Doug joined Enterprise Ventures in May 2011 to work with the investment team on the £30 million North West Fund for Venture Capital, which provides capital for new and early-stage start-up companies in the North West.Doug has been in the venture capital industry since 1993, making investments on behalf of various venture capital funds with a focus on early stage and start-up technology investments, including university and industrial spin-outs across a wide range of sectors. Investments include Nanoco (nano-tech), Amacis (software), DxS (molecular diagnostics), Spiratech (EDA software), Metronet (wireless) and RedX (pharma).