Denes Ban

Denes Ban is a serial entrepreneur turned global tech investor who has helped raise and close billions in venture capital across four continents. As Managing Partner of one of the world’s leading venture platforms, he has backed over 100 startups — including 15 unicorns such as Uber, Lemonade, and Beyond Meat — and advised governments, family offices, and Fortune 500s on innovation and capital strategy.

A serial founder himself, Denes built and sold an HR company and co-founded PocketGuide, one of the world’s leading travel apps and a TechCrunch Pitch winner.

He is the creator of the Fundraisability Score™, a “credit-score-like” system that predicts a startup’s or fund’s ability to fundraise, and the Fundraising Masterclass, now used by top VCs, accelerators, and founders worldwide.

Denes has trained thousands of entrepreneurs and lectured at Harvard, Cambridge, INSEAD, and Kellogg, and has been featured in Forbes, CNBC, and TechCrunch.