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Huw Sparkes

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Investment Manager at Midven Ltd. · Investment Manager at Future Planet Capital

Midlands region, UK

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About

Huw Sparkes works across the Midlands Engine Investment Fund and the West Midlands Co-Investment Fund at Midven, where he sources and executes new investments and manages a portfolio of high-growth companies in the Midlands region. He started his career in startup advisory at corporate finance firm Novo Ventures, advising pre-seed management teams on fundraising and growth, before joining Midven as a junior analyst in 2019. He also co-founded the young professionals networking group The Colmore Collective and has mentored for the University of Birmingham "Elevate" accelerator and the National Cyber Security Centre incubator.

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Experience

  1. Future Planet CapitalInvestment Managercurrent2024 — presentBirmingham, England, United Kingdom
  2. Future Planet CapitalJunior Investment Manager2022 — 2024Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
  3. Future Planet CapitalInvestment Executive2021 — 2022Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
  4. B:MusicBoard Trusteecurrent2026 — present
  5. ExpedioNon Executive Directorcurrent2020 — present
  6. Colmore CollectiveCo-Founder & Chairman2022 — 2025Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
  7. MidvenAnalyst2019 — 2021West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
  8. Novo VenturesAnalyst2018 — 2019Birmingham, United Kingdom

Skills & more

StrategyVenture CapitalPortfolio Management3Corporate DevelopmentSales1SponsorshipEvent Management1Microsoft Excel8Investment Management1Microsoft PowerPointFinancial Modeling3Data Visualization2
+9 morePrivate EquityBusiness DevelopmentEconomicsFinancial AnalysisCorporate FinanceMarket ResearchInvestmentsAccountingValuation
  • 100 Day Plan — UK Private Capital
  • Certificate in Finance, Accounting and Business — ICAEW
  • Grade 8 Saxophone (Distinction) — ABRSM
  • Grade 8 Violin (Distinction) — ABRSM

From Huw's professional profile.

Colleagues at Midven Ltd.

Andy Bard
Portfolio Manager at Midven Ltd.
Daniel Gaize
Investment Associate at Future Planet Capital
Jordan Ong
Investment Associate at Future Planet Capital
Julie Davies
Fund Accountant at Future Planet Capital
Luize Silina
Investment Analyst at Future Planet Capital
Rupert Lyle
Investment Director at Future Planet Capital
Samantha Mills
Finance Associate at Midven Ltd.
Surjit Kooner
Managing Director, Regional at Future Planet Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Huw Sparkes?
Huw Sparkes works across the Midlands Engine Investment Fund and the West Midlands Co-Investment Fund at Midven, where he sources and executes new investments and manages a portfolio of high-growth companies in the Midlands region. He started his career in startup advisory at corporate finance firm Novo Ventures, advising pre-seed management teams on fundraising and growth, before joining Midven as a junior analyst in 2019. He also co-founded the young professionals networking group The Colmore Collective and has mentored for the University of Birmingham "Elevate" accelerator and the National Cyber Security Centre incubator.
Where does Huw Sparkes work?
Huw Sparkes is Investment Manager at Midven Ltd..
Where did Huw Sparkes go to school?
Huw Sparkes studied at University of Birmingham (BSc, Economics and Political Science); ICAEW (CFAB, Accounting); Haberdashers’ Monmouth School (A-Levels).

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