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Clemens Stromeyer

An experienced hands-on Portfolio CFO who excels at helping Fintech startups and SMEs build financial, operational, and regulatory resilience so their businesses can scale more efficiently.

Clemens is an accomplished CFO/CEO with extensive financial, operational, M&A and regulatory experience. He possesses a 20-year background in driving growth and achieving business goals for startups and SMEs in diverse industries, including technology, fintech, retail, e-commerce and services.

Over the last five years, he has also worked with a number of fintech startups as an interim and part-time CFO, helping them build financial, operational, and regulatory resilience, so their businesses can scale more efficiently.

  • Interim CFO for European Fintech startup building a regulated crowdfunding platform, delivering the first FCA-compliant digital securities offering for equity open to retail investors.
  • Interim CFO for UK Fintech startup building a regulated real estate investment platform, securing a maximum Smart Grant of £330k from Innovate UK.
  • Interim CFO for initial £25m UK private equity real estate fund.
  • Part-time CFO for UK real estate & Fintech startup.
  • Part-time CFO for UK D2C eCommerce brand.
  • Part-time Treasurer of not-for-profit Oxford Blockchain Foundation.
  • Prepared regulatory business plans, structured compliance frameworks and delivered FCA permissions, for multiple Fintech startups.

Other career highlights include:

  • As Co-CEO, he acquired, restructured and scaled three businesses to build a niche luxury group which was then sold to private equity (PE).
  • As CFO, he managed the fundraising and restructuring of a tech startup, which was ultimately sold to Microsoft for $486m.
  • Co-founded the Oxford Blockchain Foundation, with 160 founding members and 2,500 supporters.
  • Raised in excess of $20m in funding.

Clemens is a strong communicator and leverages his expertise to deliver effective strategies that build financial resilience, drive business growth and ensure the achievement of corporate goals. Additionally, he is a dual British / German citizen with in-depth work experience in both countries.

Recent article written by Clemens.  Top Fintech Challenges: Regulatory risk and fundraising

 

Expertise

  • Digital Businesses
  • e-Commerce
  • Fintech
  • Retail
  • Technology

Specialism

  • Budgeting
  • Building finance function
  • Commercial
  • Financial Planning and Analysis
  • Financial Reporting
  • Forecasting
  • Fundraising
  • Growth
  • International Expansion
  • Investor Relations
  • M&A
  • Management reporting
  • Operational leadership
  • Preparation for exit
  • Preparation for investment
  • Restructuring
  • Risk management
  • Strategic advice
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