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Sam Tidswell-Norrish
Founder & Chair,
OPUS
Chair of OPUS, the global platform for early-stage entrepreneurs, helping supercharge the founder journey. OPUS is building the value creation capability that the VC community promised but never delivered.
Until December 2024, Sam was MD & Founding Team at Motive Partners since formation in 2015. Motive is a specialist private equity firm with offices in New York, London, Berlin, Florida & Amsterdam, focused on financial technology investments across venture, growth & buyout. During his tenure the platform raised ~$8B.
Sam is a Board member at the Chief of Staff Association (CSA), and until recently on the Board of the World Wide Web Foundation. Additionally, Sam is an investor in ~100 early-stage technology businesses and private equity opportunities.
Until December 2024, Sam was MD & Founding Team at Motive Partners since formation in 2015. Motive is a specialist private equity firm with offices in New York, London, Berlin, Florida & Amsterdam, focused on financial technology investments across venture, growth & buyout. During his tenure the platform raised ~$8B.
Sam is a Board member at the Chief of Staff Association (CSA), and until recently on the Board of the World Wide Web Foundation. Additionally, Sam is an investor in ~100 early-stage technology businesses and private equity opportunities.
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11-Jun-2025Founders StageThe Real Founder Formula: Experience Over Education