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Ed Phillips

Investor

Partner at Future Planet Capital

London

Writes $300K – $2M checks · typically $750K

About

Ed Phillips is a Managing Director at Future Planet Capital, where he manages the Blue Ocean fund and serves on the Investment Committees for the firm's flagship funds and the UK Innovation and Science Seed Fund. As part of the firm's founding team, he helped scale it from a $20M fund to over $400M in committed capital and led strategies including a pandemic-response micro-fund with Barclays and an ocean-focused fund for the government of Monaco. He previously researched molecular genetics at Hong Kong University and holds a first-class honours degree in Biological Sciences from Bristol University.

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Invests in

BiotechCleantech

Experience

  1. Future Planet CapitalManaging Director, Head of Globalcurrent2023 — present
  2. Future Planet CapitalInvestment Directorcurrent2021 — present
  3. Future Planet CapitalHead of Origination2017 — 2023
  4. UK Innovation & Science Seed FundInvestment Committeecurrent2022 — present
  5. XFuelBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
  6. CargoKiteBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
  7. CapturaBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentLos Angeles, United States
  8. AloqiaBoard Observercurrent2022 — presentNew York, United States
  9. BeamBoard Observer2022 — 2025Bristol, UK
  10. Solve - MITMember2020 — 2023
  11. Berkeley SkyDeckVenture Fellow2019 — 2022
  12. SeedrsVenture Fellow2020 — 2021
  13. The University of Hong KongResearcher in Molecular Genetics2016Hong Kong SAR
  14. Fortnum & MasonWine Sales2013London Area, United Kingdom

Education

  1. University of BristolBachelor of Science (BSc), Biological Sciences
  2. University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessVenture Capital, Executive Programme2019

Skills & more

Climate7Cleantech7Venture Capital17Data Analysis9Scientific Writing11Biology9Project Management5Research6Sales12Marketing3Mathematics5Chemistry4
+12 morePhotographyGraphic DesignBusiness DevelopmentGeneticsLife SciencesEntrepreneurshipStart-upsEditorial ProcessSPSSProblem SolvingStrategyAnalytical Skills

From Ed's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of Bristol129

Chris BischoffInvestment Team at General CatalystSaran DaviesInvestor at Moonfire VenturesThomas RubensInvestor at DN CapitalIgnacio García LeónEntrepreneur in Residence at FJ LabsAnnabel StoddartOffice Manager and Executive Assistant at Medical Excellence CapitalMichael PatersonCo-founder & former CTO at Asymmetric Capital Partners

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Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business489

Mark FiorentinoInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Yibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHariFellow at Clear VenturesDennisDirector of Trading at Pantera Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Future Planet Capital20

Surjit KoonerInvestment Director at Midven Ltd.Huw SparkesInvestment Manager at Midven Ltd.Daniel GaizeAssociate at Midven Ltd.Rupert LyleInvestment Director at Midven Ltd.Megan Meredith-RodriguezInvestment Analyst (Deep Tech) at University of Cambridge EnterpriseAndrew MuirInvestment Director at UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund

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Also worked at Aloqia1

Sara BrandFounding General Partner at True Wealth Ventures

Also worked at Solve - MIT5

Narges BaniasadiVenture Partner at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcCenk SezginsoyExperts | Venture Partner at 212Aarti ChandnaSV2 Board Member at Silicon ValleyDr Arvind GuptaAdvisor at Kalaari CapitalLara MetcalfAdvisory Board; Managing Director, Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation at Zeal Capital Partners

Also worked at Berkeley SkyDeck58

Will McKelveyPrincipal at Lerer HippeauPeter GiordanoFormer Global Director GTM Strategy at Scale Venture PartnersKristina VulganCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Ferocity CapitalLukas GenteleCEO, vCluster at EMERGENT VENTURESSanjeev KumarVenture Partner at FusionPatricia LiuInvestor at Inception Studio Capital

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Investments

Led

Aria PharmaceuticalsNavenioNeoVacQueen of RawVaarst/RovCo.Vaccitech

Board seats

Captura

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Future Planet Capital

Abi Wye
Network Director at Future Planet Capital
Alex Leigh
Managing Director, National at Future Planet Capital
Alex Shadbolt
Investment Manager & Impact Lead at Future Planet Capital
Andrew Carpenter
General Counsel at Future Planet Capital
Andrew Muir
Investment Director at Future Planet Capital
Andy Bard
Portfolio Manager at Future Planet Capital
Daniel Gaize
Investment Associate at Future Planet Capital
Darren Heffernan
Director of Finance & Operations at Future Planet Capital

Network7

Johnathan MatlockScout
Advisor at Ascension Ventures
Jyri EngeströmScout
Partner at Lifeline Ventures
Pablo LubrothScout
Investor at Future Planet Capital
Aaron Goldman
Managing Director at General Atlantic
Duncan Turner
General Partner at SOSV
Kerem Ozmen
Co-Founder and CEO at 8090 Industries
Nick Grossman
Partner at Union Square Ventures, investing in and supporting startups since 2012

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