29 venture capital principals in the UK (free list)

Find UK venture capital principals by firm, stage focus, sector focus and location.

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Investor	X/Twitter	VC Firm Stage Focus	VC Firm	VC Firm Location
Jeremy Luzinda Principal	X/Twitter	Pre-seedSeed	Haatch	UK
Daniel Carew Principal	No X/Twitter	SeedSeries A	Join Capital	UK
Kei Yoshida Principal	No X/Twitter	SeedGrowth	Presidio Ventures	UK
Lorcan Delaney Principal	No X/Twitter	Pre-seedSeed	First Minute Capital	UK
Ellen Logan Principal	No X/Twitter	Series AGrowth	Augmentum Fintech	UK
Peter Duffy Principal	No X/Twitter	Series AGrowth	Smedvig Capital	UK
Catherine Pelton Principal, Investment	No X/Twitter	SeedSeries A	True	UK
Jono Pagden Principal	No X/Twitter	Growth	Summit Partners	UK
Megan Reynolds Principal	X/Twitter	SeedGrowth	Vertex Ventures US	US
Aaron Ru Principal	No X/Twitter	SeedGrowth	RET Ventures	Park City, US
Toyosi Ogedengbe Principal	No X/Twitter	SeedGrowth	Ascension	US
Alex Stroud Principal	No X/Twitter	Series AGrowth	Concentric Partners	UK
Vladia Ballesteros Principal	No X/Twitter	Pre-seedSeedGrowth	Partech	France
Georgia Forbes Principal	No X/Twitter	SeedGrowth	Atomico	UK
Naza Metghalchi Principal	No X/Twitter	Pre-seedSeedGrowth	EQT Ventures	UK
Michael Stothard Principal	No X/Twitter	Pre-seedSeed	First Minute Capital	UK
Stephen McGovern Principal	X/Twitter	No funding stage information available	Crystal Venture Partners
Varun Purandare Principal	X/Twitter	SeedSeries A	Marcho Partners	UK
Lewam Kefela Principal - Africa Fund	X/Twitter	Pre-seedSeedGrowth	Partech	France
Johnnie Stein Principal	No X/Twitter	Growth	KKR	US
Alizeh McClelland Principal	No X/Twitter	Series AGrowth	Scottish Equity Partners	UK
Chris Bon Principal	No X/Twitter	Growth	Summit Partners	UK
Nelly Lavielle Partner, Investment Principal	No X/Twitter	Pre-seedSeedSeries A	Bethnal Green Ventures	UK
Martin Cornish Principal	No X/Twitter	No funding stage information available	MW Cornish & Co.
Taylor Rampton Principal	No X/Twitter	Series AGrowth	Scottish Equity Partners	UK
Yumi Yoshizawa Principal	No X/Twitter	SeedGrowth	Presidio Ventures	UK
Abdul Abdirahman Principal	No X/Twitter	SeedGrowth	F-Prime Capital	Cambridge, US
Gemma Bloemen Principal	No X/Twitter	Pre-seedSeedGrowth	Norrsken VC	UK
James Devlin Principal	No X/Twitter	Pre-seedSeedGrowth	Fidelity International Strategic Ventures	UK
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29 venture capital principals in the UK (free list)

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A venture capital principal is an investment professional at a VC firm who often works on sourcing startups, meeting founders, assessing investment opportunities, preparing deal materials and supporting portfolio companies.

Venture capital principals are usually more senior than associates and analysts, but may not have the same final decision-making authority as partners. They can still be important contacts because they often help identify, evaluate and champion promising startups internally.

Yes. Founders can contact venture capital principals, especially when the principal's sector, stage or market focus matches the startup. Principals are often involved in sourcing new deals and may help move a startup through the firm's investment process.

The table on this page helps founders compare venture capital principals by name, firm, role, stage focus, sector focus, location and available contact routes. It is designed to help founders build a focused investor shortlist.

The venture capital principal table is based on Startupmag's investor database and helps founders compare principals across VC firms by role, firm, stage focus, sector focus, location and available contact routes.

A principal may help lead conversations, assess the opportunity and prepare the investment case, but final investment approval often sits with partners or an investment committee. The exact process depends on the VC firm.

When contacting a venture capital principal, keep the message short and specific. Explain what your startup does, why it fits the principal's focus, your current traction, the funding round and what you are asking for.

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29 venture capital principals in the UK (free list)

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