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About
Alex Sheppard is Co-Founder at a stealth startup and has served as CEO of venture and government-backed technology companies in the healthcare, life science, and deeptech sectors. Sheppard has completed venture capital funding rounds in two companies, from seed to Series A, and secured £500,000 in government grant awards. A graduate of Oxford University with a degree in Classics, Sheppard also holds a Graduate Diploma in Law and has worked in the biotech, medtech, instrumentation, marketing, legal, and management consultancy fields.
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Experience
- Stealth StartupCo-Foundercurrent2023 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- Centaur Bio LimitedManaging Directorcurrent2023 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- iOWNA wHealthCCO2023 — 2024Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- VaticCo-Founder & CEO2019 — 2023London Area, United Kingdom
- MassChallengeMC Boston 2020 Cohort Member2020Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Oxford FoundryCOVID-19 Rapid Solutions Builder Cohort Member2020Greater Oxford Area
- Entrepreneur FirstEF LD13 Cohort Member2019 — 2020London Area, United Kingdom
- LIG NanowiseCommercial Director2018 — 2019Manchester Area, United Kingdom
- LIG NanowiseGeneral Manager2016 — 2018Manchester Area, United Kingdom
- LIG BiowiseCEO2018 — 2019Manchester Area, United Kingdom
- LIG BiowiseGeneral Manager2016 — 2018Manchester Area, United Kingdom
- InventyaInnovation Consultant2014 — 2016Cheshire
- QIAGENIntern2011Manchester, United Kingdom
- ICON plcIntern2011Manchester Area, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Strategy21Analysis4Management3Team Leadership5Public Speaking3Leadership3Microsoft Office7Microsoft Word6Microsoft Excel3Business Strategy23Data Analysis5Research18
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Customer ServiceBusiness DevelopmentBusiness PlanningChange ManagementProject ManagementTeam BuildingBusiness AnalysisHealthcareMedical DevicesMolecular DiagnosticsMarketingLanguages Greek, Ancient · Latin
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- Who is Alex Sheppard?
- Alex Sheppard is Co-Founder at a stealth startup and has served as CEO of venture and government-backed technology companies in the healthcare, life science, and deeptech sectors. Sheppard has completed venture capital funding rounds in two companies, from seed to Series A, and secured £500,000 in government grant awards. A graduate of Oxford University with a degree in Classics, Sheppard also holds a Graduate Diploma in Law and has worked in the biotech, medtech, instrumentation, marketing, legal, and management consultancy fields.
- Where does Alex Sheppard work?
- Alex Sheppard is Founder of Vatic.
- What companies did Alex Sheppard found?
- Alex Sheppard founded Vatic.
- Where did Alex Sheppard go to school?
- Alex Sheppard studied at University of Oxford (Bachelor of Arts (BA), Classics and Classical Languages, Literature and Linguistics); The Manchester Grammar School.
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The Manchester Grammar School mafia6
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Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Stealth Startup480
Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesHamish GarnettAssociate at Manta Ray Ventures
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Dave BiscegliaVenture Partner at Founder CollectiveCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalRhie LimPartner, Global Strategy at One Way VenturesLuis MartinezVenture Principal at Capital FactorySarah RomankoAssociate at Geek VenturesAndreaIR at NAP
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Also worked at Oxford Foundry8
Dominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesOliver CsendesAssociate Partner at Venionaire CapitalMary McKennaCo-Founder & Chair at AwakenAngelsGuillaume BouchardCofounder at Bloomsbury AICo-founder & Chief Scientific OfficerCo-founder & Chief Scientific Officer at PIPRA AGVassilis RagoussisCEO at Oxeco Seed
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Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockToby CoppelCo-founder and Partner at Mosaic VenturesBenedict EvansWrites a weekly technology newsletter read by close to 200,000 peoplePeterDeep Tech Investment Lead at Hummingbird VenturesAniTalent Team at Hummingbird VenturesIsabel FoxHead of Investor Relations at Hoxton Ventures
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