Angel Investor | AI-Enabled Healthcare, Data Platforms & Deep Tech

From Building Systems to Backing Founders

Angel investor focused on infrastructure systems with meaningful moats, proprietary data, and global ambitions. Former CTO and founding team member of Rockstar Consortium and Marquis, with two decades building and commercializing emerging technology solutions. Actively investing since 2021.

Investor & Technology Strategist

Angel investor focused on AI-enabled systems across healthcare, data platforms, B2B SaaS, and deep tech—backing companies that use agentic architectures, proprietary data, and learning systems to create lasting value.

Since 2021, I've been actively investing in and advising startups at the earliest stages, focusing on technically complex and/or infrastructure-heavy opportunities.

Prior to investing, I spent two decades building and commercializing technology solutions in telecommunications and intellectual property, including CTO and founding team roles at Rockstar Consortium (sold to RPX) and Marquis (acquired by Hilco Global to form Hilco IP Merchant Banking). This work involved technology analysis, reverse engineering, system design, and commercialization execution for major telecommunications technology portfolios globally.

I'm involved with AwakenAngels and Angel Academe, supporting the next generation of founders.

CTO & Founding Team Member
Marquis Technologies (acquired by Hilco Global)
Technology system design and commercialization for IP valuation and monetization platform
CTO & Founding Team Member
Rockstar Consortium
Built technology analysis infrastructure for $900M portfolio transfer; system design, reverse engineering, and commercialization execution
CTO, IP Business
Nortel Networks
Technology strategy and system architecture contributing to $4.5B patent portfolio sale
Technology Leadership Progression
Nortel Networks
Team Leader through to CTO roles building telecommunications infrastructure and emerging ICT solutions

Where I Invest

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Healthcare & Wellness Technology

Digital health platforms, clinical analytics, performance monitoring, and technology-enabled healthcare solutions with real-world clinical impact

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Data Platforms & Analytics

Companies creating proprietary data assets, analytics infrastructure, and insights platforms across healthcare, enterprise, and consumer domains

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B2B SaaS & FinTech

Enterprise software platforms, financial services technology, client engagement systems, and vertical-specific solutions serving business customers

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Platform Businesses & Marketplaces

Network-effect businesses, two-sided marketplaces, and platforms connecting supply and demand with technology-enabled differentiation

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Deep Tech & Technical Moats

Technology-intensive systems with defensible positions through proprietary data, infrastructure requirements, or difficult-to-replicate technical capabilities

Investment Approach

I invest in early-stage companies where technology defensibility, infrastructure depth, and long-term value creation are central to success.

Technology-Intensive

Systems that require deep domain expertise to build and operate, creating natural barriers to competition.

Infrastructure-Dependent

Companies building foundational layers that require significant infrastructure investment and create compounding advantages over time.

Difficult to Replicate

Defensible technology moats through patents, proprietary data, network effects, or systems that are fundamentally hard to copy.

Real-World Constraints

Solutions grounded in actual system requirements, performance limitations, and operational realities rather than theoretical possibilities.

Diverse Technology Perspectives

Strong preference for mixed and women-led teams building deep tech solutions—diverse founding teams tend to ask better questions and build more resilient systems.

Why I Invest

I invest in early-stage companies where long-term value is created through system design, proprietary data, and real-world execution—not market timing or hype cycles.

A common thread across my portfolio is AI-enabled learning systems. Whether healthcare analytics, revenue optimization, or financial services, these companies use agentic architectures and data-driven algorithms that improve over time, generating proprietary data that compounds in value.

My CTO background taught me to recognize when a technical approach creates advantages that become harder to replicate over time. I'm drawn to founders building for the long term—thinking deeply about architecture, scalability, and how their systems defend market position through technical superiority rather than first-mover advantage alone.

I work best with technical founders who understand that building complex systems requires different judgment than consumer software. These are people where execution matters more than narrative, and the technology itself creates competitive advantage.

Select Investments

Active portfolio focused on technology-defensible systems and infrastructure-heavy opportunities

Right Revenue

B2B SAAS

Revenue management platform for hotels, combining advanced analytics with actionable insights to optimize pricing strategy.

Aflo Analytics

HEALTHCARE & DATA

Respiratory analytics platform transforming patient monitoring and clinical decision-making through proprietary algorithms.

MoveTru

HEALTHCARE & WELLNESS

Performance analytics and athlete monitoring platform leveraging biomechanics data to enhance training outcomes.

Yavia

B2B SAAS & FINTECH

Client engagement platform for financial advisers, modernizing advisor-client relationships through technology.

Adora

HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY

Digital health platform focused on women's health, combining clinical expertise with technology-enabled care delivery.

Datawollet

DATA PLATFORMS

Data management platform enabling secure personal data storage and controlled sharing with privacy-first architecture.

Seedling

EDTECH & LEARNING

Adaptive learning platform using data-driven insights to personalize educational experiences and improve learning outcomes.

Tazaar

PLATFORM BUSINESSES & DATA

GPS-enabled asset tracking and digital product passport platform extending equipment lifecycle through traceability and compliance management.

Needi

PLATFORM BUSINESSES

Gift commerce platform leveraging data to match gift-givers with personalized recommendations and streamlined purchasing.

Professional Community & Continuous Learning

I believe staying engaged with professional communities is essential for effective investing and leadership. My involvement with the Chartered Management Institute, British Computer Society, Royal Society of Arts, and Institute of Directors keeps me connected to evolving best practices in technology leadership, governance, and management—providing perspectives that extend beyond day-to-day investing.

CMgr FCMI • MBCS • FRSA • MIoD

Advisory & Speaking

Advisory

Beyond investing, I'm available to help portfolio companies and select boards where my technical expertise or governance experience adds value.

This includes strategic technology decisions, system architecture and scalability planning, IP positioning, board governance, and navigating technical complexity in growth-stage companies.

Speaking

Available for conference speaking engagements on topics including AI infrastructure, deep tech commercialization, technology monetization, and lessons from building telecommunications and IP systems.

Get In Touch

Available for founder conversations, advisory discussions, and conference speaking invitations.