Tess Bakker

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Co-founder & CTO, Relay Analytics - fundraising · go-to-market · hiring

Relay Analytics
Brussels, Belgium · CET (UTC+1)
12+ years experience
École Polytechnique
English, Dutch, French
Raising
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Overview

Founder of Relay Analytics (vertical SaaS for clinics). 15 years of building before that. Grew the team to 92 people across 3 countries. Before that: Novo Nordisk and Meta. Learning woodworking.

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  • Investors who back our stage and sector
  • Questions about vertical SaaS for clinics
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  • Crypto token projects
  • Agency or outsourcing pitches
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Skills
logisticsfundraisinghealthcarego-to-markethiring
RaisingRaising capital
closes in 3 months

Seed round open - farm-input financing for gig workers, $2M ARR

Stage
Seed
Raising
$2M
Instrument
SAFE
Committed so far
$805k from operators in the space
Lead investor
Looking for a lead
Traction
$2M ARR after 15 months
Use of funds
Product and compliance

$2M ARR after 15 months. Looking for investors who know consumer apps and can help with hiring.

Brussels, Belgium · remote OKhiringlogisticshealthcare
Open

Experience

  1. Co-founder & CTO
    Aug 2024 - Present
    Relay Analytics · 2 yr 2 mo · Contract · Brussels, Belgium
    • Took Relay Analytics from zero to $8 million ARR.
    • Previously built and sold a small vertical SaaS for clinics company.
    • Signed 95 paying customers, 13 of them enterprises.
  2. Senior Financial Analyst
    Feb 2022 - Jun 2024
    Novo Nordisk · 2 yr 4 mo · Full-time · Brussels, Belgium
    • Ran diligence on 5 acquisitions.
  3. FP&A Manager
    Mar 2019 - Feb 2022
    Meta · 2 yr 11 mo · Full-time · Brussels, Belgium
    • Ran diligence on 3 acquisitions.
    • Closed the books in 6 days, down from 14.
  4. FP&A Manager
    Jul 2017 - Mar 2019
    Volvo Cars · 1 yr 8 mo · Full-time · Brussels, Belgium
    • Built the operating model the board used for a $297 million raise.
    • Ran diligence on 11 acquisitions.
  5. Senior Financial Analyst
    May 2014 - Jul 2017
    Allegro · 3 yr 2 mo · Full-time · Brussels, Belgium
    • Closed the books in 5 days, down from 15.
    • Took forecast accuracy to within 4% for 8 straight quarters.

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Education

  1. École Polytechnique
    Ingénieur, Computer Science
    2007 - 2011

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