About
Mike Edwards began his career in mechanical engineering at Rolls-Royce before moving into finance at UBS Investment Bank in London, and then joined Redline Capital as a Venture Investor in 2014. As Investment Director at Volution Ventures, he focuses on companies that have reached an inflection point with product-market fit and traction, helping them scale globally through capital and hands-on support.
Experience
- VolutionInvestment Directorcurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Redline CapitalPrincipal2014 — 2024London Area, United Kingdom
- UBS Investment BankAnalyst – Global Healthcare Team2012 — 2014London Area, United Kingdom
- Rolls-RoyceEngineering Leadership Graduate2012Singapore
- Rolls-RoyceEngineering Leadership Graduate2011 — 2012Greater Derby Area
- UBS Investment BankSummer Analyst2011London Area, United Kingdom
Education
- University of OxfordEngineering Science MEng (1st class), Mechanical Engineering2007 — 2011
Skills & more
AnalysisTeamwork1Matlab3VBA1MS ProjectC++Microsoft Excel4Microsoft OfficePowerPointVisual BasicAutoCADPrivate Equity
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Business ValuationFinancial StructuringVenture FinancingInvestment ManagementDue DiligenceDeal ExecutionDeal SourcingEnergyEngineeringRenewable EnergyProject ManagementSix SigmaLanguages English
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Same school
Also attended University of Oxford745
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageBrad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at UBS Investment Bank535
Paul KwanInvestment Team at General CatalystMartin MignotInvestor at Index VenturesBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorSauvanne Saint-LégerInvestor at DaphniElena PantaziPartner & Head of Platform at NorthzoneDaniel LiCEO of Plus and venture partner at Madrona
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Also worked at Rolls-Royce18
Frank BalasSenior Investment Director - Energy at Emerald Technology Ventures AgJessie AbramsPrincipal at Permanent Capital VenturesWendy LamAdvisor at ChrysalixBen StoryInvestor at NEW VISTA CAPITALChris HandyPartner, Head of West Midlands at LDCRoel ReijnenPartner at TIIN Capital
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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
Jonny Laughton
Partner 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