Meet the Mission Ventures team

  • Paddy Willis

    Chairman and Co-Founder

    Paddy was co-founder of Plum Baby, an infant feeding brand that was sold to Darwin Private Equity within year five on sales nudging £14 million . He built the incubator Bathtub 2 Boardroom into one of London’s most respected centres for start-up support . Paddy sits on several investment committees and regularly advises founders on their fund-raising strategies.

  • John Stapleton

    Director and Co-Founder

    John is the "Authentic Entrepreneur" and co-founder of The New Covent Garden Soup Co and toddler food brand, Little Dish. John has 30 year's experience in pioneering new FMCG categories and establishing and growing successful consumer-led businesses in both the UK and the USA. John now actively manages an investor/ Non-Executive Director portfolio contributing value- added business growth advice, guidance and mentoring to business owners.