Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in London.
Partner at @passion-capital and Co-founder @white-bear-yard (London). Online identities: Eileen Tso, Eileen Broch, Eileen Burbidge
http://catalyses.wordpress.com/
Investor and entrepreneur. Managing Partner @Centralway-AG . Co-founder @Sandbox-Network and Solosso. @lse
Founder @passion-capital, @white-bear-yard. First investor and exec chairman @lastfm and @mendeley, named best angel investor in Europe by @techcrunch-europe .
Partner @connect-ventures. Focus on early-stage product/design led companies. I led DHTV's investment in @soundcloud and am also an investor in @pact-1, @citymapper and @readwave . Duke Engineering, 2001
http://sitarteli.com
Partner @initial-capital. Previously: Chairman / co-founder @playfish, co-founder @glumobile
CEO/Director BlueBay Asset Management (London); previously at Morgan Stanley. Cornell Ph.D. Physics
General Partner at @london-venture-partners
Partner at Venrex
Co-Founder & Partner @seedcamp. Invested in 120+ startups. Worked @vodafone eVentures India, Broadview. @insead-1 MBA, @university-of-pennsylvania Eng & Bus.
Founder Shopgenie / @kelkoo UK (sold to @yahoo); Founder Crowdstorm (sold to @genieventures); Co-Founder @keynoir (sold to Timeout), Investor in @webtogs.co.uk
http://plus.google.com/111993378229955805496/
Seed and early stage investor at Octopus
Founded and exited 7 businesses over 15 yrs. now involved at a venture capital firm called Entreé Capital
Founder and Managing Partner @white-star-capital • Investor @betaworks, @science, @execution-labs, @bloglovin, @dollar-shave-club
Managing Partner at 500 Startups. Ex-Googler & ex-YouTuber. Left-handed. Ballet dancer of ~25 yrs. Go Bears.
http://christinetsai.co
Partner at Micro-Seed fund @seedcamp, investor in 100+ awesome companies, mobile tech lover & blogger. Alumni of @doughty-hanson-technology-ventures, @nyse Euronext @carnegie-mellon-university, @babson-college
http://www.thedrawingboard.me
Co-Founder of early stage VC, @real-ventures (Montreal, Canada) and an investor in the FounderFuel Accelerator.
Founder of DSG Consumer Partners (DSGCP), an investment company focusing on identifying, selecting and investing in consumer businesses.
Founder @x-ventures, @biggeorge-s-holding • Investor @realty-mogul • Studied at @london-business-school, @nottingham-trent-university MBA, MSc Re, Serial entrepreneur, investor.
Managing partner at @k5vp.and Bayspring Group.
Board Member and Emeritus President at @tech-coast-angels. Passionate product and go-to-market strategist
Founder @conversion-capital
Worked at @mckinsey-company, @sony-pictures-entertainment • Studied at @columbia-university
Early Stage UK focussed VC, passionate about Tech and startups. Seed through series A
Partner @playfair-capital. Entrepreneur at @tractionhub. Co-working space operator @warneryard.
Founding Partner at Episode 1 Ventures
MBA from Stanford Business School
TechStars investor/mentor, Entrepreneur First investor/mentor, EtonPreneurs founder
Founder & Owner @socomo, @Borealis IT Ltd • Co-Owner & CTO @masterbranch
• • Hustle in my DNA
• • CEO of @justgo
• • Worked at @us-senate @lehman-brothers , @dubai-international-capital , @gi-partners
Managing Director, Founder at @start-capital
Backing founders of early stage tech-enabled companies with @playfair-capital and @warneryard. Former cancer research PhD.
https://medium.com/@NathanBenaich/
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Director at Techstars. Founded Forward Labs, a London-based startup studio. Former entrepreneur.
http://hockestickapps.com
Venture capitalist, investor, entrepreneur, writer, boatrocker
Executive Director, Village Capital
I personally invest in and help a very small number of entrepreneurs.
Founder @south-ventures, @ig-business-angels-club-1 and @quanbit. Investor in +15 startups
http://sebastian.quanbit.com/
Investing in 2 to 3 startups a week via @kima-ventures for $150K each • Worked at @seedcamp, @smarkets • Studied at @ku-leuven • Belgian abroad
Founder wauwaa • Worked at @the-walt-disney-company, @sony-pictures-entertainment
Privately owned investment company specialising in funding early stage technology startups.
I'm a freckle faced Irish hustler with a rebellious heart! Partner @FrontlineVC & London Ambassador @Sandbox_network
Consumer Brands Director at @bazaarvoice, Mentor at @seedcamp, Angel Investor
Ph.D. quant in financial engineering; CFA, CAIA. Investing in industries such as healthcare, B2C e-commerce and social media. .
Early Stage Investor @point-nine-capital
MD at TechStars, Co-Founder of f6s and tech.eu
http://jd.me
Co Founder of Rock E Ventures, investing in technology and hospitality startups in the UK, US, and the Middle East.
CTO/Founder living in London. Co-founded @dealchecker-co-uk (acquired 2011 Easy Voyage), Co-founded @secret-escapes , Co-founded @what-s-in-my-handbag
Worked at @hsbc, @bank-of-america • Studied at @tufts-university
Founder of GetPrototyped.com. Head of Digital at MHP in London. Mentor at Techstars and advisor to Kiip and others. Writer for Wired, Mashable and others.
https://medium.com/@eamonncarey
Investor, Intellectual Property Guru, Smithsonian Laureate CTO at @Majestyk -- founder @instantservice (now Oracle), VirtualOR (now Swedish Medical) -- ingk.com/d
Passionate about @consumer-internet @e-commerce @software-1 VC @episode-1 (ex - @partech-ventures @sofinnova-partners ) Prev Entrepreneur @rockin & @asos
http://t.co/Io67LwMkzV
Operation Manager at @uber FR
Building Asia's first digital media venture studio
Director of Ad-Ventures @carrot-creative . Before: Corporate Development @ @kit-digital. 4 years: ~100-1500 people, NASDAQ IPO, 12 acquisitions, 4 Secondaries.
http://garysheynkman.com
Member of the Executive Staff at Cisco. Early investor in @powerset (acquired by @microsoft), @parallele (Acquired by Affymetrix).
Founder Stimulate Media & Intabank. Advisory Board Nearmap. Former CEO VIAP, SVP Telstra, VP Yahoo!, VP IMG, BSkyB.
http://intabank.com
Founder of Mandalay Media and BGO Entertainment.
We are an online platform allowing anyone to invest in ambitious, growth-focused businesses. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
http://blog.seedrs.com
@savannah-fund Partner & @i-o-ventures EIR. Founded Tanzania's 1st ecommerce travel portal. @microsoft PM (US), in Aerospace Eng (UK). Africa tech. Stanford MBA
http://afrinnovator.com/blog/author/mbwana/
Mr. Smith is the Syndicate Lead for Media Li²ght Entertainment , BitCoin India, Nonlinear Film Technology and The Exchange Visionary Laboratories,
CEO & Co-founder at @trafi. ex @inmobi, ex @adform
Board member/Investor @good-co Adviser @whisk-3 Board/Investor @RevolutionWear Board/Investor @Kingfish do Brasil Investor @black Duck Software 3 patents
Co-Founder @neo Ideo, @goviral • CEO at @ The Huffington Post and Angel investor.
Investor @bird-eye-cam, @agusta-investments.
Venture Partner at Hummingbird Ventures
Portfolio Analyst & tech enthusiast @seedcamp • Founder & travel addict @tripflr • Alumni @esade @university-of-kent @ernst-and-young @ubs
Early stage tech VC @wellington-partners, previously @citymapper, @stylistpick-2, @mckinsey-company . CompSci @university-of-oxford-1
@london-school-of-economics @harvard-business-school @boston-consulting-group
Ninja who advises and consults tech companies and VC funds among US, EU & Brasil.
Selective Angel investor and lover of binary.
Finance, tech and media. Founder @premia-capital, @node-1. Co-founder @financial-times-tilt @l-o-a-f
Managing Director at Techstars, Founder and CEO of Pictela (sold to AOL), VP at Tacoda (sold to AOL), Board Director Schedulicity, Active angel investor
Serial entrepreneur and seed investor. Co-founder of @rainmaking, @startupbootcamp and 10+ other companies
http://www.carstenkolbek.com
Co-founder 2dehands.be (acquired by Ebay), TTY, EU1.tv, Adgoji and Searcle.
Entrepreneur and early stage investor.
EiR at VC Fund Majuven
CxO through We Are CxO (www.wearecxo.com)
Co-Founder of @flocations
Invested up to E1.3bn in listed entrepreneurs with AXA IM - Talents
http://floriancornu.blogspot.com/
Early Stage VC at Wellington Partners
Vice President at Notion Capital, investing across Europe in the best B2B SaaS companies at Seed & Series A stage
Filling the gaps @thoboo! Managed portfolio investments @tlabs accelerator (worked with 30+ startups) / ex. strategy consultant / Masters LSE & B.Tech IIT
http://abhimanyugodara.com
ex corporate. emerging markets, mobile focussed active angel.
Founder @sfilatino, @99 fahrenheit
Fintech Angel
- Peer to Peer Finance
- Alternative Lending
- Bitcoin
- Blockchain / Crypto
- Reputation / Identity
COO/Head of Ventures at @archer-gray. Worked at @barclays-investment-bank. Investor in @anthemis-group. Studied at @university-of-maryland-college-park
Co-founder of ActiveHotels (sold to Priceline), former CEO of Priceline Intnll (now Booking.com), Chairman Toptable (sold to Opentable), teach at LBS + INSEAD
12 years at IG. Active Angel Investor @simpletax, @jeanography, Capitaine Train, Lot18, carwow, Reqqi, Taximo, Great British Chefs, Handpicked Collection...
BBC Micro urchin at Acorn; author of the first ARM book; Dot Com survivor at 35; two exits through IPOs: ANT, nCipher; only FTSE CEO with a pony-tail :-)
MD at Nesta Investments, early stage innovation fund in UK. VC background at 3i - worked with lots of early stage businesses successes and failures!
Business/Product guy that loves to create new experiences for the unexpecting world. Worked at Samsung, DN Capital, Startup Sauna, Slush. Now based in London.
http://rudiskogman.tumblr.com/
Based in London with focus in Real Estate, Banking, Textiles and Tech. Involved in number of Tech investments and keen to invest in start ups
founded rikimu
CEO of Spades Media. Media buyer, PPC expert, speaker, advisor.
http://www.jimbanks.co
Co-founder PriceMetrix Inc. Former President Accretive Advisor. Strategic manager. Fundraising experienced. Financial Services Expert. Ideas, pragmatism & focus
Worked in tech on both engineering & commercial sides, launching products in Aerospace & Mobile, then seed funding startups and Founding my own CTRLio.
Commercially minded lawyer developed into wide business and operational experience in ecommerce, egaming.
The fastest growing network for creative and digital entrepreneurs
VC MD. 10+ years in professional investing. Venture Partner - DFJ Esprit, Formerly: Radiant/ digito.me/ AtlasVenture/ Imperial/ Enigma/ Wellcome
Founded BytePlay (sold to Zoopla) and Post.fm
Cofounded and Invested in The Search Party, Cofounded LawPath, Director of Sales at Spreets which sold for $40 million after 11 months.
Founder of Lidealist.com, Smartdate, Up&Buzz • 15 years as entrepreneur since 19 • 1 year as an actor, 1 as a writer • Studied at @harvard-business-school, @hec-paris • Member of 6 Boards
http://www.fabriceleparc.com
Ex-Summit Partners
Co-Founder of the school collective
Developer (C#.Net) at myCCA.net
Investment adviser and Entrepreneur in Tech, Media and Sport.
I work exclusively with internet dating companies. My team and I have worked with and advised the CEOs of PlentyofFish, @friendster, FriendFinder, TRUE...
http://www.onlinepersonalswatch.com
Founder / retained adviser @BKAdvisory @clixlex for strategy/market-making/business dev/growth
Prev: @credit-suisse @linklaters
Founder Symfonie Capital • Worked at @credit-suisse, @ing • Studied at @tufts-university, @university-of-rochester
Investor, Advisor & Entrepreneur
Founder & Investor @techmeetups, @techstartupjobs @techstarthub
http://techmeetups.com
Programme Manager / Management Consultant - founder of a consulting company, e-marketplace and mobile games studio
Current: Marketing API Program @ Facebook. Previous: 8 years of startups.
Combining technology logic, business logic and finance logic. Undecided, if entrepreneur, coach, M&A or finance guy
Investment banker with 10+ years of experience in M&A, IPOs, debt and structured finance. Strong focus on software, Internet, FIG and consumer sectors.
Founded Markco Media recently acquired by Monitise plc for £55m, also an investor and founder of several other start ups all viewable at www.fuel.ventures
CEO of 3 REITs. Computer Science from CMU, Harvard MBA. Solid business background with BCG, JPMorgan and Lazard
Founder and CEO | @firehost
Worked @Oaktree, @Cerberus, @McKinsey, @ml. 3x Entrepreneur. MBA @Wharton.
Advisor in internet start-ups - collaborative businesss and market places
Founded Beead / Wespread, sold successfully to Ebuzzing in 2013 .
Founded Surikate , leading Mobile Ad company in Europe .
Hospitality, Real Estate, Food, Sporting Goods, Sports, I Gaming & Big Data.
I develop proof of concept projects in exciting new start up's.
http://www.jamescarstairs.com
Executive and Non Executive Director, Corporate Strategist and Investor. Active in large corporates and start ups. Technology and Consulting specialist.
Founded Ecodesk. Founder, Deepsync. Strong Corporate F500 connections. Harvard BNV, NYU, UCLA
VC, London, UK
http://norrisnode.com
Founded Edequal Foundation, now focusing on Right Skills
http://get-transformed.blogspot.co.uk/
Oxford University, Wealth management @ Goldman Sachs, now @ Caparo Group
Now Co-Founder & Managing Director @bystored • Co-Founder & Ex CEO @cronlab • Time @bain-company, @ge-capital • Investor @wizee • Studied @harvard-university, @lund-university
Investment company CEO. Angel for London based early-stage companies. Member of a club deal called Club degli Investitori. iStarter accelerator Mentor.
http://www.cimminelli.com