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Our team brings deep expertise from Venture Capital, Research and Academia, and National Security

With VC experience from over 12 subsectors and 150+ historic transactions, we maintain active coverage of a range of adjacent venture sectors- enabling a true dual use thesis, and comprehensive founder support.

Will McManners

Will McManners

Tech VC Investor, Investment Director and Security Sector startup Co- Founder

Previous experience from UK Special Forces, BlackRock, Investbridge Capital and Palantir.

George Askew

George Askew

Tech VC Investor, Operator and startup Founder

Previous experience as Managing Partner at Cell Capital and Investor at Force Over Mass Capital.

Kelvin Au

Kelvin Au

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.

Emile Simpson Ph.D

Emile Simpson Ph.D

Investment Strategist and Senior Advisor

Experience as a Commercial Barrister, and British Army Officer in the Gurkhas, and Director at Greenmantle.

Author of ‘War from the Ground Up’, Ph.D. from Kings College London, B.A. from Oxford University, former Fellow at Harvard University.

John Glass

John Glass

Investor and Community Partnerships lead

Experienced startup Founder and Operator, with VC experience from TEGUS and Deep Acre VC.

MBA from Imperial College London.

Victoria Lebegue

Victoria Lebegue

Tech VC Investor, Operator and Founder

Previous VC experience as an Investor at Cell Capital, an Associate at Concrete Ventures, Analyst at Finch Capital, and Head of Product at Seety

Bachelors from University College London

Andrew Bowen Ph.D

Andrew Bowen Ph.D

Investment Strategist and Senior Advisor

Experience from Palantir, multiple family offices and Achria Captial.

Ph.D. and MSc from London School of Economics.

Omri Krigel

Omri Krigel

VC Investor and Israeli based Venture Partner

Experience from Israeli Special Forces- Shayetet 13. Founder of VC Homeward Ventures and Secret Chord Ventures.

BA Cum Laude from Reichman University, and an MBA from Chicago Booth Business School.

Ira Goldstein

Ira Goldstein

Canada based Venture Partner and Cyber Security expert

Experience from Herjavec Group, with previous roles in Technology Operations, Corporate Development, and Managed Security Services.

MSc from London School of Economics.

Paul Vingoe

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.