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Sonali De Rycker

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Sonali De Rycker
Sonali De Rycker in 2018
Born
Mumbai, India
NationalityIndian
EducationBryn Mawr College (Economics), Harvard Business School
OccupationVenture Capitalist
EmployerAccel
AwardsForbes Midas List Europe (#2 in 2019)

Sonali De Rycker is a venture capitalist from Mumbai, India.[1]

She studied economics at Bryn Mawr College, graduating in 1995, followed by Harvard Business School.[2][3] De Rycker started her career at Goldman Sachs and has been a general partner with the venture capital firm Accel in Europe since 2008.[4][5] She is associated with Accel's investments in Spotify, payday lender Wonga, and Monzo.[6] She was positioned at number 2 in the Forbes Midas List Europe in 2019[7] and is considered one of the most important women in British technology.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Sonali De Rycker". Forbes. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. ^ Bryn Mawr College. "Sonali De Rycker Makes Forbes List of Top Venture Capitalists". www.brynmawr.edu. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Sonali de Rycker". Inspiring Fifty: United Kingdom. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Bloomberg - Sonali De Rycker". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Accel VCs Sonali De Rycker and Andrew Braccia say European deal pace is 'incredibly active'". TechCrunch. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  6. ^ Silver, James (19 May 2012). "Q&A: London's leading technology investors". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  7. ^ "The Midas List 2020". Forbes. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  8. ^ Wood, Charlie; Asher Hamilton, Isobel; Hanbury, Mary (13 October 2019). "UK Tech 100: The 30 most important, interesting, and impactful women shaping British technology in 2019". Business Insider. Retrieved 18 November 2020.