Peter Cowley
Peter Cowley (born 1955, Kingston upon Hull, England) is a tech entrepreneur, angel investor and speaker based in Cambridge, United Kingdom. He is co-founder of Cambridge, UK based VC Martlet Capital. and was President of the European Business Angel Network (EBAN). He has been suffering from late stage cancer since late 2021 and is helping other sufferers and their carers. Career Among the technology and property development businesses he has founded are Camdata, and Ept Computing, which was acquired by Redgate Software in 2009. Cowley has invested in over 75 technology startups and was chair of the Cambridge Angels. He is President Emeritus of the European Business Angels Network EBAN and a board member of the Global Business Angels Network (GBAN), part of Global Entrepreneurs Network. A member of the Investment Committee of the Angel CoFund, a £100 million UK Government-backed fund for supporting and growing British SMEs. and was on the board of the UK Business Angels Association, where he was awarded UK Angel of the Year in 2014. A Fellow in Entrepreneurship at the Cambridge Judge Business School, Cowley is also a council member of the Cambridge Computer Lab Ring, and chair of supporters and a member of the Steering Committee of ideaSpace, the Cambridge University incubator. In 2016, he co-founded CAMentrepreneurs , which supports business and social entrepreneurship among Cambridge University students, alumni and others worldwide in 2016, and serves as its Chair. Education Cowley attended Hymers College, Hull and then gained an MA in Engineering and Computer Science from Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University, Cowley gained qualifications from the Open University and Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. In July 2023, Cowley was awarded an honorary doctorate in business administration from Anglia Ruskin University. Publications In 2018, Peter Cowley authored a book on angel investment titled The Invested Investor and in 2019, a second titled Founder to Founder. He tells the story of his Cancer journey via Project Cancer and its associated Youtube Channel. References Angel investors Living people British businesspeople Private equity and venture capital investors Alumni of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge 1955 births Category: ARU Inspirations