Gillian Fleming
Gillian is a Strategic Advisor, Non-Exec Director and Angel Investor for start-up and spin-out companies with 25 years’ experience in the entrepreneurial ecosystem advising and nurturing early-stage ideas and projects to successfully transition through to company creation.
Specialising in commercialisation she has worked with many early-stage technology companies to successfully spin out and raise funding.
With a background in sales and marketing for the energy and engineering sector her breadth of expertise renewables, oil and gas, infrastructure, manufacturing, biotech, food & drink, digital marketplace including fin tech, civ tech, health and wellbeing tech.
On a mission to make angel investment more accessible to women both founders and potential investors, Gillian is Co – Founder, Director and CEO of Mint Ventures (Syndicate) Ltd, a women-led angel group focused on investing in women led and diverse teams with an environmental, ethical or social purpose.
She also represents Kero Developments Ltd in Scotland, a VC that invests in early-stage engineering related spinout and start-up companies.
Gillian is an Entrepreneurial Scotland Saltire Fellow, motivational speaker and judge for various accelerator programs and business competitions.