Oli Brown, Finance Expert in London, United Kingdom
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Oli Brown

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Finance Expert

Location
London, United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since
November 7, 2022

Oli is a former tier-one London investment banker and exited tech startup founder. After a 10-year career working at Jefferies, Nomura and Berenberg, he set up as a financial modeling consultant to help early-stage businesses get funded and build smart financial planning processes. Oli has built models for businesses across SaaS, services, and eCommerce, supporting a combined $40 million fundraising. He also holds Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) levels I and II.

Financial ForecastingStartup ConsultingPitch Deck ConsultantPricing ConsultingBusiness Plan ConsultingFinancial ModelingRevenue & Expense ProjectionsValuationFinancial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)Equity ResearchFundraisingVenture Capital

Career Highlights

Founder
N4 Consulting
Founder and CEO
ReThread
Equity Research Analyst
Berenberg Investment Bank

Case Studies

Software Expertise

Microsoft Excel

Other Expertise

eCommerceFinancial ForecastingFinancial ModelingFinancial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)SaaSStartupsValuation

Work Experience

Founder

2022 - PRESENT
N4 Consulting
  • Built financial models for startups across SaaS, Services, eCommerce, and broader tech to support a combined $40 million of fundraising. Also helped SMBs set up smart financial planning and analysis processes.
  • Created the number one source of plug-and-play financial model templates on the web, which has over 50 downloads a week.
  • Consulted with a food tech startup on creating automated systems and standard operating procedures to improve operational reliability and scalability ahead of post-fundraise growth acceleration.
Focus areas: Startups, Small & Medium-sized Enterprises (SME), SaaS, Subscriptions, eCommerce, Financial Modeling, Valuation, Scenario Analysis, Business Models, Pricing, Pricing Models, Pricing Strategy, Financial Forecasting, Equity Valuation, Startup Consulting, Lean Startups, Forecasting, Revenue & Expense Projections, Fundraising, Pitch Decks, Marketplace Platforms, Venture Capital, Online Media, CFO, Financing, Technology, Pitch Deck Consultant, Mobile Apps, Business to Consumer (B2C), Cash Flow Modeling, Inventory Management, Budgeting, Cash Flow Management, Business Planning, Business Plan Consulting, Social Media, Software as a Service (SaaS), Consumer Products, Health & Wellness, Shopify, Pricing Consulting, Cohort Analysis, Three-statement Modeling, Logistics & Supply Chain, Debt Analysis, B2B, Key Performance Metrics, Sensitivity Analysis

Founder and CEO

2019 - 2022
ReThread
  • Founded an assisted recommerce marketplace for preloved fashion, with an end-to-end resale service for sellers to unlock supply. Bootstrapped the startup out of a £5 thousand grant into business, annualizing around £1/4 million with 15% MoM growth.
  • Won the Prince's Trust Enterprise Programme funding for the most promising startup venture.
  • Built unique in-house tech, processes, and data science expertise to create the resale operating platform and efficiently handle complex single SKU logistics.
  • Sold ReThread to a leading UK recommerce group, StuffUSell, in 2022.
Focus areas: Startups, Lean Startups, Startup Funding, Growth Hacking, Growth, Growth Strategy, Operational Efficiency Improvement, Startup Growth Strategy Development, Marketing, Sales, Management, Leadership, Business Models, Pricing, Pricing Models, Pricing Strategy, Financial Forecasting, Equity Valuation, Startup Consulting, Financial Modeling, Forecasting, Revenue & Expense Projections, Fundraising, Direct to Consumer (D2C), Fashion, Pitch Decks, Marketplace Platforms, CFO, Financing, Technology, Pitch Deck Consultant, Business to Consumer (B2C), Cash Flow Modeling, Inventory Management, Budgeting, Cash Flow Management, Business Planning, Business Plan Consulting, Social Media, Consumer Products, Shopify, Pricing Consulting, Cohort Analysis, Three-statement Modeling, Logistics & Supply Chain, Key Performance Metrics, Sensitivity Analysis

Equity Research Analyst

2016 - 2019
Berenberg Investment Bank
  • Covered 24 European power, utility, and renewable stocks with a combined market cap of €500 billion as a senior associate equity analyst. Outperformed the sector benchmark by 90% in three years.
  • Worked on the successful €4.6 billion IPO of a German renewable energy firm, Innogy, as part of a team in a co-lead syndicate role. The IPO was the largest in Europe in more than five years and Germany's most prominent in almost 16 years.
  • Built and maintained complex financial models, performed deep industry analysis, produced and marketed thematic and stock-specific reports, and built relationships with companies, industry stakeholders, and clients.
Focus areas: Equity Research, Equity Valuation, Valuation, DCF Valuation, Financial Modeling, Financial Analysis, Investment Thesis, Business Models, Pricing, Pricing Models, Pricing Strategy, Financial Forecasting, Energy Utilities, Renewables, Equity Markets, Forecasting, Revenue & Expense Projections, Accounting, Energy, Three-statement Modeling, Debt Analysis, B2B, Key Performance Metrics, Sensitivity Analysis

Equity Analyst

2015 - 2016
NOMURA
  • Worked with all parts of the European equities business as a graduate analyst, including research, sales and trading, and capital markets.
  • Managed Nomura's EMEA Alpha Capture offering, a crucial part of the business's revenue mix.
  • Underwent graduate training in intensive investment banking while being mentored by senior analysts.
  • Completed successfully prior internships in EM credit research and FX trading.
Focus areas: Equity Research, Equities, Business Management, Business Models, Pricing Models, Financial Forecasting, Equity Valuation, DCF Valuation, Equity Markets, Financial Modeling, Forecasting, Revenue & Expense Projections, Accounting, Three-statement Modeling, Debt Analysis, B2B, Key Performance Metrics, Sensitivity Analysis

Equity Research Intern

2014 - 2014
Jefferies
  • Collaborated with a senior analyst in performing investment analysis for the digital media distribution company eOne.
  • Conducted industry research and analysis, built financial models, and performed equity valuation with discounted cash flows (DCF) and multiples-based approaches.
  • Built an investment case, wrote the coverage initiation report, and presented it to a senior analyst.
Focus areas: Equity Research, Financial Modeling, Business Models, Financial Forecasting, Equity Valuation, DCF Valuation, Equity Markets, Forecasting, Revenue & Expense Projections, Accounting, Technology, Three-statement Modeling, Debt Analysis, B2B, Key Performance Metrics, Sensitivity Analysis
2012 - 2015

Bachelor's Degree in Economics

University of Bristol - Bristol, UK

JULY 2017 - PRESENT

CFA Level II

CFA Institute

DECEMBER 2016 - PRESENT

CFA Level I

CFA Institute