Louise Fitzgerald

Co-founder & COO, Alder Foods - growth · compliance · consumer fintech

Alder Foods

Dublin, Ireland · GMT (UTC+0)

17+ years experience

University of Edinburgh

English

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Overview

Co-founder & COO of Alder Foods, working on consumer finance. Took Alder Foods from zero to $11 million ARR. Raised $38 million across 3 rounds. Most at home with compliance and consumer fintech.

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Candidates for the role I'm hiring for
Investors who back our stage and sector
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Second opinions on consumer fintech decisions
Early customers and design partners

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Skills

lendingcomplianceconsumer fintechgrowth

HiringHiring for a role

closes in 3 months

Hiring our first account executive at Alder Foods - Dublin or remote

Role: Account executive
Level: Senior
Type: Full-time
Work mode: Remote
Compensation: $133k-$179k + equity
Team: Founding team, 7 people
Start: Within a month
Must have: A record of closing B2B deals Experience selling to the buyers we sell to Ownership of something end to end
Process: Two interviews and a paid trial day

Comp £107k-£163k. We decide within ten days. Message me with one thing you shipped that you're proud of.

Dublin, Ireland · remote OKcompliancegrowthconsumer fintech

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RaisingRaising capital

closes in 3 months

Series A round open - payroll for freight forwarders, 201 paying customers

Stage: Series A
Raising: $2M
Instrument: Priced round
Committed so far: $209k from angels
Lead investor: Looking for a lead
Traction: 201 paying customers after 19 months
Use of funds: 18 months of runway to Series A milestones

201 paying customers after 19 months. Looking for investors who know fintech and can help with hiring.

Dublin, Ireland · remote OKcomplianceconsumer fintechgrowth

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Experience

Co-founder & COO
Feb 2023 - Present
Alder Foods · 3 yr 8 mo · Full-time · Dublin, Ireland
- Signed 271 paying customers, 21 of them enterprises.
- Raised $20 million across 3 rounds.
- Grew the team to 87 people across 3 countries.
Associate Product Manager
Apr 2020 - Feb 2023
Indeed · 2 yr 10 mo · Full-time · Dublin, Ireland
- Cut time-to-first-value for new lending customers from 14 days to 4.
- Ran 123 customer interviews before writing the first spec.
Principal Product Manager
Jun 2017 - Apr 2020
Tesco · 2 yr 10 mo · Full-time · Dublin, Ireland
- Backed 54 founders at pre-seed and seed.
- Previously an operator for 10 years before investing.
Associate Product Manager
Sep 2013 - Jun 2017
Google · 3 yr 9 mo · Full-time · Dublin, Ireland
- Ran 140 customer interviews before writing the first spec.
Senior Product Manager
Nov 2009 - May 2013
Microsoft · 3 yr 6 mo · Full-time · Dublin, Ireland
- Killed 3 features nobody used and shipped the 4 that customers asked for.

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Education

University of Edinburgh
MA, Economics
2009 - 2011
University of Warwick
BSc, Economics
2004 - 2007

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