Hugh Shepherd
Founder Member @Parenthood Ventures
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WORK HISTORY
Founder Member @Parenthood Ventures
Parenthood Ventures is a founder ecosystem for ParentTech: Startups serving parents and children, fertility to teens. Parenthood Ventures’ founders have raised more than $65 million in funding in the 9 months since our launch, and this is the tip of the iceberg, as millennials and gen z age into parenthood and demand a new generation of tech-enabled products and services - including family fintech, maternal and pediatric digital health, connected devices, education, childcare, clothing, entertainment and more. As in any industry, the founders best placed to build fit-for-purpose solutions are those living the challenges they’re solving: which means our teams are mostly parent-led, often female-led and typically based in suburban locations outside of traditional tech hubs. We are proud to be the first and only digital-always ecosystem for the sector.
EDUCATION
Alliance Manchester Business School
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General
Manchester Grammar School
GCSEs, IGCSEs, General
University of Lancashire
BA Music Production (Hons), Music Technology
The University of Salford
Master of Arts - MA (Distinction), Music
School of Sound Recording
Electronic Music Production, DAWs
Xaverian College
A Levels, Economics, Business, Biology, Politics
ABOUT HUGH SHEPHERD
Founder @ Liaura™ – building safer digital worlds for children aged around 6–11. Currently developing the first truly inspiring and effective safe social media, learning and play app for children protected by our AI Shield™, an intelligent safeguarding and security layer for children’s platforms, supported by experts. MBA Candidate at Alliance Manchester Business School (in final weeks), working closely with top candidates in a carefully assembled team of leading talent from Netflix, Ferrero Group and others with key specialisms of culture, commercial, internationalisation, finance and audit coming together on Liaura strategy and commercialisation. Bright Futures Young Investor Award Winner as voted by panels of investors and young people. Previously Chief of Staff at FutureDJs, where I led product development, curriculum design, and digital transformation in music education. Designed a 330-page music production curriculum, 400+ lesson plans, and launched the world’s first graded DJ qualifications (Ofqual-recognised). Built a team to deliver this in under 6 months and partnered with Spotify’s Soundtrap and major UK schools. Built 7 figure schools revenue model. Co-led WHATCLASS’s move from B2B to a subscription B2C model during a disruptive pandemic, launching virtual classrooms with artists including Becky Hill, Carl Cox and Shura. This contributed to WHATCLASS being included in Spotify’s Courses pilot alongside BBC Maestro and Skillshare.As Executive Director at Anymoment, helped pivot the business from international D2C experiences to a 7-figure B2B corporate events business, delivering experiences for Meta, Deloitte, Adyen, Louis Vuitton and others.I have cross-sector experience in edtech, events, digital safeguarding, and AI-enabled social platforms. I’ve raised and delivered significant Innovate UK funding and worked across product design, HR, systems, data and compliance, shaping strategy from zero to scale. My academic background includes: BA (Hons) Music Production, Futureworks, MA Interactive Music and Advanced Studio Production (Distinction), University of Salford (Vice Chancellor’s Excellence Scholarship), Management Certificate, Harvard Business School, MBA from Alliance Manchester Business School (completion mid-2026, predicted grade: Distinction). Looking to connect with purpose-driven leaders, investors and technologists shaping a safer digital future for young people.
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