Duncan Kerr – The sexy VC in the midlands at Midven
I love Duncan and I do like messing:) Some of these pictures are Duncan: South African and he has heard me sing that song lots of time – THAT SONG Investment Director at Midven in Birmingham – so spends other peoples cash. Phd at Cambridge in Physics I was privileged to be on the board…
Read moreAndy McLoughlin – The Doctor Who – Huddle now SoftTech
Andy Mcloughlin – ex Huddle co-founder and now a VC at Softtech. Poacher turned game keeper: They seek him here they seek him there. I have no idea why that came into my mind when thinking of Andy but it did. He is definitely not a dedicated follower of fashion – Beatles song in…
Read moreBill Earner – The American – Connect Ventures
This article is written about Bill Earner as an earlier article had Bill’s name in it and I did not wish to confuse myself. Bill Earner is another bloody American who has realised that real football is played with a round ball and none of that fancy padding stuff. Sadly he is not a Newcastle…
Read moreEileen Burbidge – The Preacher – Passion Capital
Can you believe Eileen Burbridge started life as a miner – honest – definitely she did not look like the ones I knew in Newcastle. But that’s what happens when you do a Computer Science degree in Chicago. Here is the photo proof: She then went onto fixing phones for Skype in the early days,…
Read moreAlex Dunsdon? – The Bald VC – SaatchInvest Saatchi Invest
Alex Dunsdon – ha ha….. My first post about people and as I know Alex quite well I thought he could be the first:) Especially as he is on holiday at present….Yes startup people VC’s simply vanish on holidays with no warning – get used to it:) Ps I am in Spain as I write…
Read moreFrederic Court
Federic is Lead investor and board member at Farfetch in London, General Partner at Advent Venture Partners and Investor for various companies. Studied at the ESSEC Business School and Universita Bocconi (Milano). He looks at Internet services (consumer and b2b), e-commerce, digital media, SaaS, technology-enabled services, and mobile (services, apps). He is very focused on…
Read moreBen Tompkins
Ben has over 25 years experience in investing in and advising technology companies in the US and Europe. He is also General Partner at Eden Ventures, Non Executive Director in various companies like Reevoo, Huddle, Borro, Green Man Gaming and Playfire and also Board Member at Seedcamp in London. Studied at the University of Huddersfield…
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