Peter Baines

Peter has over 25 years’ of investing experience, investing in and sitting on the boards of high growth businesses.

He was General Partner at Advent Venture Partners managing funds totalling £400m invested in technology and life sciences companies. He has invested in both early stage and growth stage businesses, and in a range of different sectors including software, internet, communications, and digital media. Prior to Advent, he worked for six years in the technology team at Permira. He spent his early career as a consultant with PWC and as a software developer working on MRI scanners.

Peter holds a BSc in Physics from Imperial College, London and an MBA from INSEAD. He is bilingual in French.