Tim Rea

Tim joined the OrganOx board as a Non-Executive Director in January 2020 following the investment by BGF. Tim has been active in the venture capital and start-up ecosystem for over 20 years, initially as an entrepreneur and then as an investor with SoftBank, NEC and DFJ ePlanet Capital. He has been a party to more than 120 investments across a broad range of sectors, stages and geographies.

At BGF Tim is responsible for identifying and executing investments, with a particular focus on tech-orientated propositions.

Outside of work Tim spends as much of his time as possible on horseback and, in the interest of combining work with pleasure, keeps a horse specifically for long conference calls. Tim has a science background and began his career in BT’s research labs developing materials for optical switching and amplification. He has an MBA from London Business School.