Matt Browning

- Fund Managing Early Stage Investments in South West region.

- Deploying for the British Business Banks SWIF.

- Investments between £250,000- £5,000,000 Early Stage.

- Portfolio Management including board position in investees.

- Delivering the final year of the of Venture Debt fund of £20m.

- Fund Raising £35m follow on fund for succession team.

- Launch and deliver a regional fund for SME equity.

- Portfolio Management- 45 debt business

- LP stakeholder management (Triodos Bank).

- Team management of 12 staff of Investment Managers, Investment Analyst, Marketing function, legal.

- Investment managing a £20m venture debt fund. Deployed £10m of investment over a 4 year deployment window.

- Achieved 4 commercial exits (IPO, three trade sales) into 14 companies.

- As of July 2025 only two serving remaining loans, 0% arrears.

- Secondary role Fund Managing EIS fund (2 exits as of July 2025).

- Portfolio Management of regional investment funds in the creative sector.

- Fund monitoring and reporting responsibilities accountable to the to the trading board under the CIO.

- Board observer responsibilities for portfolio.

- Audit and reporting.

- Investment through equities, loans and revenue shares in the early stage markets.