We are StellarOne

We are Your Strategic Edge in Tech Finance Advisory

StellarOne redefines the landscape of financial advisory services for the tech sector.

We combine excellence in advisory with entrepreneurial spirit and extensive experience. By coupling industry expertise with a comprehensive approach, we empower tech corporations to navigate intricate challenges, drive innovation, and achieve sustainable growth.

Partner with us to experience unparalleled strategic insights, tailored solutions, and a commitment to positioning your tech enterprise for long-term success in this dynamic and ever-evolving landscape.

Meet Our Team

Tech Excellence: Why StellarOne

StellarOne is a London-based corporate finance and strategic advisory boutique, specializing in tech. With two decades of experience across Europe and Africa, CEO Katharina Dalka and her team provide high-level corporate finance and strategic advisory services.

With over $3Bn in corporate finance engagement, StellarOne has secured partnership contracts with 60+ banking clients, delivering over 8% uplift on project returns. The team’s experience lies in global and diverse deals. With a commitment to trusted client relationships and a dedication to excellence, we truly understand the complex nature of business negotiations and excel in closing deals, successfully.

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Our highly specialized and international team brings extensive experience to the table, delivering in English, German, French, and Spanish. Result-orientated, determined, patient, and culturally sensitive, our unique combination of skills makes us adept at securing successful business outcomes.

Billion USD in Corporate Finance Engagement

+ Partnership Contracts Signed in the Financial Industry

Uplift on Project Returns

We stand for Excellence, Expertise, Reliability & Leadership

Katharina Dalka

Founder & CEO

CEO of StellarOne, Katharina Dalka has close to 20 years of experience in corporate finance and strategy advisory services. With her professional background in Europe, Africa, and Middle East, and being a Stanford, Yale and Black Swan Group Trained Negotiatior, her speciality lies in complex cross-boarder and intercultural negotiations.

Speaker at Finovate, Cambridge WIB, Financial Time, Africa Pay & ID Expo, and Africa Banking Forum, she hones the skill of closing diverse, intricate, and challenging deals.

She began her career in Paris as an IT project manager, managing major projects like the IT post-merger integration of Air France and KLM. Joining strategy consulting boutique Teknowlogy, she was then named Head of M&A/Fintech and built the European Teknowlogy Corporate Development Practice from the ground.

After 14 years in Paris, she moved to London and worked for “Technology Fast500 EMEA ranking” company MotorK as Head of Corporate Development before starting her own business where she was in charge of Acquisitions and Corporate Partnerships.

Now, with StellarOne and Bia by StellarOne, she uses her experience to lead her team and successfully grow her company.

She is fluent in English, French and German and communicates in Spanish, Italian and Moroccan Arabic.

Maximilienne Dupont

Senior Advisor

Senior Advisor at StellarOne with a strong implication in business development, Maximilienne Dupont has worked extensively in investment advisory and corporate development before including transitioning to strategic advisory in her field of expertise. She is responsible for strategic consulting, market research, investment-related projects, and stakeholder management.

Having worked in Paris, Hong Kong, and London, her experience ranges from working with early-stage venture capital boutiques to hedge funds, credit specialist investment companies, and private investment firms.

She is fluent in English and French.

Mariam Karkarashvili

Senior Consultant

Senior Consultant at StellarOne, Mariam Karkarashvili has extensive expertise in high-level data analysis using Python and business intelligence with PowerBIs. She is excellent in understanding complex geo-political relationships from her Master’s degree in International Relations and Affairs, and offers unique insight into the intricacies of working across international borders.

With a diploma in Project Management, experience in Hotel Business Intelligence, and exploring innovative management solutions for distributive organizations, she works as an independent consultant on projects and directly with final clients.

She speaks fluent English, Spanish, and French.

Dorothée d’Argentré

Exec Admin

Executive Administrator of StellarOne, Dorothée d’Argentré has 25+ years of experience as an accomplished professional. She took on roles in middle office auditing, supply chain management/project management, and executive administration in various domains, such as banking, oil & gas, and consulting. She is the backbone of the team, streamlining administration and finances.

Dorothée has worked globally, from Paris to Gabon, Ecuador, Cameroon, and now based in London. With a (French) Master in Economics and Finance, and an (American) MBA in International Marketing, and recently acquired a qualification for British Accounting at AAT. Her operational excellence exemplifies business efficiency ensures smooth communications.

She is fluent in French, English, and Spanish.

Anna-Laura Dürr

Junior Associate

Junior Associate at BIA by StellarOne, Anna-Laura Dürr is currently pursuing a degree in Hospitality Management at École Hôtelière Lausanne (EHL). Her experience spans various client-orientated projects, consistently demonstrating a strong dedication to excellence.

With an intuitive understanding of customer needs, she plays an active role in client-facing commitments.

She participated in the genesis of the BIA training program with content creation and the management of the online training, and is now responsible for sales.

She has lived in the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom (London) and is fluent in English, Dutch, and German.