Luke Birch
Next Generation
Next Generation
After graduating from Edinburgh University, Luke worked briefly in consulting before gaining an MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial College. He then spent two years at Ascension Ventures, one of the UK’s most active seed stage VCs, working primarily on their social impact fund which invested in businesses that alleviate poverty.
In 2020 Luke joined Vauban, a fin/legaltech business which is democratising access to alternative investments; supporting emerging fund managers all over the world. Luke is an operations/product director in the rapidly growing company. Luke has raised almost £400,000 for charity by taking part in endurance events, including a world record breaking row across the Atlantic Ocean and swimming the English Channel.