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Ben Newsome
InvestorVP, Talent and People at Cherry Ventures
London
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Ben Newsome is Vice President of Portfolio Talent at Cherry Ventures, where he leads talent strategy and advisory services across approximately 130 portfolio companies at various stages from early-stage to pre-IPO in Europe and the US. He previously held roles at Monzo, Improbable, and Octopus Ventures, and has experience in portfolio management and scaling operations at high-growth companies. He is currently developing Elevate, a platform designed to distribute institutional knowledge and support across Cherry's portfolio network.
Experience
- Cherry VenturesVP Portfolio Talentcurrent2026 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- PavilionExecutive Membercurrent2024 — presentNew York, United States
- VC PlatformMembercurrent2022 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Octopus VenturesHead of Portfolio Talent & Platform - B2B/AI2025 — 2026London Area, United Kingdom
- Octopus VenturesPortfolio Talent Manager - B2B/B2C2022 — 2025Greater London
- Monzo BankRecruitment Manager, AI/ML & Leadership Hiring2021 — 2022Greater London
- ImprobableRecruitment Lead2019 — 2021London Area, United Kingdom
- ImprobableSenior Talent Partner2018 — 2019London, United Kingdom, Washington D.C. USA, Edmonton, Canada
- SaltSenior Principal Consultant - Product, Engineering & Exec Search2017 — 2018London, United Kingdom, EMEA, USA
- RoomitCo-Founder2016 — 2017London, United Kingdom
- AdRoc GroupDirector - Technology Recruitment2016London, United Kingdom
- AdRoc GroupAssociate Director - Technology Recruiter2014 — 2016London, United Kingdom
- BitsilkPartner2014 — 2015London, Hamburg
- SkillsearchTechnology Recruitment Consultant2013 — 2014Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England
- London Commodity MarketsBusiness Development Manager2011 — 2013London, United Kingdom
- Professional GolferProfessional Golfer2008 — 2011Europe
Skills & more
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Go-to-Market StrategyExecutive ManagementExecutive CoachingStart-up VenturesRecruitingRuby on RailsProduct ManagementStakeholder Management- Revenue Architecture — Winning by Design
- MBA Essentials — The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
- NLP Practitioner And Coaching — UK College of Personal Development
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ben Newsome?
- Ben Newsome is Vice President of Portfolio Talent at Cherry Ventures, where he leads talent strategy and advisory services across approximately 130 portfolio companies at various stages from early-stage to pre-IPO in Europe and the US. He previously held roles at Monzo, Improbable, and Octopus Ventures, and has experience in portfolio management and scaling operations at high-growth companies. He is currently developing Elevate, a platform designed to distribute institutional knowledge and support across Cherry's portfolio network.
- Where does Ben Newsome work?
- Ben Newsome is VP, Talent and People at Cherry Ventures.
- What check size does Ben Newsome write?
- Ben Newsome typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Ben Newsome go to school?
- Ben Newsome studied at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (MBA Essentials, Business Administration and Management, General); Haywards Heath College (Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services).
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