About
Alan Wallace is co-founder of Alchimera Investors Ltd alongside Charles Hall. Previously, he served as Senior Investment Director in the Ventures team at Octopus, where he was involved with exits including Zoopla, Graze, Secret Escapes, Calastone, Evi, SwiftKey, Cazoo, and Depop. Before joining Octopus, Wallace co-founded Katalyst Ventures Ltd, which backed early-stage companies including ITM Power, LoveFilm, and True Knowledge before being acquired by Octopus Capital in 2007, and held positions in FMCG marketing and general management at Sara Lee, Rank Hovis McDougall, Cambridge Nutrition, Great Universal Stores, Dairy Crest, and Premier Brands.
Experience
- Alchimera Investors LtdCo-Foundercurrent2024 — present
- Octopus VenturesSenior Investment Director1997 — 2022
- VYREBoard Observer for Cfe Fund2012 — 2017London EC2A 4HJ
- Coal Grill and BarBoard Observer for Cfe Fund2012 — 2017London Area, United Kingdom
- Metrasens LtdBoard Observer for Octopus Investments2012 — 2014Malvern
- Artesian Solutions LtdBoard Observer for Octopus Investments2012 — 2013Winnersh
- Evi.comBoard Observer for Octopus Investments2007 — 2011Cambridge
- PrismaStar IncBoard Observer2010 — 2011
- ZooplaBoard Observer2009 — 2010
- SteriBottleNon Executive Director1999 — 2010
- iProfileNon Executive Director2002 — 2009
- LoveFilmBoard Observer for Octopus Investments2003 — 2006London Area, United Kingdom
- Premier BrandsManaging Director1997 — 1999
- Dairy Crest plcManaging Director1991 — 1997
- Great Universal Stores PLCMarket Planning Director1989 — 1991
- Cambridge Nutrition LimitedManaging Director1982 — 1988
- Sara Lee FoodsMarketing Manager1979 — 1982
Education
- The University of ManchesterPhD, Business Administration1974 — 1976
- The University of ManchesterMSc, Business Administration,Marketing1972 — 1974
- Liverpool UniversityBA, Economics1969 — 1972
Skills & more
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Direct MarketingDirect SalesEntrepreneurshipE-commerceCRMMarketing StrategyB2BBusiness PlanningBusiness StrategyMergers & AcquisitionsPrivate EquityRetailFrom Alan's professional profile.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Alan Wallace work?
- Alan Wallace is at Octopus Ventures.
- What check size does Alan Wallace write?
- Alan Wallace typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Same school
Also attended The University of Manchester163
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Shared employers
Also worked at Octopus Ventures61
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