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Martin Davis

Investor

Managing Partner at Botswana Tech Fund · Chairman at Bethnal Green Ventures

Crondall, England, United Kingdom

About

Technology operator and venture investor who has built and exited software businesses. Former CEO of Kames Capital and Aegon Asset Management, and previously CEO of Molten Ventures, which he scaled to £2bn NAV. He chairs Bethnal Green Ventures and is a GP and founder of EDT Ventures.

Experience

  1. EDT VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2025 — present
  2. Botswana Tech FundManaging Partnercurrent2026 — presentLondon/Gaborone
  3. Bethnal Green VenturesChairmancurrent2025 — present
  4. Molten VenturesChief Executive Officer2019 — 2025London
  5. Aegon Asset ManagementHead of Europe2018 — 2019London/Edinburgh/The Hague
  6. Kames Capital (part of Aegon Asset Management)CEO2013 — 2019Greater Edinburgh Area
  7. CofundsCEO2011 — 2013London Area, United Kingdom
  8. McKinney RogersNon Executive director2002 — 2012
  9. Zurich Insurance Company LtdCEO, Openwork Ltd2009 — 2011Swindon, England, United Kingdom
  10. Zurich Insurance Company LtdCEO, Global Life Emerging Markets2007 — 2009
  11. Zurich Insurance Company LtdCEO, Zurich International Life2004 — 2007
  12. Sesame/MisysCommercial director2002 — 2004
  13. Corillian InternationalManaging Director2001 — 2003
  14. Reuters plcDirector of Strategic Planning1991 — 2000
  15. Royal Irish RangersOfficer1980 — 1991

Education

  1. City University Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Business1991 — 1992
  2. Newtown School1971 — 1981

Skills & more

Program Management13Business Strategy30Emerging Markets13Change Management14Leadership Development7Marketing Strategy3Risk Management19Strategic Planning29

From Martin's professional profile.

Colleagues at Botswana Tech Fund

Florence Bavanandan
General Partner at Botswana Tech Fund
Janade Du Plessis
Advisor at Botswana Tech Fund
Kartik Sharma
Head of Exits at Botswana Tech Fund
Nicolette Chinomona
Botswana Country Manager at Botswana Tech Fund
Uwemedimo Uwemakpan
Head of Investments at Botswana Tech Fund
Zachariah George
Advisor at Botswana Tech Fund

Frequently asked questions

Where does Martin Davis work?
Martin Davis is Managing Partner at Botswana Tech Fund.

Shared employers

Also worked at Molten Ventures32

Isabel FoxHead of Investor Relations at Hoxton VenturesMohadeseh AbdullahiPartner at Giant Ventures Global LlpTheo WetheredPrincipal at Nauta CapitalOlav OstinInvestor at TempoCapTom BradleyManaging Partner at Salica InvestmentsMichael DimelowCCO at Bloc Ventures

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Also worked at Aegon Asset Management4

Lynn AmbrosyManaging Director at Advantage Capital PartnersFlip JansenInvestment Analyst at Innovation IndustriesNatalie BeinischInvestor at Rising Tide Africa (RTA)Anton KramerAdvisory Board at Borski Fund

Also worked at Zurich Insurance Company Ltd13

BradAdvisor at Clear VenturesÁdám GartaiInvestment Manager at OXO VenturesThomas MeierManaging Partner at Lightbird Ventures AGPola OleszkiewiczLegal Compliance & Operations at Cyber CapitalDiego BestardPartner at ActyusDonna BattersbyPartner & Regional Director, North of England at Deepbridge Capital

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Also worked at Reuters plc112

Andrea HippeauPartner at Lerer HippeauBob StefanskiManaging Director at eLab VenturesRhie LimPartner, Global Strategy at One Way VenturesJoePartner at Thomson Reuters VenturesJosef NajmPrincipal at Thomson Reuters VenturesJillExecutive Assistant at Thomson Reuters Ventures

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