Freddie
Kalfayan

Principal

A Bristolian with Armenian, Irish and Lancashire heritage who loves finding and supporting exceptional founders.

I was born and raised in Bristol, studied in Cambridge, and moved to London to work for a strategy consulting firm before joining Smedvig in 2019. Our market is an extremely competitive and challenging one, so delivering top-tier results requires skill, creativity, teamwork, and a lot of hard yards. But I enjoy that challenge and love the work we do.

A conversation with Freddie

What gets you out of bed in the morning?

Any coffee.

What gets you excited about a business?

When you feel you have found a company/founder that is brilliant but a bit contrarian.

Book or podcast recommendation

Invest like the best, 20VC, SaaStr.

What do you do when you're not supporting great companies?

Tennis, football, supporting Liverpool, practicing my French / Spanish, and seeing friends & family.