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We are, first and foremost, entrepreneurs with a passion for supporting disruptive and dynamic businesses at each stage of their journey.
Novo combines extensive venture finance and management expertise to target the critical areas and challenges faced with any early stage or growth business. These include: access to capital and corporate finance support, growth engineering, strategic and operational management expertise, sales and marketing, team development and recruitment.
The senior management and venture partner team hold extensive experience across corporate finance, venture capital, management consultancy and building early stage companies from the ground up as founders.
Iek has 25 years’ experience in the investment banking industry, working in London, Singapore, New York and Los Angeles, and is the Director of Strand Ventures, a division of Strand Hanson – one of London’s most well established advisory boutiques. Iek has a extensive range of sector and transaction experience having previously worked for Silverwind Securities, Libertas Capital and various equity capital market roles including at HSBC and Merrill Lynch. His expertise spans all entry points of equity (private and public), debt and hybrid capital structures coupled with detailed insights in organisational growth and development.
Taj is a commercially focused, practical MBA; having a 25 year track record of growth, turnaround, and financing whilst operating as an executive in VC/PE environments, coupled with advisor and funding lead for multiple EIS ventures across energy, renewables, biotech and technology platforms. Taj has also led and been directly involved in trade sales and IPOs for PE owned businesses. Alongside Talon, Taj founded, co-managed and exited an award-winning multi-million pound nursery group in the West Midlands, Bright Minds Daycare, which was backed by Guinness Asset Management (EIS Fund).
Joe brings over a decade of experience in strategic leadership within the FE sector. In 2019, Joe won a silver award as National Business Person of the Year at the SME Business Awards at Wembley Stadium and won Business Person of the Year at the Blackmore Vale Awards on the south coast. He sits as a secondary school governor with a focus on careers, on the board of WESPA (World Elite Sports Performance Academy), delivering world-class performance training to young athletes, along with various NED roles within the FE sector.
Georgia is a skilled Marketing Manager with over five years’ experience in various B2B and B2C sectors including early years, technology, accountancy, legal and retail. She holds a 2:1 in BA Advertising and Digital Marketing; her expertise consists of strategic marketing plans, social media management, Google Ads and paid social campaigns, content creation and website optimisation. Georgia implements innovative marketing and branding strategies that increase sales, drive brand awareness, and solidify customer relationships across both the Group and our venture clients.
Novo Ventures Limited. Company No: 09924740. Registered address: 16-17 Newhall Hill, Birmingham, B1 3JH
