About
Jonny Laughton was on the founding team of Star, an early UK ISP, in 1995, and later moved to its sister company MessageLabs to expand the UK business across Europe and beyond. After that exit, he founded the Sarum Oncology Fund, which invested in diagnostics and medtech businesses focused on cancer, before returning to B2B SaaS and establishing Armada Ventures to raise institutional capital for Series A and B SaaS companies. His observations about gaps in the funding market shaped the early thinking behind Volution.
Invests in
Medical DevicesSaaS
Experience
- VolutionPartner at Volutioncurrent2021 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- Armada VenturesInvestor2014 — 2021
- Sarum Capital LLPPartner2010 — 2020Wiltshire, UK
- Endomagnetics Ltd.Non Executive Director2011 — 2014London Area, United Kingdom
- Diurnal LimitedNon Executive Director2011 — 2014Greater Cardiff Area
- MessageLabsDirector Middle East & Africa2007 — 2010
- MessageLabsEMEA Partner Director2005 — 2007
- StarVP Sales1995 — 2005
Education
- Wellington College1982 — 1987
Skills & more
Cloud Computing13Managed Services8Go-to-market Strategy22Start-ups28New Business Development10Strategic Partnerships20Sales Process2Direct Sales2Professional Services4Sales Management8Business Development9Business Strategy12
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SecurityBusiness AlliancesSaaSChannelFrom Jonny's professional profile.
Shared employers
Also worked at Endomagnetics Ltd.1
Also worked at MessageLabs6
Stephen ChandlerManaging Partner at Notion CapitalChris TottmanGeneral Partner at Notion CapitalIan MilbournGeneral Partner & COO at Notion CapitalStephen MillardPartner, the Notion Platform at Notion CapitalCherry FreemanFounder & General Partner at Hiro CapitalRyan McNallyCo-Founder & Senior Advisor at Catalyst Investors
Colleagues at Volution Ventures
Amy Goodwin
Senior Investment Manager at Volution Ventures
Ed Bardos
Partner and COO at Volution Ventures
James Codling
Managing Partner at Volution Ventures
Mike Edwards
Investment Director at Volution Ventures
Nick Hoar
Senior Partner at Volution Ventures
Nina Foote
Partner and Head of Growth at Volution Ventures
Sarah Hanafy
Entrepreneur in Residence, Marketing & Comms at Volution Ventures
Steve Lemon
Partner at Volution Ventures
Network2
Amy Goodwin
Senior Investment Manager at Volution Ventures
Ed Bardos
Partner and COO at Volution Ventures
Investors connected to Jonny in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.