Rob Wilmot

Investor

2021 - Current

I'm an independent early-stage tech investor (Angel, pre-seed, and seed) with notable portfolio companies including Happl (formerly Tahora (YC W22)), Caura, Sprive, Connectd, Narchi, Minderful, Umazi, Orbit, Pool Data, Babbu, KwizzBit, Obu and AIApply.

Angel Investor and Advisor

2021

Lead Angel investor and advisor

2020

Angel Investor and Advisor

2020

Member Of The Board Of Advisors

2020

Digital Leaders offers an accessible cross-sector network supported by an extensive programme of physical and online events. The Digital Leaders programme is designed to enable senior decision-makers across the public, private and third sectors (often those most removed from grassroots digital delivery and users) to engage with the strategic implications of digital technologies and platforms in the context of future policy-making and public service delivery.

Entrepreneur In Residence

2018

Based in the Digital Creativity Labs attached to the Department of Computer Science at the university, I mentor and advise those engaged in academic research with practical applications. I help the team of researchers to see how they might licence and spin out their research. I am currently helping develop commercialisation strategies for areas of research including Artificial Intelligence and eSports. I'm also active in grant applications and am a coach on the iCURE program, funded by Innovate UK, which awards grants to post-doctoral researchers to explore the commercial viability of their research.

Guest Lecturer

2010

Guest Lecturer at Kings College London on the invitation of Dr Dirk vom Lehn, King's Business School. Lecturing on a range of subjects including marketing in a digital economy, innovation (open innovation, co-creation ideation and Crowdsourcing) and AI to cohorts of students on courses including the elective "Marketing, Interaction & Technology" on the MSc International Management.

Shareholder

2003

Quba designs, builds and manages large websites for airports, financial services, manufacturing, property companies and more. I led the merger of Zestmedia (the agency I owned) with Quba.

Investor and advisor

2021 - 2023

Well-being through art. Exited after management buyout.

Lead Angel Investor

2021 - 2023

AI in retail. Exited after trade sale.