Daniel White

Daniel White

Finance & Startups

Placement agent, fundraising specialist for funds and startups. Serial startup founder. Building at the intersection of private markets and technology.

Stockholm, SwedenEmailLinkedIn

Experience

Managing Director, Head of Nordics

2024 — Present · Stockholm

Placement agent for private equity, venture capital, secondaries and direct transactions.

  • Established Swedish office and built a revenue pipeline of €4.5m+ in FY’25
  • Executed a $25m secondary transaction in Revolut equity
  • 200+ GP and ~100 LP relationships across the US, UK, DACH, and Nordics

CEO

2022 — 2024 · Stockholm

B2B SaaS platform for investor relations and startup fundraising.

  • Raised >SEK 10m in seed capital, led a team of 15
  • Pioneered GPT-4 integration into the product for live KPI dashboards
  • Built a community of 250+ beta users across VCs, angels, and founders

Founder & CEO

2020 — 2023 · Stockholm

Consumer marketplace microgifting app. Founded through the Antler accelerator.

  • Raised SEK 1.5m pre-seed, launched iOS and Android with 1,000+ downloads
  • Onboarded 20+ of Stockholm’s best hospitality venues

International Business Development

2018 — 2020 · London

Raised institutional capital from EMEA and APAC for UK & European real estate private equity funds.

  • Launched and marketed eight funds and portfolio transactions

Graduate Programme

2016 — 2018 · London

Rotational programme across private banking, investment communications, startup accelerator, and asset finance.

  • Private Banking — Financial Sponsors & Executives team
  • NatWest Entrepreneurship Team — mentored startups and launched a digital hub

Education & Certifications

University of Sheffield

BSc (Hons) Economics with Finance — 2:1

2013 — 2016

Chaired a £200k AUM multi-asset student fund with 30 analysts

Professional Certifications

  • CAIA — Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst
  • Chartered Banker

Projects

Side projects built with Claude Code

White Ax Capital

Released

Boutique advisory firm website

Professional services site for a boutique advisory firm helping founders raise capital, investors find liquidity on private shares, and angels manage portfolios.

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CocktailCraft

In Development

Cocktail discovery and mixing app

Browse recipes, manage your home bar inventory, find what you can make with what you have. AI-generated cocktail imagery.

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Pitchlink

In Development

Marketplace for paid cold outreach

Two-sided platform where sales teams post funded pitches and professionals earn money for responding. Higher response rates for sellers, compensation for recipients.

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FundFlow

Planning

Fundraising automation for emerging fund managers

End-to-end platform conducting the workflows of a traditional placement agent. AI-powered document generation, investor targeting, pipeline CRM, and closing workflow.

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Apex

Planning

Life performance dashboard for iOS

Aggregates health, wealth, mental wellbeing, relationships, and goals into a single dashboard with AI-powered cross-domain insights.

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Let's Connect

Open to conversations about startups, fundraising, private markets, technology, or just grabbing a coffee in Stockholm.