Ian began as an entrepreneur, founding a digital media group; raising private, VC and trade investment and securing an exit. He went on to build The Accelerator Network; providing growth and investment readiness support for 1,000+ tech startups. He created White Horse Capital, advising on 80+ Series A-B tech investment deals, supporting over £650m of growth capital transactions for high growth companies.
In 2023 he launched VenturePath – The Scaleup Investment Community, connecting £7bn of Series A-B VCs with scaleups. Most recently he established the UK Scaleup Investment Mission, an industry-supported initiative to create more UK venture-backed successes, including from under-represented founders and regions.
