Passionate About Growth

Founding Partner

James has founded several market-leading businesses, including Simba Sleep, which scaled to £125 million in profitable annual revenue. As an investor and advisor, he has co-created over £3bn in shareholder value.

Venture Partner

Michael is a seasoned venture capitalist, founder of Elderstreet Investments VCT (exited to Molten Ventures), and former Chairman of Sage Group PLC and Party Gaming PLC, leading both to multi-billion-pound FTSE 100 IPOs.

Venture Partner

Jonathan, Chairman of Warburtons, has driven the company to market leadership in the UK and spearheaded its global expansion, overseeing its growth to surpass £500 million in annual revenues.

Venture Partner

David, a serial founder, has led two companies to successful exits to FTSE 100 conglomerates, earning recognition as one of the youngest Executive Committee members in FTSE 30 history.

Venture Partner

Paul, CEO of Orlebar Brown, led the company’s growth and successfully managed its acquisition by luxury group Chanel. Previously he held senior leadership roles at Radley+Co and Reebok.

Venture Partner

Richard is the founder of The Growth Foundation. Previously, he served as CEO of THG Ingenuity and CMO of Gymshark, where he played a pivotal role in scaling both companies to valuations exceeding £1 billion.

Venture Partner

Michael is the European Head of Investment Banking Coverage at BTIG. He was previously Head of Consumer at Jefferies and Managing Director at Nomura, following a decade spent at The Coca-Cola Company.

General Counsel 

Ryan is a qualified lawyer specialising in M&A, Private Equity, and corporate law. His experience includes serving as in-house counsel at BlackRock and holding key roles at Macquarie and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.

Operations Manager

Imogen, leveraging her operational expertise from Aspire Properties and Space NK, leads Operations.