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Oliver Gough

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Full Name
Oliver Gough
Title
Analyst *(as stated in the stub record; could not be independently verified)*
Firm
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) *(inferred from the email domain and matching office phone number)*
Firm Type
Growth-equity investor *(the stub's "Angel Investors" label conflicts with SEP's actual profile — SEP is not an angel network)*
Investment Stage
Growth / scale-up equity *(the stub's "Seed Round" label conflicts with SEP's stated strategy — SEP typically invests in later-stage, revenue-generating companies)*
Check Size
Up to ~£50 million / ~$50 million per financing *(SEP firm-level figure)*
Target Company Profile
High-growth, revenue-generating technology scale-ups
Sector Focus
Enterprise software, consumer internet, and tech-enabled service businesses
Geographic Focus
United Kingdom and Europe (historically also UK & Ireland)
Location
London, UK *(based on the London office contact details in the record; SEP's head office is in Glasgow, with a second office at 44 Great Marlborough Street, London W1F 7JL)*

Background

I was unable to verify any personal career, education, or role history for Oliver Gough from public sources, and I will not invent one. What can be established is the institution the contact details point to.

Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) is an independent European growth-equity and venture firm founded in 2000, headquartered in Glasgow with a London office at 44 Great Marlborough Street. The firm invests in enterprise technology companies across the UK and Europe, focusing on enterprise software, consumer internet, and tech-enabled services. SEP is best known as one of the largest early backers of Skyscanner and describes itself as "a leading growth equity investor in enterprise technology companies."

If "Oliver Gough" is indeed an analyst at SEP, an analyst-level role at a growth-equity firm typically involves sourcing and screening prospective investments, building financial models, conducting market and diligence research, and supporting portfolio monitoring — but this is a general description of the role type, not a verified account of this individual's responsibilities.

Investment Thesis & Focus

*The following reflects SEP's firm-level strategy (verified from the firm's website and reporting), not a personal thesis attributable to Oliver Gough, which could not be found.*

  • Stage: Growth / scale-up equity — SEP backs established, revenue-generating technology companies rather than seed-stage startups.
  • Check size: Financings of up to roughly £50m / $50m, leading rounds as well as participating in later-stage rounds.
  • Sectors: Enterprise software, consumer internet, and tech-enabled service businesses; recent activity skews heavily toward AI and process-automation software.
  • Geography: UK and Europe.
  • What makes them say yes: SEP positions itself around "shared conviction" and long-term partnership with strong management teams building category-leading technology businesses with proven, scalable growth.

Notable Investments

  • Skyscanner — Edinburgh travel-search company; SEP was its largest shareholder (~one-third, first invested 2007) and exited on the £1.4bn sale to Ctrip in 2016, one of Europe's largest-ever VC exits.
  • CSR — Bluetooth semiconductor company; an earlier SEP "unicorn" exit.
  • BioVex — life-sciences company; another notable SEP exit.
  • Enate — AI and process-orchestration software; SEP announced a growth investment in 2025.
  • Springtime Technologies — SEP announced a strategic growth investment in November 2024.
  • mea Platform — reported as an SEP exit in 2026.
  • Other recent exits: Restrata (2025), Braincube (2023), Cora Systems (2023), Pelion (2022), Cresset (2022).

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