Mr. Mark Whitcroft serves as a Partner and Founding Partner at Illuminate Financial Management LLP. Previously, he was a Principal at the firm. Prior to joining Illuminate, Mr. Whitcroft spent 11 years in various senior capital market roles at Deutsche Bank and HSBC. He was an Executive-in-Residence at StartUpBootCamp FinTech. He has been investing in FinTech companies since 2010 and has worked with a number of FinTech startup accelerators globally. Mr. Whitcroft has been on Industry Advisory Board for ValueStream Labs and a mentor for Deutsche Bank at the Accenture FinTech Innovation Lab. He is a Director of ChartIQ, Inc. He holds a BSc in Human Sciences from University College London