From Building to Backing: Moving On from Mina and Joining Trove

In 2019, I found myself in a store room above a letting agent, staring at a whiteboard with Ashley Tate and Andy Gunn, sketching out what would become Mina. Fast forward three years, and that idea turned into a business that powered some of the UK’s biggest fleets, became a B-Corp, and ultimately sold to Corpay in 2023.

Not bad for an idea to fix the mess that was EV home charging.

The Mina journey was exhilarating, exhausting, and everything in between. We raised millions, built an incredible team, and created something that genuinely helped businesses make the switch to electric. But as any founder knows, the end of one journey is just the start of another.

Enter Trove

After stepping away from Mina, I had time to think (and, for the first time in years, properly sleep!). What I kept coming back to was this: building a startup is hard. Really hard. It’s not just about having a good idea—it’s about execution, resilience, and making a thousand small decisions that either keep you on course or send you off a cliff. And even when you get it right, it’s still chaos.

So, alongside my old friend and former Mina teammate, Carl Stanton, I’m joining Trove - a business Carl has established which is designed to help early-stage startups and scale-ups navigate that chaos.

At Trove, we’re not here to throw theory at you. We’re here to give pragmatic, honest, and relevant advice that actually moves the needle. We know what it’s like to be in the trenches, and we know how to help founders turn ideas into something real.

What we do

- Mentorship & Coaching – Because sometimes, founders just need someone who’s been there and done it.

- Investment Readiness – Helping startups not just pitch to investors, but actually be investable.

- Strategy & Execution – Acting as the integrator to big-vision entrepreneurs, making sure ideas don’t just stay on the whiteboard.

Outside of Trove, I’m also stepping into angel investing - which I'm excited and daunted about in equal measure, but perhaps I'll share more on that later.

Why This? Why Now?

Because I love building things. And now, I want to help others build, too.

If you’re a founder trying to make sense of the madness, let's chat.