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$100,000.00Max Investment:
$5,000,000.00Target Investment:
$1,500,000.00
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Work Experience
2022
Venture Partner
2022
Focussed on deeptech, supporting science and technology ventures. Octopus Ventures helps pioneers change the world. Our investment team is built to specialise in the five areas we believe will change the world for the better: Health, Money, Deep Tech, Consumer & B2B SaaS. With £1.3 billion under management and investing over £100m a year, Octopus Ventures is one of the largest and most active venture investors in Europe. Typical investment is from £1 million for Seed to £10 million for Series B with the ability to fund the companies backed right through to IPO. Octopus Ventures has invested in the founding teams of over 120 companies including Zoopla Property Group, Secret Escapes, Graze, Depop and Cazoo . Octopus Ventures is part of Octopus Group, a group of innovative, entrepreneurial businesses investing in the people, ideas and industries that will help to change the world, with more than £9.1bn under management.
2019
Academic Lead
2019
A first of its kind in the UK, Conception X is a venture builder that creates deep tech startups from PhDs. Turning universities into incubators, we empower PhD students to explore entrepreneurship as a viable and exciting career, connecting them with the resources, mentors and deep tech investors that can help them turn research into real world results.
2017
Senior Teaching Fellow In Entrepreneurship
2017
2014
Director
2014
Advisory practice focussing on new ventures covering business models, value proposition development, market engagement, commercial strategy (pricing and go to market), new product development, strategic partnerships, team shape and fund raising. Clients include: public companies, accelerators and start-ups.
2014 - 2022
Strategy Director and EiR
2019 - 2022
Entrepreneur in Residence
2014 - 2019
True is an investment and innovation firm that’s reimagining business. True supports and grows businesses through investment, innovation and visionary brand collaborations. Our vision is for a world in which what’s good for people and what’s good for profit leads us to make the same choices: to build business the right way.
2016 - 2020
Chairman (Formerly Non Executive Director)
2016 - 2020
With nearly 40,000 Influencers (Instagrammers and Youtubers) on the platform, The Blogger Programme is becoming the default platform for Brands and Influencers to connect and collaborate.
2014 - 2018
Non Executive Director
2014 - 2018
Old street labs' product Vizibl enables enterprises to forge deeper and more valuable relationships with their buyers and suppliers.
2005 - 2018
Founder (formerly CEO, now Non-Exec)
2005 - 2018
Reevoo is a leading user generated content marketing platform delivering outstanding results for over 300 brands, many of whom are household names.
2014 - 2017
Lecturer in Strategy, Marketing & Innovation
2014 - 2017
2012 - 2013
Non Executive Director
2012 - 2013
InvisibleHand is a leading browser extension and web/mobile application that provides consumers with the lowest price on shopping, flights and car hire. Its unique real-time price technology has led to it being used internally by several of the largest retailers & manufacturers in the US & UK for competitive price intelligence.