Venture capitalist, seed investor, entrepreneur, not-for-profiteer. Formerly newspaper columnist, author, foreign correspondent, writer. Mentor at Seedcamp, TechStars, EntrepreneurFirst, Ignite100. Specialities: Boat-rocking. IMPORTANT: Before you message or friend me, see "Advice For Contacting Tim" at end of profile for details on how to reach me.

Partner @ Early-stage venture capital, focusing on technology and Internet From January 2012 to Present (4 years) Kauffman Fellow @ The Kauffman Fellowship is a highly sought-after two-year program dedicated exclusively to the world of venture capital and the cultivation of new high-technology, high-growth, high-impact companies. Only around thirty Kauffman Fellowships are offered each year; selection signals membership among an elite cadre of the world's most promising venture investors. To date, Kauffman Fellows have made $6 billion in venture capital investments, sparking growth in hundreds of new enterprises, $15 billion in annually recurring revenues, and the creation of 50,000 jobs. From June 2015 to Present (7 months) Investor & Director @ An innovative SAAS startup, run by an experienced construction project manager and a talented web developer and UX expert, that helps companies deal with the growing morass of documentation required by government to show they're operating safely. From January 2013 to Present (3 years) Investor and Director @ A startup founded by three super-talented ex-Imperial engineers, CheckRecipient builds beautiful, intuitive software tools for clients in financial and professional services. Its first product helps companies solve the single biggest source of unintended information leakage -- the sending of emails and attachments to the wrong person. From March 2014 to Present (1 year 10 months) London, United KingdomMentor & Investor @ From January 2014 to Present (2 years) London, United KingdomMentor @ From January 2014 to Present (2 years) Mentor @ From 2014 to Present (1 year) London, United KingdomInvestor and Advisor @ A startup which delivers dramatic productivity improvements and cost savings to the art industry by speeding up the process of recording the condition of works of art. Founded by one of the world's leading paper conservators, Articheck offers web and mobile apps which allow technicians, conservators and staff in galleries, museums and auction houses to keep more accurate records and to share the records easily with clients and colleagues. The company's pioneering technology also includes the world's first standardized set of notification symbols, allowing conservators and professionals in different organizations and countries to share a common language for keeping track of the status of valuable, beautiful and historic things. From February 2013 to Present (2 years 11 months) Advisory Board Member @ The mission of the Government Digital Service (http://digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/) is to transform how the British government engages with citizens through web and mobile. The GDS's advisory board, chaired by Martha Lane Fox, brings together a range of pro-bono experts from industry, media and Internet to provide an outside view on the challenges and achievements of an exciting team of technologists who are revolutionising the public sector from the inside out. From September 2012 to October 2015 (3 years 2 months) Investor and Director @ Network Locum is Europe's leading professional marketplace for clinicians. Led by a former McKinsey consultant with extensive healthcare management experience and a former Bloomberg executive with excellent corporate relationship and sales skills, the company is revolutionizing how primary-care practices and hospitals find high-quality medical professionals. From September 2013 to August 2015 (2 years) Investor and Director @ MCBX is the first of a new wave of companies at the nexus between talent, content, and online marketing. Founded by Ramsey Khoury of HeadLondon and Kate Amarnani from Universal Music Group and LWT, MCBX works with top global brands and A-list talent to deliver cost-effective slutions that engage and delight customers and audiences around the world. From June 2012 to March 2014 (1 year 10 months) Secretary @ A not-for-profit network to leverage the work of community organizations helping orphans and vulnerable children affected by HIV in subSaharan Africa, which ran a highly praised four-year pilot project in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Funded by the Argentarius Foundation, the AfricanCommunities network used low-cost technologies like SMS, Internet cafes and simple spreadsheets to manage a grantmaking program of support for small NGOs who had previously been unable to access international grantmakers. By collecting small amounts of highly actionable information, the project delivered better quality oversight to the grantmakers than than programs many times its size. From 2002 to January 2014 (12 years) Investor & Director @ A leading innovator in online therapy technologies for the tens of millions of people who suffer from depression, anxiety and other behavioral health disorders, NSC provides distance services in psychology, psychiatry and psychotherapy across the United States and other countries both directly to end clients and also to insurers and other providers. From August 2010 to December 2013 (3 years 5 months) Managing Director @ From 1999 to 2001 (2 years) Technology columnist @ From 1994 to 2001 (7 years) Founder, CEO & Director @ Founded by Tim Jackson in 1997, QXL was Europe's first online auction company and one of the three top European Internet companies to go public. By the time of its IPO in 1999 on the Nasdaq and the London Stock Exchange, the company had achieved a commanding market lead across a range of markets which included the UK, France, Germany, Italy and others. After a series of mergers and acquisitions, QXL was acquired by Naspers in March 2008 for almost $2 billion. It now serves multiple markets under the new names of Tradus and the Allegro group. From 1997 to 2000 (3 years) Editorial/leader writer @ From 1993 to 1994 (1 year) Tokyo & Brussels bureau chief @ From 1989 to 1993 (4 years) Staff correspondent in London and Tokyo @ From 1986 to 1989 (3 years)

MA, Philosophy, Politics & Economics @ University of Oxford From 1983 to 1986 Tim Jackson is skilled in: Start-ups, Venture Capital, Angel Investing, Business Strategy, Internet, Entrepreneurship, E-commerce, Due Diligence, Investments, Product Management, Private Equity, New Business Development, Business Development, Valuation, Financial Modeling