BIOGRAPHY
Christian Tooley (he/they/habibi) is a multi-award-winning queer investor & innovator, C-suite & startup advisor, and global speaker… rethinking systems.
As Founder & CEO of i³ investing, the U.K. and Europe’s largest LGBTQ+ startup and syndicate community, he incubates & invests in under-estimated founders – coined as “intersectional incredibles”.
He is currently a Venture Expert at Bain, leading an EMEA team, advising Global CEOs, Fund Managers and Startup Founders on VC & Investment, Venture Building (from seed to scale), and Growth & Innovation Strategy.
Christian also consults and coaches for C-suite clients – both senior executives and startup founders – utilising over a decade of experience, from London to Hong Kong, on how innovation and impact should interlock with strategy and venture.
Christian is an active angel investor & advisor, focused on scalable impact, varying from HealthTech and DeepTech to Climate and FinTech.
For more information on Christian’s speaking topics and availability, contact leo@vbqspeakers.com.
CHRISTIAN TOOLEY: SPEAKER
Christian Tooley is a global speaker with published work across innovation, intersectionality and investment. A Global Shaper at the World Economic Forum, his recent speaking engagements include:
- Web Summit (Lisbon, Portugal)
- Sky News Live with Ian King (London, U.K.)
- AI & Innovation, British Chamber of Commerce, HK Television (Hong Kong)
- SLUSH (Helsinki, Finland)
- Sifted Summit (London, U.K.)
- Innovate Finance Global Summit (IFGS) (London, U.K.)
- TechBBQ (Copenhagen, Denmark)
- Sharing Economy Global Summit (London, U.K.)
- TechChill (Riga, Latvia)
- Latitude59 (Tallin, Estonia)
- Nordic Investor Summit (Malmo, Sweden)
- Founder Fest (London, U.K.)
- CogX AI Leadership Summit (London, U.K.)