Gresham House Ventures is delighted to welcome Rohit Mathur as Investment Partner. In his new role, Rohit will work to identify and execute venture capital investments at large Series A stages and beyond with a specific focus on fintech, SaaS, and AI-first technology companies. These sectors are key priority areas for our Baronsmead and Mobeus VCTs as well as our Gresham House Private Equity Release Fund.
Prior to joining, Rohit Mathur was an Investment Partner at Digital Horizon VC, where he led the firm’s global fintech investments. His previous investments include Adsum Technologies, Refyne Technologies, Honest Bank, WealthKernel, and many others. He previously spent over a decade at Barclays Bank London, where he held several senior roles, including leading Barclays’ Venture Capital unit. During his tenure at Barclays, he held a variety of Product Management, Strategy and Commercial roles across Business Banking, Corporate and Private Banking. Before Barclays, he worked with EY as a Management Consultant advising Financial Services clients.
Rohit has also held a range of non-executive director roles with start-ups and education institutions, including as a member of the Global Alumni Board of Manchester Business School. He holds an MBA from Manchester Business School and a BEng from Agra University in India.
Trevor Hope, Managing Director and CIO, said:
“Rohit’s long track record of identifying and supporting innovative businesses make him an ideal fit for Gresham House Ventures. His experience investing in the fintech sector will be especially valuable, building on our existing strength in this space as we continue to back the next generation of high-growth companies and deliver outstanding returns for investors.”
Rohit Mathur, Investment Partner, said:
“Gresham House Ventures is widely recognised among the UK’s leading growth capital investors, and its track record of identifying and building successful innovative businesses is highly impressive. With a wealth of promising tech-enabled companies currently operating in the UK, and founders from all over the world coming to the UK to build global businesses, this is an exciting time to be joining the business, and I look forward to working with the team to support the next stage of Gresham House Ventures’ growth.”
