Our Team
As a team, we have invested in and founded more than 40 companies, which collectively have created over £1 billion in value over the past three decades.
John is the Founding Partner of The SideBySide Partnership International. He is best known as a healthcare information technology specialist having founded and then grown the world's first sales force automation system which was focused on healthcare industries. Dendrite grew to $420m in revenue and served 52 countries, with 26 international offices, and 3,500 employees and was public for 15 years (Nasdaq: DRTE). It was valued on sale at over $780m.
John subsequently became Chairman and CEO of EKR Therapeutics, a specialist hospital products provider which manufactured and sold high technology Biologics, and rebuilt the company to over $200m in revenue. John is also a very engaged private angel investor, investing in over 30 early-stage companies and most recently exiting Instamed (sold for $500m) and Systech (sold for $165m).
The Dendrite Story
https://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/91/Dendrite-International-Inc.html
10 Lessons Learned from One Entrepreneur's Adventure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zN7ctoeJIs
Ben is an experienced venture capital investor having led over 50 investments across a variety of sectors in the Consumer Technology and B2B SaaS space. Ben is the primary person responsible for the due diligence process and organising investments into Investee Companies and currently sits on the board of portfolio companies Honest Mobile, Laundryheap, Envestors, Sherpr, and Lovethesales.
Experienced Strategic Partnerships Manager with over 30 years of experience and a proven track record of forging and nurturing mutually beneficial relationships with intermediaries and high net-worth investors. Julie’s expertise lies in identifying partnership opportunities, developing tailored strategies, and driving business growth. Julie is an effective communicator and negotiator, dedicated to achieving win-win outcomes and leverages this to effectively promote our investment products to investors.
Andrew has 20 years’ experience in EIS funds and early stage companies: as investment director, analyst, fundraiser, and private client adviser. He has been involved in raising over £300m in tax-efficient investments and established MICAP, the industry’s leading provider of research in EIS. He admires founders' vision and determination, and the contribution they make to the UK’s vaulted reputation as a global hub of tech innovation and entrepreneurial success.
Sheli is a seasoned entrepreneurial business leader with 30 years’ international experience. He has founded numerous start-ups and holds board positions with several early-stage companies, including CEO of Hu-manity.co, a global technology company, dedicated to creating a new standard for human data rights.
Some of Sheli’s more significant previous achievements include founding Software Associates International (grew to $25m in revenue) and being responsible for global merger and acquisition activity for Dendrite (Nasdaq: DRTE) a Healthcare information technology specialist. Sheli works directly with our portfolio companies to help develop their business plans and key strategic initiatives.
Matt has over 20 years of experience as the lead broker for one of the UK's first private equity investment firms. Over these years he was instrumental in supporting dozens of multi-million early-stage company fundraises as well as leading a sales team focused on raising funds from high net-worth investors. Matt's expertise lies in understanding his client's priorities and developing a relationship of mutual trust. As Head of Private Clients, Matt leads SidebySide's investor relations team and plays a key role in communicating our recent and upcoming investments, as well as client portfolio updates.
Boyd has considerable breadth of knowledge in the financial sector. He has over 30 years’ experience in the accounting and corporate finance markets, having previously worked at PwC where he was a director in the firm’s Transaction Services group in New York specialising in mergers, acquisitions and disposals. Boyd is a Fellow of the institute of Chartered Accountants. He is a Harvard University alumnus and a member of the Harvard University teaching faculty, specialising in teaching venture capital. Boyd is also a Honorary Professor of Practice in Venture Capital at Queen University Belfast.
Johnathan specialises in managing SEIS/EIS investment funds. He has successfully completed the EISA organisation’s EIS diploma and is an EIS Affiliate. Johnathan has a Master’s in Accountancy and Finance from Queen’s University Belfast.
James has over 5+ years of industry experience in investor relations for the private equity and venture capital sector supporting companies with capital raising both direct and on a corporate fund level. He predominantly works directly with High-Net-Worth Individuals, IFAs, Family Offices, and Corporate Institutions to develop and maintain LP relationships. James’s role as a Senior Business Development Manager is to communicate our Seed and Series A investment opportunities with our sophisticated investor network and assist portfolio companies with their funding rounds.