Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in London.
General Partner at @london-venture-partners
Founder and Managing Partner @white-star-capital • Investor @betaworks, @science, @execution-labs, @bloglovin, @dollar-shave-club
Founded and exited 7 businesses over 15 yrs. now involved at a venture capital firm called Entreé Capital
Founder @x-ventures, @biggeorge-s-holding • Investor @realty-mogul • Studied at @london-business-school, @nottingham-trent-university MBA, MSc Re, Serial entrepreneur, investor.
Seed and early stage investor at Octopus
Managing partner at @k5vp.and Bayspring Group.
Board Member and Emeritus President at @tech-coast-angels. Passionate product and go-to-market strategist
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
Worked at @mckinsey-company, @sony-pictures-entertainment • Studied at @columbia-university
Co-Founder & Partner @seedcamp. Invested in 120+ startups. Worked @vodafone eVentures India, Broadview. @insead-1 MBA, @university-of-pennsylvania Eng & Bus.
Partner at Venrex
Co-Founder of early stage VC, @real-ventures (Montreal, Canada) and an investor in the FounderFuel Accelerator.
CEO/Director BlueBay Asset Management (London); previously at Morgan Stanley. Cornell Ph.D. Physics
Partner @initial-capital. Previously: Chairman / co-founder @playfish, co-founder @glumobile
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
Founder @conversion-capital
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 .
Founder of DSG Consumer Partners (DSGCP), an investment company focusing on identifying, selecting and investing in consumer businesses.
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/
Partner at @passion-capital and Co-founder @white-bear-yard (London). Online identities: Eileen Tso, Eileen Broch, Eileen Burbidge
http://catalyses.wordpress.com/
Managing Partner at 500 Startups. Ex-Googler & ex-YouTuber. Left-handed. Ballet dancer of ~25 yrs. Go Bears.
http://christinetsai.co
Founder wauwaa • Worked at @the-walt-disney-company, @sony-pictures-entertainment
MD at TechStars, Co-Founder of f6s and tech.eu
http://jd.me
Managing Director, Founder at @start-capital
Director at Techstars. Founded Forward Labs, a London-based startup studio. Former entrepreneur.
http://hockestickapps.com
Founder & Owner @socomo, @Borealis IT Ltd • Co-Owner & CTO @masterbranch
Founding Partner at Episode 1 Ventures
MBA from Stanford Business School
TechStars investor/mentor, Entrepreneur First investor/mentor, EtonPreneurs founder
Backing founders of early stage tech-enabled companies with @playfair-capital and @warneryard. Former cancer research PhD.
https://medium.com/@NathanBenaich/
Investing in 2 to 3 startups a week via @kima-ventures for $150K each • Worked at @seedcamp, @smarkets • Studied at @ku-leuven • Belgian abroad
I personally invest in and help a very small number of entrepreneurs.
Executive Director, Village Capital
Venture capitalist, investor, entrepreneur, writer, boatrocker
• • Hustle in my DNA
• • CEO of @justgo
• • Worked at @us-senate @lehman-brothers , @dubai-international-capital , @gi-partners
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Founder @south-ventures, @ig-business-angels-club-1 and @quanbit. Investor in +15 startups
http://sebastian.quanbit.com/
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
Partner @playfair-capital. Entrepreneur at @tractionhub. Co-working space operator @warneryard.
Early Stage UK focussed VC, passionate about Tech and startups. Seed through series A
Privately owned investment company specialising in funding early stage technology startups.
Consumer Brands Director at @bazaarvoice, Mentor at @seedcamp, Angel Investor
I'm a freckle faced Irish hustler with a rebellious heart! Partner @FrontlineVC & London Ambassador @Sandbox_network
Building Asia's first digital media venture studio
Member of the Executive Staff at Cisco. Early investor in @powerset (acquired by @microsoft), @parallele (Acquired by Affymetrix).
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
Founder of Mandalay Media and BGO Entertainment.
Mr. Smith is the Syndicate Lead for Media Li²ght Entertainment , BitCoin India, Nonlinear Film Technology and The Exchange Visionary Laboratories,
Co-Founder @neo Ideo, @goviral • CEO at @ The Huffington Post and Angel investor.
Founder Stimulate Media & Intabank. Advisory Board Nearmap. Former CEO VIAP, SVP Telstra, VP Yahoo!, VP IMG, BSkyB.
http://intabank.com
Co Founder of Rock E Ventures, investing in technology and hospitality startups in the UK, US, and the Middle East.
Investor @bird-eye-cam, @agusta-investments.
Operation Manager at @uber FR
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
Worked at @hsbc, @bank-of-america • Studied at @tufts-university
CEO & Co-founder at @trafi. ex @inmobi, ex @adform
Investor, Intellectual Property Guru, Smithsonian Laureate CTO at @Majestyk -- founder @instantservice (now Oracle), VirtualOR (now Swedish Medical) -- ingk.com/d
@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/
Passionate about @consumer-internet @e-commerce @software-1 VC @episode-1 (ex - @partech-ventures @sofinnova-partners ) Prev Entrepreneur @rockin & @asos
http://t.co/Io67LwMkzV
Board member/Investor @good-co Adviser @whisk-3 Board/Investor @RevolutionWear Board/Investor @Kingfish do Brasil Investor @black Duck Software 3 patents
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
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
Venture Partner at Hummingbird Ventures
@london-school-of-economics @harvard-business-school @boston-consulting-group
Early stage tech VC @wellington-partners, previously @citymapper, @stylistpick-2, @mckinsey-company . CompSci @university-of-oxford-1
COO/Head of Ventures at @archer-gray. Worked at @barclays-investment-bank. Investor in @anthemis-group. Studied at @university-of-maryland-college-park
Fintech Angel
- Peer to Peer Finance
- Alternative Lending
- Bitcoin
- Blockchain / Crypto
- Reputation / Identity
Founder @sfilatino, @99 fahrenheit
Ninja who advises and consults tech companies and VC funds among US, EU & Brasil.
Selective Angel investor and lover of binary.
Serial entrepreneur and seed investor. Co-founder of @rainmaking, @startupbootcamp and 10+ other companies
http://www.carstenkolbek.com
Co-founder of ActiveHotels (sold to Priceline), former CEO of Priceline Intnll (now Booking.com), Chairman Toptable (sold to Opentable), teach at LBS + INSEAD
Portfolio Analyst & tech enthusiast @seedcamp • Founder & travel addict @tripflr • Alumni @esade @university-of-kent @ernst-and-young @ubs
Early Stage VC at Wellington Partners
Finance, tech and media. Founder @premia-capital, @node-1. Co-founder @financial-times-tilt @l-o-a-f
Filling the gaps @thoboo! Managed portfolio investments @tlabs accelerator (worked with 30+ startups) / ex. strategy consultant / Masters LSE & B.Tech IIT
http://abhimanyugodara.com
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/
ex corporate. emerging markets, mobile focussed active angel.
Managing Director at Techstars, Founder and CEO of Pictela (sold to AOL), VP at Tacoda (sold to AOL), Board Director Schedulicity, Active angel investor
Vice President at Notion Capital, investing across Europe in the best B2B SaaS companies at Seed & Series A stage
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 :-)
12 years at IG. Active Angel Investor @simpletax, @jeanography, Capitaine Train, Lot18, carwow, Reqqi, Taximo, Great British Chefs, Handpicked Collection...
Co-founder 2dehands.be (acquired by Ebay), TTY, EU1.tv, Adgoji and Searcle.
Entrepreneur and early stage investor.
MD at Nesta Investments, early stage innovation fund in UK. VC background at 3i - worked with lots of early stage businesses successes and failures!
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
Co-founder PriceMetrix Inc. Former President Accretive Advisor. Strategic manager. Fundraising experienced. Financial Services Expert. Ideas, pragmatism & focus
Commercially minded lawyer developed into wide business and operational experience in ecommerce, egaming.
Investment adviser and Entrepreneur in Tech, Media and Sport.
Founder / retained adviser @BKAdvisory @clixlex for strategy/market-making/business dev/growth
Prev: @credit-suisse @linklaters
Ex-Summit Partners
Worked in tech on both engineering & commercial sides, launching products in Aerospace & Mobile, then seed funding startups and Founding my own CTRLio.
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
Co-Founder of the school collective
Developer (C#.Net) at myCCA.net
CEO of Spades Media. Media buyer, PPC expert, speaker, advisor.
http://www.jimbanks.co
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/
Founder Symfonie Capital • Worked at @credit-suisse, @ing • Studied at @tufts-university, @university-of-rochester
founded rikimu
Cofounded and Invested in The Search Party, Cofounded LawPath, Director of Sales at Spreets which sold for $40 million after 11 months.
The fastest growing network for creative and digital entrepreneurs
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
Founded BytePlay (sold to Zoopla) and Post.fm
VC MD. 10+ years in professional investing. Venture Partner - DFJ Esprit, Formerly: Radiant/ digito.me/ AtlasVenture/ Imperial/ Enigma/ Wellcome
Founded Ecodesk. Founder, Deepsync. Strong Corporate F500 connections. Harvard BNV, NYU, UCLA
Founded Beead / Wespread, sold successfully to Ebuzzing in 2013 .
Founded Surikate , leading Mobile Ad company in Europe .
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
Investor, Advisor & Entrepreneur
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
Worked @Oaktree, @Cerberus, @McKinsey, @ml. 3x Entrepreneur. MBA @Wharton.
Founder & Investor @techmeetups, @techstartupjobs @techstarthub
http://techmeetups.com
Programme Manager / Management Consultant - founder of a consulting company, e-marketplace and mobile games studio
VC, London, UK
http://norrisnode.com
Now Co-Founder & Managing Director @bystored • Co-Founder & Ex CEO @cronlab • Time @bain-company, @ge-capital • Investor @wizee • Studied @harvard-university, @lund-university
Executive and Non Executive Director, Corporate Strategist and Investor. Active in large corporates and start ups. Technology and Consulting specialist.
CEO of 3 REITs. Computer Science from CMU, Harvard MBA. Solid business background with BCG, JPMorgan and Lazard
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 Edequal Foundation, now focusing on Right Skills
http://get-transformed.blogspot.co.uk/
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
Oxford University, Wealth management @ Goldman Sachs, now @ Caparo Group
Advisor in internet start-ups - collaborative businesss and market places
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
Founder and CEO | @firehost