20 years corporate finance experience including smaller company fund raise and flotations in sectors ranging from media to mining and film to fintech. Rufus was founder & CEO of a multi-award-winning lifestyle accessories business with global sales, and the founder of Pearl Corporate Finance, providing advisory services to investment trusts that grew to c.$75m AUM via a ‘swaps methodology’ that became the foundation idea for planD​

Blue chip corporate strategy executive turned entrepreneur in web security software who grew a business to c.3m international end users. Guy has since held a number of roles as tech startup CxO, NED, board advisor and consultant on strategy, geographic expansion, product launches, digital marketing, sales growth, partnerships and financing needs. He is also involved in mentoring the next generation of founders​

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Co-founded Endeavour Ventures in 2006 and has been investing & advising companies for over 30 years. Richard began his career at 3i plc where he spent 10 years before launching one of the first VCTs. He is a former chairman of the British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA), and has significant experience as a NED on both public and private company boards​

In a career spanning over thirty years, Colette has performed different roles from general manager, CTO and global commercial director in the telecoms industry to VP R&D in the medical technology field and CTO, Investor and Co-Founder of a rebate management startup. She now is the managing owner of Evolve-IT Consulting, after conducting a Management Buyback in a highly successful and award-winning technology and innovation company.