Harnessing the potential of SpaceTech

Mark Boggett

CEO & Managing Partner

Mark is a pioneer in Space Tech investment having co-founded the Seraphim Space Fund and invested into a portfolio which includes three companies that have achieved billion-dollar valuations. Previously, Mark was a director at YFM Equity Partners, the firm behind the high profile British Smaller Companies VCT 1 & 2. He also worked at Brewin Dolphin and Williams de Broe. He completed his undergraduate degree in Accounting & Finance, Masters in Economics and Finance from the University of Leeds.

James Bruegger

CIO & Managing Partner

James Bruegger, the co-founder and CIO of Seraphim, is a prolific venture capitalist investor in the global Space Tech domain. James was the early VC investor in Arqit, Iceye, LeoLabs and D-Orbit and led investments in several companies that went public including Spire Global and AST & Science. Previously he worked at YFM Equity Partners and Burlington Consultants, a boutique strategy consultancy that was acquired by Deloitte & Touche. James holds a first class degree in History from University College London.

Rob Desborough

Managing Partner & Chief Executive Officer Seraphim Space Camp

Rob Desborough is a Partner in the Seraphim Space Fund and CEO of Seraphim Space Camp Accelerator, now one of the world’s leading accelerator programmes for Space Tech start-ups, which he launched in 2018. Rob heads up the Early Stage Investment activity for Seraphim. Rob has over 20 years’ technology Venture Capital experience in both investment and operational roles from start-up and university spin-out through to early-stage, growth, development, and IPOs. Prior to Seraphim, Rob was with YFM Equity Partners as an Investment Director. Rob has been a board observer or director for over 35 companies internationally, including the world’s leading social listening company Brandwatch. Rob holds a BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Glasgow and a Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) in Information Technology Systems from the University of Strathclyde.

Sarah Shackleton

COO

Sarah joined the firm as COO in March 2022 to help the managing partners build out the group activities. She has 25 years of finance experience and will oversee Finance, Legal, Compliance, Operations, Investor Relations, Risk Management and HR.

Prior to Seraphim, Sarah was a partner at Development Partners International since its inception in 2007. Sarah was responsible for administration of the firm and its funds, including Legal, Compliance, HR, IT, Operations, Facilities, ESG.

Sarah has experience as an active board director on private equity fund general partners and investment holding companies. She was previously a co-chair of the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) Compliance & Best Practice Committee.

Before joining DPI, Sarah was an Associate Director on the Technology Equity Research Team at UBS in London, specialising in the telecommunications equipment sector and covering large-cap European companies, including Nokia, Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent.

Sarah worked in various operations risk, accounting and financial systems analyst roles at UBS, Dresdner Kleinwort Benson and HSBC Investment Bank in the early stages of her career.

Sarah holds a BSc (Hons) in Economics and Accounting from the University of Bristol.