Olsam is on a mission to help independent brands blow up (in a good way) with tools and expertise to succeed on Amazon and digital marketplaces, globally.

Once a part of our platform, brands tap into technology,
people and process custom-built to drive
exponential revenue and profit growth.

Before Olsam, we started and sold 5 of own brands with the Amazon Choice badge and thousands of 5 star reviews. We are now a growing global team sitting across 3 continents, 15 nationalities, with have over 50 years of e-commerce experience across supply chain, data and analytics, marketing and ecommerce. 

Backed by some of Europe’s leading investors, with $500M under management and 40 IPOs, we are building Europe’s next generation consumer goods company that acquires and scales category leading brands across global marketplaces, whilst creating a work place where people love what they do.

Leadership Team

Co-Founder

Ollie Horbye

Prior to founding Olsam, Ollie w...
Co-Founder

Sam Horbye

Before Olsam, Sam worked in New ...
Director of Operations

Steven Wait

Prior to Olsam, Steven was Head ...
Chief Financial Officer

Ben Poynter

Ben brings over 20 years...
Head of Engineering

Ilya Skliarov

Prior to joining Olsam, Ilya was...
Head of People

Clara Ross-Benham

Clara joins Olsam from Yieldify,...

Ollie Horbye

Co-Founder

Prior to founding Olsam, Ollie worked for Alvarez & Marsal in their private equity practice and before that supported Deloitte in their equity capital markets team.  Ollie holds an MSc from LSE in finance and private equity (Rothschild Scholar).

Sam Horbye

Co-Founder

Before Olsam, Sam worked in New York supporting Fever-Tree’s launch into the North American market. Prior to that, Sam managed some of the UK’s largest third-party Sellers on Amazon’s worldwide marketplaces. Sam started, scaled and sold his own category leading Amazon FBA business: Beechmore Books.

Steven Wait

Director of Operations

Prior to Olsam, Steven was Head of eCommerce at Mountain Warehouse – the UK’s largest sports & outdoor retailer – where he led UK D2C and 16 global marketplaces, with over £100m annual sales. Steven’s expertise includes pricing, digital marketing, international growth & channel launch, content & SEO, data analytics, and e-commerce operations across D2C and FBA, FBM & SFP Amazon businesses. Prior to this, Steven worked at Oliver Wyman – a global management consultancy firm – where he led data-driven transformation projects across a range of industries. Steven holds an MSc in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge and an MBA from the Quantic School of Business and Technology.

Ben Poynter

Chief Financial Officer

Ben brings over 20 years of experience in c-suite roles across the likes of Time Out, Yopa Property and Trouva, and began his career in investment banking at Investec in their M&A / ECM team. He has a track record leading across fundraising, mergers & acquisitions, scaling organisations, and he brings a great depth of expertise to Olsam in key areas as we enter our next phase.

Ilya Skliarov

Head of Engineering

Prior to joining Olsam, Ilya was a Solutions Architect working with clients to define, build, and reinvent their businesses through technology, focusing on back-end engineering, system architecture and data platforms. He has a wealth of experience delivering projects in a variety of industries, including the world's first Amazon direct ordering platform.

Clara Ross-Benham

Head of People

Clara joins Olsam from Yieldify, an e-commerce SaaS company, where she built and scaled an international team across EMEA, NA and APAC. Prior to this, Clara aided and developed the People & Talent functions for companies ranging from Delaware North, a $3b+ revenue hospitality company, through to seed stage with Smith & Sinclair, a FMCG start-up since acquired by pharmaceutical company Tilray. Clara is focused on supporting Olsam's global growth, developing talent strategies and scaling sustainably, all while nurturing the great talent we already have to ensure Olsam has a competitive edge.

Our Company Values:

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