Jon Bradford is a Co-founder & Managing Partner of Dynamo Ventures an early stage venture fund targeting industrial and supply chain applications. Prior to Dynamo, Jon has a varied career as both an entrepreneur and investor.
Jon is one of the most experienced early stage investors in Europe having made over 100 investments and launched the first accelerator bootcamp outside of the US in 2009, that subsequently merged with Techstars to become their first international programme. He helped co-found Startup Wise Guys in Estonia and Eleven Ventures in Bulgaria. Alongside this, he helped to launched a further nine accelerators from Montreal to Moscow earning him the title “Godfather of European Accelerators”.
Jon was previously a co-founder of F6S and Tech.eu. Alongside this, Jon helped co-found Ormeau Labs, a co-workspace in Belfast and is also on the advisory board of the Bradfield Centre in Cambridge.
