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The Bristol tech incubator has appointed Kevin Simmons to join its Entrepreneur in Residence team.

Kevin is a highly experienced VC and innovation specialist. A General Partner of a $50m early-stage pan-African VC technology fund, he has helped launch several successful angel networks and has invested in over 150 technology companies, including three of Africa’s eight unicorns.

He has also built three startups in the energy and mobility space, led one as CEO as it was acquired, and is an adviser to several tech startup CEOs in Africa, the US, Canada and the UK.

Kevin joins an existing team of three Entrepreneurs in Residence who support over 90 companies at the incubator.

Entrepreneurs in Residence play a key role in the delivery of the incubation programme, supporting founders with one-to-one sessions, business review panels, investment readiness, and introductions to advisers, skills, and investment networks.

SETsquared Director, Kimberley Brook, said: “We’re thrilled to welcome Kevin to our team. He comes with a wealth of experience and complementary skills, and we know our companies will benefit from his perspective and his high level of expertise to grow their business.”

Kevin added, “I’m really looking forward to helping tech founders overcome the difficult challenges they face, which can lead to exciting and new ways for all of us to live and work. The SETsquared process is all about creating a growth synergy where people and technology intersect and if I can be a small part of that bigger impact, then I will have hopefully helped in some small way.”