Tony Raven
InvestorChair of Board and Consultation Committee at UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund
United Kingdom
About
Tony Raven is a researcher and entrepreneur focused on university research commercialisation and venture investment. He served as CEO of Cambridge Enterprise, the University of Cambridge's commercialisation arm, for ten years until 2021, and founded Cambridge Innovation Capital and co-founded TenU, a partnership of university technology transfer offices. Earlier he was at the University of Southampton, where he co-created IP Group and helped establish the SETsquared incubator partnership, and previously founded three start-ups and conducted research at Oxford and Osaka Universities.
Experience
- UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund [UKI2S]Chaircurrent2026 — present
- Research EnglandMember of Councilcurrent2025 — presentEngland, United Kingdom
- School of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Shandong UniversityDistinguished Visiting Professorcurrent2023 — presentQingdao, Shandong, China
- Queen Mary InnovationChaircurrent2023 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- Spin-outs DenmarkChair, Advisory Boardcurrent2021 — presentDenmark
- Henry Royce InstituteNon Executive Board Member2023 — 2026Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
- The University of ManchesterLay Member of the Board of Governors2023 — 2026Manchester, England, United Kingdom
- Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyAdvisory Board, Government Office for Technology Transfer (GOTT)2021 — 2026Salford, England, United Kingdom
- UTokyo Innovation Platform Co., Ltd.Advisor2022 — 2025Tokyo, Japan
- Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), University of CambridgeVisiting Fellow2022 — 2025Cambridge, UK
- FreelanceDigital Nomad2022 — 2023Christ Church, Barbados
- University of CambridgeChief Executive, Cambridge Enterprise2011 — 2021Greater Cambridge Area
- Cambridge Innovation CapitalFounder2012 — 2016Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
- IP Group plcCo-creator2002 — 2011London Area, United Kingdom
- University of SouthamptonDirector, Research & Innovation Services2000 — 2011Greater Southampton Area
- SETsquared PartnershipFounder2001 — 2011City Of Southampton, England, United Kingdom
- Diomed LtdFounder & Chief Executive/Deputy Chairman1991 — 2000Greater Cambridge Area
- SagentiaCo-founder1987 — 1991
- Summit Techology IncInventor and co-founder1984 — 1986Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Colleagues at UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund
Alexander Leigh
Investment Director Defence & Security at UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund
Alison Campbell
Investor at UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund
Andrew Muir
Investment Director at UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund
Betty Bonnardel
Investor at UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund
Dr Colin Story
Investor at UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund
Dr Peter Hamley
Investor at UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund
Eddie Alleyn
Investor at UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund
Hassan Mahmudul
Investment Manager at Future Planet Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tony Raven?
- Tony Raven is a researcher and entrepreneur focused on university research commercialisation and venture investment. He served as CEO of Cambridge Enterprise, the University of Cambridge's commercialisation arm, for ten years until 2021, and founded Cambridge Innovation Capital and co-founded TenU, a partnership of university technology transfer offices. Earlier he was at the University of Southampton, where he co-created IP Group and helped establish the SETsquared incubator partnership, and previously founded three start-ups and conducted research at Oxford and Osaka Universities.
- Where does Tony Raven work?
- Tony Raven is Chair of Board and Consultation Committee at UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund.
- Where did Tony Raven go to school?
- Tony Raven studied at University of Oxford (DPhil, Engineering Science); The University of Manchester (BSc(Hons), Physics).
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