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Tee P.

Seasoned Business & Corporate Development Leader/IC

Originally from the US and now living in Germany, Tee Pruitt is a dynamic Global Go-to-Market Leader and former venture capital investor with over 20 years of pioneering growth strategies across continents.

Leveraging a unique blend of operational leadership and investment savvy, Tee specializes in scaling businesses, driving global expansion, and forging strategic partnerships to unlock market potential.

Tee has a player/coach approach where he can directly lead enterprise client/partner engagements and also build/coach teams to execute go-to-market plans. He has directly sold six and seven figure annual deals to Fortune 100 firms (eg Bank of America, JP Morgan, and Citi) and also led channel partnerships (eg Mastercard & Boston Consulting Group) that have won similar client profiles.

In his most recent role as Global Head of Business Development he has 10x'd signed clients and grew customer geographies from 5 to 40+ countries.

If a company is exploring international expansion, Tee has a wealth of experience and relationships to lean on across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

Tee has a BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a MBA from ESADE Business School in Barcelona. He has previously lived in the UK, Spain, and the US. His pre MBA career included consulting engagements for the US Department of Defense, IBM, Callaway Golf and internally at Citi.

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Experience

May 2021 — Present

Doconomy

Global Head of Business Development

Doconomy offers digital engagement technology solutions to financial institutions based on savings/investments and sustainability modules. Doconomy has raised >$60m from Mastercard, Citi, CommerzVentures, UBS, & S&P Global. Doconomy was recognized as the 7th Most Innovative Company in the World in 2022 by Fast Company

  • Led all business development and international expansion activities from pre-Series A through post Series B
  • Grew signed client base c. 10x from 10 to >100 banks, telcos, and fintech firms
  • Led successful channel partnership with Mastercard; delivering 2/3 of total signed clients and 50% of ARR across 5 continents
  • Directly led high-profile client wins such as Bank of America, JP Morgan, Citibank, and Barclays
  • Successfully expanded Doconomy's client footprint to more than 40 geographies, including strategic entries into North America and the APAC regions.
  • Hired teams in Tokyo, San Francisco, Washington DC, and across Europe
  • Promoted from VP Partnerships
Sep 2020 — Nov 2020
ABN Amro

ABN Amro

Senior Innovation Consultant (Project)

ABN Amro is a top 100 global bank with core consumer offerings in the Netherlands.

  • Led core business future proofing analysis through new digital ventures: identifying opportunities for new revenue streams from new technologies/product propositions
  • Led expert interviews/workshops to analyze business areas a) at risk of disruption, or b) opportunities enabled, by new technology
  • Created portfolio-aligned approach to new technology paths and build/partner/buy analysis of each
  • Served Head of Innovation
Aug 2020 — May 2021
MunichRe

MunichRe

Senior Innovation Consultant (Project)

MunichRE is the world's largest reinsurance company

  • Led core business future proofing analysis through new digital ventures: identifying opportunities for new revenue streams from new technologies/product propositions
  • Led expert interviews/workshops to analyze business areas a) at risk of disruption, or b) opportunities enabled, by new technology
  • Created portfolio-aligned approach to new technology paths and build/partner/buy analysis of each
  • Served Global Head of Innovation and Global Head of Strategy across 2 engagements
Sep 2018 — May 2020
ING

ING

Senior Innovation Consultant (Project); New Venture Lead

ING is a global top 100 bank with core consumer offerings in the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Spain, and Australia.

  • Co-led the 'Overlay' initiative guiding it from conception through to MVP and initial pilot stages, developing a pioneering sustainability data management layer for financial institutions to engage their B2B clients and their suppliers.
  • Spearheaded the commercial aspects of the project, including securing internal executive sponsorship, strategy formulation, directing business development efforts, and leading investment committee presentations.
  • Implemented lean, experiment-driven approaches for discovering and validating customer pain points, focusing on scalable solutions to meet carbon neutrality targets within the finance, tech, and sustainability nexus.
  • Managed a cross-functional team, handling responsibilities around finance, strategy, and team leadership, ensuring alignment with ING’s innovation goals. Secured €1.5m in project funding over 5 stage-gate decisions.
  • Served Global Head of Innovation and Global Head of Innovation (Wholesale Bank)
May 2017 — Jul 2018

Anthemis Group

Investment Director

Anthemis is an asset management platform that invests in pre-seed to growth stage companies embedding finance in their operations.

  • Led venture capital investments in fintech, insurtech, and digital health sectors
  • Investment Committee Chairman; led pool of investment associates across 3 funds and London/NYC offices
  • Portfolio currently at 3x C/C unrealised. Investments Monese and Wayhome increased valuations 5x in subsequent funding rounds
Feb 2015 — May 2017
Banco Santander

Banco Santander

Principal, Santander InnoVentures

Banco Santander is a top 100 bank globally; offering services in retail and commercial banking, digital consumer banking, corporate and investment banking, wealth management and insurance, and payments.

  • Led growth-stage investments into Kabbage (later acquired by AMEX) and Tradeshift (later >$2B valuation)
  • Pioneered explorations in lending-related categories, including consumer finance, SME, supply chain finance, mortgages, and auto, enhancing Banco Santander’s financial product offerings.
  • Led strategic partnerships between Fintech firms and the Bank
  • Led all business development activities to expand startup, investor, corporate coverage into the US and Europe
  • Promoted from Investment Manager
Apr 2012 — May 2014
C5 Capital

C5 Capital

Principal

C5 Capital is a security and data analytics investment firm

  • Led fund's first investment; a Series B round into Metrasens, UK physical security firm.
  • Spearheaded development process for investment and portfolio construction strategies
  • Created firm's US and European market development efforts
Mar 2011 — Apr 2012
Octopus Ventures

Octopus Ventures

Investment Associate (post MBA intern)

Octopus Ventures is a leading UK venture capital firm

  • Co-managed two investments and led extensive diligence on twelve additional closed transactions
  • Supported nine portfolio company Boards with strategic, financial, and operational projects.
Nov 2001 — Jul 2009

Pre MBA career (Various)

Various roles

Internal Consulting at Citi: Consulting at BearingPoint for the US Department of Defense Consulting at MarketBridge for IBM and Callaway Golf