Peter Baines
InvestorVenture Partner at Ahren Innovation Capital
United Kingdom
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Venture Partner with over 25 years of investing experience. Former General Partner at Advent Venture Partners managing £400m in tech and life sciences funds, and previously in the technology team at Permira. Holds a physics degree from Imperial College and an MBA from INSEAD.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningBiotechClimate TechDeep TechHardwareRobotics
Experience
- Ahren Innovation CapitalPartnercurrent2017 — present
- THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUSTChair of Finance Committee and Trusteecurrent2017 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Action TutoringChaircurrent2013 — presentLondon
- Advent Venture PartnersGeneral Partner1999 — 2019
- Schroder VenturesInvestment Director1993 — 1999
- PWC ConsultingSenior Consultant1987 — 1990
- PickerSoftware Engineer1984 — 1987
Skills & more
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ValuationStrategyLanguages English · French
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Investments
Investor
OpenCloud
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Colleagues at Ahren Innovation Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Peter Baines?
- Venture Partner with over 25 years of investing experience. Former General Partner at Advent Venture Partners managing £400m in tech and life sciences funds, and previously in the technology team at Permira. Holds a physics degree from Imperial College and an MBA from INSEAD.
- Where does Peter Baines work?
- Peter Baines is Venture Partner at Ahren Innovation Capital.
- What does Peter Baines invest in?
- Peter Baines invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Hardware, Robotics.
- What check size does Peter Baines write?
- Peter Baines typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What companies has Peter Baines invested in?
- Investments tracked here include OpenCloud.
- Where did Peter Baines go to school?
- Peter Baines studied at INSEAD (MBA); Imperial College London (BSc, Physics).







































