Judges
About this event
Now in its seventh year, Investor AllStars is one of the most important events in the Venture Capital Community’s calendar offering an unrivalled opportunity for networking and forging new relations. The awards recognise the leading investors and risk takers and have been labelled the “Oscars” for the venture capital community.
Claus Højberg Andersen, Partner & Co-founder, Nordic Venture Partners
Nordic Venture Partners is a venture capital firm with a global perspective, dedicated to world class performance through hands-on involvement and international networking, applied to ICT ventures with unique potential
Marc Barber, Editor, Business XL
Business XL is written by leaders for leaders. Our aim is to help you grow your business and realise your ambition by giving you the inside track on raising finance, marketing, expansion and leadership.
Richard Brass, Director, Schroders Private Banking
With over 200 years of history, Schroders Private Banking is an investment led private banking business focused on managing the wealth needs of its clients. As a subsidiary of a global asset management company with £113.3 billion under management, our stable and independent ownership structure and deep pool of talent enables us to work with objectivity and take the same long-term perspective as our clients themselves.
George Coelho, Managing Director, Good Energies (UK) LLP
Good Energies is a leading global investor in renewable energy and energy efficiency industries. The firm invests in solar, turbine-based renewables, green building technologies and other emerging areas within clean energy. Founded in 2001, Good Energies manages the renewable energy portfolio of COFRA, a family owned and managed group of companies. Prior to Good Energies, George was Partner at Balderton Capital which he originally co-founded as Benchmark Capital Europe. George has also led Intel Corporation’s international venture capital investment activities, and the Intel M&A group.
Antoine Colboc, Head, Crédit Agricole Private Equity
Crédit Agricole Private Equity is the Crédit Agricole group's private equity arm. Its team of fifty professionals supports companies at all stages of their growth and expansion, from start-up right through to sale, in a long-term relationship of mutual trust and proximity.
Pierre de Fouquet, Co-MD & Founder Iris Capital, Chairman AFIC
Iris Capital is a leading pan-European venture and development capital fund specialised in the Media, Telecommunications and Information Technology sectors. In terms of the companies' development, Iris take a broad investment approach: from early stage through to more mature companies already in their growth phase. They also invest in special situations such as public-to-private or secondary transactions. Founded in 1986 in Paris, the team has invested over 800 million euros in more than 200 companies.
Dr David Holbrook, General Partner, MTI Partners
MTI’s hands-on approach ensures that it is a leader in the field of technology venture capital. Our team, consisting of proven business builders and experienced leaders in the technology sector.
Manish Madhvani, Co-founder, GP Bullhound
With offices in London and San Francisco, GP Bullhound is a leading investment banking firm providing advice on mergers & acquisitions and institutional capital-raising to emerging growth companies in Technology, Internet and Digital Media.
Gail McManus, Founder, Private Equity Recruitment
We recruit investment, finance and investor relations professionals for private equity and venture capital and have more private equity jobs on our site than any other private equity recruiter.
Ash Mehta, Chief Executive, Orchard Growth Partners
At Orchard Growth Partners we provide growth businesses across the UK with financial expertise, whenever and wherever they need it. We work with clients on a part-time basis, delivering the highest standards of financial director services and expertise according to real needs
Pär-Jörgen Pärson, General Partner, Northzone Ventures
We really like the expressions "consistent" and "Top-Tier Returns" since they describe our absolute commitment from the financial viewpoint to our fund investors. Financial reward for our investors, as well as our portfolio companies is the ultimate proof of success.
Stephen Ziff, Investment Principal, Coller Capital
Coller Capital is the leading investor in private equity secondaries worldwide, with approximately $8 billion under management. Coller Capital acquire positions in venture capital, buyout and mezzanine funds, together with portfolios of companies or stakes in companies, from institutions, corporates, government bodies and family offices. Their investment in any one transaction ranges from $1 million to more than $1 billion. In 2007, Coller Capital closed the world’s largest secondaries fund, Coller International Partners V, with capital commitments of $4.8 billion from 200 of the world’s leading institutional investors. Coller Capital has offices in London, New York and Singapore.