Tom spends his time meeting and investing into fast growing, early stage private companies, and then working with the founders to help grow their businesses and achieve their ambitions.

I love the process of getting to know entrepreneurs, seeing their passion and drive for their products – and having the opportunity to be part of their growth journey.

After graduating with a degree in Biology, he joined KPMG, working across a number of departments with a focus on private equity transactions and completing his Chartered Accountancy qualification. He then moved to Livingbridge VC in 2015, who were then acquired by Gresham House in 2018.

When not in the office, Tom spends his time with his young family and, when time allows, sailing or skiing.

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Benjamin joined Gresham House as an Associate Director in August 2022.

He focuses on originating, appraising, structuring and executing new transactions as well as working alongside founders and Management teams post-investment.

The best part of my role is learning about new businesses, understanding what makes them tick and thinking about how GHV can help them on their journey.

Prior to Gresham House, he was Head of Portfolio at Bootstrap Europe, a pan-European growth capital fund focused on making and managing investments in early-stage technology companies.

Benjamin started his career within EY’s Private Equity Transaction Advisory team, including a secondment to support Mayfair Equity Partners.

He holds a first-class degree in Accounting and Finance and is a Chartered Accountant (ICAS).

Outside of work, Benjamin is an avid motorcyclist, taking annual road trips to France, and is a detective novel fanatic. He also loves exploring new countries, with recent trips including Sri Lanka, Colombia and the Philippines.

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Matt joined Gresham House Ventures in 2021 as part of our acquisition of the Mobeus VCTs. As a member of the new investment team, Matt spends his time sourcing, evaluating, and executing new investment opportunities within the deal team.

Matt focuses on early stage to series A opportunities within software and services businesses, with a keen interest in technology led automation of processes and workflows.

I enjoy fostering strong relationships with management teams, combining an entrepreneurial approach with professionalism to maximise the potential within their business.

Prior to Gresham House, Matt spent 6 years advising on PE-led transactions, latterly sitting within the Strategy & Transactions TMT team at EY. Matt is a Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) and holds a BA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance.

Outside of work, Matt can usually be found at live music events (genre agnostic), watching rugby league (up The Wire), or back home in the Lake District taking in the scenery with a pint of Loweswater Gold; the best ale you’ve never heard of.

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Steve is an experienced private equity and development capital specialist having enjoyed a successful 30+ year career with the UK’s two leading mid-market private equity companies, and a specialist fund investing in the creative industries. He currently sits on the Boards of Metrion Biosciences and CitySwift on behalf of Gresham House Ventures.

After completing a law degree at Edinburgh University in 1991, Steve joined 3i where he worked in their Edinburgh and Cambridge offices.  In 1999 he left 3i to join LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group.  When Steve left LDC at the end of 2010, it had grown to become the UK’s leading mid-market private equity investor, and the deals which Steve led delivered near 100% gains on funds invested. After 5 years consulting and pursuing his own private investment activities, Steve joined Edge Investments, the UK’s leading creative industries investor where he served as both Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Performance Director.  Returning to his consulting activities in 2021, Steve has worked with a number of PE investors, primarily in roles involving management of portfolio companies.

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