Alex Leigh
InvestorManaging Director at Future Planet Capital
About
Alex Leigh is a Managing Director at Future Planet Capital, where he focuses on the UK Innovation and Science Seed Fund, deploying the Defence & Security fund into pre-Seed+ deeptech startups, and also supports the Blue Ocean Fund investing at Series A+. He started his career in high-tech startups and engineering in South Africa across R&D, manufacturing, robotics, marine and renewable energy, and later moved into private equity buyouts in Johannesburg and operational improvement roles in London. He trained as a Mechatronics Engineer at the University of Stellenbosch and holds an MBA from the University of Cape Town and London Business School.
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Deep TechDefense Tech
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