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Seedrs allows all types of investors to invest as little or as much as they like (from / 10 up) in businesses they believe in and share in their success. And it allows ambitious businesses in all sectors to raise capital and build community through an efficient, online process. Seedrs has funded over 400 deals to date and has had over 160 million invested on the platform. All investments made through Seedrs offer voting shares to investors and use professional-grade subscription agreements. This ensures that investors get the same level of protection that angel investors and venture capitalists enjoy. Seedrs is backed by star fund manager Neil Woodford, Augmentum Capital (which is wholly-backed by RIT Capital, the investment firm run by Lord Rothschild), Faber Ventures and over 1,000 of its own customers. Seedrs is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority. It was the first equity crowdfunding platform in the world to gain regulatory approval.

A passion for digital product management and leadership with a best practice focus on understanding user needs and the market context to prioritise opportunities and quickly justify and deploy the best of them. I’ve managed P&L in agile businesses and acted in an advisory capacity on strategy, proposition, growth and innovation. The full spectrum from idea generation and initiating cases for growth and investment to running multidisciplinary digital and product teams (Product, UX/UI, Engineers) to deliver new websites, apps, features across most technologies and devices (Android, iOS, HTML/JS, .net). I am an advocate for agile, encouraging a DevOps culture, practicing Continuous Delivery, investing in Automated Testing and believe the whole team, including developers, understand the business goals, user needs and contribute to product design. I have worked with large enterprise (Forex.com, M&S, IBM, BT, British Gas, News UK, EMI Music, BAE Systems) through to digital pure-play start-ups (Tido-Music, Be-At TV) in often ambiguous and challenging environments. Most recent roles: • VP, Global Head of Trading Platforms, Gain Capital • Head of Product, North Highland • Digital Director, Global Navigation Solutions • Head of Product, Money Advice Service • VP Global Product & Innovation, EMI Music