
Bio: Rob is the Managing Partner of Fission Ventures and an experienced investor, whose personal and professional investments include: Lyft, one of the world’s largest ride-hailing apps, Compass, one of America’s largest real estate technology platforms, Coursera, one of the world’s largest online learning platforms and MobilEye, an autonomous driving company that was acquired by Intel for $15 billion. Before joining Fission Ventures, Rob was a Managing Director and Partner, as well as a member of both the Investment Committee and the Risk Committee, with Sailing Capital, a $1.2 billion late-stage venture capital and private equity fund based in Hong Kong. Prior to that, Rob advised a number of ultra-high net worth individuals on venture capital and private equity investments, including one of the first investors in Skype, one of the largest initial investors in Mail.RU and one of the founders of the business which ultimately became a key part of Virgin Media. Before that, Rob was Partner and Head of Direct Co-Investments with Atlantic-Pacific Capital in London. Rob began his career as an investment banker with: BAML, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and UBS in Europe, the US and Asia. Rob received his MBA from Columbia Business School, his BA from Trinity College, and speaks four languages.
Notable Deals: Lyft, Compass, Coursera, Mobileye