Alex Gibb

Alex Gibb is a portfolio entrepreneur and advisor based in Vilnius, Lithuania. He has been serving as an Advisor at SumUp since October 2020.1 Here's a comprehensive overview of Alex Gibb's professional background:

Professional Experience

Current Roles::

• Advisor at SumUp (since October 2020)
• Partner at Katalista Ventures (since October 2017)
• Board Member at UNICEF Lithuania (since December 2018)
• Co-Founder of Tinggly.com (since September 2014)
• Investor at Earthbanc (since October 2021)
• Board Member at Emoti group (since September 2022)

Previous Roles::

• Co-Founder & Partner at Paysolut Ltd (2017 - December 2022)
• Head of Sustainability & Chairman of New Products and Services Risk Committee at SEB (December 2013 - December 2016)
• Board Member at Invest Lithuania (2013 - October 2017)

Entrepreneurial Activities

Alex Gibb is actively involved in the startup ecosystem:

• Member of the Lithuanian Business Angel Network (since January 2019)
• Ambassador for Funderbeam (since 2017)
• Co-founder of multiple ventures, including Wyjątkowy Prezent in Poland and Activitygifts.co.uk in the United Kingdom

Education

• MA (Hons) in International Business and Languages from Heriot-Watt University (1998 - 2003)
• Diplôme de Formation Internationale à la Gestion (equivalent to MSc. Hons) from EM Strasbourg Business School (2001 - 2003)
• MA in Advanced European Interdisciplinary Studies from the College of Europe in Natolin (2004 - 2005)

Personal Interests

Alex Gibb describes himself as a catalyst and connector, focusing on building a better planet through Triple Top Line startups that prioritize People, Planet, and Prosperity.1 He has given a TEDx talk on the concept of "human beings vs. human doings" and considers himself a wannabe food anthropologist.1

Alex is multilingual, with professional proficiency in Lithuanian and French, and native or bilingual proficiency in English.1