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Simon Acland
InvestorFounder & Chairman at Green Angel Ventures · Head of Corporate Strategy & Business Development at Clessidra Capital Credit
London, England, United Kingdom
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About
Simon Acland is Chair of Green Angel Ventures and invests through Green Angel Syndicate in companies addressing climate change. Over the past 35 years, he has served as chair, non-executive director, or venture capital and angel investor in more than 60 companies, and is a former trustee of Plantlife. He is the author of historical fiction, including The Waste Land and The Flowers of Evil, and the business book Angels, Dragons and Vultures: How to tame your Investors...and not lose your company.
Experience
- Green Angel VenturesChaircurrent2023 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- Green Angel VenturesChairpersoncurrent2017 — presentEdinburgh/London
- Vertical MeadowAdvisory Board Membercurrent2022 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- Mindset AIBoard Observercurrent2022 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- Satellite Applications CatapultNon Executive Directorcurrent2016 — presentHarwell
- iGeolise LtdAdvisercurrent2014 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- Powervault LtdNon-Executive Director and former Chaircurrent2014 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- Angel CoFundInvestment Committee Membercurrent2011 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- Charlwood BooksAuthorcurrent2007 — presentLondon
- Triplepoint - TP Income VCT plc and TP 70 2010 VCT plcNon Executive Director2009 — 2023London
- NatureMetrics LimitedNon Executive Director and former Chair2016 — 2022Egham
- PlantlifeTrustee/Board Member2011 — 2019Salisbury, United Kingdom
- Tigmus LimitedChairman2015 — 2017London, United Kingdom
- JayhawkAdviser2013 — 2014London
- Westco Medical LimitedNon-Executive Director2013 — 2014Liverpool
- Elektron Technology plcNon-Executive Director2010 — 2013Cambridge
- Bond Fabrications LimitedNon-Executive Director2007 — 2012Stroud
- Young Enterprise LondonTrustee/Board Member2010 — 2011London
- PlaxicaNon-Executive Director2009 — 2010London
- Celona TechnologiesNon-Executive Director2003 — 2009
- WorkshareNon-Executive Director2004 — 2008
Skills & more
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Private EquityInvestmentsE-commerceEntrepreneurshipMergersCorporate DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentAngel InvestingSoftwareIPOMergers & AcquisitionsCorporate FinanceLanguages French · German
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Simon Acland?
- Simon Acland is Chair of Green Angel Ventures and invests through Green Angel Syndicate in companies addressing climate change. Over the past 35 years, he has served as chair, non-executive director, or venture capital and angel investor in more than 60 companies, and is a former trustee of Plantlife. He is the author of historical fiction, including The Waste Land and The Flowers of Evil, and the business book Angels, Dragons and Vultures: How to tame your Investors...and not lose your company.
- Where does Simon Acland work?
- Simon Acland is Founder & Chairman at Green Angel Ventures.
- Where did Simon Acland go to school?
- Simon Acland studied at Lincoln College, Oxford (Modern Languages, French and German); Bath Spa University (Master of Arts (M.A.), Creative Writing); Eton College.
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Also attended Eton College81
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