Helping founders at every stage of their company’s growth
Established in 2013 and managed by Pembroke Investment Managers LLP, Pembroke VCT plc backs ambitious founders at growth stage companies in the design, education, food, beverage and hospitality, wellness, digital services and media sectors.
Led by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, our investment team aims to find exceptional and innovative founders to grow the brands of tomorrow, giving investors the opportunity to share in the growth of some of Britain’s most exciting and entrepreneurial smaller companies.
Pembroke is committed to helping our community of founders realise their vision through its strategic and operational expertise, helping at every stage of a company’s growth.
Helping founders at every stage of their company’s growth
We track how many steps we take but don’t track how our bodies are changing on the inside. Thriva is making that possible.
Hamish Grierson
Founder of Thriva
Our Team
Jonathan Djanogly
Non-Executive Chairman
Jonathan Djanogly is a (non-practising) solicitor and was, for over ten years, a corporate …
Laurence Blackall
Independent Non-Executive Director
Laurence Blackall has had a 30 year career in the information, media and communication…
Louise Wolfson
Non-Executive Director
Louise is a senior corporate lawyer who was previously a partner at Allen & Overy LLP and Pinsent Masons LLP.
Mark Stokes
Non-Executive Director
Mark Stokes has over 30 years experience in financial services, and 20 years at Executive Committee level.
David Till
Non-Executive Director
David Till co‑founded the Oakley Capital Group in 2002 with Peter Dubens.
John Paton
Investment Committee Member
John Paton is the Chairman & Co-Founder of IVA Ventures which focuses on investments and advisory in established media as well as seed and early stage digital companies.
Ruth Kennedy
Investment Committee Member
Ruth Kennedy is a brand consultant advising clients in the luxury goods and services sectors to meet their business development objectives.
Andrew Wolfson
CEO & CIO
Andrew Wolfson is CEO and is responsible for executing the firm’s strategy…
Christian Capunitan
Senior Portfolio Manager
Christian joined Pembroke’s portfolio team in October 2021.
Chris Lewis
CFO & COO
Chris joined Pembroke in September 2019. Prior to joining Pembroke he was CFO at Downing.
Cordelia Royds
Marketing Executive
Cordelia joined Pembroke in 2021. She graduated in 2020 from Oxford Brookes University with an Upper Second Class Honours degree in Politics and International Relations.
Dilesh Maisuria
Portfolio Associate
Dilesh joined Pembroke’s Portfolio team in August 2021, having previously worked at Pantheon Ventures.
Fred Ursell
Investment Director
Fred is an Investment Director at Pembroke VCT. He works in the investment team where he sources and executes investments for the VCT. He also supports existing portfolio companies.
Josh Lederman
Portfolio Analyst
Josh joined Pembroke’s portfolio team on an Industrial Placement as part of his degree in Accounting & Finance at the University of Bath – due to graduate 2024.
Jennifer Ren
Investment Associate
Jennifer joined Pembroke as an investment associate in July 2022. She focuses on early-stage growth investments, with particular interest in sustainable brands, consumer healthcare, wellness and food & beverage.
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