Peter Cowley

Peter Cowley (born 1955, Kingston-upon-Hull, England) is a tech entrepreneur, angel investor and speaker based in Cambridge, United Kingdom. He is Investment Director at Martlet, the Corporate Angel division of Marshall of Cambridge.[1] and President of the European Business Angel Network (EBAN)[2]

Peter Cowley
OccupationTech entrepreneur and angel investor
Board member ofCambridge Angels
Websitewww.petercowley.org

Career

Among the technology and property development businesses he has founded are Camdata, and Ept Computing, which was acquired by Redgate Software in 2009.[3]

Cowley has invested in over 60 technology startups[4] and is chair of the Cambridge Angels.

A member of the Investment Committee of the Angel CoFund, a £100 million UK Government-backed fund for supporting and growing British SMEs.[5][6] and the board of the UK Business Angels Association, where he was awarded UK Angel of the Year in 2014.[7]

A Fellow in Entrepreneurship at the Cambridge Judge Business School,[8] Cowley is also a council member of the Cambridge Computer Lab Ring, and chair of supporters and a member of the Steering Committee of ideaSpace, the Cambridge University incubator.[9]

Education

After gaining a MA in Engineering and Computer Science from Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University, Cowley gained qualifications from the Open University and Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

Authorship

In 2018, Peter Cowley authored a book on angel investment titled The Invested Investor.

References
  1. Quested, Tony (21 October 2015). "Marshall launches follow-on large equity fund". Business Weekly. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. EBAN new president
  3. "Peter Cowley, Camdata founder and investment director of Martlet, the new angel investment vehicle launched by Marshall of Cambridge". Business Weekly. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  4. Cowley's Portfolio
  5. "Angel CoFund Grows Investment Committee". www.angelcofund.co.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  6. Quested, Tony (24 June 2014). "Cambridge angel's investment role for 100m fund". Business Weekly. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  7. UK Business Angels Association. "Peter Cowley wins Angel Investor of the Year". ukbaa.org.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  8. University of Cambridge Judge Business School. "Fellows & Associates in Entrepreneurship". www.jbs.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  9. University of Cambridge. "Our Community". www.ideaspace.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
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