Team

Emily Macdonald – Investment Readiness Programme Manager

Emily oversees the LaunchMe investment readiness programme for the Firstport Group, joining in February 2024.

Lauren Scott – Investment Manager

Lauren assesses applications for repayable finance including for The Catalyst Fund.

Starkeeper Morton – Board Member

Starkeeper is the founding CEO of The Haven in Stonehaven.

Renae Bell – Social Investment Relationship Manager

Renae supports social enterprises to become investment-ready through the LaunchMe programme.

David Brewis – Boost Fund Relationship Manager

David supports applicants and awardees of the Boost Fund.

Professor Mark J. Biggs CEng FIChemE – Board Member

Professor Biggs has served as Associate Principal at Heriot-Watt University since April 2024. Previously, he served as Vice-Principal, Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor.

Lee Fitzpatrick – Board Member

Lee is the co-founder and Managing Director of Zebra Growth.

Al Donald – Board Member

Al is the Development Manager at LINC Scotland.

Jeremy Miles – Deputy CEO

Jeremy works across all operations at Firstport, where he supports the team, programme delivery and wider Firstport community.

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