Haatch

Co-founder of Haatch overseeing end-to-end operations, having launched the firm's tax-efficient funds in 2018 and institutional funds in 2022. Previously led innovation programmes at Kiddicare.com and Morrisons, and sits on the board of EISA.

Former Chief Growth Officer of Crowdcube who drives fundraising across Haatch's funds. Also founded edge, a growth consultancy for consumer startups, and is an active early-stage investor and TEDx speaker.

VP of Knowledge and Information Partnerships, EMEA at Google, with prior leadership roles at Blinkbox Music, Sainsbury's, Microsoft, HMV and Warner Music UK.

Founder of UK e-commerce business Kiddicare.com, acquired by Morrisons for £70m, and co-founder of Haatch investing in ad tech, B2B SaaS and retail tech. Awarded an OBE in 2022 for services to technology and retail e-commerce.

Simon Penson is founder and managing partner of Scaled Consulting, a B2B growth consultancy serving agency leaders and private equity firms. He has exited two digital businesses and brings experience in digital marketing, business strategy, and M&A value optimization. Penson also serves as a non-executive director and chair for portfolio companies, and invests in early-stage B2B SaaS ventures through Haatch Ventures.

Deep tech investor and technologist serving as Founder's Associate at Nostos Genomics, a startup diagnosing rare genetic illnesses.

PhD researcher in Statistical Machine Learning at Oxford and former first employee at AI manufacturing startup Axion Ray. Previously a McKinsey consultant, with degrees from Cambridge and Harvard.

Investment team member leading deals end-to-end across sectors including applied AI, cybersecurity, health tech, climate tech, fintech and data infrastructure, and supporting 75 portfolio companies. Previously a medtech founding team member; studied Medicine at King's College London.

Principal who joined as Haatch's second investment team member in 2021 and now leads seed fund deployment, investing up to £750k. Focuses on enterprise AI, fintech and cybersecurity and led the investment into Native Teams.

General Counsel leading the legal function across the Haatch group, advising on funding rounds, exits and institutional fund relationships including the British Business Bank mandate.

Operating Partner helping founders build scalable revenue engines, with experience scaling fintech and sustainability businesses and structuring enterprise partnerships.

Head of Operations overseeing accounting, financial reporting and investor operations across the Haatch group, and providing hands-on operational support to portfolio companies.

Founder and CEO of digital experience SaaS company Amplience, now CEO at Sweft LLC and a board advisor to Storystream.ai.

Partner leading Haatch's investment and portfolio teams and driving investments and M&A since 2021. Previously an operator and investor at Playfair Capital, he helps founders convert early traction into repeatable revenue.

Head of Investor Relations leading investor communications and engagement. Previously worked at Calculus Capital, 7IM and Close Brothers Asset Management in investor relations and adviser roles.

Co-founder of brand and performance marketing agency Threepipe, founded in 2004 and sold to Reply in 2019, with expertise across PR, paid media, SEO and marketplaces.

Works part-time with the Compliance team on regulatory compliance and operational frameworks. Has over 23 years of senior experience at HSBC, JP Morgan and Signia Wealth.

Associate leading deployment of the SEIS fund and the investment process across sectors including enterprise AI, cybersecurity, fintech and healthcare. A former founder who scaled a consumer technology business to over 22,000 customers.

Recruitment and technology consulting leader, formerly MD & CEO at Harvey Nash and Group CRO at The IN Group, now MD at Investigo and InX.

Operating Partner with 15+ years scaling teams of 300+ people, focused on operating cadence, organisational design and leadership development for Seed to Series A teams.

Leads Haatch's adviser distribution strategy and relationships with financial advisers and wealth managers. Formerly at Octopus Investments and Deepbridge Capital, specialising in SEIS and EIS tax-efficient investing.

Sales-led operator who scaled ARR from £1.5m to £5m in 13.5 months, helping founders with GTM strategy, hiring and commercial operating cadence.

Founder of B2C subscription platform Connectd and previously creator platform RealSport (acquired by Gfinity). Helps founders build brand, distribution and network effects.

Leads the Platform function supporting Haatch's 200+ portfolio companies and 400+ founders. Previously scaled retail accounts at a Haatch-backed business and held a senior lead role at Quotient Technology.

Chartered Accountant with over 15 years in alternative investments (PwC, SEI Investments, Mainspring, Apex Group) who leads institutional fund operations and CASS oversight at Haatch.

Leads Haatch's direct investor channel raising capital into EIS and SEIS funds from high-net-worth individuals. Joined in 2024 after working at a structured credit hedge fund and another EIS manager.