About
Ian Perry is a technology industry executive with over 35 years of experience spanning sales, operations, and general management across EMEA, US, and APAC markets. He has served as Chairman and Non-Executive Director at multiple European and US technology companies, and spent ten years as a Venture Partner at Octopus Ventures supporting early-stage portfolio companies. His background includes scaling a pan-European organization from startup to 400 employees and $60M revenue, executing four exits exceeding $100M each, and providing consulting services in go-to-market strategy, organizational scaling, and fundraising.
Experience
- Chairman, Non-Executive Director and Independent ConsultantChairman, Non-Executive Director and Independent Consultantcurrent2002 — presentBerkshire, United Kingdom
- Octopus InvestmentsVenture Partnercurrent2014 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- EseyeBoard Advisorcurrent2018 — presentSurrey, England, United Kingdom
- ZapnitoChairman2021 — 2025
- OneStockNon Executive Director2021 — 2023Toulose, France
- Zynstra, an NCR CompanyNon Executive Director2018 — 2019Bath, England, United Kingdom
- Cloudmark Inc.Non-Executive Director2006 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Ontology Ltd.Executive Chairman2015 — 2017London
- Ontology LtdNon- Executive Director2012 — 2015London Area, United Kingdom
- Eseye LtdNon-Executive Director2011 — 2014Greater Guildford Area, United Kingdom
- NeostratusSupervisory Board Member2011 — 2013Budapest, Hungary
- Followap Inc.Non-Executive Director2004 — 2005Berkshire, UK
- Portal SoftwareVice President EMEA1998 — 2002Cupertino, California
- SybaseDirector, Communications Divsion1994 — 1998Emeryville, California
- IngresAccount Executive1988 — 1994Alameda, California
Education
- University of BrightonBA (Hons), Business Studies
Skills & more
Strategic Planning4Team Leadership5Management9Strategy3Start-ups39Business Strategy13Sales4SaaS32Business Development8Sales Management9Mobile Devices18Cloud Computing18
+12 more
New Business DevelopmentTelecommunicationsEnterprise SoftwareWirelessProfessional ServicesGo-to-market StrategyMarketing StrategyStrategic PartnershipsProduct ManagementBusiness IntelligenceSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Solution SellingFrom Ian's professional profile.
Colleagues at Octopus Ventures
Adam Said
Principal at Octopus Ventures
Alan Wallace
Investor at Octopus Ventures
Albert Puig
B2B Software at Octopus Ventures
Angel Issa
Fintech at Octopus Ventures
Brandon Mhangami
Investor at Octopus Ventures
Chloe Allan
B2B Software at Octopus Ventures
Chris Oliver
People + Talent at Octopus Ventures
Constanza Diaz
B2B Software / Climate at Octopus Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Ian Perry work?
- Ian Perry is Venture Partner at Octopus Ventures.
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