About
Alan Clayton has been SOSV's "Roaming Mentor" since 2011, working with teams across all of the firm's programs. He onboards teams using the Herrmann Institute's HBDI thinking styles assessment, runs monthly Mastermind groups for founders, and provides coaching in leadership, management, communication, and personal effectiveness. His background includes founding several startups, a decade as Marketing Manager at ASDA (Walmart in the UK), and a decade of executive coaching at companies such as Unilever, AT&T, and Motorola.
Experience
- SOSVGlobal Roaming Mentorcurrent2010 — presentCork Metropolitan Area
- K-Works CoworkingCo-Founder & 2nd in charge of cleaningcurrent2024 — presentKinsale, Ireland
- Future KinsaleCo Founder & Chaircurrent2019 — presentKinsale, Ireland
- HAXRoaming Mentorcurrent2012 — presentShenzhen
- IndieBioRoaming Mentorcurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Orbit VenturesMentor2011 — 2025Shanghai, China
- Food-XGlobal Roaming Mentor2014 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
- RebelBioRoaming Mentor2014 — 2020Cork & London
- WISH4 FairtradeFounder2008 — 2009
- ShoppingBillCo-founder2003 — 2007
- Amadeus InternationalExecutive Coaching & Strategy Consultant1993 — 2007
- CHOCaid.com LtdFounder1999 — 2005
- ASDAMarketing Manager1984 — 1999
Education
- Kingston University2.1, Business Studies1976 — 1980
- Tiffin Boys School1968 — 1975
Skills & more
Community DevelopmentStart-ups99Executive Coaching23Coaching70Entrepreneurship99Entrepreneur4Business Strategy61Management Consulting33Start-up Ventures9Seed Capital11NLP9Sales13
+12 more
New Business DevelopmentOrganizational DevelopmentMarketing StrategyBusiness PlanningMarketingLeadership DevelopmentVenture CapitalPerformance ManagementSeedStrategic PlanningCommunication SkillsLeadership- Faith Driven Entrepreneur Foundation Group — Faith Driven Entrepreneur
- Certified Practioner — Herrmann
- NLP Practitioner & Trainer Training — NLP Comprehensive
From Alan's professional profile.
Colleagues at SOSV
Network9
Alex KopelyanScout
Partner at SOSV
Alexander Hall-DanielsScout
Principal at SOSV
Benjamin JoffeScout
Partner at SOSV
Bill LiaoScout
General Partner at SOSV
Bradford HigginsScout
Venture Partner at SOSV
Cyril EbersweilerScout
General Partner at SOSV
Duncan TurnerScout
General Partner at SOSV
Shawn BroderickScout
Venture Partner at SOSV
William Bao BeanScout
Managing General Partner at Orbit Startups
Investors connected to Alan in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Alan Clayton work?
- Alan Clayton is Roaming Mentor at SOSV.
- What check size does Alan Clayton write?
- Alan Clayton typically writes checks of $250K – $1M.
Same school
Also attended Kingston University26
Stephen RapeckiInvestor at MedicxiMatthew KnowlesOperating Partner at TempoCapRené RechtmanInvestor at FELIX CAPITALMaria Henriques da SilvaMarketing & Brand Lead at Shilling VCHelen ClarkPartner at Piton Capital LLPAnil HansjeeGeneral Partner at Fabric Ventures
+ 20 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Orbit Ventures52
Cyril EbersweilerGeneral Partner at SOSVTim HeasleyPartner at ArtesianDonald ChanFounder at ZB CapitalAmarit CharoenphanInvestor at NZVCWilliam Bao BeanManaging General Partner at Orbit StartupsOscar RamosManaging General Partner at Orbit Startups
+ 46 more
