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Nick Goddard

UK Venture Partner at Factor[e] Ventures

Dorking, England

Overview 

Nick Goddard is the UK Venture Partner at Factor[e] Ventures, specializing in business planning, due diligence, and venture capital in sectors like AgTech and EnergyTech. With a PhD from Imperial College London and experience as a Finance Director and Director in multiple companies, he brings expertise in strategic planning and corporate finance to his current role, focusing on seed and Series A investments in London. Highlights of Nick Goddard's career include serving as Finance Director at Spinetic Energy Limited and Director at Seren Photonics, showcasing his strong background in finance and strategic leadership within the energy sector.

Work Experience 

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Factor[e] Ventures

  • UK Venture Partner

    2018 - Current

    Factor[e] Ventures is an early stage impact investor focusing on companies developing technologies which will enable UN Sustainable Development Goals to be met in the areas of energy access, agri-tech, sanitation and affordable transport

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Enertechnos

  • Advisory Board Member

    2012

    Have worked with the company since its formation and now sit on the Advisory Board

Thought Canal Ltd

  • Consultant

    2011

    Thought Canal Ltd is a company through which I offer individual consultancy services to clients. I retain links to the City through serving on the 'Kitchen Cabinet' (effectively, steering committee) for the Long Finance Initiative

Spinetic Energy Limited

  • Finance Director

    2013 - 2019

    Spinetic Energy Limited was set up to commercialise a novel wind energy capture system which will combine the deployability of solar panels with a competitive cost of energy.

Seren Photonics

  • Director

    2015 - 2016

    Appointed on a temporary basis to represent the interests of IP Group plc

Day One Energy Solutions

  • Board Advisor

    2011 - 2013

    Day One was set up to source and finance energy efficiency building retrofit projects, mainly in the public sector. I worked with the founders to help them establish and fund the company

Technology Greenhouse

  • Consultant

    2011 - 2013

    Technology Greenhouse represents a group of independent consultants working in the renewable energy and cleantech sector. I was one of the founding partners

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ANGLE Technology

  • Consultant

    2007 - 2011

    Techno-economic consultancy and project management mainly related to a carbon reduction agenda. Completed several large projects for the Carbon Trust

Heliswirl Technologies Ltd

  • Director

    2007 - 2009

    Part time CFO of Heliswirl, a VC-backed spin out from Imperial College exploiting a novel design of pipe aimed at the petrochemical and upstream oil and gas industries

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Pira International

  • Head of Financial Markets Group

    2005 - 2009

    Carried out technical and commercial due diligence on around a dozen potential private equity investments in Europe and the Middle East. This service was offered on a part-time basis through Pira International (part of BASF).

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