Darren Murphy

Senior Investment Director

2024 - Current

Antler is a venture capital firm that supports motivated entrepreneurs from beginning their journey to success. Antler aims to create a better future through innovation, and they partner with talented founders to launch and grow startups that tackle significant challenges and opportunities.

Investment Director

2023 - 2024

Associate Investment Director

2022 - 2023

Senior Manager

2021 - 2022

Manager

2019 - 2021

Member

2022

Member

2017

Board Member

2020 - 2022

Head of Startups & Innovation

2019 - 2019

Unbound Festivals are a worldwide collection of events that honour innovation. Their purpose is to connect brands and corporations with startups and their advanced technology. My responsibility was to enable partners to benefit from supporting a worldwide innovation ecosystem. This includes conducting innovation workshops with corporate partners, assisting investment organizations in identifying exciting international opportunities, and advising governments on the best approach to nurturing their local ecosystem.

Acceleration Lead

2017 - 2019

Digital Catapult is a leading UK organisation focused on advanced digital technology. They collaborate with others in the industry to drive growth and bring new economic opportunities. By providing specialized programs and experimental facilities, Digital Catapult ensures that innovative solutions are implemented in the real world. During my first role at Digital Catapult, my primary responsibility was to network with stakeholders across the UK and establish our presence in innovation hubs such as Bristol, Cambridge, Oxford, Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh, and Belfast. Through this effort, I collaborated with in-house experts, external venture capitalists, and investors to create our first accelerator programs to unlock new applications for advanced technologies. During my time at Digital Catapult, we successfully launched nine accelerator programs that supported hundreds of entrepreneurs in securing over £1 million in private investment.

Ecosystem & Investor Relations Manager

2015 - 2017

Board Member

2016 - 2018

Manager

2013 - 2015

Senior Media Assistant

2011 - 2013

Digital Marketing Manager

2010 - 2013