Draft:Tim Levene

Tim Levene (born 1 October 1973) is a British venture capitalist and entrepreneur. He is Co-Founder and CEO of Augmentum Fintech and was on the founding teams of Flutter.com and Crussh Juice Bars. Levene was elected in the City of London as an Alderman in the ward of Bridge in 2022.

Education
Born on 1 October 1973, Levene attended The City of London School and then studied at the University of Manchester where he graduated with a BA (Hons) in Russian Studies in 1994. .

Business Career
Levene is a venture capitalist  and entrepreneur who started his career in 1993 at consultancy Bain & Company (Moscow, Sydney, London), where he worked until 1997. In 1998 he began his entrepreneurial journey as Co-Founder of Crussh Juice Bars, before becoming Commercial Director and Head of International at Flutter/Betfair in 1999. From 2005 - 2008 Levene worked as CEO at Intellilogica in Hong Kong, before launching Augmentum Capital in 2009 alongside Co-Founder Richard Matthews. In 2018, Levene launched Augmentum Fintech on to the main market of the London Stock Exchange. Augmentum invests in fast growing private fintech businesses primarily across Europe.

Levene has been recognised in numerous industry awards, including being a finalist in the 2023 City A.M. Awards 2023 in the Investor of the Year category

Fintech Sector Involvement
Tim is an active supporter of the UK fintech industry through work including as a Global Ambassador for Innovate Finance. Levene is a regular commentator on the fintech industry in the press and at leading industry events.

City of London Involvement
Since 2017, Levene has been both a current and former member of numerous The City of London committees, including the Financial Investment Board. Levene was elected as a Common Councillor (independent) for the Bridge (ward) in 2017 and re-elected for a second term in 2022, before being elected in the City of London as an Alderman in the Ward of Bridge in July 2022. He is the President of the Bridge Ward Club and is also a Freeman, Liveryman of The Carmen and The Fishmongers Company.

Other Activities
Levene supported the launch of The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in 2012 and was Chair of their Digital Board until 2017. He was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2012 and has been a member of National Gallery Digital Advisory Board since 2019

Family
Son of The Lord Levene of Portsoken, former Chairman of Lloyd's of London (2003-2011) and Lord Mayor of London (1998-1999), and Lady Wendy Levene. Residing in London, Levene is married to Katie and has three children.