Tim Rea

Non-Executive Director at PhoreMost

Tim joined BGF in January 2018 after actively supporting BGF on a number of projects over the previous 18 months, and joined the Board in after BGF led their Series B funding round in March 2021. He is based in London and Cambridge and his main role with BGF is to identify and execute investments with a particular focus on tech and life sciences propositions.

Tim has been active in the venture capital and start-up ecosystem for over 20 years, initially as an entrepreneur and then as an investor with SoftBank, NEC, and DFJ ePlanet Capital. He has been a party to more than 120 investments across a broad range of sectors, stages, and geographies.

Tim has a science background and began his career in BT’s research labs developing materials for optical switching and amplification. He has an MBA from London Business School.


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