Martin Manning
Non Executive Director at Athene Works
England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolMartin Manning is a seasoned business and finance executive who specialises in scaling early-stage technology ventures, delivering pragmatic strategy, fundraising and financial structuring to unlock tax-efficient angel/VC and grant capital. As MD of M2 Financial Services and a serial Non-Executive Director, he has guided exits and growth across mobile gaming, fintech, IoT security and defence tech, and currently advises a diverse portfolio including a Michelin‑star rooftop restaurant, container-park regeneration and a climate-tech accelerator. He combines board-level governance and CEO mentoring with hands-on preparation for investment rounds (EIS/SEIS up to £2–3M), profit improvement and cash-generation plans that attract institutional and bank finance. Martin’s career blends startup grit with corporate rigour—he’s repeatedly translated technical IP into investable businesses and negotiated successful commercial outcomes. Based in Matlock with a background in chemical engineering from Imperial College, he also moonlights on practical tech projects (notably a free-to-play Minecraft server), reflecting a pragmatic, hands-on curiosity beyond finance.
8 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
Primary school, Primary school at Aylesford CPB.Sc., Chemical Engineering, B.Sc., Chemical Engineering at Imperial College London3 A levels 10 O levels, Maths,physics & chemistry, 3 A levels 10 O levels, Maths,physics & chemistry at Maidstone Grammar School
French
Github Skills (6)
minecraft10
plugin10
spigot7
bukkit6
java5
json5
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
ShadowVisions/AhriChanBot
Oct 2017 - May 2019
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 1 year 7 months
TeamMonumenta/monumenta-plugins-public
Nov 2019 - Dec 2022
Publicly released version of Monumenta's plugin code
Contributions:103 commits in 3 years 1 month
releasedminecraftplugin
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