William Fairbairn
Founder | Ex-GM @ Agicap | Ex-McKinsey
United Kingdom
Overview
Work Experience
Cofounder
2025 - Current
UKI General Manager
2023 - 2024
Agicap helps improve cash performance of 7000+ companies. We provide a comprehensive set of products to manage your cash flow and related financial operations, ranging from cash forecasting, working capital optimisation, and investment & debt management. Leading a team of 25 across GTM and Ops roles, with a primary focus on achieving rapid & efficient growth through sales excellence for UK&I market. In the last 18 months, tripled ARR, doubled the team, and helped find product-market fit.
Engagement Manager
2019 - 2023
Technology practice, working on Strategy and Operations for clients ranging from startups to Big Tech. Led teams to deliver improved GTM outcomes (e.g., Product Launch, GTM Strategy, Sales Excellence), and also Corporate Development (e.g., Target Identification, Fundraising, Post-Merger Integration) across EMEA & USA.
McKinsey Growth Tech serves leading growth stage tech players, venture capital, and growth private equity
Associate
2015 - 2019
Kearney is a management consulting firm, specialized in operational transformation. Worked on strategy and operations projects across 12 countries, focused on applying AI/ML in corporate settings.
Co-Founder
2016 - 2018
Fabrik is a social network for alumni, which rapidly scaled to 10s of 000s revenue. Sold business, acquired by market leader, Gravyty (AI fundraising platform, $24m raised): https://gravyty.com/blog/gravyty-acquires-fabrik-to-enhance-alumni-engagement-market-leadership-in-uk/
Founder
2013 - 2014
HowCloud is an education platform, enabling online tutoring and video tutorial creation. Awarded Warwick Social Enterprise Award.
President
2013 - 2014
Led largest society at Warwick University and Business School, team of 70 with a £100,000+ budget.
Programmes & Development
2014 - 2014
Worked on new employment programme launch across the UK to tackle youth unemployment.
Investment Banking
2013 - 2013
Mining & Metals M&A Coverage team.