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This list showcases the top United Kingdom based Manager operating in the Venture Capital 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.
Roy Bailey
Delivery Lead & Senior Development Manager of UBS
More than two decades of leadership in designing and engineering software solutions. Always customer facing, always team management, always delivering. Clarity is my focus. Keeping it simple, commercial, fit for purpose. Management of technical debt and total support costs are first class considerations. A broad range of technologies, front to back, I can easily turn my hand to new business domains and technical challenges. Specialising in financial markets, market and instrument data, risk systems, trading systems, and just about anything that requires quality software engineering.
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About UBS: UBS is a global financial services company that engages in the provision of financial management solutions.
Megan Matter
Team Business Manager of UBS
Megan Matter is a Director of Strategic Partnerships at CoatChex.
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About UBS: UBS is a global financial services company that engages in the provision of financial management solutions.
Kaitlin Fronczek
Investor Relations Manager of Apax Partners
Kaitlin Fronczek is an Associate in the Investor Relations team. She joined the New York office in 2010 and is currently based in London. Prior to joining Apax Partners, Kaitlin worked in Investor Relations at Tailwind Capital and at Lionhart Advisors in New York. Kaitlin holds a BA in Psychology with honours from Vanderbilt University.
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About Apax Partners: Apax Partners is an independent global partnership focused solely on long-term investment in growth companies.
Rachel Lambert
Investor Relations Manager of Apax Partners
Rachel Lambert is an Investor Relations Manager and oversees and manages a global contact programme of meetings with investors. Based in London, Rachel joined Apax Partners in 2005 and was involved in the preparation phase and fundraising process for Apax Europe VII. Prior to joining Apax Partners, Rachel was an Investor Relations Manager at Baring Private Equity Partners (BPEP), a firm specialising in growth funds in emerging markets. She worked at BPEP for 12 years both in contact management and in the management of a global PR programme. Rachel began her career in the Training and Development department of the London Stock Exchange. Rachel holds a BA in Latin from Bristol University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Vocal Training from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
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About Apax Partners: Apax Partners is an independent global partnership focused solely on long-term investment in growth companies.
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.
Harriet Dickinson
Manager, Real World Data and Analytics of GSK
Experienced Data Scientist with a demonstrated history of working in the pharmaceuticals industry. Interested in epidemiology, data analytics, personalised medicine, machine learning, cluster analysis, social media analytics, EHR/eCRF analytics, SAS and R.
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About GSK: GSK Venture Fund is a Massachusetts-based venture capital fund focused on investments within the area of bioelectronics.
Derek Ooi
Senior Supply Chain Manager & Portfolio Operations of Baird Capital
Derek Ooi joined Baird Capital in 2006 as Senior Supply Chain Manager. Prior to Baird Capital, Derek served as a Senior Supply Chain Manager at Flextronics Shanghai where he was responsible for the supply chain management of telecommunications products. Derek also spent five years working for Komag (USD) in Malaysia as a Senior Purchasing Executive, overseeing procurement strategies and activities. Derek started his career in a leading freight management company in Malaysia. Derek is fluent in English, Malay and Mandarin and received his Degree of Commerce from Deakin University in Australia.
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About Baird Capital: Baird Capital makes venture capital, growth equity, and private equity investments in strategically-targeted sectors around the world.
Michael Holgate
Investment Manager & Partner of Baird Capital
Michael Holgate joined Baird Capital’s U.K. Private Equity team in 2014 from Spectrum Corporate Finance. Prior to joining Spectrum, Michael spent three years working in PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Transaction Services team, where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant. Michael has a First Class Master’s Degree in chemistry from Bristol University, including an industrial placement year spent working at GlaxoSmithKline.
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About Baird Capital: Baird Capital makes venture capital, growth equity, and private equity investments in strategically-targeted sectors around the world.
Tom Croy
Investment Manager of Par Equity
Tom Croy is an Investment Manager at Par Equity.
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About Par Equity: Par Equity is a leading, early-stage venture capital firm, investing in innovative, high growth technology companies.
Alastair Moore
Investment Manager of Par Equity
Alastair Moore is an Investment Manager at Par Equity.
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About Par Equity: Par Equity is a leading, early-stage venture capital firm, investing in innovative, high growth technology companies.
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.
Lucas Stoops
Investment Manager of Force Over Mass Capital
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About Force Over Mass Capital: Force Over Mass Capital is a London based venture capital firm focused on early-stage technology investments.
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.
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.
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.
Beverley Boettcher
Personal Assistant & Manchester Office Manager of GP Bullhound
Beverley is the Personal Assistant to Hugh Campbell and the Manchester office manager. Beverley is a senior Executive Assistant with extensive exposure operating at Board level for a variety of businesses, large and small, with the latter part of her career spent with a technology company and an international software company. Beverley has been an Executive Assistant to the CEO of we7 and to the CEO and CFO of Surfcontrol Plc.
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About GP Bullhound: GP Bullhound is a technology advisory and investment firm that provides transaction advice and capital to entrepreneurs and founders.
Beverley Boettcher
Personal Assistant & Manchester Office Manager of GP Bullhound
Beverley is the Personal Assistant to Hugh Campbell and the Manchester office manager. Beverley is a senior Executive Assistant with extensive exposure operating at Board level for a variety of businesses, large and small, with the latter part of her career spent with a technology company and an international software company. Beverley has been an Executive Assistant to the CEO of we7 and to the CEO and CFO of Surfcontrol Plc.
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About GP Bullhound: GP Bullhound is a technology advisory and investment firm that provides transaction advice and capital to entrepreneurs and founders.
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.
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.
Jessica Pedroni Thorell
Investment Manager of Kinnevik AB
Jessica Pedroni Thorell is a growth investor at Kinnevik, based in their London office.
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About Cityblock Health, Kinnevik AB, Quit Genius: Kinnevik is an entrepreneurial investment group focused on building digital consumer businesses.
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.
Alexis Koumoudos
Investment Manager of VEF
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About VEF: The emerging market fintech investor
Freya Macken
Investment Manager of AURELIUS Equity Opportunities
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About AURELIUS Equity Opportunities: Aurelius Equity Opportunities is an investment firm that provides equity, growth, debt and real estate investments.
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.
Sonny Bardhan
Senior Manager, Intellectual Capital of Omidyar Network
As a senior manager on the intellectual capital team, Sonny advances Omidyar Network’s strategy, research, impact and learning agendas across regions and initiatives. Prior to joining Omidyar Network in 2014, Sonny served as an investment manager at the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, where he developed strategy, built the investment pipeline, and originated and developed high impact opportunities to improve children’s welfare in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Sonny previously served as an engagement manager at McKinsey & Company, where he worked in both the financial institutions group and the social sector office. He began his career at Capital One, and has also worked with Innovations for Poverty Action and UnLtd. Sonny received an MPA in international development from the Harvard Kennedy School, where he was a Reynolds Fellow in social entrepreneurship. He holds an MBA with distinction from the University of Oxford and a first class MA in natural sciences from the University of Cambridge.
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About Omidyar Network: Omidyar Network is an investment firm.
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.
Sean Stiefel
Portfolio Manager & Founder of Navy Capital
Sean Stiefel founded Navy Capital in 2014, where he manages a long/short portfolio structured to minimize beta to the overall market by using bottom-up and fundamental analysis. Prior to founding Navy Capital, Mr. Stiefel was a research analyst and trader for Northwoods Capital Management Partners, a global long/short fund with a fundamental value and special situations investment strategy. Mr. Stiefel had previously served as an associate within an equity long/short fund at Millennium Partners, and he began his career as an equities trading analyst for Barclays Capital. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business.
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About Navy Capital: Navy Capital is focuses on identifying attractive opportunities within the legal cannabis space.
Kate Mansfield
Investor Relations Manager of Beringea
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About Beringea: Beringea is a transatlantic venture capital seeking to create lasting success for rapidly scaling entrepreneurial companies
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.
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.
Joshua Burge
Investment Manager of Edge VC
Joshua Burge is an Investment Manager at Edge, focused on sourcing and developing investment opportunities in the creative industries and the technologies that enable them. Prior to Edge, Joshua worked at Kerdos Ventures, an early-stage technology investor. As a member of the Investment Committee at Kerdos, Joshua has valuable experience evaluating investment opportunities, working with talented management teams and modelling financial projections. Previously Joshua worked as an investment banking analyst and corporate finance practitioner at GP Bullhound. Joshua holds an MSc in Economic and Social History from All Souls College, Oxford.
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About Edge VC: Passionate Investors in Creativity
Niall Santamaria
Senior Investment Manager of Edge VC
Niall is an Investment Manager at Edge, having joined from Exodus Ventures, a specialist firm within the high-growth, early-phase digital media sector. At Edge Niall focuses on sourcing and developing investment opportunities in the creative industries and the technologies that enable them. A holder of the CFA charter and with an MBA from the London Business School, Niall has served as an investor, board member, strategic advisor and corporate finance advisor during a decade in venture capital.
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About Edge VC: Passionate Investors in Creativity
Hannah Williamson
Investment Manager of Edge VC
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About Edge VC: Passionate Investors in Creativity
Ashish Patel
Investment Manager, Head of Research of Mercia Asset Management PLC
Ash serves as Head of Research at Mercia Technologies, where his team delivers data-driven insights to support investment and strategic decision-making. He is also an active investor focusing on early and growth-stage healthcare, biotech and life science companies.
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About Mercia Asset Management PLC: Mercia is a proactive, specialist asset manager focused on supporting regional businesses to achieve their growth aspirations.
Jonathan Craig
Senior Investment Manager of Mercia Asset Management PLC
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About Mercia Asset Management PLC: Mercia is a proactive, specialist asset manager focused on supporting regional businesses to achieve their growth aspirations.
Brijesh Roy
Investment Manager of Mercia Asset Management PLC
Brijesh is an Investment Manager with a focus on university spinouts across the Midlands region. Prior to joining Mercia, Brijesh worked at Isis Innovation Ltd as a Technology Transfer Manager, managing a diverse portfolio of early stage biotech. medtech and software technologies from Oxford University. Over five years, he filed numerous patents, negotiated dozens of intellectual property licensing deals and also raised £12m to create gene therapy company Nightstarx Ltd, the largest venture capital investment ever made to a new university spinout in Europe at that time. Brijesh also worked as an Associate Strategy Consultant at L.E.K Consulting and interned as a Healthcare Analyst at hedge fund Millennium Partners. He holds a Ph.D in Biochemistry from University College London, and an MBiochem in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry from the University of Oxford. He has also co-authored numerous academic papers within the field of Biochemistry.
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About Mercia Asset Management PLC: Mercia is a proactive, specialist asset manager focused on supporting regional businesses to achieve their growth aspirations.
Jonathan Diggines
Fund Manager of Mercia Asset Management PLC
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About Mercia Asset Management PLC: Mercia is a proactive, specialist asset manager focused on supporting regional businesses to achieve their growth aspirations.
Johannes Lenhard
Investment Manager of NFQ Capital
Johannes Lenhard is an ethnographer of venture capital and homelessness and currently teaching and researching at the University of Cambridge (as the Centre Coordinator of the Max Planck Centre Cambridge for the Study of Ethics, the Economy and Social Change). Having worked towards a better understanding of survival practices of homeless people in London and Paris for his PhD, he has spent the last four years researching the ethics of venture capital investors. His monograph ‘Making Better Lives – Hope, Freedom and Home-Making among people sleeping rough in Paris’ will be published later this year and so will his co-authored book ‘Better Venture’ focused DEI in tech and VC. He contributes regularly to journalistic outlets, such as Techcrunch, Prospect, Sifted, Aeon, the Conversation and Crunchbase.
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About NFQ Capital: NFQ funds early stage ventures and accelerates them with the support of 400+ specialists for company-building services via NFQ Technologies.
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.
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.
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.
Andi Kazeroonian
Investment Manager of Outward VC
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About Outward VC: Outward VC empower start-ups seeking to be the most important fintech companies in the world
Sanchit Dhote
Investment Manager of Outward VC
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About Outward VC: Outward VC empower start-ups seeking to be the most important fintech companies in the world
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.
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.
Tomer Strikovsky
Investment Manager of ETF Partners
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About ETF Partners: ETF Partners supports talented entrepreneurs and management teams with investment capital and experience.
Lucy Rands
Investment Manager of ETF Partners
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About ETF Partners: ETF Partners supports talented entrepreneurs and management teams with investment capital and experience.
Courtney Glymph
PR Manager of ETF Partners
Courtney Glymph is a PR Manager at ETF Partners.
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About ETF Partners, TempoCap: ETF Partners supports talented entrepreneurs and management teams with investment capital and experience.
Aleksandra Lament
Operations Manager of ETF Partners
Aleksandra Lament serves as an Operations Manager at ETF Partners.
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About ETF Partners: ETF Partners supports talented entrepreneurs and management teams with investment capital and experience.
Desiree Francois
Executive Assistant and Office Manager of ETF Partners
Desiree Francois serves as an Executive Assistant and Office Manager at ETF Partners.
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About ETF Partners: ETF Partners supports talented entrepreneurs and management teams with investment capital and experience.
Finance Manager of ETF Partners
Tiina Tanav serves as a Finance Manager at ETF Partners.
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About ETF Partners: ETF Partners supports talented entrepreneurs and management teams with investment capital and experience.
Finance Manager of ETF Partners
Tiina Tanav serves as a Finance Manager at ETF Partners.
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About ETF Partners: ETF Partners supports talented entrepreneurs and management teams with investment capital and experience.
Richard Charnley
Investment Manager of Northstar Ventures
Richard joined Northstar Ventures from Entrust, where he was responsible for the day to day management of a loan portfolio in excess of £12m. He is now responsible for assessing and completing investments as well as the management of existing investments across the funds managed by Northstar. Richard graduated from Newcastle University with BSc (Hons) in Mathematics and Statistics and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.
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About Northstar Ventures: Northstar is a venture capital firm with over £100m under management, investing in high-growth industries.
Alison Collins
Investment Manager of Northstar Ventures
Alison is an Investment Manager for the North East Social Investment Fund. Alison works closely with charities and social enterprises from across the North East, identifying opportunities to invest in sustainable, impactful organisations. Alison is experienced in social investment having spent several years managing and creating investments across a range of funds aimed at the not for profit sector in England whilst at The Social Investment Business. Alison also has experience of delivering loan and grant funding for small to medium size start-up businesses in the North East and has experience of fundraising and corporate sponsorship within the not for profit sector. Having joined Northstar from Durham University where Alison worked closely with academic and professional support staff in business development and research impact and engagement roles, Alison has expertise in identifying and managing partnerships, developing collaborative research activities and associated funding bids and in undertaking impact tracking and reporting. Alison is a Trustee of Citizens Advice County Durham with a particular focus on supporting the Research and Campaigns arm of the organisation.
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About Northstar Ventures: Northstar is a venture capital firm with over £100m under management, investing in high-growth industries.
Julie Wake
Investment Manager of Northstar Ventures
Julie is an Investment Manager for the North East Social Investment Fund. Julie works closely with charities and social enterprises from across the North East, identifying opportunities to invest in sustainable, impactful organisations. Julie is an experienced Social Investor, having joined Northstar from Key Fund where she was the Lead Investment Officer for the North East. She was also preivously Head of Investments at The Social Investment Business.
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About Northstar Ventures: Northstar is a venture capital firm with over £100m under management, investing in high-growth industries.
Jonathan Pow
Finance Manager of Northstar Ventures
As Finance Manager, Jonathan is responsible for our management accounting and fund reporting. An experienced Accountant, Jonathan joined our team having spent 2 years providing financial consultancy and advice for a range of start-up and SME organisations. Prior to that he held a number of accountancy roles in the property and asset management sector. Jonathan holds qualifications from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT). When he’s not at Northstar, Jonathan volunteers with Child Rescue Nepal, a charity that helps children at risk of being trafficked or being caught up in slavery. He works with the CEO and Trustees, providing them with financial input and advice.
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About Northstar Ventures: Northstar is a venture capital firm with over £100m under management, investing in high-growth industries.
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.
Christian Schenk
Investment Manager of Apposite Capital
Christian Schenk is an Investment Manager at Apposite Capital.
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About Apposite Capital: Apposite Capital is a London-based investment firm focused on healthcare services and life sciences companies.
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 .
Jason Rolf
Business Development Manager of Amati Global Investors
Jason started his working career on the London International Financial Futures Exchange in 1987, trading interest-rate options for an LSE options market-maker. He became an independent trader shortly after and then founding partner of a large independent options-trading group. During this time he co-founded London Derivatives Options Software Ltd, a software firm that produced one of the first commercially available option pricing models in London. This business ultimately became the foundation of the software firm, FFastfill plc which floated on the AIM market in 2000. Jason’s work on option-pricing and trade-execution algorithms for electronic trading introduced him to the field of systematic models where he has concentrated since 2005. He joined Amati as a partner at the end of 2010. He is a current holder of the CFA Investment Management Certificate (IMC). In 2014 Jason served as a director of the London media technology business Mirriad Ltd, an Amati VCT investee company.
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About Amati Global Investors: Amati Global Investors is a specialist fund management business based in Edinburgh.
