Jessica FordAnalyst

Jessica Ford

Sector Specialisation

Generalist with particular focus on Medtech and eCommerce

Jessica joined FirstCapital in 2007. Deals she has worked on include Helveta, Everyclick, PlayerOne and Multimap. She was previously at the Max Planck Institute-EVA in Leipzig, Germany, researching linguistics as a Daimler-Benz Fellow and DAAD Scholar. Before this, she worked in clinical neuropsychology research at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London, UK. She has an MA and First Class BA in Medical Sciences from Cambridge University, and an AHRC-funded MA with Distinction in Philosophy of Cognitive Science from Sussex University. Jessica speaks fluent French and German.

Contact Jessica

Call +44 (0)20 8563 1563
Email jessica@firstcapital.co.uk

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