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Ian Downing

Early Stage Portfolio at BGF

West Midlands, England

Overview

Work Experience

  • Early Stage Portfolio

    2024 - Current

  • Early Stage Portfolio

    2020 - 2024

    Managing a portfolio of early stage tech, life science and deep tech investments across the UK

  • Investor

    2011 - 2020

    Finding, making and managing growth investments across the Midlands

  • Non Executive Director

    2023

    SaaS booking technology for the events industry

  • Non Executive Director

    2022

    Predicting heart attack risk by detecting invisible coronary inflammation

  • Non Executive Director

    2021

    Innovative hydrogen fuel cell manufacturer with proprietary PCB fuel cell stacks

  • Board Observer

    2020

    The UK's favourite way to eat dinner

  • Non Executive Director

    2020 - 2024

    Ultra-secure isolation technology protecting against cyber attacks.

  • Non Executive Director

    2022 - 2024

    Developing a novel platform technology which could form the basis for a new generation of antibiotics to overcome antibacterial resistance

  • Non Executive Director

    2021 - 2022

  • Non Executive Director

    2016 - 2021

    Sertec has proven world class performance and we are experts in transfer and progression presswork, welded assemblies, tube manipulation, exhaust bright trim and wire forming.

  • Non Executive Director

    2015 - 2021

    Reflex is the fastest growing, privately owned, rental company in the United Kingdom. Reflex Vans hires light commercial vehicles to businesses throughout the UK

Education

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