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Damien Lane has spent the last 20 years investing in private companies, both in Private Equity where he was a partner with Electra Partners, then at Octopus Ventures where he was a senior member of the investment team. Having made a number of angel investments, Damien co-founded Episode 1 with Simon and Adrian in 2012. While at Episode 1, Damien has led investments in Carwow, Scurri, Touch Surgery, Attest and Zipcube and loves working with early stage teams of entrepreneurs; helping them develop their early stage startup into a fast growth enterprises capable of raising more funding from later stage investors. When he is not trying to help businesses to implement an optimal approach to growth, Damien can mostly be found running around Hampstead Heath or the Coastal paths of Great Britain. Having trained obsessively to run a 2:52 Marathon in 2015, he is now trying to dip below 2:50, in the spirit of continuous improvement. Damien has an MBA from Cambridge University and a Masters degree in PE from Oxford University.
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London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
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Enterprise Software, Financial Services, Venture Capital, Finance
Jobs history
3
Surgery Hero
Board Member
Invalid date - Current
LifeArc Ventures
Board Member
2022 - Current
Huboo
Investor
2019 - Current
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Profile Resume
Damien Lane is the Co-Founder & Partner at Episode 1, based in Europe. With a background in Enterprise Software, Damien Lane has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Damien Lane studied B.A. Philosophy Politics Economics @ University of Oxford. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.
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Paul Higgs
Owner & CEO
Simon Murdoch
Managing Partner
Adrian Lloyd
Partner
Amadeo Brenninkmeijer
Senior Partner
Matt Clifford
Co-Founder & CEO
Investment portfolio
13
2
Personal investment
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Annouced Date | Organization Name | Funding Round | Money Raised |
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Nov 01, 2019 | Clustermarket | Angel Round - Clustermarket | 1.2M |
Nov 27, 2019 | IVO | Seed Round - IVO | 0 |
Jul 31, 2021 | Narchie | Pre Seed Round - Narchie | 660.5K |
Nov 15, 2022 | Surgery Hero | Seed Round - Surgery Hero | 2.4M |
Partner investment
12
Annouced Date | Organization Name | Funding Round | Investor Name | Money Raised |
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Aug 05, 2019 | Carwow | Corporate Round - Carwow | Episode 1 | 30.4M |
Jun 30, 2020 | Scurri | Venture Round - Scurri | Episode 1 | 1.7M |
Sep 28, 2020 | Supercede | Seed Round - Supercede | Episode 1 | 2.6M |
Jun 15, 2021 | Scurri | Series A - Scurri | Episode 1 | 10.9M |
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