David Embleton

With over 40 years’ experience as a developer, manager, entrepreneur and director of software businesses, David is Chair of the Wyvern Seed Fund advisory board.
He was Pro-Chancellor at the University of Bath from 1996 to 2003 and helped launch several spin-out companies, including AIM-listed Ingenta and drug delivery company Vectura.
In 1979 he established the successful software house IPL, remaining company Chairman until 1994.
Since the mid 1990s, David has been a seasoned investor, non-executive director and chairman in early stage software companies and was a co-founder of Eden Ventures, a successful early-stage technology investment business based in Bath.