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Ben is a Founding Partner at Brighteye, where he is jointly responsible for the investment strategy of the firm and leads the London Office. He enjoys working with founders of all kinds, but is naturally drawn to entrepreneurs with a strong sense of the future who are embarking on the venture journey for the first time.

After ten years building startups - including a $500M exit and multiple failures - Ben led direct venture investments at the John S. & James L. Knight Foundation before founding Brighteye. Ben serves as Deputy Chief Investment Officer - Venture Capital at Gestron Asset Management SA.

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Alex is a Founding Partner at Brighteye, where he is jointly responsible for the investment strategy of the firm. He has a passion for all things product and design and enjoys working with product-driven founders - supplying guidance, network building and strategic insight.

Entrepreneur with a background in tech, publishing, media and licensing with deep networks across education, entertainment, publishing and mobile software. Alex serves as Chief Investment Officer - Venture Capital at Gestron Asset Management SA.

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David is a Partner at Brighteye and he’s especially interested in founders with sharp market insight and bold global ambitions. He gets most excited by teams tackling overlooked markets with low innovation and solving real-world problems that could reshape entire industries.

He began his career as a strategy & management consultant in Mexico, where he was part of the early team that launched the local practice for a leading US firm. He then joined a fast-scaling healthcare startup in Mexico City, where he led marketing and growth from 2014 to 2017. Since joining Brighteye in 2018, he’s been closely involved in 45+ investments, supporting founders on growth, product, and internationalisation. David also serves as Investment Director – Venture Capital at Gestron Asset Management SA.

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Isabella is a Principal at Brighteye Ventures, based in London. She sources and leads early-stage investments, working closely with founders from the earliest days through to scale. She is drawn to teams with deep domain understanding and global ambition.

Prior to Brighteye, Isabella started her career in consulting before moving to an early-stage climate software company, where she supported leadership on strategy, growth, and go-to-market. More recently, she founded Aspiring Female Partners, a European community supporting junior women in venture capital to progress into decision-making roles.

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Ghita is an Associate at Brighteye, where she sources and backs early-stage founders across Europe. She's drawn to founders with big ambitions and the potential to become category leaders. Beyond investments, Ghita leads Brighteye's data initiatives, building systems that optimise deal flow and portfolio processes.

Previously a VC Investor at Opera Tech Ventures (BNP Paribas) and Ring Capital, Ghita also served as Strategy & Operations Manager at Silvr. She speaks four languages and is based in Paris.

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Rhys is Head of Platform and Research at Brighteye. He leads Brighteye’s research programme, portfolio support on ops, talent and customers and is responsible for Brighteye’s broader positioning in the learning and work ecosystem. Since joining in 2021, he’s positioned the fund as a thought leader at the intersection of learning, work, and innovation.

Passionate about learning and work, Rhys is a former Director at the Education Policy Institute where he sat across early years, schools, higher education and vocational education. Prior to this, Rhys led public policy projects for a boutique consultancy.

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Hege looks after Brighteye’s events and communications activities. She loves creating spaces for the learning and work community to connect, collaborate and learn from each other, sharing knowledge and experience.

Before joining Brighteye in late 2020, Hege was CEO at Oslo Edtech Cluster. She has more than 20 years of experience in communications, media relations, journalism, community building, and international profiling in Norway, the UK and China.

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As part of the platform team, James produces Brighteye's infographic output and provides visual design critique and support to the portfolio.

20+ years in a broad range of visual communication roles with experience in graphic design, UX and animation for broadcast, education and interactive media.