Our Team

The Rubix Founders

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Andy Birley

MANAGING PARTNER

Leads Rubix and heads up portfolio due diligence. Twenty years of supply chain, engineering and operational expertise. Previously at DeustchePost DHL where he managed a global portfolio of over £200m across 16 countries. Co-founded a boutique advisory business, The Detail Group, that supports companies and funds in operational excellence.

andy@rubixventures.co.uk

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Damien Lui

MANAGING PARTNER

Heads investments and research with 20 years investment experience. Previously at 3i then Investcorp in the research team investing in debt instruments across diverse sectors. In 2012, Damien co-founded a coffee business with a vision to make specialty coffee accessible. Over the past decade he has invested in and launched businesses in packaged drinks, technology and real estate.

damien@rubixventures.co.uk

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Dan Martin

PARTNER

After nearly twenty years at the very top of professional cycling, winning stages in the Tour de France and several Classics, 3-time Olympian Dan has turned his focus towards the investment world. As the Athlete Partner Dan bridges the gap between our elite sports stars and the business world. He is an active investor, in growth and start-up companies, and ambassador for a number of high profile brands.

dan@rubixventures.co.uk

Why did we start Rubix?

Like many things with Rubix, the story is around a founder, an investor and a problem solver.

Our CIO was raising capital as he needed to drive change and growth into his innovative coffee business.

Our co-founder, a private investor at the time winning Tour de France stages, wanted to invest in it but needed the detail before committing.

Our CEO, a long-term trusted advisor, was drafted in to determine if the people, process and data stacked up.

The result was the founder learned about his business and got his funding, the investor knew the details and the operator was able to help the business reshape.

Everyone won! 

We then realised there are lots of founders needing help and capital and lots of investors who don't always have the details. We built Rubix to be the trusted partner to a connected eco system.

Our advisors

  • Lee Bowman

    Lee Bowman

    Over the past 40 years Lee Bowman, and his father before him, have advocated a new approach to communication around the world. His firm works with companies, both large and small, and individuals across the corporate and political spectrum, helping them communicate effectively, while maintaining their unique individual style.

    Lee has been instrumental from the very beginning in helping the founders articulate their radically different model to a highly diverse audience.

  • Ashley Unwin

    Ashley Unwin

    Ashley is passionate about investing and entrepreneurship, bonding over cycling to join Rubix's strategic advisory team. He chairs several startups, advising TPG and Quantum Energy Partners. He is actively involved as an investor and advisor to numerous businesses that focus on sport, media and entertainment, nutrition, fashion and tech.

    Previously, he was managing partner of PwC's Consulting Division in the UK & EMEA for over a decade. At PwC he was a member of their Executive Board and their Global Consulting Leadership Team. Ashley's early career included leadership roles at Terra Firma, Deloitte Consulting, and Arthur Andersen, marking a distinguished journey in finance and consulting.

  • Lesley Gregory

    Lesley Gregory

    Lesley is a practicing senior corporate lawyer at Memery Crystal advising on M&A, equity and debt financings and public listings. She is leading the Firm’s Growth Company and VC practice. She has established a female founder network with over 160 participants including founders, investors, NEDs and mentors. She is also a non-executive director of Aquis Stock Exchange, an FCA Recognised Investment Exchange for growth companies and has won awards including Women In Finance Legal Adviser of the Year and Mentor of the Year.

    She has been advising Rubix from inception acting as General Counsel having known the team since 2012.

  • Alex Yew

    Alex Yew

    Alex has a background in law and banking but has spent most of his career in investments (PE/VC) covering infrastructure, renewable energy, energy transition and various growth/early stage businesses. He has worked extensively across many countries, in both developed and emerging markets.

    Alex is a non-executive board member for several companies and non-profit organisations, and he acts as an investment committee member for a range of investment businesses including Rubix.

  • Stan Luker

    Stan Luker

    Stan loves deal making and met Rubix through an existing investor while discussing a mutual passion - bikes. He brings capability, presence, and a network to Rubix in a key part of the world – the USA.

    Stan specializes in advising early stage companies in consumer goods and technology sectors, preparing for fundraising and/or transitioning from early stage to growth stage/pre-IPO, with a focus on monetisation strategies, scalability and revenue recognition models.

  •  Seonaid Mackenzie

    Seonaid Mackenzie

    Seonaid pioneered the Regulatory incubator model over 20 years ago. She provides innovative solutions to solve complex problems; and became a trusted advisor at the beginning of the Rubix journey.

    She has over 40 years’ experience in financial services in stockbroking, fund management and operating funds in the UK.

We’re greater than the sum of our parts

We believe in working with the smartest, most experienced minds to help our portfolio companies thrive – investors, advisors, experts and partners.