Simon Calver

Chair and Non Executive Director in fast growth and technology businesses. Executive Coach and speaker on management and leadership. Recently rowed the Atlantic for teenage mental health

📍 United Kingdom🔄 Updated October 2026💼 1 investments📅 4 years investing🗓 Last invested Jun 2022
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Seed Investor
Jun 2022
Autometry is an AI-based platform built to supercharge recruiter revenue.
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2022
Seed Investor
Jun 2022
Autometry is an AI-based platform built to supercharge recruiter revenue.
2018
Head of Investment : Ventures
Jan 2018
BGF is the UK and Irelands most active growth investor, backing ambitious businesses with minority investment to help them scale on their own terms. Since 2011, we have invested more than £5bn in 650+ businesses across every region and sector. Today, with more than £3.5bn in assets under management, we continue to support a range of growing companies across early-stage and growth-stage. Through our 15 offices across the UK and Ireland, were close to the businesses we back, combining local insight with national scale to build trusted partnerships with entrepreneurs and management teams. Beyond investment, our portfolio companies benefit from the expertise of our 200+ strong team, as well as dedicated value creation support spanning talent, operational expertise and our Scale community – including a network of more than 8000+ experienced business leaders, sector specialists and board-level non-executives. Learn more: BGF UK: https://www.bgf.co.uk BGF Ireland: https://www.bgfireland.ie/
2015
Managing Partner
Jul 2015
BGF Ventures is the UK’s largest ever venture capital company dedicated to early stage UK technology companies, with £200m to invest. Launched in September 2015, BGF Ventures is being run by a dedicated team led by Harry Briggs, Simon Calver and Rory Stirling. BGF Ventures'​ investments to date include recipe box delivery company Gousto, Mobile app promotion platform Tapdaq, and Contact Centre software New Voice Media. BGF Ventures is part of BGF, the UK’s most active provider of growth capital to small and mid-sized businesses, whose technology investments include Unruly Media, The Exchange Lab, Bullitt Group and Skyscape. More at www.Twitter.com/BGFVentures
1988
Senior Associate
1988
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