Rob Desborough
Private Equity Investor at Seraphim Capital (General Partner) LLP
Network origin in Rob Desborough first degree
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Seraphim Capital (General Partner) LLP
Seraphim Capital (General Partner) LLP Investment ManagersFinance Seraphim Capital (General Partner) LLP, a subsidiary of YFM Equity Partners LLP, is a venture capital firm founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
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| Subsidiary | Investment Managers | 22 |
YFM Private Equity Ltd.
YFM Private Equity Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance YFM Private Equity Ltd (YFM-PE) is a private equity specialist headquartered in Leeds, UK. YFM-PE, incorporated in 1987 as Mosspire Ltd., is a subsidiary of YFM Group Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Greater London Enterprise Ltd. in the UK. The firm manages private equity funds, while their sister company, YFM Venture Finance, focuses on earlier stage venture capital investments.
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| Subsidiary | Investment Managers | 19 |
Newable Growth Capital Ltd.
Newable Growth Capital Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance GLE Growth Capital Ltd. (GLE-GC) is the private equity investment arm of the GLE Group founded in 1982. The firm is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
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| Subsidiary | Investment Managers | 4 |
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Companies connected to Rob Desborough via their personal network
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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | Information Technology Services | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Gryphon Holdings, Inc.
Gryphon Holdings, Inc. Property/Casualty InsuranceFinance Part of Markel Group, Inc., Gryphon Holdings, Inc. is a company that underwrites specialized commercial property and casualty insurance. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by John S. Wehrle. Gryphon Holdings was acquired by Markel Group, Inc. on January 19, 1999 for $113.08 million. | Property/Casualty Insurance | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Acartha Group LLC
Acartha Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance Acartha Group LLC (Acartha Group) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Douglas Morriss. The firm is headquartered in Chesterfield, Missouri. | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Stanford University | College/University | Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree | |
University of Pennsylvania | College/University | Undergraduate Degree | |
Prosodie SAS
Prosodie SAS Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Prosodie SAS engages in the provision of web hosting and business processing services. Its office solutions are Odigo: customer interaction management, Natural language, Digital solutions, Mobility, Online payment and prepaid, E-subscription, and Telephony over IP. Its front office platforms are Digital platforms, E-services, Unified communication, and Mobile. The company was founded on March 18, 1997 and is headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. | Data Processing Services | Director/Board Member | |
Imperial College London | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
Cyperus
Cyperus Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of Informa Plc, Cyperus is a French company that provides corporate public relations services. The company is based in Paris, France. Cyperus was acquired by UBMG Holdings on March 05, 2001 for $11.01 million. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member | |
Virgin Active Ltd.
Virgin Active Ltd. Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Virgin Active Ltd. engages in the operations of health and fitness clubs. It offers gym equipment, tennis, personal training, sports activities, swimming pools, spa services, club memberships, and leisure facilities. It conducts its operations in South Africa, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Australia, Namibia, Botswana, Thailand, and Singapore. The company was founded by Richard Charles Nicholas Branson, Matthew William Bucknall, and Frank Andrew Reed in 1999 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Other Consumer Services | Director/Board Member | |
Webraska Mobile Technologies SA
Webraska Mobile Technologies SA Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications Webraska is one of the leading providers of mobile GPS navigation solutions and high-end geospatial software platforms for wireless carriers, Internet portals and large service providers worldwide. Webraska focuses on three main product lines: Webraska Navigation, a satellite navigation GPS software for mobiles phones that provides real time traffic optimized routing, safety camera alerts, crystal clear voice instructions and easy to read colour maps showing street names and intersections, guiding drivers safely and on time to their destination. Webraska Navigation is compatible with smartphones and PDA phones running Java, BlackBerry, Linux, Symbian and Microsoft Windows Mobile operating systems. SmartZone Geospatial Platform (SGP), a carrier grade, high performance, fully redundant platform that provides geocoding, reverse geocoding, mapping, routing and local search functionality. SGP is available in ASP and hosted mode. Webraska Inuk, a platform designed to allow location-based service operators to support user-created dynamic content. Webraska Inuk is a powerful and flexible platform enabling service operators, content providers, business users and end-users to dynamically integrate, location-enable, manage, update, and distribute large data bases of content-rich data. | Wireless Telecommunications | Director/Board Member | |
University of Leeds | College/University | Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
VIRGIN AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS LIMITED | Airlines | Director/Board Member | |
New Vantage Group LLC
New Vantage Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance New Vantage Group LLC (New Vantage Group) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 by John A. May. The firm is headquartered in McLean, Virginia. | Investment Managers | Founder | |
University of Durham | College/University | Graduate Degree | |
Altergaz SA
Altergaz SA Gas DistributorsUtilities Altergaz SA engages in the purchase, supply and sale of natural gas to individuals and communities as well as small and medium sized businesses. It also offers auditing for facility optimization, technical consulting, operation management assistance and facility financing services. The company was founded by Robert Delbos and Jean-Paul Georges in 2004 and is headquartered in Levallois-Perret, France. | Gas Distributors | Director/Board Member | |
The Virgin Foundation
The Virgin Foundation Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Virgin Foundation operates charitable organizations. The company was founded by Richard C. N. Branson in 2004 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Chairman | |
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne | College/University | Masters Business Admin | |
The University of Exeter | College/University | Undergraduate Degree | |
Télécom Paris | College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Paris | College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
SMH Venture Finance Ltd.
SMH Venture Finance Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance SMH Venture Finance Ltd (SMH Venture Finance) is a venture capital subsidiary of YFM Equity Partners Ltd founded in 1999. The firm is headquartered in Leeds, Yorkshire. | Investment Managers | Director of Investments Private Equity Investor Director of Investments Private Equity Investor | |
SMH Equity Partners Ltd.
SMH Equity Partners Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance SMH Equity Partners Ltd. provides business and financial advisory services. Its services include private equity & venture capital funding, business development and property development. Its clients include the manufacturing, retail, telecommunications and software sectors. The firm has operations in Bristol, Hull, London, Manchester and Sheffield. The company was founded in 1982 and is located in Leeds, the United Kingdom. | Financial Conglomerates | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Amboise SAS
Amboise SAS MiscellaneousMiscellaneous Amboise SAS provides management consulting service. The company was founded on May 19, 1972 and is headquartered in Paris, France. | Miscellaneous | Chief Investment Officer | |
DTE Energy Ventures, Inc.
DTE Energy Ventures, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance DTE Energy Ventures Inc (DTE Energy Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1994. The firm is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Octopus Private Equity LLP
Octopus Private Equity LLP Investment ManagersFinance Octopus Private Equity LLP (OPE) is the London-based private equity division of Octopus Ventures, a UK investment and fund manager. Established in 2004, OPE also has an office in Leeds, UK. OPE focuses on the lower mid market in the UK through MBOs, buy and builds, development capital and MBI transactions. | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Newable Private Investing
Newable Private Investing Investment ManagersFinance Newable Private Investing (Newable Private Investing) is a private equity subsidiary of Newable Ltd. founded in 2000 by Anthony Clarke and Jenny Tooth. the firm is headquartered in London. | Investment Managers | Director of Finance/CFO Chief Executive Officer Investment Committee Member Founder | |
ANEVIA | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member | |
Bridgepoint Advisers II Ltd.
Bridgepoint Advisers II Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Part of Bridgepoint Group Plc, Bridgepoint Advisers II Ltd. functions as a fund manager. The company is based in London, UK. | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Galactic Enterprises LLC
Galactic Enterprises LLC Other TransportationTransportation Galactic Enterprises LLC engages in the business of owning and operating privately built spaceships. It designs spaceships which can fly anyone to space safely without the need for special expertise or exhaustive time consuming training. The company develops passenger carrying manned spacecrafts. The company was founded by Richard C. N. Branson in 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Other Transportation | Chairman | |
Virgin UK Holdings Ltd.
Virgin UK Holdings Ltd. Other TransportationTransportation Virgin UK Holdings Ltd. operates as a holding company with interests in trains and airline business. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Other Transportation | Director/Board Member | |
Suez Lyonnaise Telecom | Director of Finance/CFO | ||
VIRGIN MONEY HOLDINGS (UK) PLC | Miscellaneous | Director/Board Member | |
Wct Group Holdings Ltd.
Wct Group Holdings Ltd. RailroadsTransportation Wct Group Holdings Ltd. operates as a holding company with interest in operating passenger rail and freight services. The firm operates through its subsidiaries. The company was incorporated on April 9, 2001 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Railroads | Chairman | |
HCRG Care Ltd.
HCRG Care Ltd. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services HCRG Care Ltd. provides general practice healthcare services. Its services include health and care services, citizen’s panels, primary care, training and development. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Runcorn, the United Kingdom. | Medical/Nursing Services | Director/Board Member | |
Qualcomm Ventures (Europe)
Qualcomm Ventures (Europe) Qualcomm Ventures Fund (Europe) invests in technology based companies located in Europe. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of business software cloud, enterprise consumer, software, hardware, health care infrastructure and semi/components. It provides financing for seed stage capital requirements. | Chief Investment Officer | ||
Davomo | Director/Board Member | ||
Redstar Ticketing Ltd.
Redstar Ticketing Ltd. Other TransportationTransportation Virgin Trains Ltd. operates long-distance passenger services. Its customers include the transportation, trucking and railroad industries. The company was founded on December 1, 1989 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Other Transportation | Chairman | |
DTI Capital LLC
DTI Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance DTI Capital LLC (DTI Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2010 by John S. Wehrle and Matthew Joel Penneycard. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Investment Managers | Founder | |
East Coast Main Line Co. Ltd.
East Coast Main Line Co. Ltd. RailroadsTransportation Part of Stagecoach Group Ltd., East Coast Main Line Co. Ltd. is a British company that provides train operating services. The company is based in Stockport, UK. The company was founded by Paddy Holahan. | Railroads | Director/Board Member | |
YFM Equity Partners LLP
YFM Equity Partners LLP Financial ConglomeratesFinance YFM Equity Partners LLP engages in the provision of investment services. Its investment portfolio include Checkmate Fire; Deep Secure; Anet technologies; and Arcus Global. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Leeds, the United Kingdom. | Financial Conglomerates | Chairman Director/Board Member Chairman | |
UK Business Angels Association
UK Business Angels Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services UK Business Angels Association provides investment solutions. It engages in the national trade association representing angel and early stage investment. The firm also connects to all those involved in the angel investment market with a view to ensuring a coherent ecosystem for financing the growth of start-up and early stage businesses. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Chairman | |
Gill Marine Holdings Ltd.
Gill Marine Holdings Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Gill Marine Holdings Ltd. manufactures and retails clothes. It offers clothes to retail stores and hyper markets. The company is headquartered in Long Eaton, the United Kingdom. | Financial Conglomerates | Director/Board Member | |
WorldVu Satellites Ltd.
WorldVu Satellites Ltd. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications WorldVu Satellites Ltd. provides satellite-based Internet operations. It extend the networks of mobile operators and Internet service providers to serve new coverage areas, bringing voice and data access to businesses, schools, healthcare institutions, consumers, and other end users. The company was founded by Gregory Wyler in 2012 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA. | Specialty Telecommunications | Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member | |
Edeis
Edeis Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Edeis is a leading group in engineering, complex infrastructure management, construction services, and techniques. The private company is based in Ivry sur Seine, France. The French company creates specific products and innovative solutions for different projects, with a focus on the future. Edeis offers unique and personalized support to project leaders to boost their development. It was founded in 2002, and the CEO is Remi Cunin. | Engineering & Construction | Director/Board Member | |
7percent Ventures Ltd.
7percent Ventures Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance 7Percent Ventures Ltd(7percent ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor | |
Inter City Railways Ltd.
Inter City Railways Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Founded in 2013, Inter City Railways Ltd. is a British company that functions as an investment holding company. Part of Stagecoach Group Ltd., the company is based in Stockport, UK. | Financial Conglomerates | Director/Board Member | |
Virgin Orbit LLC
Virgin Orbit LLC Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology Virgin Orbit LLC manufactures automated flight safety systems and composite structures. The company was founded by Richard Branson in 2017 and is headquartered in Long Beach, CA. | Aerospace & Defense | Chairman |
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Technology Services | 4 |
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Private Equity Investor | 52 |
Corporate Officer/Principal | 38 |
Chairman | 33 |
Undergraduate Degree | 14 |
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