# Chris Evans

> Chris Evans is a startup investor at Excalibur Fund Managers (Morristown). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Excalibur Fund Managers](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/excalibur-fund-managers)
- Location: Morristown, United States
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-evans-77702519

Chris Evans is a startup investor at Excalibur Fund Managers in Morristown. He has a proven track record of establishing successful, high-quality science companies, 20 of which have been taken public. These companies have made substantial returns for their venture capital and institutional backers and employ more than 3,500 people. Of particular note is Chiroscience plc, started by Sir Chris with £1m in 1992 and grew to£600m by 1997 before merging with Celltech plc, which in turn has merged with UCB to create one of Europe's flagship bioscience enterprises.Sir Chris's considerable contributions to the biotechnology industry have been honoured with a Knighthood in the 2001 New Year's Honours List and an OBE in the 1995 New Year's Honours List.

## About Excalibur Fund Managers

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Excalibur Fund Managers Limited is a venture capital firm specializing in early, mid, and late stage investments. It seeks to invest in medical sciences, biotechnology, and life sciences sector. The firm prefers to invest in companies that bring human medicines or medical devices to the market. It prefers to invest in the United Kingdom, UnitedStates, and European companies. The firm prefers to be an active investor and seeks to take a seat on the board of directors of its portfolio companies and likes to play a leading role in financing and other strategic events. It was formerly known as Merlin Biosciences Limited. Excalibur Fund Managers Limited was founded in 1996 and is based in London, United Kingdom. It operates as a subsidiary of Excalibur Group Holdings Ltd.

4 contacts available at Excalibur Fund Managers.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chris Evans | Group Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-evans-3 |
| Chris Evans | Group Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-evans-9 |
| Jeremy Curnock Cook | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeremy-curnock-cook |
| Martin Walton | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/martin-walton |

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