Simon Levene
Founder at Mosaic Ventures
Profile
Hi, I'm Simon.
I was born in London to a family of second/third generation immigrant-entrepreneurs – folks who came to Britain in some instances as refugees, and on whose shoulders I stand.
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I moved to the US for grad school (in political thought and philosophy) aged 21, just as the web was emerging, and stayed for over a decade.
An early adopter of online services, in 1993 I downloaded Netscape’s Mosaic, the first browser, and began surfing the web with a 14.4k modem.
It was an epiphany.
After another stint at grad school earning an MBA, I headed west to Silicon Valley, the epicentre of the Internet ecosystem.
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From 1996-2000, I was an early employee at @Home Network, a startup founded in 1995 to pioneer the broadband Internet we take for granted today.
I co-founded @Home’s international efforts and then led bus dev/corp dev for that group.
In four years this ramped to $70M revenue and 500 employees in 10 countries (as a whole, the company grew to 4,000+ employees).
@Home was one of the poster children of the first Internet wave, and flew high post-IPO before crashing due to a byzantine ownership structure and an ill-fated merger with Excite.
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After a spell on the beach, my friend and partner Toby Coppel, helped to recruit me to Yahoo! in 2001, where I spent four years as VP Corp Dev in a small team that came together following the dotcom crash.
Yahoo! was then the #1 website globally, and a great platform from which to enter the nascent search and mobile businesses, and double down on shopping, travel, finance, geo/maps, voice, photos, games and many other emerging web “verticals”.
It was intellectually fascinating to work alongside a deep bench of world-class talent across such wide-ranging consumer-facing applications, and deliver product to (then) the web’s biggest audience.
Simon Levene active positions
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Mosaic Ventures
 Mosaic Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Mosaic Ventures(Mosaic Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Simon Levene, Mike Chalfen and Toby Coppel. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. | Founder | 2014-06-30 |
Shipamax Ltd.
 Shipamax Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Shipamax Ltd. operates as fleet and deal management firm. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Director/Board Member | 2019-11-30 |
Veriff, Inc.
 Veriff, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Part of Veriff OU, Veriff, Inc. is an Estonian company that provides an online information platform. The private company is based in Tallinn, Estonia. The CEO of the company is Kaarel Kotkas. | Director/Board Member | 2018-05-31 |
Mavenoid AB
 Mavenoid AB Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Mavenoid AB builds troubleshooting software. The company was founded by Gintautas Miliauskas and Shahan Lilja and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. | Director/Board Member | 2019-12-31 |
Forteil GmbH
 Forteil GmbH Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Forteil GmbH develops an application tool that enables customers to benefit from their credit scoring and financial data and help customers optimize their financial situation. The company was founded by Gamal Moukabary, Andreas Bermig, Josef Korte and Jan Ortmann in 2015 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. | Director/Board Member | 2017-01-31 |
Nexar, Inc.
 Nexar, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Nexar, Inc. develops mobile road safety app. It operates a network of human drivers and machine sensors that predict, prevent and protect the cars on the road. The company was founded by Eran Shir and Bruno Fernandez-Ruiz in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | 2016-03-31 |
Fotolia LLC
 Fotolia LLC Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services Fotolia LLC operates as an online stock photography company. It allows individuals and professionals to legally buy and share digital stock images and illustrations. The firm allows users to buy and sell images to illustrate professional and commercial brochures, advertisements, magazines, and websites. The company was founded by Oleg Tscheltzoff and Thibaud Elziere in 2004 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2013-01-31 |
ResearchGate Corp.
 ResearchGate Corp. Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services ResearchGate Corp. operates a social network for scientists and researchers to collaborate, share and network. The company was founded by Ijad Madisch and Sören Hofmayer and Horst Fickenscher in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | 2009-12-31 |
AppCard, Inc.
 AppCard, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services AppCard, Inc. provides customer retention and loyalty platform services. The company was founded by Yair Goldfinger and Amichay Oren in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Consultant / Advisor | 2012-07-31 |
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Training of Simon Levene
| Harvard University | Masters Business Admin |
| University of Cambridge | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 15 |
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Fotolia LLC
Fotolia LLC Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services Fotolia LLC operates as an online stock photography company. It allows individuals and professionals to legally buy and share digital stock images and illustrations. The firm allows users to buy and sell images to illustrate professional and commercial brochures, advertisements, magazines, and websites. The company was founded by Oleg Tscheltzoff and Thibaud Elziere in 2004 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Commercial Services |
Knewton, Inc.
 Knewton, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Knewton, Inc. develops a platform to personalize educational content. It also offers courseware for higher education concentrated in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The company was founded by Jose Ferreira in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Arts Alliance Ltd.
 Arts Alliance Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Arts Alliance Ltd. is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Thomas C. Høegh. The firm is headquartered in London. | Finance |
Accel Partners Management LLP
 Accel Partners Management LLP Investment ManagersFinance Accel Partners Management LLP provides investment advisory services. The company was founded by Jim Swartz and Arthur Patterson in 1983 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Finance |
| Index Ventures (UK) LLP | Finance |
ResearchGate Corp.
ResearchGate Corp. Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services ResearchGate Corp. operates a social network for scientists and researchers to collaborate, share and network. The company was founded by Ijad Madisch and Sören Hofmayer and Horst Fickenscher in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Commercial Services |
Yahoo!, Inc. /Private Group/
 Yahoo!, Inc. /Private Group/ Financial ConglomeratesFinance Yahoo!, Inc. is a private group led by Silver Lake Partners, Microsoft Corp and Andreessen Horowitz LLC. | Finance |
AppCard, Inc.
AppCard, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services AppCard, Inc. provides customer retention and loyalty platform services. The company was founded by Yair Goldfinger and Amichay Oren in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Mosaic Ventures
Mosaic Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Mosaic Ventures(Mosaic Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Simon Levene, Mike Chalfen and Toby Coppel. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. | Finance |
Forteil GmbH
Forteil GmbH Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Forteil GmbH develops an application tool that enables customers to benefit from their credit scoring and financial data and help customers optimize their financial situation. The company was founded by Gamal Moukabary, Andreas Bermig, Josef Korte and Jan Ortmann in 2015 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. | Technology Services |
Shipamax Ltd.
Shipamax Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Shipamax Ltd. operates as fleet and deal management firm. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Technology Services |
Mavenoid AB
Mavenoid AB Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Mavenoid AB builds troubleshooting software. The company was founded by Gintautas Miliauskas and Shahan Lilja and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. | Technology Services |
Nexar, Inc.
Nexar, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Nexar, Inc. develops mobile road safety app. It operates a network of human drivers and machine sensors that predict, prevent and protect the cars on the road. The company was founded by Eran Shir and Bruno Fernandez-Ruiz in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Veriff, Inc.
Veriff, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Part of Veriff OU, Veriff, Inc. is an Estonian company that provides an online information platform. The private company is based in Tallinn, Estonia. The CEO of the company is Kaarel Kotkas. | Technology Services |
MyHeritage Ltd.
 MyHeritage Ltd. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services MyHeritage Ltd. operates a family-oriented social network service and genealogy website. The firm also provides family pages, which are personalized websites to enable families to stay in touch, celebrate birthdays, share photos, explore and preserve family history. Its solution, family tree builder, is a tool to set up a family tree and genealogy research that enables user to search for ancestors on the Internet. The company was founded by Gilad Japhet in 2003 and is headquartered in Or Yehuda, Israel. | Technology Services |
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