Katie Lewis 9others

Katie Lewis

Co-FOUNDER
 

Katie Lewis grew up in New Zealand and moved to the UK after studying International Business (BCom) and Psychology (BA) at the University of Otago.

Katie spent several years at an early-stage VC, then running an Accelerator company through which she has supported 1000s of companies to raise investment in the UK and abroad.

She is currently COO at a high growth scale up, Aspire working with the world's largest organisations to up-skill their talent to launch new products/services to drive growth through new business models & routes to market (including partnering with and buying from startups).

In 2011 she cofounded 9others to bring people together in a supportive, trusting environment to give those going through the trials and tribulations of building a business a sense of community and belonging.

Katie lives with her husband Nigel, in Kingston Upon Thames, UK where she enjoys Olympic Weight Lifting, reading and gardening.

 
Matthew Stafford 9others

Matthew Stafford

Co-founder
 

Since 2010 Matthew has worked with startups, venture capital and angel investors, governments, NGOs and large corporations to create and capture value.

To date Matthew has invested in 24 startups, most of which have been sourced from the 9others network, and has achieved 4 exits. He has invested in and negotiated investment transactions from £15k to £50m and blogs about investing here.

He studied Computer Science at Durham University and has an MBA from Imperial College Business School. Matthew lives with his wife, daughter and son in Hertfordshire, UK, where he enjoys reading biographies, watching Formula 1 and training for ultra-marathons.