Andrew Carruthers

Bio

Manages the relations with all the stakeholders in the activities of the SPARK group, whether shareholders, Limited Partners, Universities or VCT boards. Over recent years, has led the sale of Footfall to Experian for £36m and the sale of Pricerunner to Valueclick for $36m. Was previously a Director of NewMedia Investors responsible for capital raising and corporate finance for a range of technology businesses including Lastminute.com. Prior to that, was involved in the operational management of technology and finance as a Director or Founder of online information, TV and digital distribution companies in the US and UK. Sits on the Board of a number of portfolio companies, including DEM, Antenova, Uniservity and SIFT, leading SPARK’s active participation in the development of these companies. Qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG.

Career

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	SPARK Ventures PLC A leading, publicly quoted venture capital investor in Europe Director Email: [email protected]
	NewMedia SPARK PLC Chief Executive Officer (past) Chief Operating Officer, later CEO. Email: [email protected]