
Fellow of the Venture Society
Co-founder of Trove, Non Exec Director, Mentor and Angel Investor
Chris is a Non-Executive Director, mentor, and angel investor based in Sheffield. He co-founded Mina, an EV charging B Corp, in 2019, raising over £6m and exiting to Corpay in 2023. He has over 15 years’ experience across retail, automotive, travel, and technology businesses. Chris now works with early-stage and scaling founders through Trove, the consultancy he co-founded with Carl Stanton. He supports founders as an NED and invests across the North of England, including via Sheffield Angels. He is Entrepreneur in Residence at the Cooper Project and sits on the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority Business Advisory Board.