Find your path to Harry
298 people in our graph share verified history with Harry — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Julia AndreunlockedHarry: together at Birdie (2022–2024)
Harry: together at Birdie
×4Harry: together at GoCardless
×4Harry: together at Paddle
About
Harry Briggs began his career at McKinsey before co-founding the health-drinks brand Firefly Tonics, which was later sold to a private equity buyer. He worked as a VC at Balderton Capital and went on to co-found two venture funds, BGF Ventures and OMERS Ventures Europe, where he served as Managing Partner. He joined Astanor Ventures as Partner in January 2024.
Experience
- Astanor VenturesPartnercurrent2024 — present
- 4AG RoboticsInvestor / Board Membercurrent2025 — presentSalmon Arm, BC, Canada
- Reshape BiotechInvestor / Board Membercurrent2024 — presentCopenhagen Metropolitan Area
- HelloSelfInvestor / Board member2020 — 2024
- FlagstoneInvestor / Board observer2020 — 2024
- QuorsoInvestor / Board Member2019 — 2024
- BirdieInvestor / Board member2022 — 2024
- RelationSeed investor2021 — 2024
- OMERS VenturesManaging Partner2018 — 2024London, Greater London, United Kingdom
- PaddleInvestor / board member2016 — 2018London Area, United Kingdom
- BGF VenturesPartner2015 — 2018London, United Kingdom
- Balderton CapitalPrincipal2009 — 2015London Area, United Kingdom
- Magic Pony TechnologyInvestor2015London Area, United Kingdom
- RevolutInvestor2015
- LystInvestor / Board Observer2014 — 2015London Area, United Kingdom
- GoCardlessInvestor / Board Observer2013 — 2015London Area, United Kingdom
- Touch SurgeryInvestor / Board observer2013 — 2015London Area, United Kingdom
- TictailInvestor / Board observer2012 — 2015Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area
- The Hut GroupInvestor2010 — 2015Northwich, Cheshire
- Firefly Tonics Ltd.Co-founder2002 — 2009London Area, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Start-upsEntrepreneurship98Venture Capital72Strategy68E-commerce56Product Development20Marketing Strategy22Business Strategy29Management12Marketing8SaaS8Online Advertising8
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Angel InvestingUser ExperienceStrategic PartnershipsDigital MarketingOnline MarketingDue DiligenceManagement ConsultingProduct ManagementLanguages English · French · Spanish
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Investments
Led
DeliverectFlagstoneWeFox
Investor
GoCardlessGoustoPaddleRevolutTHG
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Astanor Ventures
Antoine Cuny
Director of Operations at Astanor Ventures
Arne Hautekiet
Investments at Astanor Ventures
Benoit Boisseuil
Partner at Astanor Ventures
Camille Grisard
Head of Investor Relations at Astanor Ventures
Christina Ulardic
Partner at Astanor Ventures
Dan Cohen
Venture Partner at Astanor Ventures
David Barber
Partner at Astanor Ventures
Emmanuel Faber
Partner at Astanor Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Harry Briggs?
- Harry Briggs began his career at McKinsey before co-founding the health-drinks brand Firefly Tonics, which was later sold to a private equity buyer. He worked as a VC at Balderton Capital and went on to co-found two venture funds, BGF Ventures and OMERS Ventures Europe, where he served as Managing Partner. He joined Astanor Ventures as Partner in January 2024.
- Where does Harry Briggs work?
- Harry Briggs is Partner at Astanor Ventures.
- What companies has Harry Briggs invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Deliverect, Flagstone, WeFox, GoCardless, Gousto, Paddle, Revolut, THG.
- Where did Harry Briggs go to school?
- Harry Briggs studied at University of Oxford (MA (hons) (1st Class), Experimental Psychology).
- Does Harry Briggs lead rounds?
- Yes — Harry Briggs has led 3 tracked investments.
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