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Adam Watts

Investor

Investment Manager at Mercia Ventures

Bristol

About

Adam Watts joined Mercia Ventures in November 2021 and works on the VCT investment team, focusing on sourcing, transacting, and managing investments in B2B software and the wider technology sector. He previously spent two and a half years at Wealth Club handling EIS investments in technology businesses, and before that trained as a Chartered Accountant at EY and worked in Deloitte's Financial Advisory restructuring team. He holds a first-class BSc in Economics from the University of Southampton.

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Invests in

Enterprise SoftwareSaaS

Experience

  1. Fifth DimensionInvestorcurrent2026 — present
  2. BenBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
  3. HeidiBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
  4. Mercia Asset Management PLCInvestment Managercurrent2023 — present
  5. Mercia Asset Management PLCInvestment Associate2021 — 2023
  6. Centuro GlobalNon Executive Directorcurrent2023 — present
  7. Social Value PortalNon Executive Directorcurrent2023 — present
  8. MoBoard Observer2022 — 2024
  9. EvotixBoard Observer2022 — 2023
  10. QV SystemsBoard Observer2022 — 2023
  11. Wealth Club LtdInvestment Analyst2019 — 2021United Kingdom
  12. DeloitteManager - Financial Advisory2016 — 2018United Kingdom
  13. EYSenior - Financial Services Assurance2013 — 2016United Kingdom
  14. EYSummer Intern - Financial Service Assurance2012United Kingdom

Education

  1. University of SouthamptonBachelor of Science (BSc) - 1st Class Honours Degree, Economics2009 — 2013
  2. ICAS - The Professional Body of CAsCA, Chartered Accountancy2013 — 2017
  3. City of Bristol CollegeA-levels, Economics (A)2007 — 2009

Skills & more

EIS1Teamwork8Analysis5Leadership4Management5Team Leadership2Financial Analysis5Assurance4Auditing5Market Research3Economics2Accounting1
+9 moreProject ManagementFinancial AccountingRestructuringCorporate FinanceVenture CapitalMicrosoft ExcelTime ManagementCustomer ServiceDue Diligence

Languages English · Russian

From Adam's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of Southampton51

Adrian RaduInvestor at Khosla VenturesLinda VõerasVenture Partner at Karma VenturesFrancesco MonacaInvestor at Giant Ventures Global LlpDamilola Teidi-AyoolaHead, Platform & Networks at Ventures PlatformSeyon IndranPrincipal at Concept VenturesWill Fraser-AllenManaging Partner at AlbionVC

+ 45 more

Also attended ICAS - The Professional Body of CAs26

Anesh PatelGroup Chief Financial Officer at EMV CapitalJamie GilesInvestor at SuperSeedFreddie DodgeDirector at GP BullhoundCalum PatersonInvestor at Scottish Equity PartnersStuart PatersonInvestor at Scottish Equity PartnersDominic MaierPartner - Head of Fund Investing at Atlantic Vantage Point

+ 20 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Social Value Portal2

Harry ThomasHead of Deal Flow at St Andrews AngelsLuke EdisInvestor at Beringea

Also worked at Evotix1

Conor ScanlanAssociate Partner at Nauta Capital

Also worked at QV Systems1

Steven ClarkeIndependent Investment Committee Member, Chair at Bethnal Green Ventures

Also worked at Deloitte1,225

Kirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesPatrick KartevollInvestor at InvestinorØysteinInvestor at InvestinorMinh DoAnalyst at Golden Gate Ventures

+ 1,219 more

Colleagues at Mercia Ventures

Abbie Talbot
Investment Manager - Frontier Development Capital at Mercia Ventures
Adam Fearnley
Investment Director (SME) - Frontier Development Capital at Mercia Ventures
Adam Lovell
Investment Director at Mercia Ventures
Alex Cox
Finance Business Partner at Mercia Ventures
Alex Gwyther
Investment Director at Mercia Ventures
Alice Grieve
Compliance Manager at Mercia Ventures
Alison Dwyer
Head of Marketing & Communications at Mercia Ventures
Amber Jardine
Portfolio Manager at Mercia Ventures