Karen Bach

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About Karen Bach

22 board journeys in 22 years. I have survived the fantastic and the horrible across PE-backed, VC-backed and listed tech businesses.$600M+ realised across three exits.Scaled:£6M to £60M and $500M exit$0 to $20M ARR£1M to £23M despite overnight COVID closure£0 to £4M across 7 countries in 5 months£2.5M to £6M via full SaaS transformation40 funding rounds totalling £500M. 30+ acquisitions. 6 IPOs across LSE, AIM and NASDAQ.Deep operating experience alongside board leadership: team building and coaching, go to market, sales driving and operational efficiency.Crisis: Zero revenue, co-founder death, geopolitical sanctions, profit warnings, ransom-hack, City leak of exit talks. 20+ restructurings across 11 businesses.Capital: 40 rounds totalling £500M from angel to $230M NASDAQ IPO. Series A through C, convertibles, venture debt. Both sides of 30+ acquisitions.Public markets: 6 IPOs across LSE Main, AIM and NASDAQ. Investor relations, governance, regulatory navigation. Led complex 5-country IPO with 17 law firms.Sectors: datacentres, telecoms, digital infrastructure, AI, climate tech, health tech, pharma tech, logistics tech, media techBusiness models: SaaS, software, hardware, IoT, professional services, franchises, leisure and hospitality, multi-siteGeography: Dual UK/French national. Operational experience across 20+ countries spanning Europe, US, LATAM, Africa, Asia and Middle East. Evaluated 150+ global M&A targets.