Speakers
Craig Townsend, o2h Group & Cambridge Stock Exchange
UK deep tech companies are too often forced into a binary choice: sell early abroad, or relocate away from the ecosystem that built them and IPO. Craig will explore this "exit trap" and examine PISCES, the FCA and LSE-backed framework for intermittent trading of private company shares, as an emerging third option for UK growth-stage companies.
Craig is an entrepreneur, investor and business leader with extensive experience across private equity, venture capital and life sciences. As a 5x founder, he has achieved 3 exists.
He is currently leading the Cambridge Stock Exchange Project, an initiative focused on strengthening Cambridge’s private capital ecosystem and creating better routes to liquidity for high-growth companies and their investors. Passionate about Cambridge’s position as a global innovation hub, Craig is focused on connecting founders, investors and institutions to help more high-potential companies build, grow and ultimately remain in the ecosystem.