Richard
Shaw

I am a Partner and lead GCP’s investment activities in the Technology sector. 

I’ve been with GCP for fourteen years’ now and am really proud of our fantastic team and our genuine partnership approach to investing in businesses driven by expertise, innovation and talent. I currently work with the teams at Optima Partners,  Coolr and Plenitude Consulting where I am privileged to be able to support the exciting growth plans of the fantastic entrepreneurs we have partnered with. 

Other recent investments have included Bridewell, Cubelogic, Infinity Works, Indigo, Arrow, and Flydocs , where we supported management teams on a range of strategic initiatives including accelerated scaling, organic growth, talent development and board evolution, international expansion, and buy-and-build strategies. 

I’ve spent the last twenty-three years working with growth companies across the UK through advisory, M&A and investor roles. 

I’m passionate about business growth and technology and so outside of the day job am also involved in mentoring several software and tech services start-ups and combine all of this with a busy family life where I’m married with three children, I manage my daughters football team, play guitar in a band and enjoy going snowboarding whenever I get the chance!