About
Ian Emerson is a Venture Partner at Fabric Ventures who invests in Media & Entertainment. He holds a chemistry degree and an MBA from Imperial College Business School. His investment focus includes founders building new forms of networks and digital organizations.
Experience
- Fabric VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2025 — present
- Fabric VenturesChief of Staff2024 — 2025
- Fabric VenturesVenture Associate2022 — 2024
- Fabric VenturesVenture Analyst2021 — 2022
- Fabric VenturesVenture Analyst Intern2020 — 2021Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- NacteonShareholdercurrent2021 — presentSingapore
- FactmataBusiness Development Intern2020Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Novo Tellus Capital PartnersIntern2019Singapore
- Imperial College LondonResearch Assistant2019London Area, United Kingdom
- Nanomaterials Research Group Imperial College LondonResearcher2016London Area, United Kingdom
- Thermophysics Laboratory Imperial College LondonResearcher2016London Area, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Python8Chemical Synthesis4Data Analysis9Microsoft Excel3Microsoft Word1Microsoft PowerPoint1Chemistry1Leadership13Science1Teamwork3ResearchProject Management
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ManagementVenture CapitalPresentation SkillsAnalytical SkillsDeal Flow- Future VC 2020 — Future VC
- Venture Deals Summer 2020 — Kauffman Fellows
From Ian's professional profile.
Colleagues at Fabric Ventures
Alain Falys
General Partner at Firestartr
Anastasiya Belyaeva
Venture Scout at Fabric Ventures
Anil Hansjee
General Partner at Fabric Ventures
Anna Yuan
Advisor at Fabric Ventures
Audrey Rouach Baverel
Finance Partner at Fabric Ventures
Camilla McFarland
Venture Partner at Fabric Ventures
Christina Frankopan
Venture Partner at Fabric Ventures
Danielle Walsh
Ecosystem Lead at Fabric Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ian Emerson?
- Ian Emerson is a Venture Partner at Fabric Ventures who invests in Media & Entertainment. He holds a chemistry degree and an MBA from Imperial College Business School. His investment focus includes founders building new forms of networks and digital organizations.
- Where does Ian Emerson work?
- Ian Emerson is Associate at Fabric Ventures.
- What check size does Ian Emerson write?
- Ian Emerson typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Ian Emerson go to school?
- Ian Emerson studied at Imperial Business School (Management Joint Honours); Imperial College London (BSc, Chemistry with Management); St Paul's School.
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Shared employers
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