Jamie Macfarlane

Jamie Macfarlane is the CEO and Founder of Creator Fund, a venture capital firm that supports and invests in student entrepreneurs across universities in the UK and Europe.123

Professional Background

Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship:

• Founded Creator Fund in 2019 after observing the potential of university-based startups during his time at Stanford Business School1
• Scaled Creator Fund across 28 universities with a portfolio of 25+ companies1
• Previously worked at Raine Ventures in San Francisco and led the Dorm Room Fund team at Stanford1
• Serves on the boards of several startups including Baseimmune, Loci, Turing Bio, Caeruleus, and Apian13

Early Career:

• Worked as a political consultant, running elections in 12+ countries1
• Helped lead campaigns for Prime Ministers of Croatia and Macedonia1
• Supported the Cambodian Democracy Movement's breakthrough 2013 election12
• Worked at WPP, where he was Director of Transformation and opened their first office in Myanmar1

Education and Personal Details

• Double First degree in History from Oxford University13
• MBA from Stanford Business School23
• Speaks Spanish professionally13
• Was the Conservative candidate for Westminster North in the 2019 General Election2
• Board Member of the Tory Reform Group2
• Lifelong animal welfare campaigner2

Creator Fund focuses on investing in founders "building businesses on the frontier of what's possible" across European university campuses.3