Jim Burke

Hi friend! I'm an entrepreneur, marketer and business strategist that launches products in new cities around the world.

 
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Launch

I specialise in helping tech companies launch and scale across Europe. I have built companies from the ground up, built marketing functions at scale-ups and led teams at unicorns on both sides of the Atlantic. I lead teams to big outcomes, including 3 successful exits.

Currently, I’m working as a fractional marketing leader at Verivend and consulting early-stage startups. Get in touch for marketing advice, building your marketing function or launching new markets.

I led the marketing team at Vauban (acquired by Carta) driving growth of the VC platform across EMEA and the US.

In my role as Head of Expansion Marketing at Weezy (acquired by Getir) I built a marketing engine to scale to 10 store launches per month to keep pace with the hypergrowth on-demand grocery sector.

As Head of Marketing at Knotel I built regional and partner marketing strategies to fuel growth of the flexible office platform across EMEA.

I co-founded and expanded PopUpsters across the US, built inbest.ai in the UK & Spain and launched membership at Norn.co across London, Berlin, Barcelona and San Francisco. Earlier in my career I raised capital from retail and institutional investors and helped establish Prosper as a leading voice in fintech. Before starting in tech I worked in International Development leading projects for Kiva and Innovations for Poverty Action across Latin America.

I have created the story, launched products and acquired customers for industry defining companies in peer to peer lending, fintech, generative AI, flexible retail, co-living, flexible office, rapid delivery, venture capital & the private markets.

My areas of expertise:

  • Customer Acquisition

  • Global Expansion

  • Product Launches

  • Go to Market Strategy (GTM)

  • Partner Marketing

  • Account Based Marketing (ABM)

  • Brand Marketing & Media Buying

  • Field Marketing & Events

  • Strategic, Channel & Brand Partnerships

  • Customer Research & Product Development

 
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Cities

I make maps of all the cities where I have worked and explored. I am driven to the back streets and edges of cities looking for cheap eats, timeless interiors, simple menus and a bit of chaos.

Follow the links below for maps of my favourite local restaurants, food stalls, bars, old man pubs and places of interest in each city.

Cities I’ve lived in

London, Berlin, Barcelona, Edinburgh, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Cusco

Cities I know well

NYC, New Orleans, Austin, Nashville, Lisbon, Porto, Kiev, Odesa, Sofia, Budapest, Vilnius, Glasgow

Cities I’ve explored

Rome, Venice, Napoli, Paris, Marseille, Nice, Amsterdam, Sevilla, Tokyo, Kyoto, Munich, Krakow, Dublin, Galway, Manchester, Toronto, Buenos Aires

 
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Deals

Occasionally I invest small amounts into companies I love.

Angel Investments
Monzo- Your New Favorite Bank
Carv- Digital Ski Coach
Coconut- Accounting & Tax App for Freelancers

Later-Stage Deals
OpenAI, SpaceX, Clay