Virginia Bassano
Investor at Eight Roads
London, England
Overview
Work Experience
Vice President
2021 - Current
Eight Roads Ventures is a global VC fund ($11bn AUM, 10 offices across the globe) that supports entrepreneurs in scaling up. We invest across Software, Consumer, FinTech and HealthTech with tickets ranging from $10 to $30m. Our portfolio includes Alibaba, AppsFlyer, Spendesk, Fireblocks, Hibob, Tibber and Toast, among others.
Investor
2025
Investor
2024
Investor
2022
Co-Founder
2018 - 2021
Social Recruiting and Talent Discovery platform with a matching algorithm connecting students and companies for internship and entry level positions - 100k+ students subscribed from more than 800 Universities in Europe - Collaborated with more than 250 companies - 2millions+ monthly impressions Exited to an HR-tech player
Investment Banking Analyst
2018 - 2021
FinTech EMEA
Citigroup is a financial services holding company that provides various financial products and services.
Raised $12,950,000,000.00 from ValueAct Capital and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.
Investment Banking Summer Analyst
2017 - 2017
Citigroup is a financial services holding company that provides various financial products and services.
Raised $12,950,000,000.00 from ValueAct Capital and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.
M&A Summer Analyst
2016 - 2016