chris wheatcroft

non-executive director

Chris is the Investment Director for the Ascension Life Fund, an early stage HealthTech and Life Sciences fund. He also manages the Ascension Syndicate, curating Tech and FinTech deal-flow for HNW investors.

Chris has also been raising funds for early-stage technology businesses for 10+ years and has completed over 150 transactions during his career at Ascension Ventures and Angels Den.

After graduating from Edinburgh University, Chris started his own business, the Well Dressed Salad Company, before joining Fizzback, a pioneer in customer engagement software which was sold to NICE Systems for c.$80m. Chris has an extensive network of contacts in the early stage technology investment scene including accelerators, incubators, angel investors, VCs and Family Offices.