Gideon Valkin

Gideon Valkin is a seasoned fintech professional and investor who recently launched Andrena Ventures, a $12 million solo GP fund focused on backing European fintechs at Pre-Seed and Seed stages.12 Prior to this, Valkin was an investor at Entrée Capital from January 2021 to April 2023, where he focused on seed investing.4

Valkin's career spans various roles in the fintech industry:

1. Commercial Director at Monzo Bank (2019-2020)
2. Commercial Lead at ClearScore (2016-2019)
3. Co-founder & CEO of FriendlyScore (now Planky) (2014-2016)
4. Vice President at Credit Suisse (2010-2013)
5. Associate at Citi (2007-2010)4

He is also a Board Director & Investor at Packfleet and a Founding Advisor for Yonder, a modern rewards credit card company.4

Valkin's new venture, Andrena Ventures, aims to capitalize on the 'spin-off' flywheel seen across Europe, backing startups founded by alumni of successful fintech companies.1 The fund's first investment is in Nustom, an AI-powered software-building startup from Monzo co-founding CTO Jonas Templestein.13

With 15 years of experience in the fintech ecosystem as a founder, operator, and investor, Valkin has backed several successful teams, both as an angel investor and during his time at Entrée Capital.1