Evan Fisher
Verified Expert in Management Consulting
Management Consulting Expert
Atlanta, GA, United States
Toptal member since September 27, 2017
Evan is a former investment bank VP offering a simple value prop: better-than-Wall-Street quality documents and advice at a fraction of the price. His work resulted in over $5 billion invested in SMEs by top-tier investors, including a16z, SoftBank, Tiger, and more. He has sat in every seat at the boardroom table as a director, shareholder, executive, and advisor. Evan enjoys helping businesses plan, refine their strategies, prepare for corporate actions, and hone their capital-raising approach.
Career Highlights
Education Highlights
Certification Highlights
Case Studies
$100M Luxury Yachts Business (Successfully Exited)
Aerospace Pitch Deck | $20M Raise for Satellite Launch
MedTech Pitch Deck | $400,000 Raised in a Week
Tech Business Plan | M&A Deal Done
Investor Search
Industry Expertise
- Business Services
- Advertising & Marketing
- Consumer Services
- Energy, Utilities & Waste
- Finance
- Investment Banking
- Venture Capital & Private Equity
- Healthcare Services
Other Expertise
- Business Plan Consulting
- Funding Process
- Fundraising
- Information Memoranda
- Investment Banking
- Pitch Deck Consultant
Work Experience
Managing Partner
Minimal Capital
- Sourced and vetted prospective investments for the internal fund and syndicate partners.
- Developed funding strategies and issued term sheets to potential portfolio companies.
- Worked with our portfolio companies on improving their businesses, typically focusing on institutional capital and corporate strategy.
- Managed syndicate partner relationships and onboarded additional syndicate partners.
Partner
Unicorn Capital II LLC
- Developed pitches and investor documents that successfully pitched SoftBank, Tiger, a16z, Canaan, Google Ventures (GV), Silicon Valley super angels, NFL team owners, and more.
- Produced work to raise more than $5 billion for SMEs and funds.
- Helped clients achieve an over 80% hit rate for successfully raising capital.
- Built a Series B pitch deck for an AR/VR company backed by Sir Richard Branson and Mark Cuban.
- Worked four times with a cannabis industry client and raised $12.8 million within three weeks.
SVP of Strategy and Business Development in Europe
SIS Digital
- Developed and led the sales strategy and initiatives, including replicating in continental Europe the successful business model pioneered in the UK.
- Generated a new business pipeline of over $50 million worth of projects within the first nine months.
- Solved the clients’ primary concern by bundling unique financing and lending packages which expanded project pipeline by over 200%.
- Generated a deep client relationship with the number two media owner in Europe; now on the client's short-list for all project bids.
- Negotiated two tranches of financing for a client which won a €5-million sale.
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
The American Organic Company
- Negotiated a national (US) distribution and investment agreement with an NYSE-listed public company as well as all supplier agreements with full contract drafting responsibility.
- Revamped a procurement strategy—resulting in a year-to-year savings of 30% versus the prior year.
- Led the fundraising activities, including $300,000 raised from angel investors.
- Negotiated multiple $5 million asset-backed trade finance offerings as well as a complex SBIC debt structure with $5 billion AUM hedge fund.
Vice President
Swiss Investment Bank
- Saved the client $2.5 million by independently negotiating improved terms with the lender on a circa $17 million debt offering.
- Restarted negotiations at the request of the client CEO and shareholders in an M&A transaction when discussions reached an impasse. Regained control of the process, restarted talks, and guided the transaction to a successful sale at 4x market price.
- Advised and assisted in public listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Education
Bachelor of Science of Business Administration (BSBA) in Finance and International Business
Villanova University - Villanova, PA, USA
Foreign Studies in Chinese Language, Business, and Cultural Studies
East China Normal University - Shanghai, PRC
Foreign Studies in Italian Language
Universita degli Studi di Urbino - Urbino, Italy
Certifications
Series 79
FINRA Organization
Series 63
FINRA Organization
FINRA SIE
FINRA
Skills
Finance
Private Equity, Financial Modeling, Venture Funding, Finance Strategy, Startup Funding, Angel/Seed Funding, Capital Raising, Capital, Deal Advisory, Funding Strategy, Growth Capital Raising, Seed Fundraising, M&A (Sell-side), Revenue & Expense Projections, Funding Process, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Corporate Finance, Forecasting, Fundraising, Budgeting, Late-stage Funding, M&A (Buy-side), CFO, Valuation, Investment Memoranda, Pricing Strategy, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Business Advisory, Capital Placement, Large-scale Funding, International Finance
Output Software
Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Adobe InDesign
Data & Analysis Software
Capital IQ, Crunchbase
Industry Expertise
Financial Services, Venture Capital, Confidential Information Memorandum (CIM), US Venture Funds, Luxury Goods, Technology, Aviation, Consumer Products, Aircraft & Airlines, Cannabis, Energy, Telecommunications, Transportation & Shipping, Entertainment & Leisure, Industrial & Manufacturing, Retail & Wholesale, Oil & Gas, Real Estate, Debt Capital Markets, Travel & Leisure, Aerospace & Defense
Geographic Expertise
United States, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Europe
Other
Business Plan Consulting, Pitch Decks, Pitch Preparation, Pitch Deck Consultant, Pitch Books, Fundraising Consultant, Startups, Investor Presentations, Pitch Presentations, Early-stage Venture Capital, PowerPoint Design, Medtech, Biotechnology, Investment Capital Raising, Green Energy, eCommerce, Investments, Financial Statements, Models, Business Models, Excel Modeling, Business Strategy, Investment Cases, Investment Strategy, Digital Media, Financials, FMCG, Information Memoranda, Business Planning, Modeling, Investment Banking, Media, Pro Forma Analysis, Business Modeling, Search Fund, Financial Analysis, B2C, Business to Consumer (B2C), Storytelling, Presentation Design, Fundraising Strategy, Graphic Design, Applications, Apps, Information Technology, Cosmetics, Transportation & Logistics, Logistics & Supply Chain, Supply Chain, Strategic Planning & Execution, Strategy, Sales, Business Development, Negotiation, Teasers, Executive Summaries, Startup Growth Strategy Development, Consulting, Company Strategy, Communication, Communication Strategy, Sales Pitches, Medical Devices, B2B, Business Services, Marketing Technology (MarTech), Advertising Technology (Adtech), Advertising, Mobile Advertising, Digital Advertising, CIM, SEC Filing, Business to Business (B2B), Investor Reporting, Private Equity Consultant, Private Capital Markets, Initial Public Offerings, Presentations, Board Presentations, Video Presentations, Client Presentations, Funding Presentations, Financial Presentations, Investment Presentations, Executive Presentations, Presentation Development, Product Bundling
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