Build·Match·Connect·Fund
Team

Built by people who understand ventures, growth and the technology.

Founders from the commercial side of other people's ventures, a technical co-founder who builds software for a living, and an investor who scales the companies that reach him. Tap a card to see why.

Founder & CEO

Liam Buckingham

Two years in commercial and investor relations, latterly connecting founders with the capital behind them. Aventa is the infrastructure that work kept proving was missing.

At Aventa

  • Sets product direction, validated with founders and investors first hand
  • Leads business development, customer acquisition and investor relations
  • Shapes Aventa Invest and the readiness score from having run the process manually

Background

  • Investor Relations Manager, Becks & Clates. Connected founders with angel investors, family offices and early-stage funds. Sourced deal flow, built investor networks, made the introductions and supported founders through the raise.
  • Commercial Executive, Becks & Clates. Just under two years in new business development and B2B outreach, helping UK companies scale through data-driven marketing and lead generation.
  • Earlier ventures. Founded and ran ventures across apparel, interior retail and construction, where the gaps Aventa closes first became obvious.
LinkedIn
Technical Co-founder

Rocky Jenkinson

Builds software for a living. Founder of Rockmount AI, a software and AI studio in Hull, and Head of DevOps and AI at Becks & Clates. Now leads the build of Aventa.

At Aventa

  • Leads the build of the Aventa platform, from architecture to launch
  • Owns the AI behind matching, the readiness score and Aventa AI
  • Turns the product roadmap into shipped, secure and reliable software

Background

  • Founder, Rockmount AI. A founder-led studio building bespoke software, SaaS products, websites and agentic AI that automates how businesses run. Accepted onto the NatWest Accelerator programme.
  • Head of DevOps & AI, Becks & Clates. Since January 2026, after joining as a developer in 2024 building web and app products.
  • Developer, Toptal. 2022 to 2024, building web and mobile applications.
LinkedIn
Co-founder

Myles Tong

Came off the same commercial floor as Liam, working with small businesses on what they were actually trying to sell. Now takes founders from first idea through to launch, and builds the community around them.

At Aventa

  • Early stage ventures and co creation, with founders from first idea to launch
  • Builds the community side of the platform: onboarding, activation and retention
  • Owns trust and safety, covering guidelines, reporting and moderation

Background

  • Commercial Executive, Becks & Clates. 2025. A commercial role across a client base of small and growing businesses, focused on how those businesses performed online.
  • Built marketing strategies per client, starting from what each business was trying to sell and who it needed to reach, rather than one template across every account.
  • Delivered search engine optimisation, including on site content and structure, to raise visibility and bring in traffic that converted.
LinkedIn
Investor & Advisor, Growth

Owen Clater

Invests capital, then takes the go to market himself. Twelve companies backed across eight sectors.

At Aventa

  • Advises on growth, go to market and the structure of the raise
  • Opens his investor network for introductions
  • Ten of his portfolio companies tested Aventa and gave the feedback it was rebuilt from

Background

  • Founder and CEO, Becks & Clates. Backs ambitious companies and scales them, driving revenue through sharper sales and marketing from day one.
  • Twelve companies backed across eight sectors, spanning AI, edtech, events, e-commerce and digital signage.
  • Shortlisted for Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2025.
owenclater.com

Not live yet. But you can put your name down.

Sign up