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Darren Murphy

Early Stage Investor

London, England

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Work Experience

2019

  • Senior Investment Director

    2024

    Antler is a venture capital firm that supports motivated entrepreneurs from beginning their journey to success. Antler aims to create a better future through innovation, and they partner with talented founders to launch and grow startups that tackle significant challenges and opportunities.

  • Investment Director

    2023 - 2024

  • Associate Investment Director

    2022 - 2023

  • Senior Manager

    2021 - 2022

  • Manager

    2019 - 2021

  • Member

    2022

2020 - 2022

  • Board Member

    2020 - 2022

2019 - 2019

  • Head of Startups & Innovation

    2019 - 2019

    Unbound Festivals are a worldwide collection of events that honour innovation. Their purpose is to connect brands and corporations with startups and their advanced technology. My responsibility was to enable partners to benefit from supporting a worldwide innovation ecosystem. This includes conducting innovation workshops with corporate partners, assisting investment organizations in identifying exciting international opportunities, and advising governments on the best approach to nurturing their local ecosystem.

2015 - 2019

  • Acceleration Lead

    2017 - 2019

    Digital Catapult is a leading UK organisation focused on advanced digital technology. They collaborate with others in the industry to drive growth and bring new economic opportunities. By providing specialized programs and experimental facilities, Digital Catapult ensures that innovative solutions are implemented in the real world. During my first role at Digital Catapult, my primary responsibility was to network with stakeholders across the UK and establish our presence in innovation hubs such as Bristol, Cambridge, Oxford, Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh, and Belfast. Through this effort, I collaborated with in-house experts, external venture capitalists, and investors to create our first accelerator programs to unlock new applications for advanced technologies. During my time at Digital Catapult, we successfully launched nine accelerator programs that supported hundreds of entrepreneurs in securing over £1 million in private investment.

  • Ecosystem & Investor Relations Manager

    2015 - 2017

  • Board Member

    2016 - 2018

2013 - 2015

  • Manager

    2013 - 2015

  • Senior Media Assistant

    2011 - 2013

2010 - 2013

  • Digital Marketing Manager

    2010 - 2013