Bio
Co-founder and Chief Executive of Amadeus Capital Partners, the management company that provides investment services to three venture capital funds, Amadeus I and II and the Amadeus Mobile Seed Fund. In current position, brings together many threads of experience – as a scientist, operating manager and venture capitalist. Has prior experience working in venture capital, first at Apax Partners & Co Ventures, and was a member of the investment team for five years, and subsequently as a business angel investing in UK-based information technology startups. Has also had significant operating experience, most recently at Virtuality Group plc and was Chief Operating Officer of the virtual reality peripherals company. Dual US/UK citizenship. On the board of Optos, which developed a laser-based imaging device for capturing a wide-field image of the retina; and SPI Inc, which develops lasers and other optical components for use in industrial, medical, defence and aerospace industries. The immediate past chairman of the British Venture Capital Association (BVCA), which represents around 165 UK-based private equity and venture capital firms. For the past seven years, has been a member of the Council that runs the organisation and has previously held the position of vice-chairman in addition to being Chairman of the Technology Subcommittee for five years. Also on the Technology Strategy Board of UK’s Department of Trade and Industry. MA in Metallurgy and Materials Science from Clare College, Cambridge and a Masters in Public and Private Management from Yale.
Career
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Amadeus Capital Partners LtdPrivate equity investor in growing technology enterprisesEmail: [email protected] |