Private Equity and Venture Capital Professional, Technology Transformation, MBAMore...
Bruce Bower
Director@Canarias Services Ltd
Verified
Since 2015, Bruce has invested in and worked primarily with startups and technology companies. He has helped companies with finance, strategy and raising funding. His experience includes serving as CFO of SupportRoom, an AI-powered wellness software platform; acting as a director of Medefer, an AI platform that connects patients to specialist care across the UK; Chairman of Life & Soul Pictures, a film production company; and Advisor to Glassbox Media, Echobox and ConsolFreight. He has helped numerous companies with their finance and strategic plans, leading them to raise a cumulative £100 million in funding.
Since 2019, Bruce has been an advisor to Impress, a tech-powered orthodontic chain in Europe. From 2021 to 2024, he was the Country Manager for the UK and Director of Operations, with responsibility for finances, operations and regulations in the UK.
From 2019 to 2022, Bruce worked with Kass Capital and was an advisor to Global SPAC before its de-SPAC transaction.
From 2009 to 2014, Bruce co-founded Verno Capital, an alternative investment firm focused on the markets of Russia and the former Soviet Union. There, he was a Portfolio Manager focused on the public equity markets and oversaw key client relationships in Europe. The funds where he was portfolio manager were ranked consistently in the top decile.
From 2005 to 2009, he was an equity portfolio manager at Kazimir Partners, an emerging markets fund manager with offices in Moscow and London. The funds where he was portfolio manager were ranked consistently in the top decile.
From 2003 to 2005, Bruce worked at Citigroup in London in the Fixed Income & FX division.
Bruce graduated with honours from the University of Chicago with an A.B. in Economics and History. He also received an MSc from the London School of Economics. He speaks fluent Russian.
In his spare time, Bruce continues to pursue his passion for languages, travel and mentoring young entrepreneurs.More...