I'm a father, husband and creative. Over 15 years experience as an entrepreneur turned investor, working at organisations such as EY, Elixirr, WorldFirst and Backstage Capital. Firm believer of writing the cheque, writing it off and going to work. Occassionally do public speaking, coaching and workshop facilitation.
What I offer
Angel Investing Training
Since 2021, I have trained over 400 people ranging from experienced and retired professionals to successful entrepreneurs how to invest in early-stage startups through Angel Investing School.
We train, share dealflow and co-invest with our community, to date we have invested over £5m in 300+
I deliver keynotes on fundraising, angel investing and building meaningful businesses. Speaking engagements range from large conferences to company offsite workshops. Past clients include Sifted, London Tech Week and Morgan Stanley.
I currently serve on the Board of startups such as Translate Culture, Whering and Treasure Tress. Formerly sat on the Board of London Tech Week. Firm believer in working as an extension of executive teams to provide accountability, strategic support and transformative introductions.
Formerly Head of Product at scale-ups such as Zilch and worked asa. Product leader in various organisations such as Novartis and WorldFirst acquired by Ant Financial for $700m.
Served as Managing Director of US based Backstage Capital where we raised $2.5m and built startup accelerators in Detroit, L.A., Philadelphia and London. We invested into underrepresented founders as less than 1p in every £1 invested goes to female founders and less than 1% to Black founders.