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Eric van der Kleij is a pioneering technology entrepreneur who founded FinTech company Adeptra (sold to FICO.) In February 2011 he was appointed by the UK Prime Minister as Chief Executive of the UK's Tech City initiative, after which he created Level39, one of the largest Fintech and Smart City hubs in Europe.Following his entrepreneurial experience in building and selling Adeptra, Eric helped create the strategy for and was appointed the first Chief Executive of the Tech City initiative by 10 Downing Street. After establishing the Tech City organisation he moved to Canary Wharf in 2012 where he created and led Europe's largest FinTech and Smart City hub Level39 for Canary Wharf Group. In 2016 he was appointed Chairman of the Advisory Group and Adviser for FinTech and Blockchain for the UK Government's Global Entrepreneur Programme at the Department for International Trade, and is also Special Adviser to clients such as the Swiss Kickstart Accelerator in Zurich. He is a volunteer mem
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- • 398 investors hold the Chairman role in VCSift. Eric Van Der Kleij is one of them.
- • 8,972 investors are based in London, England, United Kingdom.
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