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Rory Stirling

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Partner at Connect Ventures
📍 United Kingdom

Rory Stirling is a Partner at Connect Ventures, a London-based, seed-stage firm focused on product-led European startups. He is passionate about technology, leadership development, and is a self-described fintech nerd. His previous roles include co-founding Partner at BGF Ventures and Partner at MMC Ventures. He holds an MA in Economics from The University of Edinburgh.

Outside of work, Rory lives in London with his wife and daughter. He is an active person who enjoys spending time in the outdoors with friends and family, and loves to ski. Colleagues have described him as a hard worker who is always ready and willing to learn.

He once founded his own startup and, after it didnt gain enough traction, returned more than half the money he raised to his angel investors.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Partner
Location
United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Rory shows up

Confident & Optimistic
Charming & Persuasive
Decisive

They usually prefer to drive the conversation. They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something. They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships.

Priorities

Topics Rory cares about

Fintech Investing
He is a self-proclaimed "fintech nerd" and spends most of his time learning about and investing in the fintech space at the seed stage.
Product-led Growth
Connect Ventures is a product-focused firm, and his bio highlights his focus on product-led companies solving hard problems that users love.
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Career

Work history

12-2018
Partner
Connect Ventures
7-2015 - 6-2018
Partner
BGF Ventures
3-2009 - 6-2015
Partner
MMC Ventures
10-2007 - 2-2009
Founder
Whatplans.com
6-2006 - 9-2007
Analyst
Greenhill & Co.
In the press

Media appearances

Rory Stirling, ex-BGF Ventures, has joined London seed VC Connect Ventures. Featured in TechCrunch
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Rory Stirling - Connect Ventures | Elevating Founders Speaker. Featured in Elevating Founders
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Education
2002 - 2006
MA (Hons)
The University of Edinburgh
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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