Business Development Supply Chain

TIMOTHY SIMMONS

CONTACT

Jersey City, NJ *****

Mobile: +1-407-***-****

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WWW: linkedin.com/in/timesko/

EDUCATION

May 2012

Bachelor of Arts: History

University of Central Florida

LANGUAGES

English

Native or Bilingual

Finnish

Native or Bilingual

Spanish

Limited Working

Swedish

Elementary

SKILLS

Accountability, Integrity

Team Player

Detail oriented

Customer-obsessed

Presentations, Communication

Partnerships

Business Development

Origination, Sourcing

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Tim is a Finnish-American business development and investor relations professional with a decade of experience across fintech, venture capital, capital markets, and private credit.

Mr. Simmons' career is marked by the successful execution of over 20 equity and debt transactions, exceeding $100M in the US, UK, Israel, and Southeast Asia, underscoring his proficiency in forging significant deals and fostering global partnerships. WORK HISTORY

March 2024 - Current

Consultant, Bucephalus, New York, NY

Pre-seed B2B supply chain SaaS

October 2023 - February 2024

Consultant, Benjamin, New York, NY

Pre-seed Finnish fintech app

January 2023 - October 2023

US Expansion / Investment Manager, Gilion, New York, NY

$400M AUM seed Swedish AI-based growth financing platform April 2021 - November 2022

Investment Director, Liquidity Group, New York, NY

$2.7B AUM Israeli AI-based credit platform

Investor outreach and targeting for $6M round

Sourced seed investors via outreach, events, and newsletter features over 90-day period in $5.5M round led by Play Ventures

Led tech community partnerships with top influencers in the space resulting in investor and brand awareness

Led the US expansion initiatives as the 2nd US employee and 1st sales hire by establishing key partnerships and developing a US market entry plan Drove business development resulting in the origination of a $200M credit facility term sheet from Apollo Global Management for US expansion Managed partnerships with venture capital funds and commerical banks Built a SaaS credit pipeline of $50M+ by identifying and engaging potential clients and demonstrating the AI growth forecasting platform's value to founders and investors

3rd US employee hired

Built US credit pipeline of $250M via targeted outreach and strategic partnerships Collaborated with global cross-functional teams for analysis, negotiations, and delivered $100M+ in term sheets

Capital-Raising, Deal Mechanics,

Corporate Finance

Deep understanding of diverse and

cultural business practices January 2015 - April 2021 Consultant, General Pacific Group Ltd., Cayman Islands (remote)

$200M AUM Caribbean asset-based lender

March 2019 - November 2020

Consultant, MobileODT Ltd., Tel Aviv, Israel (remote) Series C Israeli AI Medtech startup

April 2017 - July 2020

Director of Investor Relations, Besadno Group, New York, NY

$15M AUM Israeli early-stage venture fund

December 2014 - December 2018

Consultant, OLB Group, Inc. (OLB:NASDAQ), New York, NY Listed Fintech and payments company

August 2014 - April 2017

Associate, Beaufort Securities, Tarrytown, NY

UK/US brokerage firm & alternative fund

Closed $25M+ in credit facilities for high-growth startups by effectively managing deal process and understanding client's credit needs Specialized in structured securities financing products Built global ABL stock loan pipeline through strategic outreach to asset management firms, wealth managers, hedge funds, and brokerage firms Led term sheet delivery and negotiations during KYC processes, ensuring compliance and securing favorable terms for the Lender and Borrower Closed $50M in asset backed loans with shareholders of HKeX, SGX, AIM listed companies

Sourced investors for $12M Series B round and follow-on led by OrbiMed Managed existing and potential investor relationships for 3 funds w/ 20+ seed startups by providing regular updates to ensure investor confidence Sourced of 100s of Israeli seed investment opportunities via network build and market research

Drove investor awareness and fund visibility via strategic partnerships, events, and pitch decks

Collaborated w/ managing directors and board members in execution of medtech, AI, and cyber investments

B2B2C SaaS platform sales to broker-dealers & venture funds Originated $12.5M credit agreement for M&A leading to NASDAQ up listing in 2020 Assisted small to mid-cap companies w/ capital solutions - debt purchase agreements, restructuring, leveraged buyouts, stock repos Supported due diligence and market research activities Closed $15M in alternative financing for OTC listed companies

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