Mark Shepherd

Founder
2022
Gathr® is Europe's leading community of VC Investors, PE Investors, Founders, Operators and Advisors. Gathr has three core business units: 1) Connect - Peer to Peer Events 2) Learn - World Class Education for Founders and Investors 3) Find - Community recommended, B2B Services and Software Marketplace

2023 - 2024

Founder
2023 - 2024
I am delighted to announce that after almost 6 years as an investor, I have left my job to become a full time founder and focus on building the global vision for London Tech Drinks (soon to be renamed). We have huge plans. We want to create THE platform for all founders, investors, operators and ecosystem players. But for now, we enter stealth to get the foundations in place before the BIG relaunch later this year. And of course, a BIG launch party!

2023 - 2024

2019 - 2023

Investment Manager
2020 - 2023
Series A and B - B2B SaaS Investor
Investment Associate
2019 - 2020
Investment Associate within the London Investment Team. Responsible for sourcing and analysing new deals, due diligence on potential investments, executing deal processes and monitoring portfolio companies. I also lead all our South West of England and Irish Coverage.

2017 - 2018

2015 - 2017

Strategy Consultant
2016 - 2017
Specialist in consumer goods and DTC consulting.
Associate Consultant - Strategy Practice
2015 - 2016
Since joining Javelin Group I have worked on an array of omni-channel strategy projects, from Latin American grocery to commercial and vendor due diligence in the UK and US retail markets. I have experience in market sizing, user experience analysis, competitive environment analysis and ecommerce business development.

2014 - 2017

Boutique Educational Consultancy
2014 - 2017
Founded a company which specialises in Oxbridge Entrance and Mathematics. We work with both freelance tutors and in partnership with top London tutoring agencies. I personally have 400+ hours experience and substantial Oxbridge Engineering Preparation experience having helped six students through the process over the last year. I have introduced other tutors to previous clients and provide a tailored service to meet the needs of the clients.

2015 - 2015

Venture Capital internship
2015 - 2015
Undertook market research looking at interesting start-ups within certain sectors to look at investment potential. Attended meetings and start-up events.

2013 - 2013

Equity Sales and Derivatives internship
2013 - 2013
I spent 9 weeks working on the Equity Sales and Derivatives desk at UBS. Obtained offer for full time position.

Founder - Gathr & GathrtoFind.com