We're using our investment experience and sector expertise to build a group of impactful companies
Harry Hortyn
Bridgemark Co-founder
Co-founder & CEO of Oxford Summer Courses
5yrs at FCA-regulated social impact investor Social Finance
Early career experience at Deloitte in Tax
Inspirational education moment: Aristotle tutorials at Oxford with the textbook author, introducing the concept of Phil Neville into the theory of the acratic man
Unforgettable trip: watching the wildebeest migrate across the Mara River whilst on honeymoon safari in Tanzania
Robert Phipps
Bridgemark Co-founder
Co-founder at Oxford Summer Courses; Co-founder & CEO at Melio Education
3yrs commercial due diligence experience at strategy consultants Roland Berger
Inspirational education moment: studying the Ottoman Empire during a 6-week summer trip as part of a “Turkey scholarship”
Unforgettable trip: backpacking around Mexico - taking in Aztec temples, mountain biking through Zapatista-controlled Chiapas, and precarious quad-biking in Querétaro
Team dynamic
Harry & Rob met at Reading School in 1997. Our first business (“Ultraball”) was launched in 2003, a 5-a-side football league at Reading University that developed from a Young Enterprise project
As avid travellers and lifelong students, we’re consistently drawn to companies that offer edifying trips and cultural adventures
We’ve been friends and collaborators for over 15yrs - we’re now seeking to bring on board new companies that share our ethos and commitment to creating exceptional experiences