Our team brings deep expertise from Venture Capital, Research and Academia, and National Security
With VC experience from over 12 subsectors and 160+ historic transactions, we maintain active coverage of a range of adjacent venture sectors- enabling a true dual use thesis, and comprehensive founder support.
Investment Team
Will McManners
Managing Partner, Tech VC Investor, and startup Founder.
Previous experience from UK Specialist Military Unit, BlackRock, Investbridge Capital and Palantir.
Educated at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, MBA and IMC.
Kelvin Au
Founding Partner, Tech VC Investor, Operator and startup Founder
Previous experience as a Principal at Draper Esprit (now Molten Ventures), Investment Director at Founders Factory, Credit Suisse and HSBC.
MSc from Imperial College London in Computer Science.
Edward Ebbern
Founding Partner, Miltech and National Security tech investor.
Head of Innovation for military specialist user, and founder of the UK’s Defence BattleLab tech accelerator.
19 years military experience, with previous Executive Search experience in Financial Services
George Askew
Tech VC Investor, Operator and startup Founder
Previous experience as Managing Partner at Cell Capital and Investor at Force Over Mass Capital.
Venture Partners
Paul Vingoe
UK based Venture Partner, Technology Entrepreneur and Engineer.
Experience from Primer AI, with previous technical roles across the Private Sector, National Security and Defence, and a founding member of the National Security Strategic Innovation Fund (NSSIF).
Paul served for 22 years in the British Army. He holds a BA in Computer Science, an MA in Defence Technology, and is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology.
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Adrian Rickett
UK based Venture Partner
Experience from Conviction VC, a B2B SaaS investor and Managing Partner of Sentinel Flight Services, a data gathering company. Adrian worked in financial services for many years, focusing on capital raising for hedge funds and private investments.
Adrian served in the British Army and holds a BA in Modern History from London University.
