Laura Bond (pictured) has left her role as senior innovation partnerships manager at UK-based pharmacy and retailer Alliance Boots to join UK-based funding platform Accelerated Digital Ventures (ADV).
Bond will be investment lead for venture partnerships at ADV, which was founded in 2016 by CEO Lee Stafford, also a co-founder of telecoms operator PlusNet.
ADV invests in digital tech companies at seed, venture and growth stage and its portfolio companies include B-Secur, Care Sourcer, CharlieHR, MoveGB, Push Doctor and WeFarm.
Other members of the ADV team include as head of investments Mike Dimelow, who was vice-president of strategic business development at chip designer ARM before its acquisition by Softbank in September 2016.