Our
Team

We’ve been unconventional from the start. Our firm was founded in London in 2018 and we quickly expanded to Austin with the goal of bringing a private equity style investment approach to emerging companies. Our reach continues to grow, and the same global, unconventional perspective we started with continues to shape our investment philosophy.

We are passionate about the companies we help transform and the leadership teams behind them. We are a collaborative group - not only among ourselves but also with all the founders, CEOs and Boards we have supported.

Karim Abdel-Ghaffar Plaza
Founder & CEO
Edward van Cutsem
Founder & Chairman
Ashton Squires
Technology & Investments
Ayako Adachi
Investments
Hannah Haynes
Investments
Jason Harrison
Venture Partner
Dudley Hawes
Venture Partner
Doug Nunes
Venture Partner
Pablo Santa Cruz
Venture Partner
Laya Medawar
Venture Partner
Karim Abdel-Ghaffar Plaza
Founder & CEO
Edward van Cutsem
Founder & Executive Chairman
Ashton Squires
Technology & Investments
Catherine Patel
Investments
James Charrington
Board Director
James Tallman
Chairman, WW USA
IC Member
Hugo van Vredenburch
IC Member
John Tumilty
Venture Partner
Jason Harrison
Venture Partner
Dudley Hawes
Venture Partner
Doug Nunes
Venture Partner
Pablo Santa Cruz
Venture Partner
Laya Medawar
Venture Partner