Tony Raven

Experience

1. UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund [UKI2S]Chaircurrent2026 — present
2. Research EnglandMember of Councilcurrent2025 — presentEngland, United Kingdom
3. School of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Shandong UniversityDistinguished Visiting Professorcurrent2023 — presentQingdao, Shandong, China
4. Queen Mary InnovationChaircurrent2023 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
5. Spin-outs DenmarkChair, Advisory Boardcurrent2021 — presentDenmark
6. Henry Royce InstituteNon Executive Board Member2023 — 2026Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
7. The University of ManchesterLay Member of the Board of Governors2023 — 2026Manchester, England, United Kingdom
8. Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyAdvisory Board, Government Office for Technology Transfer (GOTT)2021 — 2026Salford, England, United Kingdom
9. UTokyo Innovation Platform Co., Ltd.Advisor2022 — 2025Tokyo, Japan
10. Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), University of CambridgeVisiting Fellow2022 — 2025Cambridge, UK
11. FreelanceDigital Nomad2022 — 2023Christ Church, Barbados
12. University of CambridgeChief Executive, Cambridge Enterprise2011 — 2021Greater Cambridge Area
13. Cambridge Innovation CapitalFounder2012 — 2016Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
14. IP Group plcCo-creator2002 — 2011London Area, United Kingdom
15. University of SouthamptonDirector, Research & Innovation Services2000 — 2011Greater Southampton Area
16. SETsquared PartnershipFounder2001 — 2011City Of Southampton, England, United Kingdom
17. Diomed LtdFounder & Chief Executive/Deputy Chairman1991 — 2000Greater Cambridge Area
18. SagentiaCo-founder1987 — 1991
19. Summit Techology IncInventor and co-founder1984 — 1986Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Education

1. University of OxfordDPhil, Engineering Science1975 — 1978
2. The University of ManchesterBSc(Hons), Physics1972 — 1975

Same school

Also attended University of Oxford688

RHReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMMMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageBGBrad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalDJDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesEPErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJHJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures

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Also attended The University of Manchester118

JNJoel NoyceInvestor at Moonfire VenturesFSFreya Svedberg-KeatingInvestor at MedicxiALAndy LeaverOperating Partner at Notion CapitalSSSimon SegarsExecutive Advisor at Black Opal VenturesHDHonor de WintonExecutive Assistant at Giant Ventures Global LlpRDRajiv DatarEntrepreneur-In-Residence at The Innovation Space

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Shared employers

Also worked at Research England1

PMPolly MackenzieCo-Founder and CEO, Zinc Innovation Partners at Zinc

Also worked at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology12

TPTom PageHead of Investor Relations at Cambridge Innovation CapitalJWJames WisePartner at Balderton CapitalGSGemma SiddallInvestment Associate (Sustainability) at University of Cambridge EnterpriseACAlison CampbellInvestor at UK Innovation & Science Seed FundSKSaul KleinCo-Founder, Board Member at ZincLRLara RuetschProgram Lead, Early Stage Startups at EnergyLab

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Also worked at UTokyo Innovation Platform Co., Ltd.1

HMHiroki MatsudaManaging Director at Sozo Ventures

Also worked at Cambridge Innovation Capital15

DCDamian Crowtherex-AstraZeneca at PICUS CAPITALWTWilliam Tunstall-PedoeInvestor at Cambridge Innovation CapitalELErik LangakerInvestor at Cambridge Innovation CapitalVWVictoria WoodwardHead of Business Support at Cambridge Innovation CapitalTPTom PageHead of Investor Relations at Cambridge Innovation CapitalRSRob SprawsonPartner and CFO at Cambridge Innovation Capital

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