Liza Sutherland

Liza is an entrepreneurand startup advisor, having advised hundreds of startups at incubators and the University of Edinburgh and played a key role in raising over £50m in early-stage investments.

Previously, Liza was Head of Ecosystem at Techstart Ventures, a seed-stage venture capital firm. She also raised £1M for her own venture focused on revolutionising audience engagement at live events. She was an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Wayra’s AI & Blockchain Accelerator and founded the University of Edinburgh’s first accelerator, supported by Santander. Originally from NYC, Liza holds an MBA and a BA in Psychology. Her entrepreneurial journey began right after university, co-founding a music company while DJing internationally.

She’s passionate about supporting entrepreneurs and helping them turn their ideas into successful businesses.