Charles Irving

Based in Europe, Charles has over thirty years experience in corporate deal-making in the investment and commodities arena, 18 of which were with Glencore AG. His responsibilities included risk management of multimillion dollar positions and developing important and long-term relationships at all levels in companies and countries. Charles was a founder of Pond, providing the main interface with investors, and helps with team-building and organizational issues at Pond companies. Charles has successfully concluded several syndications of VC investors for follow-on finance rounds for Pond's portfolio companies. Charles is the "investor's conscience" within Pond and coordinates fundraising for the fund.

Contact Charles@pondventures.com.