Best Startup
At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top London based Manager operating in the Finance space. If you think a Manager is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Phylia Phoon
Operations Manager of Felix Capital
Phylia is the Operations Manager and also the Team Assistant in Felix Capital. She enjoys the challenges that her roles bring her and is always on the look-out for more responsibilities and to learn about the different areas of the business. Phylia has been an executive assistant at Advent Venture Partners (technology), Cocosa (fashion ecommerce), Bauer Media (Radio, Magazine and Lifestyle Division), AOL Inc. and fish4 (digital media). Born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Phylia is fluent in English, Malay, Cantonese and Mandarin. She has been living in London for over 19 years and is always on the look out for spicy food.
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About Felix Capital: Felix Capital is a venture fund that focuses on digital commerce, digital media, and information technology companies.
Saket Narula
Investor Relations Manager of Amadeus Capital Partners
Saket is responsible for Amadeus’s investor relations and fundraising activities having joined in 2018. Prior to Amadeus, Saket was a Director with the Anchor Group based between London and Geneva advising and managing both direct and fund-based private market investments for European, Asian and British family offices and institutional clients. Previously he was with Credit Suisse in the investment banking division in London working in the financial sponsors and leveraged finance team, where he was responsible for underwriting and executing leveraged buyouts for private equity clients in EMEA. Saket began his career in the US in IBD focusing on high yield and leveraged acquisition finance for US corporates and M&A transactions. Saket has lived and worked both in the US and India and studied at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, where he gained minors in Systems Engineering and Technology Management Policy and also a B.S. in Commerce from the McIntire School of Commerce. He speaks fluent English and Hindi and is proficient in French and German.
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About Amadeus Capital Partners: Amadeus Capital Partners caters to the technology sector with seed, early, and later stage venture, and private equity investments.
Frankie Lynn
Business Development Manager of Rocket Internet
Frankie Lynn is the senior business development manager at [CaterWings](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/caterwings), an internet startup that serves the corporate catering industry. Prior to this position, she was employed as a business development manager at Rocket Internet. Lynn holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Nottingham.
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About Rocket Internet: Rocket Internet incubates and invests in internet and technology companies globally.
Joanna Mangan
Office Manager of TowerBrook Capital Partners
Joanna Mangan is Office Manager for the London office of TowerBrook. Prior to joining TowerBrook, she was Executive Assistant and HR Administrator at Reed Elsevier, where she worked in the Technology Services department.
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About TowerBrook Capital Partners: TowerBrook Capital Partners is a London-based investment management firm that funds European and North American companies.
Amy Roberts
Business Development Manager UK of Spotcap
Amy Roberts is a business development manager with Spotcap. Her focus is on adopting growth opportunities that allow Spotcap to provide UK SMEs with tailored finance. She was previously with iiPay, where she developed their network of global partners. In her free time, Amy likes to spend time outdoors. She completed the London Marathon in April, 2017.
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About Spotcap: Spotcap empowers SMEs with tailored finance, allowing them to focus on their business.
Will Gibbs
Investment Manager of Octopus Ventures
Will joined the team in 2013 and focusses on identifying new seed, series A and growth deals in the UK. He also works with a range of portfolio companies and is involved in fundraising. He was previously based in the New York office of Octopus Ventures, helping portfolio companies looking to internationalise to the US. Prior to joining Octopus, Will set-up and scaled an organic spirits company and a rare breed pig farm, and holds a degree in Ancient History from the University of Oxford.
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About Octopus Ventures: Octopus is a multi stage European venture capital investor specializing in health, money, deep tech, and consumer.
Matt Chandler
Investment Manager of Octopus Ventures
Matt Chandler serves as an Investment Manager at Octopus Ventures. Prior to joining Octopus Ventures in 2021, Matt was a Commercial Associate at True, a retail and consumer sector specialist investor and innovation consultant. Matt focused on early-stage investments into both consumer tech and B2B software companies and consulted multi-national retailers on digital strategy. Prior to True, Matt co-founded Mojo, a consumer Saas platform for the beauty and wellness industry. Matt is a graduate of the University of Nottingham Business School. Outside of work, he is an unprolific footballer, nervous skier, occasional painter, and avid backgammoner.
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About Octopus Ventures: Octopus is a multi stage European venture capital investor specializing in health, money, deep tech, and consumer.
George Whitehead
Venture Partner Manager of Octopus Ventures
Partner at ACF Investors.
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About ACF Investors, Clean Growth Fund, Octopus Ventures: Octopus is a multi stage European venture capital investor specializing in health, money, deep tech, and consumer.
Deepka Rana
Investment Manager of Northzone
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About Northzone: Northzone is an early-stage venture capital fund built on experience spanning multiple economic and disruptive technology cycles.
Paula Darlison
Group Administration Manager of Molten Ventures
Paula is the Group Administration Manager and has been with Draper Esprit since its inception, having worked alongside the founding team since 2000. Prior to Draper Esprit she has worked as an executive assistant at Cazenove, JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley throughout more than 25 years within the City of London.
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About Molten Ventures: Molten Ventures is Europe’s largest listed tech VC firm. We inject the most visionary companies with energy to help them transform and grow.
Naomi Crawford
Program Manager – Application Deco and Next Gen Tooling of Barclays
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About Barclays: Barclays is a global financial services company that provides various financial products and services worldwide.
Joanna Harris
Propositions Manager of Barclays
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About Barclays: Barclays is a global financial services company that provides various financial products and services worldwide.
Lucy Kennard
Operations Manager of Concentric
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About Concentric: Concentric invests in software technology business in the financial services, mobility, real estate, industrial, and logistics sectors.
Chris Johnson
Senior Product Manager, Market Data of HSBC
Chris joined HSBC Securities Services in 2006 and is the Head of Product Management, Market Data Services. Chris was previously at Threadneedle Investments where he was Head of Investment Information Services. Before then he was a Director at UBS. Chris started work in the city with Laurie, Milbank stockbrokers, in their futures and options operations team, continuing with Chase Manhattan for a further ten years, culminating in three years as head of the equity derivatives middle office. He also headed OTC derivative client valuations at Bankers Trust. Chris is a member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment
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About HSBC: HSBC is a banking and financial services organization that offers a comprehensive range of services.
Guy Ward Thomas
Investment Manager of DN Capital
Guy joined DN Capital in 2015 as an Associate, having gained entrepreneurial experience in a Rocket Internet venture. He began his career in strategy consulting spending 4 years at OC&C advising PE Funds and large European TMT, retail and FMCG clients. Guy graduated from Cambridge with a first in Social and Political Sciences and subsequently spent a year studying Economics and Management at the Judge Business School. His sectors of focus include marketplaces, ecommerce and software.
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About DN Capital: DN Capital operates as an early-stage venture capital firm.
Neil Hoyne
Senior Vice President, Funds Client Service Manager of Neuberger Berman Group
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About Neuberger Berman Group: Neuberger Berman is an independent and employee-controlled asset management company, providing global investment solutions.
Sabine Khater
Portfolio Manager of Citi Ventures
Sabine Khater currently works as the Vice President for Citi Ventures. She previously worked at SFO Group as the Associate Director.
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About Citi Ventures: Citi Ventures harnesses the power of Citi to help people, businesses, and communities thrive in a world of technological change.
Naomi Fieldus
Talent Network Manager of Business Growth Fund
Naomi joined BGF in May 2013 as a Manager in the Talent Network team, with specific focus on developing the network of senior finance professionals. She joined BGF from an executive search firm, where she worked with a range of private equity clients, finding CFOs for their current and potential investee businesses. Prior to this Naomi spent ten years with PwC in Corporate Finance, advising private equity and corporate clients on acquisitions and disposals, primarily in the Consumer and Leisure sectors. Naomi holds a BSc in Mathematics and Economics from The London School of Economics & Political Science.
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About Business Growth Fund: Business Growth Fund is an influential investor in small and mid-sized businesses.
Felix Werdin
Senior Investment Manager of Bregal Unternehmerkapital
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About Bregal Unternehmerkapital: Bregal Unternehmerkapital is a private equity firm that invests in the automotive, industrial goods, healthcare and e-commerce sectors.
Rebecca Nordstrom
HR & Office Manager of Highland Europe
Rebecca is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations and administration of the London office. Rebecca joined Highland in January 2015 and is a core member of the Europe team. Rebecca previously worked at Kreab GavinAnderson as Head of Office Administration and at AllianceBernstein –, organising various client events including seminars, networking receptions and conferences, in addition to several in–house events. In her spare time she studies Human Resources Management, when not sampling London’s restaurants, museums and theatres. A native Swede she lives in London with her husband.
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About Highland Europe: Highland Europe is a growth-stage technology fund that invests in European internet, mobile, and software companies.
Rebecca Nordstrom
HR & Office Manager of Highland Europe
Rebecca is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations and administration of the London office. Rebecca joined Highland in January 2015 and is a core member of the Europe team. Rebecca previously worked at Kreab GavinAnderson as Head of Office Administration and at AllianceBernstein –, organising various client events including seminars, networking receptions and conferences, in addition to several in–house events. In her spare time she studies Human Resources Management, when not sampling London’s restaurants, museums and theatres. A native Swede she lives in London with her husband.
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About Highland Europe: Highland Europe is a growth-stage technology fund that invests in European internet, mobile, and software companies.
Stephen Lindsay
UK Business Development Manager of SFC Capital
Stephen is co-founder and Head of Business Development at Ixty. Before moving to the angel investing and startup world, Stephen developed his career in financial services and sales and worked in countries like Singapore and France. His main role at Startup Funding Club is introducing new investors to tax efficient investing through the Fund and angel network.
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About Ixty, SFC Capital: Early-stage investor combining its own angel syndicate & seed funds to provide investors with diversified exposure to SEIS/EIS businesses.
Natasha Asher-Relf
Marketing Communications Manager of True.
Natasha has over six years’ experience in public relations, most recently holding the PR Manager role at LG Electronics. Her background is in the technology and consumer sectors, working for businesses such as Amazon, Panasonic, and Whitbread.
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About True.: True is a consumer-focused investment and innovation firm reimagining what good business looks like.
Evelina Olago
Investor Relations Senior Manager of Helios Investment Partners
Evelina Olago is previously in Helios’ Portfolio Operations Group and rejoined in September 2018 from McKinsey in London, where she was an Associate. Prior to joining Helios in 2014, she was an Assurance Associate in the Oil & Gas team at Ernst & Young in London.
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About Helios Investment Partners: Helios Investment Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm that focuses on African companies.
Hannah Robbins
Office Manager of Nauta Capital
Hannah is the Office Manager for the London office of Nauta Capital. Hannah joined Nauta in early 2016 where she manages the daily running of the office by working closely with Nauta’s London General Partner as well as supporting the operations team with finance and HR. Prior to Nauta, Hannah worked in a China-focussed business consulting firm, as well as spending several years based across China studying Mandarin and working as an English Teacher. Hannah holds a BA in Geography from University College London and HSK 6 Mandarin after studying in both Zhejiang University and Harbin Institute of Technology, China. Hannah is currently studying for her CIMA qualifications part-time.
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About Nauta Capital: Nauta Capital is a pan-European Venture Capital firm investing in early stage technology companies.
Katalin Tischhauser
Head of External Manager Selection and Asset Management of Sygnum
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About Sygnum: Sygnum is a regulated digital asset specialist focused on institutional and private investors.
Francisco Gutierrez
Global Investment Manager of Startupbootcamp
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About Startupbootcamp: Startupbootcamp is a global network of industry-focused startup accelerators that provides investment and mentorship services.
Katherine Woodfine
Investment Manager of Horizon Capital
Katherine Woodfine currently works as the Investment Manager for Horizon Capital. She previously worked at Augusta Ventures as the Investment Manager.
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About Horizon Capital: Horizon Capital private equity firm invests in high-growth technology and business services companies.
Chloe Richardson
Investor Relations Manager of Parkwalk Advisors
Chloe is the office administrator at Parkwalk, helping on-board clients, managing EIS3s and liaising with their advisers and wealth managers. Before Parkwalk, Chloe worked for a technology company after graduating from the University of Southampton.
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About Parkwalk Advisors: Parkwalk is an investment management firm focused on UK-based technology companies that are spun out of UK university and research centres.
Charlotte Wright
Senior Marketing Manager – EMEA of OFX
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About OFX, Open Mobile Media: OFX is a global provider of online international payment services for personal and business customers.
Hugh Daly
General Manager, Message Automation of Broadridge
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About Broadridge: Broadridge is a provider of investor communications and technology solutions for broker dealers, banks, mutual funds and corporate issuers.
Leon Howard-Spink
Fund Manager of Schroders
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About Schroders: Schroders is an asset management company.
Mila Lukic
Investment Manager of Bridges Fund Management
Mila previously worked as a Management Consultant with Accenture focusing on transformational change management, organizational alignment and process design and improvement work. Mila also spent 4 years working on Education Generation, an online community working together to fund scholarships for young leaders in developing world countries to participate in some of the world’s most forward-thinking education programs. Most recently Mila worked as an intern at High Trees Community Development Trust in Tulse Hill, Lambeth.
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About Bridges Fund Management: Bridges Fund Management is a specialist fund manager dedicated to sustainable and impact investment.
Jane Thorburn
Project Manager of Railsbank
Jane Thorburn is a project manager at Railsbank.
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About Railsbank: Railsbank, the global Embedded Finance Experience Platform.
Graham Hewson
Incubator Manager of Imperial Innovations
Graham joined Imperial Innovations as the Incubator Manager in 2010. The Imperial Incubator is a hub for innovation and entrepreneurship, providing office and laboratory space for early-stage companies including many spinouts from Imperial College London. Graham has worked in Incubation for over nine years, and has previously managed a successful digital media incubator in London’s tech city.
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About Imperial Innovations: Imperial Innovations is a technology commercialization and venture capital investor that focuses on technology.
Sylvain Delion
Manager of Macquarie Bank
Sylvain joined Macquarie Capital in 2004 in the Infrastructure Projects and Principal team which acts for Macquarie as developer, sponsor and financial investor in greenfield projects (using Macquarie own balance sheet) but also provides third party financial advisory services to external clients. Since joining Macquarie. Sylvain has been involved in developing, financing and investing in greenfield infrastructure assets across a wide variety of sectors: PPPs, data centers, fiber, transport, accommodation, healthcare, street lighting, energy and renewables. He has closed infrastructure project finance transactions representing more than €10bn of investments in many different European countries.
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About Macquarie Bank: Macquarie Bank, a subsidiary of Macquarie Group, provides various retail financing and commercial banking services primarily in Australia.
Daniel Bull
Investment Manager of Columbia Lake Partners
Daniel Bull is an Investment Manager at Columbia Lake Partners. He is responsible for the sourcing, financial analysis, structuring, documentation, and management of debt relationships with technology companies. Prior to joining CLP, Daniel worked as an Assistant Vice President in the Venture Capital Group at Comerica Bank in San Francisco. Daniel graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Business Administration from the University of Oregon.
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About Columbia Lake Partners: Columbia Lake Partners is an experienced team of investors providing growth loans to European technology companies.
George Bartlett
Investment Manager of Columbia Lake Partners
George Bartlett is an Associate at Columbia Lake Partners. He is responsible for the financial analysis, structuring, documentation, and management of debt relationships with technology companies.
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About Columbia Lake Partners: Columbia Lake Partners is an experienced team of investors providing growth loans to European technology companies.
Stephan Gueorguiev
Senior Investment Manager of Foresight Group
Stephan Gueorguiev joined Foresight Group in 2018 and currently works as a Senior Investment Manager in the London office. He has over 17 years of experience. Stephan is responsible for sourcing and executing investments in high-potential UK businesses across the UK . Prior to joining Foresight Stephan worked at August Equity where he focussed on buyouts of UK technology businesses. Stephan holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from Cambridge University as well as an MBA from INSEAD.
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About Foresight Group: Foresight is an infrastructure and private equity investment manager that manages funds on behalf of institutions and retail clients.
Chris Wardle
Senior Investment Manager of Foresight Group
Chris joined Foresight in 2014 from Accenture’s M&A practice, where he managed pre-deal due diligence and post-deal corporate strategy projects for private equity, consumer goods, and technology clients. He has also worked closely with a number of start-ups and charities. Chris holds an MA in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge.
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About Foresight Group: Foresight is an infrastructure and private equity investment manager that manages funds on behalf of institutions and retail clients.
Amy Crofton
Senior Investment Manager of Foresight Group
Amy joined Foresight in January 2017 from Lesmoir-Gordon, Boyle & Co, a boutique investment advisory and corporate finance firm in Mayfair. At LGB Amy focused on structuring equity and debt investments in UK SMEs. Prior to this, she spent seven years as a research analyst in the food retail sector, at both Barclays Capital and Citi. Amy graduated from Oxford, where she was an open scholar and has a first class degree in Materials, Economics and Management.
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About Foresight Group: Foresight is an infrastructure and private equity investment manager that manages funds on behalf of institutions and retail clients.
Elena Palasmith
Senior Manager, Institutional Capital of Foresight Group
Elena joined Foresight Group from Morgan Stanley where she worked within the Global Wealth Management Division. Elena holds a first class degree in Management from the University of Warwick.
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About Foresight Group: Foresight is an infrastructure and private equity investment manager that manages funds on behalf of institutions and retail clients.
Giles Prentice
Investment Manager of Charterhouse Capital Partners
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About Charterhouse Capital Partners: Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP is a private equity firm specializing in buyout investments.
Ella Goldner
Co-founder and General Manager of Zinc.VC
Ella is one of the Co-founders of Zinc, a new Social Innovation programme aimed at building scalable and commercial businesses that help solve the developed world biggest social problems. She’s also the Co-founder of NewCo UK, an innovation festival that provides a behind-the-curtain-view into the most exciting, innovative and mission-led organisations in a city. As a marketing strategist Ella worked with leading global brands such as Unilever, Wimbledon and EY. Ella is a London Business School alumna and studied engineering in Tel Aviv.
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About Zinc.VC: Zinc.VC is a London-based business builder that runs 9 month mission-led programmes to build scalable commercial impact-led businesses.
BJ Eastwood
Fund Manager of Omega Advisors
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About Omega Advisors: Omega Advisors is an investment advisor.
Rosanna Burcheri
Portfolio Manager of Fidelity International
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About Fidelity International: Fidelity International offers world class investment solutions and retirement expertise to institutions, individuals and their advisers.
Maria Samayoa
Testing Manager of rebuildingsociety.com
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About rebuildingsociety.com: peer to business loans platform connecting lenders directly with businesses needing debt funding.
Mark Harries
Executive Vice President, MillenniumIT and General Manager, Technology Services, LSEG of MillenniumIT
Mark joined the London Stock Exchange in 1997 and has been involved in a number of the major projects and strategic initiatives since then. Following the acquisition of MillenniumIT in October 2009, he is currently responsible for the LSE Group – MillenniumIT interface and splits his time between London and Colombo. Mark is a graduate engineer and prior to joining the LSE worked as a consultant project manager in the engineering, construction and financial services sectors.
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About MillenniumIT: MillenniumIT is a leading innovative trading technology business.
Zoe Peden
Investment Manager of Ananda Impact Ventures
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About Ananda Impact Ventures, Brit My Pride, Insane Logic: Ananda Impact Ventures is a leading European venture capital investor focused on scaling impact-driven for-profit enterprises.
Claire Corbin
Partner & Operations Manager, Venture Investment of Juno Capital Partners
Claire acts as Juno’s lynch-pin, building relationships with investors, portfolio companies, prospective investments, professional advisers, partners and the wider venture network. She contributes to Juno’s evolving strategy, is responsible for managing investments to completion, and overseeing all third party and outsourced relationships.
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About Juno Capital Partners: Juno Capital is a London-based alternative asset manager, currently focused on venture investment in scale-up stage B2B SaaS businesses .
Ryan Hanley
Crypto Product Manager of Elwood Asset Management
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About Elwood Asset Management: Elwood asset management offers financial exposure in blockchain technology and cryptocurrency to listed companies.
Tim Lambert
Strategic Partnerships Manager of Octopus Investments
Tim joined Octopus in July 2015 as a Strategic Partnerships Manager in charge of relationships with Family Offices and High Net Worth Private Clients. Since graduating in 2004 Tim has spent all of his career within property, development and investment. In recent years he was a Director of a property investment firm focussed on assisted living and healthcare, where he came to know the Octopus team. He has extensive relationships within property, investment, law and accountancy. Outside of work, Tim is an ultramarathon runner and specialises in the 50 and 100 mile distance.
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About Octopus Investments: Octopus Investments is an venture capital investment firm
Trevor Jones
Investor Network Manager of The FSE Group
Trevor has over 30 years’ experience in UK venture capital and private equity, with Gresham Trust, Advantage Capital and as an angel investor. He holds an Honours degree from Liverpool University and is a Deloitte-qualified Chartered Accountant. When not organising FSE’s regular angel investor events Trevor escapes to his hideaway on the Hampshire coast with his wife and hound, or helps run his two family hospitality businesses – yes, he’s an entrepreneur as well as an investor!
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About The FSE Group: The FSE Group provides tailored funding solutions and support for ambitious and innovative small and medium enterprises.
Bradley Jones
Equity Portfolio Manager of The FSE Group
Bradley handles deal origination and all stages of the transaction lifecycle along with post investment management for the equity funds at The FSE Group. Bradley joined The FSE Group in January 2010, after completing his BSc honours degree in Management at the University of the West of England, firstly as the Marketing and Events coordinator and moved in March 2010 to the equity team, where he has progressed from fund executive to fund manager. Outside of work Bradley is a keen golfer and skier and enjoys watching rugby.
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About The FSE Group: The FSE Group provides tailored funding solutions and support for ambitious and innovative small and medium enterprises.
Veronique Constans
Programme Manager of Simply Business
Veronique is a Programme Manager at Simply Business, online insurance broker for small and medium businesses. She has worked in banking, payments and fintech for the past 10 years in programmes, strategy and new business models, and has a particular interest in fintech innovation and financial inclusion
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About Simply Business: Simply Business is a business insurance broker that offers tailored business insurance quotes to its clients.
Hai Yen Nguyen
Executive Assistant Office Manager of TempoCap
Hai Yen Nguyen is the Executive Assistant Office Manager of TempoCap.
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About TempoCap: TempoCap is a growth and secondary direct venture investment firm.
Hai Yen Nguyen
Executive Assistant Office Manager of TempoCap
Hai Yen Nguyen is the Executive Assistant Office Manager of TempoCap.
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About TempoCap: TempoCap is a growth and secondary direct venture investment firm.
Oliver Sexton
Investment Manager of Midven
Oliver manages the commercialisation of bioengineering and medical technologies from Imperial College. Prior to joining Innovations he spent five years in commercial & licensing roles at Ark Therapeutics where he was responsible for corporate deal structures and partnering with large pharma. Previously he managed a small team in a biotech investment diligence consultancy and has worked as a strategy analyst. Oliver has a BSc in Molecular Biology/Biotechnology and an MSc in Plant Science. Currently he is a director of Acublate, an HIFU spin out from the CRT.
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About Midven, UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund: Midven is a specialist venture capital company providing investment to fast growing small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), run by an
Uwe Andreas Kraemer
Venture Principal, Principal, Investment Manager of Zouk Capital
Uwe joined Zouk in 2014 as an Investment Manager in the Growth Capital Team, bringing with him more than 8 years’ experience in private equity, M&A and corporate finance and more than 6 years’ investment experience in technology focused venture & growth capital. Since 2008 he has executed and managed investments of more than € 100 million into European start-ups and growth companies. Before joining Zouk, Uwe was a Principal at ViewPoint Capital Partners in Frankfurt, where he focused on European Software & Internet Technology investments and actively supported the funds’ portfolio companies with organisational structuring and international expansion. Prior to that, Uwe served as an Analyst in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs between 2006 and 2008, advising European blue chips with strategic acquisitions, trade sales and IPOs. During his tenure Uwe advised on more than € 10 billion of cross-border M&A transactions and IPOs across various industries. Uwe holds a MSc with Honours in Computer Science and Business Administration from Darmstadt Technical University.
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About Zouk Capital: Zouk Capital is an independent private equity fund manager investing in companies that advance resource efficiency.
Lirui Ding
Engagement Manager of LEK Consulting
Lirui has 15 years of telecom, media and technology experience across the TMT value chain. Lirui has extensive experience in growth strategy, business planning, commercial due diligence, cost modelling, and go-to-market strategy. His clients include telecom operators, regulators, fibre players, tower companies, data centre operators, vendors, media companies, private equity firms and infrastructure funds. Based in London, Lirui has worked with clients globally and undertook secondments in Latin America and Asia. Lirui has recently conducted a comprehensive study to help financial investors understand the impact of 5G on the TMT value chain and 5G monetisation opportunity. Lirui is a TMT engagement manager at L.E.K. Consulting, a leading strategy consulting firm with 20 offices globally. Prior to consulting, Lirui was a professional gaming player
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About LEK Consulting: L.E.K. Consulting is a global management consulting firm.
Naikee Kohli
Sales and Ops Manager of Kanda
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About Kanda: Financing for home improvements
Iola Hopkinson
Operations Manager of FeedStock Ltd
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About FeedStock Ltd: FeedStock leverages AI and NLP technologies to enable financial services companies to satisfy both their compliance and commercial goals.
Thomas Wilczek
Project Manager of FundingBox
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About FundingBox: FundingBox is the platform for startups and SMEs to join tech-related communities and win public funding.
Katie Lam
Head of Client Services / Account Manager of Digiterre
Katie joined Digiterre in 2004 as PA to Ian Murrin. After having roles within Marketing and Training at Digiterre, Katie now leads the Client Services and Training team at Digiterre. Katie has in-depth knowledge of CRM and the financial services industry.
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About Digiterre: Digiterre is a company which provides Financial Investment Management CRM and Trading Solutions software development services.
Puneet Bhatia
Fund Manager, London Co-investment Fund of Funding London
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About Funding London: Investing in London based SMEs and early stage technology companies and funds.
Patrick O’Brien
Project Manager of Angels in MedCity
Patrick O’Brien is a project manager at Angels in MedCity.
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About Angels in MedCity, QMENTA: Angels in MedCity aims to introduce business angels to investment opportunities from healthcare and life sciences companies.
James Richardson
Manager, WealthPilot of Brewin Dolphin
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About Brewin Dolphin: Brewin Dolphin is a personalised, discretionary wealth management services, investment management and financial planning services provider.
Mark Ford
Sales and Marketing Manager of Intelligent Financial Systems
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About Intelligent Financial Systems: IFS is a software company, provides financial market data research and execution quality analysis services in Europe.
Trevor Stokes
Investment Manager of Sovereign Capital
Trevor joined Sovereign’s investment team in 2014. Prior to joining Sovereign, Trevor spent four years at Global Leisure Partners where he was Vice President, working on the origination and execution of a range of M&A transactions in the leisure and retail sectors. Previously, Trevor spent five years at KPMG Corporate Finance working on a number of transactions across the consumer, healthcare and media sectors. Trevor graduated from the University of Cambridge with an MA in Natural Sciences and has received the ICAEW Corporate Finance Diploma.
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About Sovereign Capital: Sovereign Capital is a buy and build specialist that helps portfolio companies achieve transformational growth.
Nick Martin
Fund Manager of Polar Capital Holdings
Nick is the Fund Manager of the Polar Capital Global Insurance Strategy which for 19 years has invested exclusively in the global (re)insurance industry. The Strategy has over £1.1bn (as at 30 April 2018) focusing on the non-life insurance industry. Nick has a global network of contacts with a particular emphasis in London, the US and Bermuda. Nick is active in the InsurTech community including mentoring on two accelerator programmes. He has been recognised as a Top 50 Global InsurTech influencer by Insurtechnews.
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About Polar Capital Holdings: Polar Capital Holdings is an investment management company that offers a range of geographical and sector funds.
