Anthony Clarke - Managing Director

Anthony is the co-founder and CEO of Angel Capital Group which includes London Business Angels where he has the role of Managing Director.

Anthony qualified as a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Secretary with Deloitte Haskins & Sells (now PWC) in 1980. Thereafter, he worked on a full time basis as Finance Director and Chief Executive of a number of privately owned SME companies and since 1995 he has been a business angel investor/non-executive director of over 20 start-up/early stage businesses. Between 2002 and 2009 Anthony was Managing Director of GLE Growth Capital and also sat on the main Board of GLE.

Anthony has been involved with London Business Angels for over 15 years and took on the role of MD of LBA when it became part of GLE Growth Capital in 2002. He is also a co-founder and currently sits on the advisory Board of the UK’s first Enterprise Capital Fund, Seraphim Capital. He has been Chairman of the British Business Angels Association (BBAA) since 2004 and is President Emeritus of European Business Angels Network (EBAN). Anthony also sits on the Venture Capital Committee of the BVCA.