About
Siobhan Clarke is Chair at Supercritical and brings 25 years of experience across corporate and venture environments, including roles at Cisco, bp, and as a Partner at Episode 1 Ventures. She has chaired and governed deep-tech, energy, and science commercialisation businesses across the UK, US, and Europe, with experience managing M&A transactions ranging from £10M to over $1B and leading companies through growth, scale, and exit phases. Clarke is also a lecturer at the University of Manchester and London Business School, and authored The Founder Handbook.
Experience
- SupercriticalChaircurrent2025 — present
- STFCNon Executive Directorcurrent2023 — present
- QUBIS LtdNon Executive Director & Investment Committee Membercurrent2025 — present
- Techstart Ventures LLPAdvisory Board Member & Investment Committee Membercurrent2020 — presentBelfast
- StreambaChair2024 — 2026
- PA ConsultingExecutive Advisor2024 — 2025
- bpVP bp | Operating Partner - bp Launchpad2019 — 2024London Area, United Kingdom
- STRYDENon Executive Chair2020 — 2023
- LYTTNon Executive Chair2022 — 2023
- Finite CarbonNon Executive Director2020 — 2023
- Episode 1 VenturesPartner2017 — 2019London, United Kingdom
- North American Foundation for The University of Manchester (NAFUM)Non Executive Director2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Cisco SystemsEvolving senior roles across Consulting Sales, Operations and Strategy2008 — 2016London, Singapore and San Francisco
- Graduate Business ForumPresident & CEO2007 — 2011
- Manchester Business SchoolMBA2006 — 2008
- Strategem (now part of Enterprise plc)Head of Innovation & Enterprise2002 — 2006
- Burns e-Commerce SolutionsProduct Marketing2001 — 2002
Education
- Alliance Manchester Business SchoolMBA2006 — 2008
- University of CambridgePost Graduate Diploma, Manufacturing2000 — 2001
- The University of ManchesterMEng, Electrical & Electronic Engineering with French1996 — 2000
- Barefoot Coaching Ltd
Skills & more
Enterprise Software11Philanthropy3Startups2Stakeholder Management2New Venture DevelopmentFinancial Planning1Board of Directors1Executive Coaching1Non-Executive Director1Board Level1Management Consulting69Strategy Development13
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Business StrategyBusiness TransformationConsultancyInternational BusinessMentoringCloud ComputingBusiness PlanningTelecommunicationsAnalysisStart-upsBusiness DevelopmentIntegrationLanguages Spanish
From Siobhan's professional profile.
Colleagues at Episode1
Adam Shuaib
General Partner, PhD at Episode1
Adrian Lloyd
General Partner at Episode1
Carina Namih
General Partner at Episode1
Carolina Monck
Investor, PhD at Episode1
Dom Lester
Investment Ops Lead at Episode1
Hector Mason
General Partner at Episode1
Matt Harrison
General Counsel at Episode1
Megha Prakash
Venture Partner at Episode1
Network1
Investors connected to Siobhan in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Siobhan Clarke work?
- Siobhan Clarke is Partner at Episode1.
- What check size does Siobhan Clarke write?
- Siobhan Clarke typically writes checks of $250K – $2M.
Same school
Also attended Alliance Manchester Business School40
EgilInvestor at InvestinorCarole GinmanHead of Marketing at OxxPatrick NorrisGeneral Partner at Notion CapitalTony ThomasVenture Partner at Lux CapitalDuncan EasterbrookPartner, Chief Financial Officer at RTP GlobalSam NasrolahiPrincipal at InMotion Ventures
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Also attended University of Cambridge850
Niko BonatsosInvestment Team at General CatalystGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesLeah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray VenturesAnthony PhilippakisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Erik NordlanderInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
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Also attended The University of Manchester163
Joel NoyceInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJames BraithwaiteFinancial Controller at NorthzoneFreya Svedberg-KeatingInvestor at MedicxiAndy LeaverOperating Partner at Notion CapitalSimon SegarsExecutive Advisor at Black Opal VenturesHonor de WintonExecutive Assistant at Giant Ventures Global Llp
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Shared employers
Also worked at QUBIS Ltd7
Marina DonohoeCEO at QUBISAndrew NortonChief Operating Officer (Interim) at QUBISArtin MoussaviChief Investment Officer at QUBISRob BlenkinsoppSpinout Manager at QUBISJulie GormleySpinout Manager (Life Sciences) at QUBISPatrick DewarPortfolio Manager at QUBIS
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Also worked at bp45
Brittany de KouchkovskyDirector, University Relations at Osage University PartnersKaty YoungChief Financial Officer at Prelude VenturesRama KannanGeneral Partner Advisor at Beyond Capital VenturesAlistair OwenPrincipal at VentureFriendsDan McMurtrieGeneral Partner at Anchorless BangladeshRJ BalmaterInvestor at Saison Capital
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