Oxford Capital

David co-founded Oxford Capital and is passionate about building bridges between entrepreneurs and private capital investors. David leads the firm’s Investment management team across the investment strategies. David plays an active role in the venture capital sector and is Chair of the BVCA Venture Capital Committee to promote the long-term sustainability of the UK’s venture capital sector and support the thriving enterprise economy. He is a member of YPO, the Young Presidents Organization, London chapter. David has also advised the UK government and the European Commission on investment policy.

Prior to establishing Oxford Capital, David lived and worked in Europe and Asia, working with Result Ventures, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte and Jardine Fleming. He speaks French, German and Japanese, and is learning Italian. David has a BA in Economics and Japanese from the University of Durham and completed the Private Equity leadership development programme at Harvard Business School. David is a passionate collector of contemporary art and often tests himself with endurance adventures in the Arctic.

Richard heads Oxford Capital’s client services team, with primary responsibility for the company’s reporting and communications, fund raising activities and management of client relationships. He also manages the Co-Investor Circle – a network of sophisticated investors and family offices which invest directly alongside Oxford Capital funds on a deal by deal basis.

He brings extensive experience of working with private investors, both within the financial services and private equity industry, most recently as Partner within a boutique consultancy identifying and evaluating investments into earlier stage and growth companies. His experience lies in strategic and financing transactions for UK SMEs within the TMT, property and clean-tech sectors. Richard’s early career was spent at HW Fisher, a UK Top 30 Chartered Accountants firm, providing advisory services in the wealth management and property divisions.

Richard is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, and the Institute of Consulting. He enjoys playing golf, walking up hills in the summer and skiing down them in winter.

Mark is Business Development Manager at Oxford Capital, a key part of the Investor Relations team. He is responsible for building and maintaining relationships with private clients, intermediaries, family offices and institutions, for the ongoing raising of funds for Oxford Capital’s investment strategies. Mark has extensive experience in financial services, qualifying as a financial advisor in 2004, and as a stockbroker in 2006. Prior to joining Oxford Capital, Mark was a Partner in a FTSE 100 wealth management business for nine years, dealing with HNW and VHNW clients, and was very active in the tax-advantaged investments marketplace. Away from work, Mark enjoys spending time with his friends and family, travelling, cooking, playing golf, cricket and tennis.