About
Richard Anton has worked in technology since the 1990s, beginning as a management consultant and in the TMT team at Apax Partners before joining software company Autonomy as a finance and business development executive. He later spent 18 years as an investor at Amadeus Capital and served as chair of the British Venture Capital Association (BVCA). In 2017 he co-founded Oxx with Mikael, focusing on growth-stage European SaaS companies, and has particular experience investing in cybersecurity.
Invests in
CybersecuritySaaS
Experience
- OxxGeneral Partnercurrent2017 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- SOCRadar® Extended Threat IntelligenceBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
- LighticoBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentTel Aviv, Israel
- CodilityBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- Zift SolutionsBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentJersey City, New Jersey, United States
- PeakBoard Member2020 — 2025Manchester, England, United Kingdom
- CrunchrChair2021 — 2023Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- Tel Aviv University Trust UKChair2016 — 2022
- CelltickBoard member2004 — 2020
- ClicktaleBoard member2013 — 2019
- Forescout Technologies Inc.Board member2005 — 2017
- OpenbravoBoard member2010 — 2017
- RelaywareBoard member2016 — 2017
- Amadeus Capital Partners LimitedPartner1998 — 2016
- UnrulyBoard member2011 — 2015
- British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA)Chairman2011 — 2012London, United Kingdom
- AutonomyDirector of Finance and Business Development1996 — 1998
- Apax PartnersAssociate1994 — 1996
- Braxton AssociatesResearch Associate1987 — 1989
Education
- INSEADMBA1993 — 1994
- University of CambridgeMaster of Arts (MA), Mathematics1984 — 1987
Skills & more
Business Development48Business Strategy30Business Modeling4Cloud Computing1Corporate Development4Deal Sourcing1Due Diligence3E-commerce1Entrepreneurship18
From Richard's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended INSEAD771
Patrick ClaessenPartner at Cottonwood Technology FundChris BischoffInvestment Team at General CatalystJan HammerInvestor at Index VenturesSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesStephane KurganInvestor at Index VenturesMahesha SubramaniamHead of Client Relations at Golden Gate Ventures
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Also attended University of Cambridge793
Niko BonatsosInvestment Team at General CatalystGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesAnthony PhilippakisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Erik NordlanderInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Nic LowdenInvestor at Moonfire Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at SOCRadar® Extended Threat Intelligence3
Also worked at Lightico4
Also worked at Zift Solutions4
Investments
Investor
AutonomyClearswiftClicktaleForescoutSecernoSOCRadarUnruly
Per the firm's website.
