Martin Fiennes
Advisor, Deep Tech
Martin is an Advisor to the Deep Tech team at Oxford Science Enterprises, supporting the growth of portfolio companies and drawing on more than 25 years of experience in Deep Tech investing. He joined OSE as a founding Principal in 2015 and played a key role in shaping its early investment approach.
He serves as OSE’s nominated Director at Moa Technology, Wild Bioscience and Snowfox Discovery.
Martin began his venture capital career in 1997 at Top Technology Ventures, later founding Gatehouse Capital to advise early-stage UK companies. He was a long-serving NED at King’s Arms Yard VCT and is a Director of the HDH Wills 1965 Charitable Trust.
He holds a BA from Oxford and an MBA from Ashridge.
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