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 United Kingdom 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.
David Sykes
Knowledge Manager of Amadeus Capital Partners
David is the information hub at Amadeus. As Knowledge Manager for the firm, David organises and oversees all investor reporting and deal information. He supports the research efforts of partners and associates, as well as making sure that quarterly investor reports come out on time and on message. If these tasks weren’t enough, David also oversees the running of Amadeus’ London office. David comes to his current role from a background in information management, with a degree in librarianship and experience at reference libraries specialising in science, technology and business. At Warwick University, he was head of the Business Information Service, a business information brokerage providing statistical information and performing research projects for international clients. David was most recently information manager at Montanaro Investment Managers and Apax Partners.
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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.
Jessica Cameron
Senior Human Centred Design Manager of Lloyds Banking Group
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About Lloyds Banking Group: Lloyds Banking Group is a major British financial institution formed through the acquisition of HBOS by Lloyds TSB in 2009.
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.
Chris Massey
Product Manager of The Access Group
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About The Access Group: The Access Group is a software consultancy and developer company that provides fully integrated business management software.
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.
Adam Rajpal
Senior Project/ Programme Manager, Transformation of OakNorth
Adam Rajpal is a Senior Project/ Programme Manager, Transformation at OakNorth.
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About OakNorth: OakNorth is the creator of the ON Credit Intelligence Suite – proven cloud software that transforms commercial lending
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.
Clare Truscott
Operations and Compliance Manager of Notion Capital
My life with the Notion founders started in a small meeting room in Gloucester in 2005, allegedly being interviewed by Chris Tottman for a company called Star Technology but it ended up being a convoluted discussion about ‘Crossroads’. I should have realised then that the following years would be interesting to say the least … I came to Star from a background of Operations/Project Management and EA – I have always loved working at the rock face, giving my opinion (always appreciated?), influencing key decision making and making cost savings and efficiencies along the way. My role of Project Manager/EA started with me working at C-level with the team at both Star Technology and MessageLabs, assisting Chris to run the Global HR team at ML and ended up with being locked away spending a busy (but fascinating) few months as part of the small deal team working alongside Ian Milbourn and Stephen Chandler on the MessageLabs exit to Symantec in 2008! I then jumped ship with the ML founders and became Employee No. 1 at Notion, working from our very first offices in Cheltenham as the Ops Manager, a great opportunity to set things up properly from the beginning. It’s been fabulous to see Notion develop over the last 8 years into our busy team in Marylebone with the portfolio that we have. My current role encompasses all back office work, central administration and systems and has recently expanded to include Compliance; my natural ability to question, query and drive through process and data help to make sure our investment processes are robust and accurate.
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About Notion Capital: Notion is an early-stage venture fund that focuses on technology and cloud computing markets.
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.
Lauren Brain
Lead Propositions Development Manager, UK Wealth of HSBC
Lauren is a skilled professional with over 10 years’ experience in Financial Services. Having joined the HSBC branch network in 2008 she quickly progressed and following a successful career in Financial planning and Wealth management she moved to the bank’s UK head office in 2018. In her current role, Lauren combines her Financial Planning expertise and her passion for customer led proposition design to lead the transformation of HSBCs Multi-Channel Wealth offering. This includes helping deliver HSBCs first digital advice service – HSBC My Investment. Lauren has a Bachelor of Science Degree and a Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning.
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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.
Melanie Green
Senior Security Manager of Nationwide Building Society
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About Nationwide Building Society: Nationwide Building Society is a British mutual financial institution and the largest building society in the UK.
Simon Gallimore
Senior Manager Casualty and Auto Claims Uk & Ireland of American International Group
Simon Gallimore Senior Manager Complex Casualty Claims UK & Ireland AIG Prior to joining AIG in 2011 Simon spent the previous 20 years working in the personal lines claims arena where he held a number of senior leadership roles at RBSI and more latterly Tesco Bank where he held the role of Head of Claims. Upon joining AIG and making the move into the Commercial claims arena he has overseen a roots and branch review of AIG’s claims Casualty Claims service with a focus on putting the customer back at the heart of the claims process. Listening to the customer and evolving the service you deliver based on what they tell you remain the principles on which Simon continues to lead the AIG Casualty Teams he manages across the UK and Ireland. A father of 3 and a passionate Manchester United fan Simon describes his time away from work as either cleaning up spilt milk or crying over it, referencing his teams recent demise from greatness.
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About American International Group: American International Group operates as a global insurance company.
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.
Fergus Wadsley
Data Science Manager of Capital One
Data Science Manager – supporting Marketing, Operations, Collections and Finance.
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About Capital One: Capital One is a diversified banking company that offers early and later stage venture, and debt financing investments.
Raj Pharhani
Regional Portfolio Manager of Business Growth Fund
Raj Singh Pharhani is the Regional Portfolio Manager at BGF.
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About Business Growth Fund: Business Growth Fund is an influential investor in small and mid-sized businesses.
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.
Adam Hussey
Knowledge Manager of Business Growth Fund
Adam Hussey is the Knowledge Manager at Business Growth Fund.
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About Business Growth Fund: Business Growth Fund is an influential investor in small and mid-sized businesses.
Joanna De Saulles
Investment Manager, South of LDC
Jo joined LDC in 2006 and holds a degree in Business and Economics from Oxford Brookes University. Jo spent two years at Lloyds TSB Group working in mid-market lending and debt recovery in London and New York. She holds a degree in Business and Economics from Oxford Brookes University.
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About LDC: LDC is a private equity company which provides funds for buyouts and development capital transactions in UK unquoted companies.
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.
Sajid Sabir
Investment Manager of Maven Capital Partners
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About Maven Capital Partners: Maven Capital Partners is a private equity firm that provides a range of funding options to SMEs and investment opportunities.
Alex Marsh
Investment Manager of Maven Capital Partners
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About Growth Partner, Maven Capital Partners: Maven Capital Partners is a private equity firm that provides a range of funding options to SMEs and investment opportunities.
Gavin Bell
Investment Manager of Maven Capital Partners
Gavin joined Maven in September 2016 as an Investment Manager based in the Manchester office, responsible for new investments across Greater Manchester and the North of England. Gavin has over 10 years of experience in Private Equity. Prior to joining Maven, he was at NorthEdge Capital in Manchester where he was responsible for both new private equity investment activity and fundraising. Gavin began his private equity career at Greenpark Capital (now Stepstone), a secondaries private equity fund manager in London investing into private equity funds globally, where he spent 8 years. His prior experience was as an analyst at Schroders in London, where he spent 5 years, and at Bank of New York. Gavin holds a Bsc. (Hons) in Economics from the University of Birmingham and is a CFA Charterholder.
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About Maven Capital Partners: Maven Capital Partners is a private equity firm that provides a range of funding options to SMEs and investment opportunities.
Mike Collis
Portfolio Manager of Maven Capital Partners
Mike is a senior consultant helping Maven drive its portfolio management process and responsible for generating and protecting shareholder value, exit planning and monitoring performance. He joined the team at Aberdeen Asset Management in 2001, and was promoted to Head of Portfolio Management in 2005. Mike spent his early career with Arthur Andersen before spending five years in industry serving in CFO roles in the heavy engineering and textile related sectors. He is a Fellow of the Institute for Turnaround and chaired the Midlands Steering Committee until 2011. Mike qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1992.
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About Arthur Andersen LLP, Maven Capital Partners, VYRE Limited: Maven Capital Partners is a private equity firm that provides a range of funding options to SMEs and investment opportunities.
Martin Clark
Investment Manager of Maven Capital Partners
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About Maven Capital Partners: Maven Capital Partners is a private equity firm that provides a range of funding options to SMEs and investment opportunities.
James Darlington
Investment Manager of Maven Capital Partners
James is based in Manchester and is responsible for investments on behalf of the Northern Powerhouse Fund as well as Private Equity transactions across the North of England. James joined Maven in 2017, having previously spent 6 years at EY within the Assurance and Corporate Finance divisions in Manchester, where he was involved in a range of transactions including acquisition finance, large corporate refinancing and stressed deals, and worked on a variety of deal structures. James holds an Honours degree in Accounting & Finance from the University of Newcastle and is a Chartered Accountant.
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About Maven Capital Partners: Maven Capital Partners is a private equity firm that provides a range of funding options to SMEs and investment opportunities.
Jeremy Thompson
Investment Manager of Maven Capital Partners
Based in our Manchester office, Jeremy is responsible for new investments across the North of England for the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, and also works with portfolio companies in the region. He joined Maven in 2017 having previously worked as a corporate lawyer for Squire Patton Boggs in Manchester, where he spent over four years as a Senior Associate specialising in private equity, venture capital and acquisitions. He has experience advising management teams and companies across all stages of their development from initial investment, including follow-on fundraisings, bolt-on acquisitions, commercial contracts and exits. Jeremy is a qualified solicitor who graduated from Leeds University with a BA (Hons) degree in History & Politics and completed a graduate diploma in Law at BPP Law School in Manchester.
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About Maven Capital Partners: Maven Capital Partners is a private equity firm that provides a range of funding options to SMEs and investment opportunities.
Steven Ford
Marketing Manager of Maven Capital Partners
Steven joined Maven in 2010 and is based in the Glasgow office. He is responsible for all campaigns across its traditional and digital marketing channels, as well as defining the strategic marketing direction for all Maven’s business areas. Steven started his career in the drinks industry with InBev UK before moving into financial services, working in a number of marketing roles. He previoulsy worked as an Assistant Marketing Manager at the Royal Bank of Scotland in Edinburgh, managing communications to its private banking customers. Steven has a BA Honours degree in Geography as well as an MSc in Marketing from the University of Strathclyde. He is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
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About Maven Capital Partners: Maven Capital Partners is a private equity firm that provides a range of funding options to SMEs and investment opportunities.
Martin McLaren
Investment Manager of Maven Capital Partners
Martin is an Investment Manager responsible for new Private Equity investments across Scotland. He joined Maven in September 2013 from Lloyds Banking Group, where he worked in the Equity Risk Management Division, providing risk oversight on the Bank’s equity portfolio, and then in the Corporate Real Estate Business Support Unit. Martin previously spent 5 years with Henderson Loggie CA, where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant (ICAS) and worked in Corporate Finance. Martin graduated from Heriot Watt University in 2005 with a MA Honours in Economics and Business.
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About Maven Capital Partners: Maven Capital Partners is a private equity firm that provides a range of funding options to SMEs and investment opportunities.
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.
Ciprian Blujdea
Product Manager of Juni
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About Juni: Juni is a fintech company that develops a banking app and platform for e-commerce and online marketing entrepreneurs.
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.
Ian Broadhurst
Business Devlopment Manager of Parkwalk Advisors
Ian worked with the Private Wealth Management units of BNP Paribas and Prudential Bache for the last ten years. He holds an MBA from Cranfield.
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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.
Alison Bloom-Feshbach
Senior Product Manager of CommonBond
Alison Bloom-Feshbach is a Senior Product Manager at CommondBond.co. She is a former CEO and Co-Founder of Know Your Crew and Consulting Associate at Arc Aspicio. Ms. Bloom-Feshbach graduated from Yale University with a bachelor of arts in Cognitive Science (Decision-making concentration) and received an MBA in Organizational Strategy and Innovation at the University of Pennsylvania – The Wharton School.
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About CommonBond: CommonBond was founded in 2012 to help relieve the student loan burden, and since then we’ve funded over $4 billion in better loans.
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.
Graeme Mckinstry
Investment Manager of Foresight Group
Graeme Mckinstry is an Investment Manager at Foresight.
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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.
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.
Paul Lee
Deputy Fund Manager Technology Venture Investments of Development Bank of Wales
A Deputy Fund Manager in Finance Wales’ technology venture investments team, Paul leads a team of investment executives focused on investing in IP-rich companies. He is an equity specialist with both new and follow-on investment experience. Whilst currently investment cases are principally Technology/Equity based, Paul has prior experience of buy out and development capital deals; he also has exit experience of both Trade Sales and AIM listings, having completed Finance Wales’ first major equity exit (Atlantic Technologies) in 2003. One of our most experienced deal makers, he also puts his analytical and monitoring skills to good use managing and reporting on the performance of Finance Wales’ technology ventures portfolio. Paul has been at Finance Wales since 2002, having previously worked and qualified as an ACA with KPMG where he undertook a wide range of corporate finance and business advisory assignments. He also spent several years at Natwest’s Wales Corporate head office appraising new corporate business opportunities. He graduated from Cardiff with an Economics and Accountancy degree.
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About Development Bank of Wales: Development Bank of Wales provides flexible finance for businesses based in Wales.
David Staziker
Portfolio Development Manager of Development Bank of Wales
David Staziker is the Chief Financial Officer at Development Bank of Wales
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About Development Bank of Wales, Development Bank of Wales, Development Bank of Wales, Pobl Group: Development Bank of Wales provides flexible finance for businesses based in Wales.
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.
Katie Pilbeam
Business Development Manager of Metro Bank
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About Metro Bank: Metro Bank offers personal, commercial, business, and private banking services.
William Orde
Investment Manager of Oxford Capital Partners
William is part of the investment management team, sourcing and screening potential deals across the communications, healthcare and sustainability sectors. Prior to joining Oxford Capital William gained experience in corporate finance with Aquaa Partners and in renewable energy production. He received a BA in Experimental and Theoretical Physics from Cambridge University, where he was treasurer of his college student union. In his spare time William is a keen chef, skier and hill walker.
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About Downing Ventures, Oxford Capital Partners: Oxford Capital is a technology venture capital investor based in London and Oxford.
James Schwerdt
PV Portfolio Manager of Oxford Capital Partners
James is focused on the management of Oxford Capitals solar assets with a particular emphasis on consolidation. He built up considerable experience during two years at Lightsource Renewable Energy working on the development of utility scale ground mount solar PV. James received an MSc in Sustainable Cities from Kings College London and has recently passed level 1 of the CFA program. He is a keen squash player and enjoys playing chess and solving numerical puzzles.
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About Oxford Capital Partners: Oxford Capital is a technology venture capital investor based in London and Oxford.
Clarissa McKay
Investment Manager of Oxford Capital Partners
Clarissa provides support to the Wealth Managers & Advisers team. Clarissa previously worked for Aviva in a variety of customer service roles. Outside of work she enjoys walking the dogs, reading and socialising with family and friends.
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About Oxford Capital Partners: Oxford Capital is a technology venture capital investor based in London and Oxford.
Thomas Attwooll
Senior Manager, Wealth Managers & Advisers of Oxford Capital Partners
Tom is responsible for building and managing the relationships with private clients and their advisers. Prior to joining Oxford Capital , Tom worked in the UK with Deloitte and in Latin America with De Vere Group, one of the world’s largest wealth management firms where he developed his knowledge of sophisticated financial planning and client service. Tom has a degree in Economics from the University of Liverpool. Outside of the office he is a keen chef and cricketer.
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About deVere Group, Oxford Capital Partners: Oxford Capital is a technology venture capital investor based in London and Oxford.
Will Laws
Manager, Private Clients of Oxford Capital Partners
Will oversees Oxford Capital’s marketing activity, including managing our digital presence. He is also responsible for our communications to investors. He started his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he qualified as a chartered accountant before moving into business development, helping the firm to sell large tax and legal consultancy projects. He then joined the research team of Fast Track, an Oxford company which publishes league tables of fast-growth businesses in The Sunday Times. Before joining Oxford Capital in 2012, Will was the commercial manager for a fast-growing technology business, where he helped manage a private equity buyout process. He has a philosophy degree from the University of Durham.
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About Oxford Capital Partners, PwC, Rockworth Management Partners: Oxford Capital is a technology venture capital investor based in London and Oxford.
Vanessa Johnson
Compliance Manager of Oxford Capital Partners
Vanessa is Oxford Capital’s Compliance Manager. Vanessa has over 20 years experience in regulation and compliance gained in a wide variety of roles. Prior to joining Oxford Capital, Vanessa spent 10 years working for a firm of regulatory consultants advising investment managers, intermediaries, and wealth managers on all aspects of compliance in a challenging and constantly changing regulatory environment. Previously she worked for the Securities and Investments Board and a wealth manager. Vanessa has a degree in French from the University of Exeter. In her spare time Vanessa enjoys walking and is a keen classical musician.
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About Oxford Capital Partners: Oxford Capital is a technology venture capital investor based in London and Oxford.
Jenni Howard
Manager, Investor Services of Oxford Capital Partners
Jennifer is part of the Investor Services team. Previously she worked for HSBC Bank Plc dealing with high net worth clients and assisting financial advisers. Additionally Jennifer has over 10 years experience in customer services. In her spare time she enjoys reading, travelling and spending time with friends and family.
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About Oxford Capital Partners: Oxford Capital is a technology venture capital investor based in London and Oxford.
Claire Maynard
Manager, Marketing and Communications of Oxford Capital Partners
Claire’s role is within the Marketing Team. She has now been with the firm almost 10 years. She graduated in Spanish and Marketing from the University of Stirling and also studied Marketing and Business at the University of Cantabria in Northern Spain. Claire’s interests outside of the office include archaeology, translation and music.
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About Oxford Capital Partners: Oxford Capital is a technology venture capital investor based in London and Oxford.
Stuart Major
Manager, Investor Services of Oxford Capital Partners
Stuart is a Manager in the Investor Services Team and graduated from Oxford Brookes University with a BSc in Mathematics with Accounting & Finance. Prior to joining Oxford Capital Stuart gained operational and managerial experience with a number of financial institutions and has been heavily involved in the development of systems and processes to provide increased efficiencies across his teams. In his spare time he enjoys spending time with his family as well as watching and playing sport, in particular football.
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About Oxford Capital Partners: Oxford Capital is a technology venture capital investor based in London and Oxford.
Stuart Major
Manager, Investor Services of Oxford Capital Partners
Stuart is a Manager in the Investor Services Team and graduated from Oxford Brookes University with a BSc in Mathematics with Accounting & Finance. Prior to joining Oxford Capital Stuart gained operational and managerial experience with a number of financial institutions and has been heavily involved in the development of systems and processes to provide increased efficiencies across his teams. In his spare time he enjoys spending time with his family as well as watching and playing sport, in particular football.
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About Oxford Capital Partners: Oxford Capital is a technology venture capital investor based in London and Oxford.
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.
Rick Hyland
Business Development Manager of rebuildingsociety.com
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About rebuildingsociety.com: peer to business loans platform connecting lenders directly with businesses needing debt funding.
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
Rob Bishop
IT Infrastructure Team Manager of RSA Insurance Group
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About RSA Insurance Group: RSA is a multinational insurance group.
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.
Hayley Johnson
Manager of The FSE Group
Hayley joined the FSE Group in April 2013 and operates from the Ipswich office. She will be managing the New Anglia Growing Business Fund. Working together with New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership and the Suffolk County Council, Hayley will be appraising new Grant funding proposals from SME’s in the Ipswich and Norwich areas. Hayley previously had a successful 17 year career at NatWest Bank and her roles included Relationship Management and Business Development in the Commercial business. During these roles Hayley would work closely with the management teams and provide appropriate finance packages. Outside of the office, Hayley has a busy life with 2 young children and enjoys family holidays!
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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.
Ian Baker
Senior Recoveries Manager of The FSE Group
Ian is responsible for new applications from SME borrowers and for managing portfolios of existing clients in both Accelerator and RGLS Funds. 40 years experience in finance having worked in Corporate Banking (HSBC) for 30 years and, prior to joining FSE Group, for a National Accountancy firm Outside of work he is a keen land/seascape and wildlife photographer.
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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.
Dale Huxford
Group Finance Manager of The FSE Group
Dale manages all aspects of the Finance dept, including payroll, budgetary control, monthly and annual reporting and loan collections. Qualifying in the high-growth computer industry in the 80’s, and having been MD of his own high-tech company for twelve years, Dale is well versed in the quirks of SME growth funding. Having been an Accelerator Fund Manager at FSE for three years helps considerably too.
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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.
Donna Cooper
Marketing Manager of The FSE Group
Donna works as part of the marketing team to deliver all aspects of internal and external communications. With over 10 years marketing experience in the SME support sector, Donna previously worked for Scottish Enterprise in Aberdeen, joining FSE in 2006. Outside of work Donna is kept busy by her 3 young children. She enjoys face painting, novelty cake making, running and cycling.
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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.
