Chris Wheatcroft
Investment Director at Ascension
Chris Wheatcroft
Investment Director at Ascension
Greater London, England
Overview
Work Experience
Investment Director
2020 - Current
The Ascension Life Fund is an early-stage HealthTech and Life Sciences fund focussing on post-seed UK investments. The fund combines the domain expertise of the Investment Team and Advisors with Ascension’s reputation, operational experience and track record. The Ascension Life EIS Fund launched in Q1 2021 with quarterly closes. Get in touch with me if you're interested in hearing more about it.
Investment Partner
2018
Ascension has invested in 150+ early and growth stage technology and digital media companies through our yearly SEIS & EIS Funds - see portfolio on our website.
Partnerships
2018
Capdesk is an equity management platform which helps companies more effectively organise shareholder registers and employee share plans.
Tech Club Manager
2011 - 2018
Angels Den is Europe's biggest and most successful angel network. It matches angel investors (High-net-worth individuals looking to invest) with business owners and start-ups looking for business funding. The Tech Club (as the name suggests) specializes in innovative technology ideas, giving selected entrepreneurs the opportunity to present in front of a group of angels who have a specific technology investment focus. Set up the Tech Club, FinTech Club and InsurTech Club focussing on particular verticals and working with partners such as FINTECH Circle and Instech London.
Operations Manager
2007 - 2011
Implementation of bespoke customer experience management solutions for blue-chip UK clients including Tesco, Carphone Warehouse, Shell and Waitrose. Project specification and management from the inception of the accounts followed by in-life client relationship management once the solutions had been rolled out. Successful project management of the first pan-European Fizzback roll-out (to 8 European markets) for Best Buy Europe. Joined at a very early stage (less than 10 employees) and helped grow Fizzback into an international business with multi-million pound revenues and clients in diverse sectors. In October 2011, Nasdaq-quoted NICE Systems acquired the company for $80m.
Founder & Managing Director
2001 - 2006
Developed the concept and set up a quick serve salad concept in high footfall locations in London.
Education
2:1
1997 - 2001