Imperial Enterprise Lab The Royal Society

Martin Ward

Martin Ward

Helping emerging software ventures navigate a path to high growth.

Many software ventures get to first base. Then growth slows or stalls.

There can be many reasons, but the bottom line is the absence of a sustainable model for creating and extracting customer value. Get this in place and an accelerating, virtuous cycle of growth follows.

I work intensively with early-stage B2B software & services ventures to design, test and implement their unique value model. The focus is on practical commercial and executive support to deliver:

My reward comes from helping innovative ventures reach their potential. My offering is tailored to meet the specific needs of each company.

To find out more, get in touch.

Board & advisory appointments

B13.aiCurrentNon-Executive Director
LLInformaticsCurrentBoard Advisor
RedsandCurrentInvestor & Board Advisor
StudyStashCurrentInvestor & Non-Executive Director
PulpaTronicsCurrentBoard Advisor
The Experience AcceleratorCurrentBoard Advisor
BrainpoolCurrentInvestor & Non-Executive Director
Modo252023 – 2025Investor & Non-Executive Director
Goa Marketing2023 – 2024Board Advisor
Uncrowd2019 – 2025Investor & Board Advisor

Public appointments

Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Imperial College LondonCurrentAppointed & funded by The Royal Society
WM Co-Invest FundCurrentMember of Advisory Board
West Midlands Tech Commissioner2023 – 2024Direct Mayoral appointment

Career highlights

Silicon SquareCurrentFounder & CEO
Oracle Corp.2015 – 2022Executive leader of Solution Engineering for Customer Experience SaaS solutions across Western Europe
Inspired Thinking Group2009 – 2014Co-founder and Group Director responsible for business offerings, consulting services and strategic SaaS sales
SAP UK & Ireland2002 – 2006UK Board Director with full P&L responsibility for Consulting & Education lines of business

Recent activity

Ward’s Laws - learned wisdom for venture founders

The full set of Ward’s Laws is available as a printed deck of playing cards. To order a copy, get in touch.