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AdamunlockedIan: together at Cloudmark (2006–2009)
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Ian: together at Ingres
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, United Kingdom
- EseyeBoard Advisorcurrent2018 — presentGuildford, 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, United Kingdom
- Eseye LtdNon-Executive Director2011 — 2014Guildford, 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
Skills & more
Start-ups40Business Strategy13Sales4SaaS32Business Development8Sales Management9Mobile Devices18Cloud Computing18New Business Development2Telecommunications14Enterprise Software25Strategic Planning4
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WirelessProfessional ServicesGo-to-market StrategyMarketing StrategyStrategic PartnershipsProduct ManagementTeam LeadershipBusiness IntelligenceFrom Ian's professional profile.
Colleagues at Octopus Ventures
Adam Said
Principal at Octopus Ventures
Albert Puig
B2B Software at Octopus Ventures
Andrew Wigfall
Executive in Residence at Balderton Capital
Angel Issa
Fintech at Octopus Ventures
Annabel Guthe
Investor Relations Associate at Balderton Capital
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
- Who is Ian Perry?
- 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.
- Where does Ian Perry work?
- Ian Perry is Venture Partner at Octopus Ventures.
- Where did Ian Perry go to school?
- Ian Perry studied at University of Brighton (BA (Hons), Business Studies).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Cloudmark Inc.2
Also worked at Sybase23
Robert DavoliFounder & General Partner at Gutbrain VenturesRick PatchFounding Partner (Retired) at SpringTime VenturesMark Richey1809 Managing Partner at 1809 CapitalRajesh RajuManaging Director at Kalaari CapitalBob SpinnerFounding Partner at Jackson Square VenturesSéamus HatchPartner at Level Eight Ventures
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Also worked at Ingres10
Jamie WatsonGTM Coordinator at Scale Venture PartnersLisa SuennenVenture Partner at PROOFCyndi ReseburgInvestor at Initialized CapitalMatt DimariaDirector at Innovation StudioAl SistoChief Executive Officer at TernMike KostowOperator | Investor | Advisor at Leaders Fund
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