General Partner at Connect Ventures · Joined 2019
View Live Interactive Profile →Rory Stirling is a General Partner at Connect Ventures in London and has been a designated member of Connect Ventures LLP since 5 March 2019. TechCrunch reported on 24 January 2019 that he had joined the firm as partner. His firm bio says he founded a startup in 2007 and that at Connect he works on product-led fintech, leadership development and supporting portfolio companies with fundraising strategy. Before Connect he was a Partner at BGF Ventures and MMC Ventures; TechCrunch describes him as a founding partner at the GBP 200 million BGF Ventures fund, which he joined in 2015, and previously a partner at MMC Ventures. His firm bio lists his earlier investments as Gousto, NewVoiceMedia and Brightpearl. He holds an MA in Economics from The University of Edinburgh. Companies House records two current directorships outside the Connect Ventures fund entities: Metomic Ltd, appointed 21 October 2025, and Intropic Limited, appointed 12 August 2019.