Huw Bishop
General Partner
Focussed on the dealmaking side of Mentra, Huw is key in shaping the firm’s investment thesis and helping deliver investment into our target companies. Using his invaluable experience as an serial angel and entrepreneur, Huw co-leads our pre-investment work with Adam.
Starting life as a Cambridge-educated economist who has enjoyed a distinguished 25-year career in finance spanning various industries and roles, Huw is an invaluable member of the team at Mentra. As an entrepreneur, Huw founded a successful fabless design house and video compression startup with operations in the former Soviet Union.
Now serving as CFO for a European Private Equity Group, Huw continues to foster his passion for startups as one of the most active angel investors in North Wales. He also runs Camau Nesaf, a foundry dedicated to nurturing high-growth startups and supporting the next generation of Welsh entrepreneurs in North Wales.
Mentra Ventures’ mission is to uncover, invest in, and incubate the very best of the Welsh early-stage ecosystem, transforming Wales’ startup landscape on a scale never seen before.
In investing our current fund and those after, we back category defining businesses, nurturing the next generation of Welsh entrepreneurs.
MV Partners Limited
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MV Partners Limited is an appointed representative of The Fund Incubator Limited (FRN 208716), which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.