About
Alistair Owen is a principal whose rare operator-to-builder-to-investor background—industrial engineering at BP, hands-on venture building at Deep Science Ventures, and founding multiple CleanTech startups—focuses on AI-enabled products and climate/industrial applications.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechE-commerceFintechMarketplacesPropTechSaaS
Experience
- IE Business SchoolMentor (Venture Lab)current2019 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- CohetesDirectorcurrent2020 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- SybilionBoard Member2026
- YourHeroDirector2026
- RetabInvestor2024 — 2026Paris, Île-de-France, France
- VentureFriendsPrincipal2022 — 2026London Area, United Kingdom
- CarmoolaInvestor2021 — 2026London Area, United Kingdom
- VentureFriendsInvestment Associate2020 — 2022London Area, United Kingdom
- Deep Science VenturesAssociate Director2018 — 2020London Area, United Kingdom
- BPProduct Manager2014 — 2017London, United Kingdom
- BPOperations Engineer2011 — 2014Greater Aberdeen Area
Skills & more
Strategy3Strategic PlanningOperational ExcellenceManagement1LeadershipMicrosoft Excel1Microsoft OfficePython1SQLEarly Stage Investment3Energy15Venture Capital11
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New Venture DevelopmentOperations ManagementBusiness Process ImprovementContinuous ImprovementOilfieldUpstreamBusiness StrategyProject ManagementEnergy IndustryPetroleumEngineeringGasLanguages English · Spanish
- Management Excellence & Lean Six Sigma – Green Belt — Optness Institute
- Convolutional Neural Networks — Coursera
- Chartered Engineer (CEng) MIMechE — IMechE
From Alistair's professional profile.
Colleagues at VentureFriends
Anna Lauring
Associate at VentureFriends
Apostolos Apostolakis
Founding Partner at VentureFriends
Fivos Tsoukatos
Principal at VentureFriends
George Dimopoulos
Founding Partner at VentureFriends
George Karabelas
Principal at VentureFriends
Lily Joo
Venture Partner at VentureFriends
Maria Piotrowska
Senior Associate at VentureFriends
Pavlos Pavlakis
Principal at VentureFriends
Network6
Apostolos Apostolakis
Founding Partner at VentureFriends
Fivos Tsoukatos
Principal at VentureFriends
George Dimopoulos
Founding Partner at VentureFriends
George Karabelas
Principal at VentureFriends
Michal Bas
Principal at VentureFriends
Pavlos Pavlakis
Principal at VentureFriends
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alistair Owen?
- Alistair Owen is a principal whose rare operator-to-builder-to-investor background—industrial engineering at BP, hands-on venture building at Deep Science Ventures, and founding multiple CleanTech startups—focuses on AI-enabled products and climate/industrial applications.
- Where does Alistair Owen work?
- Alistair Owen is Principal at VentureFriends.
- What does Alistair Owen invest in?
- Alistair Owen invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Climate Tech, E-commerce, Fintech, Marketplaces, PropTech, SaaS.
- What check size does Alistair Owen write?
- Alistair Owen typically writes checks of $540K – $3.2M.
- Where did Alistair Owen go to school?
- Alistair Owen studied at Imperial College London (MEng, Materials Science and Nuclear Engineering); IE Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration).
Same school
Also attended Imperial College London499
Deji SasegbonVP, Platform & Portfolio Operations at EchoVC PartnersMadison LenormandInvestor at DaphniPauline BoucherInvestor at DaphniLoubaba El AyoubiInvestor at NorthzoneGiovanni MariggiInvestor at MedicxiFrancois PrinslooInvestor at Medicxi
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Also attended IE Business School203
Borja FernándezGeneral Partner at Inveready Technology Investment GroupGabriel FarmeInvestor at Graphene VenturesHayata TokizawaVice President at Fin CapitalIñaki ArrolaInvestor at KfundCarina SzpilkaInvestor at KfundCaroline PhippsSenior Associate at True Beauty Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at IE Business School58
Borja FernándezGeneral Partner at Inveready Technology Investment GroupGabriel FarmeInvestor at Graphene VenturesIñaki ArrolaInvestor at KfundPablo VenturaInvestor at KfundSergio Álvarez LeivaInvestor at KfundAlberto EcheverriInvestor at Adara Ventures
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Also worked at Retab3
Also worked at VentureFriends10
Fivos TsoukatosPrincipal at VentureFriendsGeorge DimopoulosFounding Partner at VentureFriendsAnna LauringAssociate at VentureFriendsLily JooVenture Partner at VentureFriendsApostolos ApostolakisFounding Partner at VentureFriendsPavlos PavlakisPrincipal at VentureFriends
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