2017
Venture Growth Manager
2021 - 2021
Operational support to world-class founders in Blockchain and DeFi space. OKR and fundraising coach at the incubation and acceleration stage.
Operations Manager - Analytics & Automations
2019 - 2020
Developed a product that generated $160 000 of additional net profit in a month and improved the profit margin by 7% across Andeans, Central America and the Caribbean and scaled it up with the LatAm region stakeholders. Led an automation and data analytics project for a new line of business resulting in a 20% improvement in connectivity and reaching 400% annual gross bookings growth. Executed the scale-up and accomplished adoption of a business insights tool for 150 account managers deep diving in 90 metrics and saving approximately 3 000 FTE hours per year for the LatAm region.
Investment Manager
2016 - 2018
Responsible for scouting, initial due diligence and negotiating term sheet deals in 12 countries, which resulted in approx. ā¬6m of investment; boosts revenues matching 260 portfolio products with needs of 10 corporate clients Established 8 international partnerships with investors such as E.On VC and industry actors such as ENGIE Provided key input in process improvements and business development strategy in CEE and Emerging Markets, resulting in growth by 5 new territories
Diplomacy Intern
2014 - 2014
Head of Communications
2013 - 2013
PR Manager
2013 - 2013