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Experience
- L&G – Asset ManagementHead of Venture Capitalcurrent2025 — present
- Legal & GeneralL&G Growth Partners - Chief Investment Officercurrent2021 — present
- Legal & GeneralManaging Director, Venture Capital - Private Markets2022 — 2025London, England, United Kingdom
- NJF CapitalHead of Venture Capital2017 — 2020London, United Kingdom
- 10 Downing StreetBusiness Adviser to the Prime Minister2014 — 2017
- UK Trade & Investment (UKTI)Deputy Director, Technology and Innovation2013 — 2014
- UK Trade & Investment (UKTI)Head - Venture Capital Unit2011 — 2013
- Department for Business, Innovation and SkillsCompetition Policy Adviser (Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill and Tied Pubs)2010 — 2011
- UK Trade & InvestmentAsia Task Force Programme Manager2009 — 2010
- Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory ReformService Transformation Project Manager2008 — 2009
Skills & more
Business Strategy43Business Development20Strategy35International Business23Entrepreneurship23Venture Capital22Start-ups19Strategic Partnerships10Investments11Government8New Business Development6Management12
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Colleagues at NJF Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chris Hopkins?
- Head of Venture Capital at NJF Capital
- Where does Chris Hopkins work?
- Chris Hopkins is Head of Venture Capital at NJF Capital.
- Where did Chris Hopkins go to school?
- Chris Hopkins studied at University of the West of England (BA, Business Management (International)); Sherborne School, Dorset.
Same school
Also attended University of the West of England70
Charlotte HowardInvestor at Index VenturesJames WilsonDesigner-in-residence at Brighteye VenturesRoss MasonInvestor at Dig Ventures Management LimitedGareth JonesManaging Partner at FinTech CollectiveDotun OlowoporokuManaging Partner at Ventures PlatformMohamed FoulserPartner at Redstone
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Shared employers
Also worked at L&G – Asset Management9
Marie KordeCOO at Two MagnoliasPeter BeckhouseHead of Product & Operations, Singapore at Investible Climate Tech FundJames BurniePartner, Gunnercooke at HyperNestSimon ReidInvestor at VAR CapitalConor McCarthyHead of Finance at IQ CapitalNicole LaiInvestor at Cherry Ventures
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Also worked at Legal & General16
Neeta PatelIndependent Non-Executive Director at Pembroke VCTSamantha RobertsInvestor at SynconaSayuri GanesarajahHead of Legal and Compliance at Hivemind Capital PartnersJessica FrydlingAssociate at Augmentum FintechAlexine CapiauInvestment Director at PitchdriveColin CunninghamNational Account Manager at Seneca Partners
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Also worked at 10 Downing Street15
Tom HulmeInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Nick CleggGeneral Partner at Hiro CapitalTom PageHead of Investor Relations at Cambridge Innovation CapitalAbi WyeNetwork Director at Future Planet CapitalMatt CliffordLeads International Affairs at Anthropic; co-founder and Chair of Entrepreneurs FirstTom ShinnerPartner and COO at Entrepreneur First
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Also worked at UK Trade & Investment (UKTI)18
Bruce BeckloffCo Founder & CEO at Bloc VenturesSarah TurnerCo-founder & CEO at Angel AcademeChris WadePartner at Isomer CapitalSvetlana SirotkinaInvestment Associate at First Imagine!Jeffrey LambBoard Director at Nexus for DevelopmentStephen HarrisonHead Of Corporate Communications at Gulf Islamic Investments LLC (GII)
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