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Jak L.

Investment banker, Private equity professional
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Jak L.

2 credits per 1h session
Credits1 credit per 1h session
Investment banker, Private equity professional
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United Kingdom, Germany
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About

I spent 5 years as a Senior Investor at a $550m consumer VC fund (before that: Citi Leveraged Finance), deploying $230m+ across Series A to growth. I've sat on the hiring side and designed the case studies we used to test candidates and evaluate the submissions, so I know exactly what separates a good case study from a poor one.

I coach candidates breaking into VC and PE: case studies, investment theses, LBO modeling, and how investors and hiring managers think.

Briefcase
Resume
Senior Investor
The Craftory
Interviewer
Resume Screener
Salary Negotiator
May 2021 - May 2025 · 4 yrs
London, United Kingdom
Data Scientist
CrossLend
Interviewer
May 2019 - Oct 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos
Berlin, Germany
Senior Analyst
Citi
Interviewer
Sep 2017 - May 2019 · 1 yr 8 mos
London, United Kingdom
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Interview coaching Interview coaching

At a $550m consumer VC fund, I sat on the hiring side for five years and designed the interview processes and case studies we used to assess Analysts, Associates, and Senior Investors. I know exactly what makes an investment committee say yes to a candidate, and the handful of...

Resume review Resume review

I've screened hundreds of CVs to build shortlists for VC roles, Analyst through Senior Investor, at a $550m consumer fund, and I designed the sourcing processes we used to identify candidates in the first place. I know what survives a 30-second first pass and what gets set aside.

In...

Salary negotiation Salary negotiation

Negotiation was the core of my job as a Senior Investor at a $550m fund: I led sell-side negotiations on a €400m+ exit where declining the first offer added 30% to the valuation, nine figures of additional value. All it takes is prep, prep, prep.

I've sat on...

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Mentorship Mentorship

I went from Citi analyst to partner-track Senior Investor at a $550m fund in under 7 years, and I got there through networking, positioning, personal brand, and knowing how funds actually make promotion and hiring decisions from the inside.

I mentor people building careers in high finance (VC,...

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2 credits per 1h session
Credits1 credit
Per 1h session