30-SECOND CV

Seed Haus is not alone in its mission to mentor, nurture and ultimately scale-up the next generation of tech businesses, with programmes such as Entrepreneurial Spark well established.

Forsyth, though, argues that Seed Haus can carve out a niche in the marketplace and insists the venture is “not an ego trip”.

“Many of the others do not invest directly in the opportunities,” he says. “I think that’s a big piece of the puzzle that is missing in Scotland. There isn’t much capital being deployed efficiently with appropriate advice behind it and that’s a gap that we are addressing.

“We see ourselves building a real community of people that can add real value. We are very niche in what we do and ● Job: CEO at Seed Haus, staff member at Strathclyde Business School ● Born: Falkirk ● Education: MSC chemistry (University of Glasgow), PHD organic chemistry (University of Strathclyde) ● First job: Pharmacy assistant in Boots ● What car do you drive: I use Uber ● Favourite mode of transport: The train are not saying that we can solve everybody’s problems, but we have people round the table well versed in building tech opportunities.” ● Music: New records I’m enjoying – LCD Soundsystem, The National, Mogwai and The War on Drugs ● Reading material: I read at least one book per week. Some recent highlights: Interpreter of Maladies, Homo Deus, Black Hole Blues and Wind, Sand and Stars ● Can’t live without: My wife, Jen, and regular travel abroad ● What makes you angry: Ignorance ● Favourite places: Kyoto, Pacific Coast Highway and Skye

Seed Haus has been backed by a line-up of high-profile investment “partners” including Sir Tom Hunter, Brewdog co-founder James Watt