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Min Investment:
$100,000.00Max Investment:
$5,000,000.00Target Investment:
$1,500,000.00
Skills
Education
Lists including Darren
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
2022
Member
2022
Member
2017
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
2016 - 2018
Board Member
2016 - 2018
2013 - 2015
Manager
2013 - 2015
2011 - 2013
Senior Media Assistant
2011 - 2013
2010 - 2013
Digital Marketing Manager
2010 - 2013