Paula Groves is a co-founder of Impact X Capital, the London-based venture firm launched by Eric Collins in 2018 to back underrepresented founders in Europe. She graduated from Stanford University in 1986 with an undergraduate degree in economics, worked at Credit Suisse First Boston in New York, took a graduate degree at Harvard Business School in 1991, worked at Leo Burnett in Chicago, helped launch the Boston private equity fund Triumph Capital, and in 2000 co-founded Axxon Capital, which raised over $50 million to back Black and women technology founders. In 2024 she was quoted as Impact X's Chief Investment Officer on the firm's seed investment in the Swedish maritime greentech company Cetasol.
Education
B.A. Economics, Stanford University
Graduate degree, Harvard Business School
Previous Experience
Analyst, Credit Suisse First Boston
Leo Burnett Advertising, Chicago
Co-launched Triumph Capital, a private equity fund in Boston
Co-founder, Axxon Capital
Notable Investments
Cetasol
Career Timeline
1986
Graduated from Stanford University with an undergraduate degree in economics and took a three-year position at Credit Suisse First Boston in New York.
1991
Obtained her graduate degree at Harvard Business School and moved to Chicago to work for Leo Burnett.
2000
Co-founded Axxon Capital, a venture fund that raised over $50 million and focused on Black and women founders of technology companies.
2018
Joined Eric Collins as a co-founder of Impact X in the UK.
2024
Commented for Impact X on its investment in the Swedish maritime greentech company Cetasol.