83North Appoints David Buttress as General Partner

83North, a London, UK and Tel Aviv, Israel-based international venture capital firm, appointed David Buttress as a new General Partner.

Buttress will be based at the firm’s London office and will work alongside 83North’s five existing General Partners.

Until February 2017 Buttress was the Chief Executive Officer of Just Eat, the leading marketplace for online food delivery. He started the UK arm of the company in 2006 and more recently as CEO led the business through its global growth.
The company debuted on the London Stock Exchange in 2014 and now has a market cap in excess of $5 billion.

Led by Laurel Bowden, General Partner, 83North is a global venture capital firm focusing on backing entrepreneurs that create category leading global companies. Beyond Just Eat, notable past and present investments include market leaders such as Just Eat, Hybris (acquired by SAP), ScaleIO (acquired by EMC), Social Point (acquired by Take2), Celonis, Ebury, iZettle, Payoneer, Via and Zerto.

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08/05/2017

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