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Ian West

Investor/Shareholder in various companies

📍 London, England, United Kingdom🔄 Updated September 2026💼 11 investments📅 23 years investing🗓 Last invested Sep 2015
VC🌍 United Kingdom
11
Total investments
2
Early stage
1
Mid stage
0
Late stage
23y
Years active

Portfolio

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Investor
Sep 2015
We provide parental engagement products across the UK Contact us on: 01738 260250
Investor
Mar 2014
Sussex Place Ventures is an early-stage venture capital investor that backs entrepreneurs building software companies with strong intellectual property (IP) across B2B SaaS, AI-enabled technologies, deeptech, and climate & sustainability. We are an independently managed venture capital firm associated with London Business School. For over 60 years, London Business School has been graduating world-class alumni who have established themselves in various fields of business and technology globally. We leverage our unique access to this network at every opportunity to support and benefit our portfolio companies.
Shareholder
Nov 2012
We're on a mission to get the UK drinking better coffee by making freshly roasted coffee accessible to everyone. Our world-class beans are bought directly from farmers to cut out middlemen and ensure a truly fair price is paid. We then hand-roast them in Surrey and ship them just days later to you.
NED & Shareholder
Jun 2010
Discover great wine, your way. We directly support world-class, independent winemakers for a fairer price all round. No tie-ins. No time-limits. You choose how to shop and we’ll credit you back for a wine you didn’t love. You’ll get tailored recommendations to suit your taste buds, get to know the faces behind the bottles and have your say on every sip. This is the world of wine, on your doorstep.
Experience · 13 entries
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Investments (11)
Founder (1)
2015
Investor
Sep 2015
We provide parental engagement products across the UK Contact us on: 01738 260250
Now2Now (NFC technology)
Shareholder
Jan 2015
2014
Varsity Halls (Student Accommodation)
NED & Shareholder
Dec 2014
Investor
Mar 2014
Sussex Place Ventures is an early-stage venture capital investor that backs entrepreneurs building software companies with strong intellectual property (IP) across B2B SaaS, AI-enabled technologies, deeptech, and climate & sustainability. We are an independently managed venture capital firm associated with London Business School. For over 60 years, London Business School has been graduating world-class alumni who have established themselves in various fields of business and technology globally. We leverage our unique access to this network at every opportunity to support and benefit our portfolio companies.
2013
Gousto
Shareholder
Mar 2013
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