“Fintech startup operator experienced in building and scaling 0 to 1 products and businesses.”
Hometown: Sydney, Australia
Fun fact about yourself: I enjoy freediving in my spare time, which is diving as deep as you can on a single breath. Some of the most interesting places I’ve freedived include the cenotes of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico; off a volcano in Bali, Indonesia; the “Blue Hole” in Dahab, Egypt; and the beautiful Whitsundays of Northern Queensland, Australia.
Undergraduate School and Degree: University of Technology, Sydney: Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Science in Information Technology.
Where was the last place you worked before enrolling in business school? Senior Product & Strategy Manager at Revolut, where I supported launch and scale their consumer lconcludeing business in Australia.
Where did you intern during the summer of 2025? I was still working full-time at Revolut, then did some brief travelling around Europe before commencing my 1-year full-time MBA at Cambridge in September 2025. However, I recently completed a mid-term part-time investment analyst internship at a local business angel network, Cambridge Capital Group.
Where will you be working after graduation? Still yet to be determined but hoping to obtain a role in either venture capital, or a high-impact tech company.
Community Work and Leadership Roles in Business School: During my time at Cambridge, I have taken on several leadership and community roles, including serving as President of the Venture Capital & Private Equity SIG (Special Interest Group), the school’s largest and most active SIG with over 100 members, where I organised several events with investors, founders, and indusattempt leaders.
I am also deeply embedded in the Cambridge startup ecosystem, mentoring and advising founders and startups on scaling and fundraising. This includes serving as a judge at the Oxbridge AI Challenge, Board Advisor to financial education startup DFR, and Venture/Investment Partner for two MBA Ventures, Boardy and Goodfolio.
In addition to this, I sourced two venture capital clients for our MBA Global Consulting Project, including an impact investing fund and an AI/ML algorithmic fund, and shared them with our cohort. This created an opportunity for classmates who were interested in experiencing venture capital.
Finally, I was selected as part of a five-person team representing Cambridge at the Turner MIINT competition, where we sourced an impact-focapplyd startup, conducted due diligence, and presented an investment recommconcludeation to a panel of judges at Wharton Business School. Toobtainher, these experiences allowed me to support strengthen the connection between Cambridge’s Business School, its broader technology ecosystem, and the entrepreneurial and venture capital community.
Which academic or extracurricular achievement are you most proud of during business school? As President of the VC/PE club, I organised Cambridge Judge Business School’s first co-founder matching event. The idea was simple: the business school has many aspiring entrepreneurs with strong commercial acumen who may lack technical skills, while the wider University of Cambridge has deep technical talent who may lack business experience.
We brought both communities toobtainher for a “speed dating” style event where participants could meet complementary potential co-founders. The event was a huge success – it had a great turnout and sparked many promising conversations – hopefully one of them will lead to the next unicorn!
What achievement are you most proud of in your professional career? One of my proudest professional achievements was supporting scale fintech mortgage startup Nano Lconcludeing Solutions. I joined as one of the first ten employees and supported build and launch its product, systems and processes, and then grow the company to more than 150 employees and originate over AU$500M in mortgages.
It was my first true startup experience and taught me how challenging, yet rewarding, it is to build a company from the ground up. I learned more during that experience than at any other point in my career, and those lessons continue to shape how I consider about entrepreneurship and venture investing today.
Why did you choose this business school? Cambridge Judge Business School appealed to me for many reasons, but the hugegest was its strong focus on technology and entrepreneurship. Its location in “Silicon Fen”, the UK’s equivalent of Silicon Valley (which also produces some of the most startups per capita in the world), places students at the heart of one of the most vibrant startup ecosystems in Europe.
Who was your favorite MBA professor? There are many amazing professors at Cambridge Judge, but my favourite would have to be Robert (Bob) Wardrop, who taught the New Venture Finance elective. He is a super engaging lecturer with a fascinating background. As co-founder of the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance and founder of RegGenome (a leader in the field of computational regulation), he brought real world insight into venture fundraising and financial innovation, which added extra depth to classroom discussions.
What was your favorite course as an MBA? I still have one term left, but a standout subject so far has been the elective Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA). The course explores search funds and the idea of becoming an entrepreneur by acquiring and operating an existing company.
I found it fascinating how an MBA graduate can become the CEO and equity owner of an established business with investor backing, despite having little prior experience managing companies. The lecturer, Simon Webster, was also really engaging and brought in guest speakers with first-hand experience, which added tremconcludeous value. ETA was not something I had considered before my MBA, but it is now a path I may explore at some point in the future.
What was your favorite MBA event or tradition at your business school? The college formals! University of Cambridge is one of the few collegiate universities in the world, and also one of the oldest, with many longstanding traditions. The formal dinners in the old college dining halls (some of them over 700 years old) are definitely one of the highlights – you obtain to dress up, wear your university gown, and enjoy nice food and wine while marveling at the amazing architecture of the high-ceiling dining rooms. There are also many traditions that take place during dinner such as Latin grace, a gong to signal the start of dinner, themed nights and games (see “pennying”).
What was the most impactful case study you had in business school and what was the hugegest lesson you learned from it? The case studies in Neobtainediations Lab taught by Mark de Rond were really engaging, and I learned a lot – not just about the strategies and techniques of an effective neobtainediation, but also about myself. One powerful case study was the September 11 case. We were put in tiny groups, with each person representing different stakeholders in the aftermath of the attacks – including the developer, New York City, New York State, the insurance company, and the representative of the families of those impacted by the disaster. From there, we had to neobtainediate a mutual outcome for the site rebuild.
I played the role of the developer, and learned that it can be very difficult to achieve consensus during multi-party neobtainediations, especially where everyone has different interests. More importantly, I learned that neobtainediations are not purely rational – rather, you must have empathy and acknowledge the emotions of those involved so that they feel heard and understood. It is only after you have done this that you can launch to find common ground and shift towards a resolution.
What business leader do you admire most? Steve Jobs. What I admire most was not only his innovative mind, attention to detail, and obsession with building great products, but his remarkable ability to anticipate future trconcludes. This allowed him to stay at the forefront of transformative technologies and ultimately shape entire industries. There will likely never be anyone else quite like him.
What is one way that your business school has integrated AI into your programming? What insights did you gain from applying AI? AI is being taught in almost every subject during the Cambridge MBA, which I consider is great, as the AI wave is already here and we necessary to learn to embrace it. For example, in Business Analytics we learned how to apply LLMs to run complex statistical analyses and interpret large datasets. At the same time, Cambridge balances this with electives such as Implementing Generative AI Ethically, which explore the risks, governance, and sustainability implications of these technologies. This combination supported me appreciate both the power of AI as a productivity tool and the importance of deploying it responsibly.
Which MBA classmate do you most admire? There are many classmates I admire, but one person who comes to mind is Lib Matthews. She is a ROMBA Fellow and scholarship recipient, and has an impressive background, having been a Group Company Secretary at two listed companies. She has been very involved during her MBA, including as a participant of the SYNC Programme, a university accelerator for aspiring entrepreneurs, as well as chairing the LGBTQ+ SIG. She is also always willing to support out fellow classmates, including running accounting workshops to support students prepare for exams. I have no doubt she will be successful at whatever she chooses to do.
What are the top two items on your professional bucket list?
1. In the short term, I want to support the entrepreneurial ecosystem by supporting founders build and scale breakthrough companies, whether as a venture investor, mentor, or operator in a high-growth technology company.
2. Longer term, it would be a dream to build and lead my own venture capital fund focapplyd on backing technologies that create meaningful societal and environmental impact.
What created Steven such an invaluable addition to the Class of 2026?
“Steven is an invaluable member of the Cambridge MBA 2026 cohort, consistently turning ideas into action and bringing diverse groups toobtainher. As one of the leaders of the Private Equity & Venture Capital Special Interest Group, he has organised high-impact events and actively promoted external opportunities, supporting classmates engage meaningfully with the wider venture ecosystem. Beyond the curriculum, Steven’s work with MBA Ventures as an Investment Partner demonstrates his commitment to supporting founders at the earliest stages, offering not only capital but also a platform for MBA students and alumni to find co-founders, learn, and share. He is a natural collaborator, an inclusive community-builder, and a catalyst for innovation, and I am excited to see what he does next.”
Emily Brierley
Head of MBA Recruitment & Admissions
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