Richard started in his career in advertising but has since shifted his attention to start-ups. As an investor/advisor to over 50 early stage companies, including Sofar Sounds, Blaze, Dojo & What3Words, Richard has learnt a lot about what it takes to launch & grow a start-up. He also the co-founder of the ‘Friday Club London,’ a ‘non-profit’ events company aimed at providing start-ups free access to senior marketing expertise. Since launching, over 250 start-ups have benefitted from the programme. And in exchange for their advice, industry mentors have had access to the UK’s brightest founders. In 2013 & 2014 Richard was named in BIMA’s ‘Hot 100’ list and in 2016 and 2017 short-listed for the Europas ‘Investor of the Year’ award.
Date | Company Name | Round | Money Raised | Industry | |
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Oct 1, 2017 | Flow Engineering | Pre-seed | — | Aerospace | Detail |
Dec 8, 2016 | Marvel | Series A | £4M | Apps | Detail |
Aug 18, 2015 | Marvel | Seed | $2M | Apps | Detail |
Dec 1, 2014 | Marvel | Seed | £525K | Apps | Detail |