George Robson

Partner at Sequoia Capital

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

About

From idea to IPO and beyond, the Sequoia team helps a small number of daring founders build legendary companies. Always interested to speak with ambitious founders solving the worlds most meaningful problems. https://medium.com/sequoia-capital/talking-seed-with-sequoia-999923db6833

Experience

  • Partner at Sequoia Capital
    Aug 2020 - Present · 6 yrs

    + We help the daring build legendary companies from idea to IPO and beyond. + https://www.sequoiacap.com/

  • Member of the Advisory Board at Kickstart Global
    Jul 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 1 mo

    + Member of the advisory board supporting Kickstart Global in developing the next generation of student entrepreneurs + Founded in 2015 and with applicants from over 30 universities, Kickstart is the global hub for entrepreneurial students. We empower ambitious students to build user-obsessed companies. + Further info at https://www.kickstartglobal.com/

  • Mentor at Seedcamp
    May 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 3 mos

    + https://seedcamp.com/

  • Senior Product Owner, Revolut Premium at Revolut
    Oct 2017 - Aug 2020 · 2 yrs 11 mos

    + Revolut is one app for all things money. We are building the world’s first truly global financial super-app. In 2015, Revolut launched in the UK offering money transfer and exchange. Today, our customers around the world use dozens of Revolut’s innovative products to make more than 100 million transactions a month. + First hire into Revolut’s Subscription product Revolut Premium. Recruited for and managed multiple functions for the Premium Team across Product & Design, Engineering, Data Science & Analysis, Product Marketing and Strategic Partnerships + Responsible for the roadmap delivery for Revolut’s Retail Plans, including the launch of Revolut Metal, multiple third-party integrations including our Concierge, SmartTravel and Gifting features and the ongoing roll-out of our Insurance business globally + Owned the successful expansion and GTM of the Premium product across North America (US, CA) and APAC (AU, SG, JP) + https://www.revolut.com

  • Co-Founder at Kickstart London
    Sep 2015 - Jul 2020 · 4 yrs 11 mos

    + Co-founder of Kickstart London, the UK's largest student-run accelerator programme active across the LSE, UCL, Imperial College and London Business School campuses + For the first two years of the programme I was hands on defining the strategy for Kickstart; liaising with society heads, sponsors (both financial and ‘in kind’) and venues to deliver the syllabus for the 10-week programme, culminating in the demo-day for investor and participants + Now advising the future Committees of Kickstart in the expansion and development of the programme as it grows into the next stage of it's growth; Kickstart Global + Further info at https://www.kickstartglobal.com/