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Adam Watts

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Investment Manager at Mercia Ventures · Investment Manager at NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance

Bristol

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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.

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

Skills & more

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

Languages English · Russian

From Adam's professional profile.

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

Frequently asked questions

Who is Adam Watts?
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.
Where does Adam Watts work?
Adam Watts is Investment Manager at Mercia Ventures.
What does Adam Watts invest in?
Adam Watts invests in Enterprise Software, SaaS.
Where did Adam Watts go to school?
Adam Watts studied at University of Southampton (Bachelor of Science (BSc) - 1st Class Honours Degree, Economics); ICAS - The Professional Body of CAs (CA, Chartered Accountancy); City of Bristol College (A-levels, Economics (A)).

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Also worked at Social Value Portal1

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