Our Team

Chris Kay (Chairman)


Chris Kay is non-executive Chairman of Javelin.  Chris is Chief Executive of Chrysalis VCT, a leading UK Venture Capital Trust which invests in small and medium-sized unquoted growth.  He was formerly with 3i and Elderstreet.  Chris has significant experience in the VCT sector, sitting as a non executive director on the board of several other Venture Capital Trusts.

 

Chris has a degree in economics from Cambridge University and and MBA from Manchester Business School.

Valerie Jolliffe (Chief Executive)

Valerie Jolliffe co-founded Javelin in 2002 and is its Chief Executive.  She spent ten years working in investment banking in the City before moving into early stage technology investing with Elderstreet and then Bamboo Investments.  She currently manages the Iceni Seedcorn Fund, the Halo Business Angel EIS Fund and the London Business Angels' Roundtable EIS Fund.  She is also the administrator for the Heptagon Proof of Concept Fund, which provides pre-commercial funding for projects in healthcare and life sciences for eight institutions in London.

Valerie is on the advisory panel for Guy's and St Thomas' Innovation Fund For Technology Transfer (GIFFT), is a judge for the Biotech YES business plan competition,and is a trustee for the Imperial College Healthcare Charity. She is a non-executive director of a number of university spin-out companies.

Valerie has a degree in engineering from Cambridge University and is a Chartered Secretary.

John Polden (Consultant)

From 1990 to 2009, John was an investment manager and partner with technology-focused venture capital firm MTI Partners Limited. During his time at MTI, John participated in Chiarman/Director roles in 15 of MTI's investments. He was actively involved in the raising of more than £150m of funds including the 2008 University fo Manchester Premier Fund. John is now a part-time consultant to Javelin and sits on the investment advisory board of the Iceni Seedcorn Fund.

John has a degree in electronic engineering from the University of Southampton and an MBA from London Business School.

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