Chris Winter

Dr. Christopher S. Winter, Partner, joined New Venture Partners in 2003. He focuses on European investment opportunities.

Previously, Chris co-founded Brightstar, BT's corporate incubator in 2000, and acted as its CTO in identifying and building companies spun out by BT. Prior to co-founding Brightstar, he was the Vice President of Engineering at Cyberlife Technologies Ltd., a software start-up based in the United Kingdom. Chris spent the previous twelve years at BT in various positions, including the Head of Futures Research at BT, where he ran teams of scientists and engineers in researching and developing optical switches, optical computing, next generation operational support systems ("OSS"), AI software and mobile network management.

Chris holds a BA in Biochemistry from Oxford University, a PhD in Physics from Lancaster University and is a Visiting Professor of Systems Engineering at Brunel University.

New Venture Partners, the global venture capital firm dedicated to corporate technology spin-outs, has over $700 million under management. New Venture Partners provides a bridge between technology corporations and traditional venture capital. Starting in 1997 as Lucent Technologies New Ventures Group and operating as an independent firm since 2001, the New Venture Partners team has launched dozens of companies built upon innovations from Bell Labs, British Telecom, Philips, and other major technology companies.

Current Investments:

Liquavista

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Prior Investments:

Microwave Photonics