Ray Gibson
Founder & CEO
20 years senior management in HR/recruiting, retail, hospitality, technology. 5 years in startups. working from the Netherlands, Ray is our first point of contact with founders and VCs and provides oversight and strategic direction to Funded.club's recruiting and fundraising projects.

Kristy Stafford
Senior Recruiter, Americas
Based in Chicago, Kristy has vast experience scaling teams in startup environments -  focused on growth to leverage results and retain the best talent. Kristy prides herself on her personal connections and a unique recruiting style. Years of successful branding and marketing experience have provided her with this versatile skillset.

Lola Luton
Senior Recruiter, US & Europe
An Insightful recruiter with a diverse background who is passionate about growing teams and dreams from Atlanta. She enjoys hiring and matching top-performing professionals and rising stars in sales, finance, healthcare, customer service and IT across the Americas and Europe.

Shiraz Naqvi
Senior Recruiter, UK/EMEA
12 years experience in Talent Acquisition working closely with founding teams leading end-to-end hiring and talent projects. Shiraz has specific experience in the UK and across EMEA.

Mary Jane Silverio
Senior Recruiter, SE Asia & Americas
Highly effective and inspiring HR/talent expert with diverse, multi-industry experience gained from partnering with Fortune companies and fast-growing startups in North America, EMEA and Asia-Pacific.

Nemanja Jovanovic
Senior Tech Recruiter, Europe
Experienced technology recruiter who excels at sourcing the toughest developer profiles, especially in and around Europe. He brings years of experience using modern tools and platforms to the Funded.club team.

Alfred Ong
Recruiter, SE Asia
Experienced recruiter with proven success hiring for IT and technology companies in Asia, North America and Australia from his base in the Philippines. Alfred is also a seasoned entrepreneur and investor with a keen eye for innovation and product-market fit.

Ajay Pinto
​Senior Recruiter, APAC
Based in Australia, Ajay has experience hiring for greenfield/startup firms as well as for long-established businesses. He recruits across the range of roles a growing company needs from technical and commercial staff to executives.

Nenad Dojcinovski
Business Development
Experienced in B2B sales, sales development, partnerships, and specialized in implementing innovative sales strategies to create and build relationships with key decision makers.

Andrea Cocchi
Investor readiness coach
​Value proposition and lean validation expert who coaches startups from raw fundamentals through to successful funding.

Michael Diederich
Pitch coach
Experienced theatre and improv actor / director with a unique talent for coaching entrepreneurs in pitching and presentations.

Michael Koenka
​Pitch coach
​Awesome pitch consultant who helps professionals find what matters to them, shape and articulate it into a clear business offer, and empower them to credibly and reliably influence anyone, anytime, anywhere.

Szabolcs Farkas
Investor readiness coach
​Lean business consultant, product development trainer and agile coach with full-stack programming background.

Melina Papadopoulos
Investor readiness coach
​Marketing and branding expert with a talent for aligning customer segments and messaging with business strategy. Founder of "Spark Your Brand", a marketing consultancy and agency, and "Lead Mindfully" that helps founders realize greater wellbeing, flow and fulfilment in their lives and careers.

Hans Spaan
Investor readiness coach
​Financial strategist who gets to the nitty gritty of startup finances and fundraising. Holding supervisory and advisory board functions and formerly acting as CEO and CCO of multiple organizations. Gained profound experience in business transformation, business restructuring and strategy formulation. 

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