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    Jessica McCreadie

    Principal at Octopus Ventures and Experienced Board Member

    Jessica McCreadie is an Investment Director at Northern Gritstone, a role she recently assumed in January 2024.35 She joined the company from Octopus Ventures, where she worked as a Principal specializing in Health Tech and B2B SaaS (Software-as-a-Service).17

    In her new position at Northern Gritstone, Jessica's responsibilities include:

    1. Investing in deep tech, health tech, and life sciences businesses4
    2. Focusing on science and tech-enabled businesses in the North of England5

    Background and Experience

    Prior to joining Northern Gritstone, Jessica's career included:

    • Principal at Octopus Ventures, specializing in Health Tech and B2B SaaS17
    • Investment Director of Health & Care at L&G Retail Retirement from 2020 to 2021, where she invested in health innovation to reduce mortality risk in leading disease groups8

    Education and Location

    Jessica holds a degree from the University of Strathclyde.2 For her new role at Northern Gritstone, she has relocated from London to Manchester, where she will be primarily based in the company's office.36

    Professional Network

    On LinkedIn, Jessica McCreadie has over 500 connections, indicating a strong professional network in her field.2 Her LinkedIn profile can be found under the username jessica-mccreadie-33285b42.

    Highlights

    Tech Director joins Northern Gritstone - Prolific North
    Tech Director joins Northern Gritstone - Prolific North
    Jan 10 · techblast.co.uk
    Jess McCreadie joins Northern Gritstone - TechBlast
    Jan 10 · insidermedia.com
    Northern Gritstone names new investment director | Insider Media
    Northern Gritstone appoints Jess McCreadie as Investment Director
    Northern Gritstone appoints Jess McCreadie as Investment Director

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    Experience

    Principal at Octopus Ventures (June 2021 - Present)
    Board Member at Automata (March 2023 - Present), Overture Life (September 2022 - Present), and Current Health (January 2020 - April 2021), Board Observer at Congenica (October 2020 - May 2021), Investment Director of Health & Care at Legal & General (January 2020 - May 2021), Direct Strategic Investing at Legal & General (May 2019 - January 2020)

    Education

    1st Class BA (Hons) in International Business from University of Strathclyde (2008 - 2012), with six months at W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University

    Location

    Wilmslow, England, United Kingdom