Sarah Touzani

CEO

London, England, United Kingdom15 yrs 8 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Scaled a fintech from 4 to 80 employees.
  • Secured over $50M in Series A funding.
  • Developed AI for team performance insights.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech leader with expertise in operations and team dynamics.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementBusiness StrategyAiTeam PerformanceAngel InvestingStart-upsOperations ManagementChange ManagementConsumer LendingTeam ScalingFunding AcquisitionFintechManagement

Other Skills

FundraisingSalesProduct MarketingBehavioral ScienceVenture CapitalOrganizational CultureAcquisition IntegrationSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Business-to-Business (B2B)Operational RiskCompliance DevelopmentProgrammingPython (Programming Language)VBAFinancial Risk

About

Hey 👋 I've been where you are. As a COO who scaled a fintech from 4 to 80 people, I kept hitting the same frustrating wall: smart, capable people who somehow weren't delivering results together as a team. The worst part? Everyone looked at the same team and saw different problems. Or no problems at all. By the time issues became obvious, we'd already missed deadlines, lost momentum, or watched good people walk out the door. That's why I built Waggle AI - to give leaders the team visibility I wish I'd had. Our AI joins your meetings and shows you exactly what's happening beneath the surface - the dynamics between people that create hidden friction. What I've learned from working with hundreds of teams: • Most performance issues aren't about individual skill or effort • The real blockers are often invisible in standard feedback channels • Leaders typically discover team problems 6-12 months too late • Small communication patterns have massive impact on results I also write a newsletter called Mind Matters full of insights into how your brain works and how to hack it to achieve peak performance. It's where I share the behavioral science behind high-performing teams. Follow me for daily insights about spotting hidden team dynamics and fixing them before they hurt your growth. Not theory - practical stuff you can use tomorrow. Want to see what might be slowing your team down? Drop me a message.

Experience

Focal

S23 Alumni

May 2023 – May 2023 · 0 mo · London, England, United Kingdom

  • Europe's leading open access demo day
  • Waggle was selected as one of 20 out of 19,000 of applicants.
  • Watch our pitch here: https://youtu.be/wYxLZbLpgrI?t=3084

Techstars

Portfolio company

Apr 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 11 mos · Detroit, Michigan, United States · Hybrid

  • Selected as one of the 12 companies to join the Techstars powered by JP Morgan accelerator in Detroit.

Waggle ai

Co-founder & CEO

Jan 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 2 mos · London, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid

  • What we do:
  • We help leaders close the gap between having good people and getting great team performance. Our AI joins your meetings to uncover the hidden dynamics that slow teams down - things you'd normally discover 6-12 months too late, after they've already hurt results.
  • Why it matters:
  • 72% of meetings are ineffective, costing companies $399B annually
  • Teams with smart, capable people still underperform when communication breaks down
  • Most leaders find out about team problems after deadlines are missed and top talent has quit
  • You wouldn't wait 6 months to check your sales pipeline - why wait to check your team performance?
  • How we're fixing it:
  • Real-time visibility into exactly what's blocking your team's performance
  • Early warning system that flags issues weeks before they impact results
  • Specific, actionable recommendations for removing friction points
  • Privacy-first approach that helps people grow without feeling monitored
  • Our secret sauce:
  • Combining behavioral science with AI to see patterns humans miss. We don't just tell you what's wrong - we show you exactly how to fix it with minimal disruption to your existing workflow.
  • Who should reach out:
  • Leaders who see a gap between individual capability and team performance
  • Founders who need to maintain growth momentum as they scale
  • Anyone who suspects their meetings are costing more than they're delivering
  • Leaders who want to fix team issues before they show up in missed deadlines
  • Let's help your good people become a great team - message me to see what might be hiding beneath the surface.
Product ManagementFundraisingBusiness StrategySalesProduct Marketing

Seedcamp

Mentor

Dec 2022 – Dec 2023 · 1 yr · London, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid

Passfort, a moody's analytics company

Director of Operations

Sep 2022 – Jan 2023 · 4 mos · London, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid

  • Joined after the acquisition of PassFort by Moody's, and during a period of hyper-growth where the team doubled in size to 100 people, to help make the transition as smooth as possible.
  • Worked with great people and learned a lot about acquisitions but the pull to start Waggle was too strong to resist!
Operations ManagementConsumer LendingChange ManagementFinTechManagement

Oneday

Entrepreneur In Residence/Mentor

Jul 2022 – Jan 2023 · 6 mos · London, England, United Kingdom

Operations ManagementChange ManagementOrganizational CultureAcquisition IntegrationSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Business-to-Business (B2B)

Ventures together

Angel Investor

May 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 10 mos · London

  • Ventures Together (VT) is a community of Europe’s leading tech entrepreneurs and operators who angel invest and help companies together.
Start-upsAngel InvestingVenture Capital

Noggin hq

Advisor

Jul 2021 – Apr 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos · London, England, United Kingdom

Creditspring

2 roles

Chief Operating Officer

Nov 2019 – Aug 2022 · 2 yrs 9 mos

  • Led and organized the strategic developments and day-to-day running of operations, working closely with the company founders.
  • Key Achievements:
  • Scaled the company from employee #3 to 50+ team members, growing the company's headcount by over 900%
  • Instrumental in securing a $50M+ Series A funding round
  • Grew customer base to 200,000+, scaling Customer Operations to support 10X growth in 12 months
  • Led multiple critical functions: Customer Operations, Business Operations, Product Management, People, Compliance, and Data
  • Spearheaded marketing and growth initiatives for the first year
  • Notable Accomplishments:
  • Played a key role in obtaining full Consumer Credit firm FCA authorization
  • Developed compliance and risk management frameworks with bespoke policies and control plans from scratch, resulting in 0% of complaints received by the FOS being upheld since launch
  • Reduced the number of tickets per customer by 90%+ in 2 years through automation and process improvement while keeping CSAT above 85
  • Effectively acted as Data Protection Officer, MLRO (CF11)

Head Of Operations

Mar 2018 – Nov 2019 · 1 yr 8 mos

Operations ManagementConsumer LendingChange ManagementOperational RiskFinTechManagement

Startupbootcamp

International Mentor - Insurtech

Oct 2017 – Sep 2018 · 11 mos

  • Part of the team that selects and mentors new startups going the StartupBootcamp Insurtech acceleration program.
Operations ManagementConsumer LendingChange ManagementOperational RiskFinTechManagement

Natixis

General Inspection - Team Lead

Oct 2015 – Mar 2018 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Paris Area, France

  • The General Inspection team sits below the CEO office and reports directly to the Executive Board.
  • Lead a team of 4 auditors carrying audit and advisory missions covering all Natixis business verticals (Insurance, Retail banking, Payments…) in France and worldwide.
  • Our main focus points were:
  • making sure that internal and external procedures and regulations are correctly applied;
  • assessing the effectiveness of the internal control framework and spotting areas of improvement;
  • formulating recommendations and monitoring their completion by fostering a close relationship with the operational teams throughout the company.
FinTechManagement

Actuaris

Governance & Internal Control Consultant

Oct 2013 – Sep 2015 · 1 yr 11 mos · Paris Area, France

  • I worked together with Insurance companies C-suite in implementing Solvency 2 Pilar Paris II requirements and an Enterprise Risk Management framework. Significant experience
  • Governance & Internal includes:
  • set-up of risk management frameworks;
  • managing vendors and third parties’ risks;
  • audit of service providers on behalf of insurers (such as brokers);
  • internal control training for C-suite, executive board members and risk managers;
  • coordination of regulatory reports.
Operations ManagementConsumer LendingChange ManagementOperational RiskManagement

Hsbc

Operational Risk and Internal Controls Project Manager

Oct 2012 – Sep 2013 · 11 mos · Paris

  • In charge of overseeing the Operational Risk Management and the Internal Control Paris frameworks of HSBC in France, through:
  • a periodic review of risks, action plans follow-up and stress scenarios;
  • embedding a risk culture within the business verticals;
  • the rollout of a global operational risk management tool on the French perimeter;
  • the coordination of regulatory reports.
Operations ManagementChange ManagementOperational Risk

Bnp paribas

Account Manager

Sep 2010 – Aug 2012 · 1 yr 11 mos · Région de Paris , France

  • Within a team of Corporate Actions Managers, in charge of:
  • Relationship Management for a Portfolio of Broker/Dealers clients;
  • Process Audit & Re-engineering (Automation via VBA and Implementation of new tools);
  • Change Management.
Operations ManagementConsumer LendingChange ManagementOperational Risk

Kpmg

Advisory Intern - Risk Consulting

Mar 2010 – Aug 2010 · 5 mos · Rabat, Maroc

  • Within Internal Control and Internal Audit teams:
  • Analysis & Improvement of Risk Managament Processes (Credit Risk, Maket Risk, Operational Risk)
  • Identification of Opportunities to improve current Processes
Operations Management

Education

TBS Education

Master's degree — Banking & Financial Markets

Jan 2009 – Jan 2012

Lycée Carnot - Paris

Intensive Preparatory Courses for French Grandes Ecoles

Jan 2006 – Jan 2009

Lycée Descartes

High School Diploma — Economics

Jan 2003 – Jan 2006

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