Investor profile
Oliver Cookson
Angel, Operator angel & Founder & Executive Chairman at Verve Ventures
Oliver Cookson is an angel investor and operator angel based in Manchester, England, United Kingdom. The known portfolio counts 4 companies: Hotlist, Talkable, GoNutrition and The Hut Group.
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Investment focus
- Focus
- D2CE-CommerceHealth FoodsHealth SupplementsMarketing TechMarketplacesRetail TechSales TechSports Nutrition
Contacts
Oliver Cookson portfolio companies (4)
- Hotlist
- Talkable
- GoNutrition
- The Hut Group
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Founder & Executive Chairman at Verve Ventures, whose known portfolio counts 13 companies
- Lexroom.ai
- Ecorobotix
- Axelera AI
- Ferroelectric Memory Company
- NcodiN
- Sizable Energy
- Metafuels
- Oxford Medical Products
- Haelixa
- Factor2 Energy
- Kiutra
- Waffle Labs
- and 1 more
Investor Profile
The listing covers sectors Commerce, Consumer, Healthcare and SaaS, and focus areas D2C, E-Commerce, Health Foods and Health Supplements. Startups operating in these areas may find Oliver Cookson relevant.
The portfolio and focus above give founders context on whether Oliver Cookson matches their raise.
Colleagues at Verve Ventures
Michael Neu
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Seattle, United States
Thomas Meier
Partner, deeptech VC
Zürich, Switzerland
Emma Schepers
Venture Capital
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Michael Blank
Partner / Head of Portfolio
Zürich, Switzerland
Chris Gay-Crosier
Head International Investments
Geneva, Switzerland
Terence Thiel
Investor
Zürich, Switzerland
Lukas Weber
Chief Executive Officer
Zürich, Switzerland
Stefan Brunner
Investor / Shareholder
Rapperswil, Switzerland
Xavier Mesnier
Partner - TechBio & Deeptech VC
Lausanne, Switzerland
Bernardo Delarue Bizzini
Investor
Basel, Switzerland
Romeo Bütler
Partner
Switzerland
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Oliver Cookson?
Oliver Cookson is an angel investor and operator angel based in Manchester, England, United Kingdom with 4 known investments on file, among them Hotlist, Talkable and GoNutrition. The sections above list the sectors and firms attached to that record.
What does Oliver Cookson invest in?
Listed sectors include Commerce, Consumer, Healthcare and SaaS; listed focus areas include D2C, E-Commerce, Health Foods and Health Supplements. Those tags come from the companies attached to this profile, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
Which firm is Oliver Cookson listed at?
Oliver Cookson is listed as Founder & Executive Chairman at Verve Ventures. 11 other people in the database share a firm with Oliver Cookson.
How do I contact Oliver Cookson?
An email address and a LinkedIn page are on file for Oliver Cookson. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The database holds no phone number for this profile.
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