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Andrew Muir

Investor

Investment Director Seed and Fund Principal at UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund

Greater Guildford Area, United Kingdom

About

Dr. Andrew Muir is Head of Seed Investments at Future Planet Capital and fund principal for UKI2S, and co-manages the Stephenson Fund and Blue Ocean Fund. He previously held roles at Zeneca, Biocompatibles, a US medical disinfection start-up, and NESTA, and holds a Chemistry degree and PhD from the University of Oxford.

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Invests in

Deep TechMedical DevicesNew Materials

Experience

  1. Future Planet CapitalManaging Director for the UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund at Future Planet Capital Nationalcurrent2024 — presentLondon
  2. SugaROxNon Executive Directorcurrent2023 — presentHarpenden, England, United Kingdom
  3. FSE Fund ManagersInvestment Committee membercurrent2013 — presentSurrey
  4. The Smarter Food companyNon Executive Director2019 — 2024Norwich, England, United Kingdom
  5. AgPlus Diagnostics LtdNon Executive Director2016 — 2023Colworth
  6. MiricoNon Executive Director2015 — 2022Harwell
  7. Consilience VenturesGlobal Expert Member2020 — 2022London, United Kingdom
  8. MidvenInvestment Director UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund2004 — 2021
  9. Royal Society of EdinburghEnterprise Fellowships selection committee member2014 — 2020Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  10. Eagle Genomics Ltd.Director2016 — 2020Hinxton
  11. BBSRCFollow on Fund panel member2005 — 2015Swindon, United Kingdom
  12. NESTAInvestment Manager2002 — 2004London, United Kingdom
  13. Sterilox TechnologiesVP Technology2000 — 2004
  14. Biocompatibles LtdBusiness Development and Materials Research Leader1994 — 1999
  15. ZenecaSenior Scientist1992 — 1994
  16. Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI)Senior Scientist1989 — 1992Runcorn, Cheshire

Education

  1. University of OxfordPhD, Chemistry1986 — 1989
  2. University of OxfordMA, Chemistry1982 — 1986

Skills & more

Venture Capital52Start-ups31Medical Devices28Biotechnology3Business Development18
  • KPI and Board Reporting — UK Private Capital

From Andrew's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of Oxford745

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageBrad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Consilience Ventures2

Oksana StoweIC Member at Cornerstone VCBernardt VogelSenior Associate at VU Venture Partners

Also worked at Royal Society of Edinburgh1

Ian RitchieNon-Executive Chairman at Tern

Also worked at Eagle Genomics Ltd.4

Jonathan MilnerInvestor at Cambridge Innovation CapitalRob GenieserManaging Partner at ETF PartnersCristián HernándezGeneral Partner at Zentynel Frontier InvestmentsAbel Ureta-VidalVenture Partner at Nina Capital

Also worked at BBSRC6

Hassan MahmudulInvestment Manager at Future Planet CapitalHassan MahmudulInvestment Manager at UK Innovation & Science Seed FundSam MartinPortfolio Director at UK Innovation & Science Seed FundNick BassettInvestor at UK Innovation & Science Seed FundNancy IteeyapornOperations Associate at EcoEnterprises FundWillSenior Associate, Climate at Deep Science Ventures

Colleagues at UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund

Alexander Leigh
Investment Director Defence & Security at UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund
Alison Campbell
Investor at UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund
Betty Bonnardel
Investor at UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund
Dr Colin Story
Investor at UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund
Dr Peter Hamley
Investor at UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund
Eddie Alleyn
Investor at UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund
Hassan Mahmudul
Investment Manager at UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund
John Patterson
Investor at UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund