Rob Granville

CEO

London, England, United Kingdom19 yrs 2 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Raised multi-million dollar funding for startups
  • Designed impactful investor outreach campaigns
  • Over 20 years of experience in strategic partnerships
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic partnerships expert in the startup funding ecosystem.

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Skills

Core Skills

Strategic PartnershipsBusiness DevelopmentSales TrainingBusiness StrategyB2b MarketingLead Generation

Other Skills

Alternative InvestmentsAsset ManagementBreach ResponseCapital MarketsCorporate FinanceCorporate Partnership DevelopmentCyber Threat Intelligence (CTI)Cybersecurity Compliance Framework & System AdministrationCybersecurity Tools & Cyber AttacksDeep LearningDue DiligenceEconomicsEmerging MarketsEquitiesExecutive Coaching

About

Helping startups turn innovative ideas into funded businesses. I connect founders with the right investors, design high-impact fundraising campaigns, and accelerate growth through strategic partnerships and data-driven outreach. As Director of Strategic Partnerships at LeadForce, I leverage our 35,000+ active investor network to help high-growth startups secure funding and scale efficiently. I combine strategic relationship building, investor engagement, and campaign management to deliver measurable results for founders. Key achievements include: Raising multi-million dollar funding on crowdfunding platforms, driving targeted investor engagement and campaign traction. Supporting successful capital raises for science-led and consumer brands, helping startups scale and commercialize. Designing and executing investor outreach campaigns that balance crowdfunding, private investors, and strategic partners for maximum impact. Building long-term partnerships with angels, VCs, and crowdfunding networks to ensure sustained investor visibility beyond a single raise. With over 20 years of experience across consulting, financial services, and B2B marketing, I combine domain expertise in AI, project management, and strategic partnerships with a passion for helping startups achieve growth and investor alignment.

Experience

Blackbell

Director of Strategic Partnerships

Jun 2025Present · 9 mos · Hybrid

  • Lead high‑value partnerships with real estate and hospitality platforms, positioning Blackbell as the layer that makes existing service ecosystems more visible, stickier, and revenue‑generating at scale.​
  • Collaborate with portfolio owners and strategic service partners to elevate their service offering into a differentiated, premium experience across assets.​
  • Drive ecosystem growth by designing partnership models, commercial structures, and rollout strategies that align incentives for owners, operators, and key partners.​
Leveraging Strategic PartnershipsCorporate Partnership DevelopmentPartner DevelopmentPartner SearchStrategic PartnershipsBusiness Development

Association of certified sanctions specialists

Global Partnerships

Mar 2022Jul 2025 · 3 yrs 4 mos · United Kingdom · Hybrid

  • Driving global growth and member value by building strategic alliances with organizations, institutions, and stakeholders across the sanctions, compliance, and financial crime ecosystem. This role focuses on expanding ACSS’s global footprint through partnerships that support professional development, information exchange, and the adoption of best practices in economic and trade sanctions compliance. Collaborating with government, corporate, and academic partners, I work to advance ACSS’s mission: to elevate the knowledge, skills, and impact of sanctions professionals worldwide through networking, education, and certification.

Pierce mattie

US & Global Partnerships

Feb 2020Present · 6 yrs 1 mo · US, EU, UK, Middle East, SE Asia · Hybrid

  • At PIERCE MATTIE, we know beauty, health and wellness inside and out. We’ve been in the game for over 20 years and understand where the industry was, is and will be. With us, you get a partner that is fully immersed in the marketing landscape, able to curate the services you need to powerfully communicate your brand’s point of difference and stand out in a crowded space.

Fulcrum training

Founder

Sep 2018Present · 7 yrs 6 mos · Greater London, England, United Kingdom

  • Sales Training for SMEs & Entrepreneurs. Non-traditional, highly effective sales methodology based on proven models and rooted in psychology.
SalesManagement ConsultingSales TrainingsExecutive CoachingSales ManagementStrategic Planning+3

Management consulting

Senior Consultant

Jan 2016Jan 2017 · 1 yr

Engagegroup.io

Founder & CEO

Feb 2007Present · 19 yrs 1 mo · Greater London, England, United Kingdom

  • LinkedIn, email and content marketing (lead magnets, webinars) to acquire clients, increase influence, and create trust-based, mutually beneficial relationships while expanding your network.
B2B MarketingMarketing StrategyBusiness DevelopmentLead GenerationBusiness Strategy

Education

Goldsmiths, University of London

Website Development Diploma — Full stack web development

Jan 2016Jan 2016

Harvard University

Computer Science for Business Professionals Certificate — Computer Science

Jan 2018Jan 2018

Wharton Online

AI For Business Specialization

Jan 2022Jul 2022

University of Geneva

Investment Management Diploma

Jan 2017Jan 2017

Lund University School of Economics and Management

European Business Law Diploma — Law

Jan 2017Jan 2017

The Wharton School

Business Foundations Diploma

Jan 2017Jan 2017

University of Maryland

Cybersecurity Specialization — Construction of Secure Systems

Jan 2017Jan 2017

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Digitial Marketing Diploma

Jan 2018Jan 2018

EU LAW

Master of Laws (LLM) — EU LAW

University of Staffordshire

MA — International Relations

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