# Michael Penington

> Michael Penington is a startup investor at Longwall Venture (Oxford). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Longwall Venture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/longwall-venture-partners)
- Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-penington-b6b1431/

Michael Penington (Chairman) is a director of a number of technology companies. He spent 16 years as an investment banker with Morgan Stanley in London, where he worked in Capital Markets and Corporate Finance, and was responsible for the bank's relationships with the European private equity houses. He is also a non-executive director ofFuture plc. He has a BSc from the University of Melbourne, and a D.Phil from Oxford University.

## About Longwall Venture

VC Fund · Harwell, United Kingdom

Longwall Ventures LLP is a venture capital firm specializing in growth capital, early stage, and start-up investments. It targets investing in science including physical science, life science, healthcare, security, media, business software, engineering, and technology companies based in United Kingdom. Longwall Ventures LLP was founded in 2011 andis based in Oxford, United Kingdom.

4 contacts available at Longwall Venture.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| David Denny | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-denny |
| Matthew Frohn | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthew-frohn |
| Rebecca Todd | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rebecca-todd |
| Michael Penington | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-penington |

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