Full Name
Tim Jackson
Job Title
General Partner
Firm
Walking Ventures
Professional Bio
Tim Jackson is general partner at Walking Ventures, an early-stage tech fund based in London focused on SaaS, marketplaces, platforms, and software tools. He sits on the boards of Network Locum, Quiver Software, Hands HQ, Articheck, and HandMe.In. He is responsible for deal sourcing, negotiation and execution, and portfolio management.
Tim was formerly a managing director at the Carlyle Group, helping to run a $700M European tech fund. He was founder and CEO of QXL (Nasdaq:QXLC), which exited by trade sale in 2007.
Before his career in business, Tim was a journalist with The Economist, The Independent, and Financial Times. He has lived and worked in London, Tokyo, Brussels, Palo Alto, and Berkeley, and is the author of three business books.
Tim was formerly a managing director at the Carlyle Group, helping to run a $700M European tech fund. He was founder and CEO of QXL (Nasdaq:QXLC), which exited by trade sale in 2007.
Before his career in business, Tim was a journalist with The Economist, The Independent, and Financial Times. He has lived and worked in London, Tokyo, Brussels, Palo Alto, and Berkeley, and is the author of three business books.