Richard Baillie

Richard Baillie is a Senior Investment Manager at Antler, where responsibilities include leading direct investments in the UK through sourcing, due diligence, and onboarding companies. Notable investments include pre-seed and seed rounds for various startups. Richard serves as a Partner VC at Focal, an open-access demo day, and previously worked at Wekix.com, connecting Israeli tech startups with global investors. Earlier experiences include roles at Houlihan Lokey in Equity Capital Markets Advisory, providing consulting services for Intouch.com and BT, and a five-year tenure at Mercer as an Associate International Consultant and Actuarial Analyst. Richard holds an MBA from Bayes Business School and a Master’s Degree in Mathematics from the University of Glasgow.