Dan D'Souza

New Ventures and Special Projects | Speaker | Startup Mentor/Advisor

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Bio

I've built 9 employee-led startups, backed by the largest Global Strategic Private Equity firm. They've received $12m in seed funding and generated a future enterprise value of $170m. I am passionate about supporting early-stage founders to create solid foundations which give you: - Strong Business Models - First Class Pitch Decks and Storytelling Skills - Go-To Market Support I am entrepreneurial in my mindset and execution, and see men … I've built 9 employee-led startups, backed by the largest Global Strategic Private Equity firm. They've received $12m in seed funding and generated a future enterprise value of $170m.

I am passionate about supporting early-stage founders to create solid foundations which give you:
- Strong Business Models
- First Class Pitch Decks and Storytelling Skills
- Go-To Market Support

I am entrepreneurial in my mindset and execution, and see mentoring as a partnership rather than a transaction.

My experiences have given me a wealth of knowledge across vast industries and geographies, allowing me to maintain an influential network which I extend to my mentees.

It would be a pleasure to support you!

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Top Achievements

Built 9 startups with backing of Global Strategic Private Equity Firm

Developed 9 Ventures that collectively raised $12 million in seed funding, generating a remarkable commercial value of $170 million across both developed and emerging markets. Countries included UK, USA, Brazil, Japan, South Africa, Saudi Arabia.

Mentoring, Advising and Scaling Founders

Worked with 100s of early-stage founders on their journey to create repeatable, scalable business models. Contributed and co-authored to many books and publications on the topics of startup building, innovation and entrepreneurship. Spoken on stages about startups and innovation across the global, including pan-African Innovation Summits (1000s of entrepreneurs in attendance).

Senior Member of Top Accelerator and Corporate Innovation Firm

Senior Manager at L Marks (Leading New Ventures and Special Projects). A leading global innovation specialist which has created over 90 programmes with its partners in Europe, Asia and North America. Through our award-winning Innovation Labs, L Marks’ partners have worked with over 400 startups with a successful deployment rate of over 70%.

Expertise

Go-to-market
Skills include Business model Competition Engaging your customer B2B vs B2C Finding your audience
Ideation & Vision
Skills include Problem Vision Assumptions Validation Idea Origin
Pitching & Pitch Deck
Skills include Deck common mistakes Investors needs Deck content Deck sequence Deck variations Your story Runway and ask Road map Pitching skills Market opportunity

Industries

EdTech
EnviroTech
FinTech
FoodTech
Hospitality
Manufacturing & Construction
Professional Services
Supply Chain & Logistics
Travel & Transport

What's included

    1:1 Private Video Call

    Speak with Dan for 60 minutes using our integrated video communication tool. No downloads needed — Just a webcam and microphone.

    Actionable Advice

    Set an agenda before the meeting, share your screen during the session and get tailored advice from Dan on your chosen topic(s).

    Written Feedback

    After your session, you will receive a written summary from Dan including what was discussed, next steps and recommendations.

    HD Video Recording

    Access and download a HD video recording of your session, in case you need to refer back to it or share with team members.

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£159.00

per session