Bill Cann is a recent business graduate from the University of Manchester in the UK.

Bill Cann Northern Gritstone

Bill Cann has joined Northern Gritstone as an associate working in the UK investment company’s business creation services team.

Cann worked in consulting before joining Northern Gritstone, which invests in spinouts from UK universities Leeds, Sheffield, Manchester and Liverpool, as well as startups from the north of England.

NG Innovation Services, the business creation services subsidiary that Cann will work for, includes an accelerator and a service that connects academic founders with entrepreneurs.


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Kim Moore

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