Gordon Bateman is the Chief Executive Officer of CRSI, the UK’s consultancy for high-growth, investor-backed businesses. CRSI provides a range of services aimed at accelerating the growth of early-stage businesses. Passionate about improving the innovation and investment landscape across the UK, he established Investor Ladder which is now one of the UK’s largest networks of equity investors. Climb: the UK’s Festival of Innovation, Industry and Investment is his latest venture and has been created to help shape the world of innovation; linking some of the UK’s most promising technology start-ups with the investors who can help them scale.