Called the
Geoffrey Thomson, chief executive of
Braveheart will take the fund to market this summer, acting as both fund manager and co-investor. The firm hopes to attract investment from the University’s entrepreneurial alumni, particularly the Strathclyde 100 – a group of successful entrepreneurs and business experts who have attended the University.
The VC, which is headquartered in Perth, Scotland will pool resources and expertise with the University’s research and innovation department to aid in the commercialisation of the technology, using Braveheart’s network of business angel investors to act as non-executive directors to companies that are spun-out as a result of SIF investments, providing them with advice on their corporate development.