Andrew Gilchrist
Managing Partner, Startup Advisor Invenio Growth Consulting AB
Invenio Growth Consulting AB
Andrew is a fintech consultant, advising startups and larger businesses on the rapidly changing fintech and payments market. He founded his own firm, Fundarer, which has clients across the Nordics and UK, focused on helping businesses scale, including growth strategies, M&A and fundraising. He is also the Managing Partner of Invenio Growth Consulting AB, a venture consulting firm that helps businesses develop and implement strategies to tackle the challenge of digitalisation, through the lens of the venture economy. Prior to this, Andrew was head of MasterCard's Corporate Development activities in Europe for a number of years, responsible for identifying and pursuing strategic opportunities for acquisitions, investments and partnerships across payments and fintech. Andrew led the sale of VocaLink to MasterCard which completed in mid-2017, giving MasterCard a unique position in both cards and account-to-account payments. Andrew is a former investment banker and chartered accountant, having spent many years working in London, New York and Europe for various technology, media and healthcare/medtech businesses seeking to growth via M&A, partnerships and alliances, as well as helping them with corporate fundraisings.