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Garry Turkington

Investor

Operating Partner Data & Engineering at CapitalT

Slough, England, United Kingdom

About

Garry Turkington is a technology industry veteran with 20 years of experience building and leading software development teams, specializing in distributed systems and large-scale data processing. He previously served as CTO at Improve Digital and led software teams at Amazon.co.uk, and earlier held government roles in the UK and USA. He holds BSc and PhD degrees in Computer Science from Queens University Belfast and a MEng in Systems Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology, and has authored books on Hadoop.

Invests in

Data & InfrastructureDeep Tech

Experience

  1. Wikimedia FoundationEngineering Manager Wikidata Platformcurrent2026 — presentSlough, England, United Kingdom
  2. CapitalTOperating Partnercurrent2019 — present
  3. Kycor LtdOwner and Technical Consultantcurrent2020 — present
  4. SynexusInterim CTO2025 — 2026
  5. streaemChief Technology Officer2022 — 2025Slough/Amsterdam
  6. UNFOLDRCTO2020 — 2022
  7. labworks.ioCTO2020
  8. TRIGGXCTO2019 — 2020Utrecht/Slough
  9. Improve DigitalCTO2013 — 2019Slough UK/ Amsterdam NL
  10. Improve DigitalVP Data Engineering2012 — 2013Slough UK/ Amsterdam NL
  11. Amazon.co.ukSoftware Development Manager2010 — 2012
  12. UK Civil ServiceSoftware Developer/Technical Director/Systems Engineer1999 — 2010

Education

  1. Stevens Institute of TechnologyMEng, Systems Engineering2005 — 2009
  2. Queen's University BelfastPh.D, Computer Science1996 — 2005
  3. Queen's University BelfastBSc, Computer Science1988 — 1995
  4. Annadale Grammar School

Skills & more

Team ManagementLeadership2Strategy1Technology LeadershipIT LeadershipData PrivacyArtificial Intelligence (AI)Machine LearningAd TechCloud Computing51Software Engineering24Agile Methodologies20
+12 moreDistributed SystemsScalabilitySoftware DevelopmentScrumEnterprise ArchitectureSystem ArchitectureBig DataArchitectureInfrastructureSecurityStartupsPython (Programming Language)
  • Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT) — IAPP

From Garry's professional profile.

Colleagues at CapitalT

Anaheta v. Berenberg-Consbruch
Investor at CapitalT
Aurore Belfrage
Investor at CapitalT
Charnez Jacobs
Associate at CapitalT
Corinne Vigreux
Investor at CapitalT
Daphne Dovermann
Investor at CapitalT
Ebi Atawodi
Investor at CapitalT
Eva de Mol
Founding Partner at CapitalT
Janneke Niessen
Founding Partner at CapitalT

Frequently asked questions

Where does Garry Turkington work?
Garry Turkington is Operating Partner Data & Engineering at CapitalT.
What does Garry Turkington invest in?
Garry Turkington invests in Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech.

Same school

Also attended Stevens Institute of Technology24

Srinivas RaoInvestor at Phoenix Venture PartnersDaniella KranjacInvestor at Avant BioLindsay GoeddelInvestor at Constellation Technology VenturesNikos VogiatzisPartner at Corallia VenturesMiriam Moreno-HerediaOperations Associate at Accial CapitalRob CarusoSenior Advisor (Director of Product Management Google TV) at Grishin Robotics

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Also attended Queen's University Belfast30

Nessan BerminghamInvestor at Khosla VenturesJohnathan GrahamHead of Compliance at Fuel VenturesNicole StumpExecutive Assistant at Ensemble VCAndrew DryliePrincipal at Quadri VenturesJim CurranInvestment Director at Clarendon Fund Managers Ltd.Damien CallaghanChairman at Clarendon Fund Managers Ltd.

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Shared employers

Also worked at Wikimedia Foundation5

Jenny BloomGeneral Counsel / COO at Third PrimeLila TretikovPartner, Head of AI Strategy at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Devin FinzerExcited about open protocols, blockchain adoption, and the intersection of crypto and AIYana WelinderFounder & CEO at KraftfulRobert StojnicCEO at Atlas Metrics

Also worked at Amazon.co.uk611

Dave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAlessandro De BenedettiAssociate at NorthzoneScott JacobsonManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupBill RichterCEO of Qumulo and venture partner at MadronaEduardo BlasiAnalyst at Inveready Technology Investment Group

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Also worked at UK Civil Service9

Ann PauloseSenior Investor Relations Associate at GreycroftDave PalmerPartner at Ten ElevenAminaInvestor at Reech Corporations GroupMattia RomaniPartner at SYSTEMIQPeter MitchellDirector, Data Science & Technology at Future Planet CapitalDaniel DąbrowskiInvestment Director at Spire Capital Partners Sp. z.o.o.

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