- OUR TEAM -
80+ years experience in investment, growing companies and impact.
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Simon Evill
FOUNDING PARTNER
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14 years leading early-stage impact investment. 1st employee at leading impact advisor ClearlySo. 1,000 early-stage impact deals vetted. 50+ impact deals executed. £196m in follow on funding. Speaker at Said, LBS, Imperial. Aspiring small-holder & regenerative farmer.
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Christopher Ramsay​
FOUNDING PARTNER
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16 years at Blackrock, Jupiter and CCAM, raised $1.8bn for 5 funds. Founded Pelican Founders, leading impact investment advisor focused on food and agriculture. Grew 30+ companies with over £300m in subsequent funding. Trustee to 7k acre commercial farm. Steers Patagonia’s 1% for the Planet UK initiative.
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Hayley Mole
INVESTOR
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9 years in private markets impact investing between NYC and London, serving clients managing $6bn+ AUM. BSc Genetics & MS Sustainability Mgmt. Founding team member of Kinjani, early-stage African climate tech VC. 2nd gen family farmer in South Africa and the UK. 5 years as President of the Young Investors Organisation, a global network of 1,900 members.
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Madeleine Pollock​
CHIEF OF STAFF
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8 years experience at the intersection of VC investing and ESG / impact strategy, focused on food, agriculture, and climate. VC roles at Bramble Partners, Unilever’s Climate & Nature Fund, Ocean 14, and Westerly Winds. Previously led ESG integration and impact measurement across Manulife Investment Management's $50bn private equity and infrastructure funds. MBA from London Business School with a concentration in Sustainability.
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- MEET OUR ADVISORS -
Rt. Hon George Eustice
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FORMER DEFRA SECRETARY OF STATE & MINISTER FOR 9 YEARS, INCLUDING 3 IN CABINET
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Environment, natural capital, water, agri-food & waste advisor, Policy, regulation & food supply chain expert.
Designed & introduced the policy architecture for the post EU era, including the Agriculture Act 2020, the Fisheries Act 2020 and the Environment Act 2021. Also developed the detail behind the Sustainable Farming Incentive, Biodiversity Net Gain and the statutory targets set under the Environment Act.​
Stephen Chandler
NOTION VC FOUNDER & EXITED ENTREPRENEUR
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Leading European Tech VC.
CFO, Capital Raising & Strategy expert.
Prev. Founded & led exit of MessageLabs for $700m to Symantec.
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"I do see the world through numbers and love to figure out what levers to pull to drive extraordinary outcomes"
