Hugo Markland

Hugo Markland is the Chief Capital Officer at Karoo, an AI-native consumer lending platform, based in London, United Kingdom. Previously, he was an early-stage employee at the fintech unicorn Lendable, where he served as Director and Vice President of Capital Markets after his promotion in July 2021. During his tenure leading the firm's United Kingdom capital markets division, he successfully raised billions in institutional funding to scale their lending operations. Before joining Lendable, Markland worked as a Consultant at True North Partners LLP and completed an investment analyst internship at the Oxford University Endowment Management. He holds a Master of Engineering degree from the University of Oxford and earned his Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2021. His professional career focuses on structuring debt financing and executing capital market strategies for high-growth financial technology startups.