Simon Williams

Active Investor

Chairman at Crowdcube

United Kingdom

Simon Williams, Chairman at Crowdcube is an active investor based in United Kingdom. This profile covers what Simon Williams backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr. Simon Williams serves as Chairman at Crowdcube. He also serves as a Board Member at Underpinned. He serves as Board Director at Pepper HQ. He is an Angel Investor. He served on the Board of Directors at Lending Club. He has been a Member of the board of directors since November 2010. Since July 2011, he has served as Group Head of Wealth Management for HSBC. He was previously Chairman and CEO of Camelot Financial Capital Management - a global investment group focused on long-term financial services investments. Before this, he was head of Asia Pacific Consumer Group, head of Latin America Consumer Group, and finally, Chief Risk Officer for Citigroup Global Consumer Group. He was also a member of the Citigroup Management Committee. Between 1997 and 2006, he was a Senior Executive at Citigroup Inc., where he held various roles during his career including CEO of Citibank International Retail Bank, Head of Asia Pacific Consumer Group, Head of Latin America Consumer Group, and finally, Chief Risk Officer for Citigroup Global Consumer Group. He was also a member of the Management Committee of Citigroup. He has also held senior management roles at GE Capital, Bain & Co., and Price Waterhouse in London. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales, the largest professional accountancy body in Europe. He was previously on the Board of the Student Loan Corporation (NYSE: STU) and Chairman of Cosmos Bank in Taiwan. He graduated with a degree in Mathematics from Exeter University and holds an MBA from INSEAD in France, where he graduated with Distinction.

Investor type: AngelVCPEInvestment BankInvestor
Stages: Early Stage VenturePre SeedCrowdfunding
Invests in: SaaS & EnterpriseConsumer & RetailConsumer Goods (CPG)Gaming & EntertainmentMedia & ContentLegalTech
Location: United Kingdom
Typical check: $100K
Past investments: 8

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