Rob Carroll
Investment Committee Chairman and Shareholder at Catapult Ventures Group- Claim this Profile
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Piyush Kumar Singh
Rob Carroll is brilliant, resilient and Director at Catapult Ventures Group. I have had the pleasure of knowing him from Nottingham University, UK. He is built with professional body and showed me the segments of markets, and how to encourage the agents of growth for my product. He has complete understanding of marketing with right and highly empathetic approach. In short, Rob is inspirations director and ideal person. Would love be in his connection for further years.
Piyush Kumar Singh
Rob Carroll is brilliant, resilient and Director at Catapult Ventures Group. I have had the pleasure of knowing him from Nottingham University, UK. He is built with professional body and showed me the segments of markets, and how to encourage the agents of growth for my product. He has complete understanding of marketing with right and highly empathetic approach. In short, Rob is inspirations director and ideal person. Would love be in his connection for further years.
Piyush Kumar Singh
Rob Carroll is brilliant, resilient and Director at Catapult Ventures Group. I have had the pleasure of knowing him from Nottingham University, UK. He is built with professional body and showed me the segments of markets, and how to encourage the agents of growth for my product. He has complete understanding of marketing with right and highly empathetic approach. In short, Rob is inspirations director and ideal person. Would love be in his connection for further years.
Piyush Kumar Singh
Rob Carroll is brilliant, resilient and Director at Catapult Ventures Group. I have had the pleasure of knowing him from Nottingham University, UK. He is built with professional body and showed me the segments of markets, and how to encourage the agents of growth for my product. He has complete understanding of marketing with right and highly empathetic approach. In short, Rob is inspirations director and ideal person. Would love be in his connection for further years.
Credentials
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Open Water Diver
PADIOct, 2022- Sep, 2024
Experience
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Catapult Ventures Group
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United Kingdom
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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1 - 100 Employee
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Investment Committee Chairman and Shareholder
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Sep 2013 - Present
Catapult Ventures Group manages venture capital funds across all sectors totaling c.£130m. The team behind Catapult Ventures are among the most experienced venture capital investors in the UK. Our experience spans a range of sectors from healthcare and pharmaceuticals to manufacturing and software, as well as all stages: from start-ups and pre-revenue IP developers to company flotation. Successful Group realisations to date include Atlantic Link (IRR 44%), Blackstar Amps (4.3x), De-Pack (IRR 70%), R5 Pharmaceuticals (IRR 50%), Turbine Efficiency (2.6x), Accutronics (9.1x), Oxford Cryosystems (5.2x), Lumora (4.7x), Systems Integration (4.9x), Monica Healthcare (3.6x), BWB Consulting (3.2x), Hangar7 (3x), Haemostatix (3x*), Stagecoach (2x), Yospace (6.7x*) and Whelan Refining (4.7x) [ expected]*. Show less
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Managing Director
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Sep 1999 - Sep 2013
Founded Catapult in 1999 as a start up business. Catapult raised a first time fund in January 2002. Investors included RBS, Local Authority Pension Funds, DTI, CFEL, European Regional Development Fund and European Investment Fund. In 2010 an investee company R5 Pharmaceuticals won the BVCA Venture Capital Backed Management Team of the Year.
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Nottingham University Business School
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Professor at Haydn Green Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
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Jul 2016 - Present
Professor at the Haydn Green Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Nottingham University Business School. Lecture on Venture Capital and Private Equity as well as entrepreneurship to MBA and MSc Students. Won Dean's Award for best MBA teacher in 2018. Since starting the MSc Venture Capital and Private Equity optional module in 2016 student numbers have increased from 65 at inception to 319 in 2019. Part of the NUBS team that helped deliver the Growth 100, Aspire to Grow and Scale Programmes to SME's based in the Nottingham area. Show less
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Honorary Professor
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Aug 2013 - Jun 2016
Lectured on Venture Capital and Private Equity at Nottingham University Business School to MBA , MSc and Undergraduate Students.
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Board Member: The University of Nottingham Innovation Board
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May 2011 - Dec 2013
Member of the University of Nottingham Innovation Board, which takes a strategic oversight of innovation, entrepreneurial activity and spin out company formation. This also included advising the University on investment opportunities.
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Occasional Lecturer
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May 2010 - Aug 2013
Lecture on Venture Capital and Private Equity at Nottingham University Business School to MBA , MSc and Undergraduate Students.
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Conduiit
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United Kingdom
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chairman & Shareholder
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Apr 2021 - Present
Conduiit supports the delivery / interpretation of real time understanding of your data, providing opportunities for enhanced decision making. Focused on use of real time management information to enable better utilisation of an asset base. Conduiit supports the delivery / interpretation of real time understanding of your data, providing opportunities for enhanced decision making. Focused on use of real time management information to enable better utilisation of an asset base.
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Passport365
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United Kingdom
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chairman and Shareholder
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Mar 2021 - Present
Passport365 is a Software Platform to enable management of any sporting asset; pre, during and post build. The system is able to store every document, programmes activity, report live data instantly, acts as a booking system, controls all maintenance process and connects every user. Passport365 is a Software Platform to enable management of any sporting asset; pre, during and post build. The system is able to store every document, programmes activity, report live data instantly, acts as a booking system, controls all maintenance process and connects every user.
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Replay Maintenance Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Facilities Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chairman and Shareholder
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Sep 2013 - Present
Replay provides maintenance solutions for sports surfaces. From the one-off rejuvenation of artificial turf and the cleaning of athletics tracks to emergency repairs and service agreements for sports surface maintenance. Replay was responsible for cleaning the athletics track for the 2012 London Olympics. Replay provides maintenance solutions for sports surfaces. From the one-off rejuvenation of artificial turf and the cleaning of athletics tracks to emergency repairs and service agreements for sports surface maintenance. Replay was responsible for cleaning the athletics track for the 2012 London Olympics.
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OpenGoSim Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Oil and Gas
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1 - 100 Employee
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Non Executive Director and Shareholder
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Nov 2020 - Present
Facilitated three successful fundraising rounds and recruited an industry heavyweight as Chairman. Remained a non-executive board member at the request of investors.
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Chairman and Shareholder
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Apr 2017 - Nov 2020
Chairman of OpenGoSim (www.opengosim.com), a company providing support and customisation of open source software, such as PFLOTRAN, for reservoir engineering applications. OpenGoSim help its clients to switch to open source solutions and to deploy software resources in a more efficient way.
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Santander X
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1 - 100 Employee
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Santander X Global Award 21/22: Mentor
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Dec 2021 - Present
Mentor UK based early stage scaleups selected to participate on the Santander X Programme. Santander X is a international programme where the participating ventures are supported by Banco Santander & the Oxentia Foundation to help startups and early stages ventures incorporated in Germany, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Spain, Mexico, Portugal, Poland, the UK, Uruguay and the US with their entrepreneurial journey. Mentor UK based early stage scaleups selected to participate on the Santander X Programme. Santander X is a international programme where the participating ventures are supported by Banco Santander & the Oxentia Foundation to help startups and early stages ventures incorporated in Germany, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Spain, Mexico, Portugal, Poland, the UK, Uruguay and the US with their entrepreneurial journey.
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Royal Academy of Engineering
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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200 - 300 Employee
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Leaders in Innovation Fellowship Programme: Mentor, Coach & Trainer
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Jun 2017 - Present
Provision of expert mentoring, coaching and training as part of the Leaders in Innovation Fellowship (LIF 4, 5, 6 & 7) programmes, awarded to Oxentia by the Royal Academy of Engineering (Newton Fund UK) Provision of expert mentoring, coaching and training as part of the Leaders in Innovation Fellowship (LIF 4, 5, 6 & 7) programmes, awarded to Oxentia by the Royal Academy of Engineering (Newton Fund UK)
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Small Business Charter
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Acting Chairman, Vice Chairman and Management Board Member
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May 2016 - Mar 2018
Appointed to the Board of Lord Young's Small Business Charter in June 2016 and then Vice Chair in November 2016 The mission of the Small Business Charter is to galvanize business schools and SMEs to drive economic growth. Acting Chair July 2017-March 2018. Appointed to the Board of Lord Young's Small Business Charter in June 2016 and then Vice Chair in November 2016 The mission of the Small Business Charter is to galvanize business schools and SMEs to drive economic growth. Acting Chair July 2017-March 2018.
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EkkoSense
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United Kingdom
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Software Development
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Non Executive Director
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Nov 2015 - Nov 2016
Ekkosense is an innovative early stage business which provides advanced software solutions for remote sensing services for monitoring, optimising and managing critical environments such as data centres. It enables customers to save energy, release capacity and reduce risk. Ekkosense is an innovative early stage business which provides advanced software solutions for remote sensing services for monitoring, optimising and managing critical environments such as data centres. It enables customers to save energy, release capacity and reduce risk.
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Nottingham High School
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United Kingdom
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Education Administration Programs
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100 - 200 Employee
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Governor
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Dec 2013 - Sep 2015
Governor at this highly rated Independent Day School, which celebrated its 500th anniversary in 2013. The School moved to Co-education in September 2015. Member of the Development Committee (oversaw move to Co-ed), Finance Committee and the Investment Committee. Governor at this highly rated Independent Day School, which celebrated its 500th anniversary in 2013. The School moved to Co-education in September 2015. Member of the Development Committee (oversaw move to Co-ed), Finance Committee and the Investment Committee.
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Director
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Feb 2010 - Jul 2014
The East Midlands Urban Development Fund was a £15m property development fund for the East Midlands. The East Midlands Urban Development Fund was a £15m property development fund for the East Midlands.
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Charles Lawrence Surfaces Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Construction
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1 - 100 Employee
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Non Executive Director and Shareholder
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Jan 2002 - Sep 2013
Charles Lawrence was a playground surfaces, engineering and recycling group based in Newark. Facilitated the re-positioning of the group by disposing of non-core assets and investing in growth sectors. Led to improved quality of earnings, profitability and increased shareholder value. From January 2002 to present distributed £5.4m to shareholders through dividends and disposal of non-core assets. Also increase PBT from 1% to 6% of turnover. CLG was then a £12.2m turnover business with a PBT of £750k compared to £13.2m t/o £127k PBT in December 2001. Show less
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ECI Partners LLP
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United Kingdom
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Investment Director
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Jan 1997 - Sep 1999
At the time ECI was part of N.M Rothschild and a £270 million Venture Capital fund management invested in medium-sized MBI/MBOs up to £40 million transaction value. Left to start Catapult Ventures in September 1999. At the time ECI was part of N.M Rothschild and a £270 million Venture Capital fund management invested in medium-sized MBI/MBOs up to £40 million transaction value. Left to start Catapult Ventures in September 1999.
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3i Group plc
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United Kingdom
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Financial Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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Investment Director
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1993 - 1997
Led 3i’s MBI programme across UK and European offices. £100 million invested in 46 businesses. Responsible for selecting managing directors, seeking financial backing for acquisition of companies. Conducted research in Germany to establish market potential. Produced proposal and marketing plan that led to launch of MBI programme to achieve market leadership in Germany. Previously worked at 3i's office in Leicester. Exceeded investment targets in each year and management of portfolio of 40 investee companies and represented 3i on six boards. Trouble-shooting role, which involved disposal of six businesses. Promoted to Investment Director and moved to London. Show less
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Group Marketing Manager
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Aug 1991 - Aug 1993
Responsible for the marketing of these businesses with sales of approx. £320M PA in the Small Stores chain of 850 stores. Responsible for the marketing of these businesses with sales of approx. £320M PA in the Small Stores chain of 850 stores.
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Store Management
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Aug 1982 - Aug 1990
Various Store Management Appointments 1985-1990 including; Deputy Manager, Middlesbrough Store. (1989-1990) (£12m t/o 150 staff); Manager, Stockton-on-Tees Store. (1987-1989) (£6m t/o 80 staff); Assistant Manager, Metro-Centre Store. (1986-1987) (£10m t/o 120 staff) Various Store Management Appointments 1985-1990 including; Deputy Manager, Middlesbrough Store. (1989-1990) (£12m t/o 150 staff); Manager, Stockton-on-Tees Store. (1987-1989) (£6m t/o 80 staff); Assistant Manager, Metro-Centre Store. (1986-1987) (£10m t/o 120 staff)
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Education
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1979 - 1982
King's College London
BPharm 2.1 Hons, Pharmacy -
1989 - 1992
University of Bradford School of Management
MBA, Master of Business Administration
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