Partner
Emilie Syed
Investment Principal, Zinc
- Firm
- Zinc
- Title
- Investment Principal
- Role
- Principal
- Known as
- Investor
Record updated 18 September 2026
About
Emilie has nearly a decade of experience in building and investing in university spinouts, as part of the Investment Committee at Parkwalk Advisors and previously at Oxford University Innovation, where she worked both in Investments and leading the Startup Incubator, managing over 80 ventures from inception to exit. She moved into technology transfer after 14 years as a research scientist, directing pioneering experiments in systems neuroscience in Oxford, Bordeaux and Hamburg. Emilie holds a PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Hamburg and an MBA from Warwick Business School, specialising in Strategy and Finance.
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