Ken Olisa
Founder & Chairman @ Restoration Partners
London, United Kingdom
Ken Olisa is a Series A investor at Restoration Partners in London focused on Software and Social Media. Ken is Founder and Chairman of Restoration Partners, a boutique technology merchant bank advising and investing in IT companies. He joined the board of Reuters in 2004. From 1992 to 2006, Ken was Chair and CEO of Interregnum PLC, a public technology merchant bank. Prior to that, he was a senior executive for over 20 years at Wang Labs andIBM. From 1998 to 2008, he was a director of OpenText Corporation, and of Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation from 2007 until 2011. He is Chairman of London-listed Outsourcery PLC and serves on the boards of several UK not-for-profit organizations. Effective May 2015, Olisa has been appointed as Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London.Ken has an MA from Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
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Industries Ken Olisa invests in
Stages Ken Olisa invests in
Countries Ken Olisa invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 1 (50%)
- Social Media 1 (50%)
- Machine Learning 1 (50%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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PeerIndex
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Social influence analytics platform | $3M / Series A / Mar 19, 2012 | |
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PeerIndex
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Social influence analytics platform | Series A / Jul 01, 2009 |
Co-Investors
Meridian Venture Partners
1 deal together
About Restoration Partners
Restoration Partners Contacts
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Ken Olisa
Founder & Chairman
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FAQ
What does Ken Olisa invest in?
Ken Olisa invests primarily in Software, Social Media and Machine Learning startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Ken Olisa last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Ken Olisa closed in Mar 2012. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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