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George Whitehead

Investor

Partner at ACF Investors

London

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

George Whitehead is a Partner at ACF Investors, which he joined in 2020 after serving as founding Chairman of the Angel CoFund for eight years. He previously spent nine years at Octopus Ventures as Venture Partner Manager, leading marketing and corporate connections and overseeing investments alongside a syndicate of angel investors, and earlier held roles at NESTA Investments, Oxford Innovation (managing the Oxford Investment Opportunity Network), and the University of Toronto's Technology Transfer Office. He also chairs the Clean Growth Fund and co-founded and chaired the Venture Capital Trust Association.

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Experience

  1. ACF InvestorsPartnercurrent2020 — present
  2. ACF InvestorsChairman2011 — 2020
  3. Clean Growth FundChairman and Advisory Board Membercurrent2020 — present
  4. Octopus VenturesVenture Partner Manager2011 — 2020London
  5. The Venture Capital Trust AssociationCofounder / Founding Chairman2017 — 2019
  6. UK Business Angels AssociationDirector2006 — 2011
  7. NESTA InvestmentsBusiness Development Director2005 — 2011
  8. University of TorontoTechnology Transfer Manager2003 — 2005
  9. Oxford InnovationInvestment Manager1998 — 2003

Skills & more

Venture Capital99Angel Investing50Business Strategy49Portfolio Management8Entrepreneurship61Economic Growth4Funding9Program Management6Start-ups33Private Equity11Fundraising2Business Development39
+12 moreEquitiesInvestmentsBusiness PlanningLeadershipStrategyIncubationInvestor RelationsBusiness ModelingStrategic PlanningManagementNegotiationEmerging Markets

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Shared employers

Also worked at ACF Investors9

Timothy MillsManaging Partner at ACF InvestorsSam FennellPartner at ACF InvestorsPaul FausetPartner at ACF InvestorsSina AtaherianInvestment Director at ACF InvestorsLiam BradleyAssociate at ACF InvestorsMatt BoremanAssociate at ACF Investors

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Also worked at Octopus Ventures69

Simon MurdochGeneral Partner, PhD at Episode1Conor ScanlanAssociate Partner at Nauta CapitalDafydd ProlePrincipal at Presidio VenturesAkriti DokaniaVenture Partner at Ridge VenturesSimon KingPartner at Octopus VenturesWill GibbsPartner at Octopus Ventures

+ 63 more

Also worked at The Venture Capital Trust Association1

Will Fraser-AllenManaging Partner at AlbionVC

Also worked at UK Business Angels Association8

Deepali NangiaPartner at SpeedinvestMichael BlakeyManaging Partner at Cocoon CapitalRodney AppiahManaging Partner at Cornerstone VCChris AdelsbachPartner at Outrun VenturesMichaelInvestor at Avonmore DevelopmentsHelen OldhamCo-Founder at Lifted Ventures

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Colleagues at ACF Investors

Alan
Board Member, Investment Committee at ACF Investors
Alistair
Investment Committee Member at ACF Investors
Alliott Cole
Board Member, ACF Investors at ACF Investors
Andrew Mackintosh
Board Member, ACF Investors at ACF Investors
Elizabeth Young
Analyst at ACF Investors
John Bates
Investment Committee Member at ACF Investors
Liam Bradley
Associate at ACF Investors
Marion Bernard
Board Member, ACF Investors at ACF Investors

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Elizabeth Young
Analyst at ACF Investors
Liam Bradley
Associate at ACF Investors
Paul Fauset
Partner at ACF Investors
Sam Fennell
Partner at ACF Investors
Sina Ataherian
Investment Director at ACF Investors

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