Bedste Angel Insights-podcasts (2024)

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James Milner, CEO of Wild Hydrogen, on Angel Insights 39:29

3M ago39:29

39:29

Join us as we speak all things Hydrogen fuel and climate-tech related with James Milner, CEO of Access portfolio company Wild Hydrogen. Learn how the hydrogen fuels industry has evolved, where it's headed, and why it's such an exciting time to be in the space.Find out more about what we do at www.syndicateroom.com Find out more about Wild Hydrogen.…

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David Hickson of Founders Factory on Angel Insights 28:44

4M ago28:44

28:44

David Hickson, part of the founding team at Founders Factory, joins us to give a bit of background on Founders Factory and why they are starting a new Pre-seed B2B SaaS programme and fund when so many others thought B2B SaaS was saturated. To find out more about the fund SyndicateRoom and Founders Factory are building please visit www.syndicateroom…

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Hannah Leach and why so many investors get ESG wrong. 28:02

1+ y ago28:02

28:02

Hannah Leach, Partner at Houghton Street Ventures & Co-founder at VentureESG, joins us on this exciting episode of Angel Insights where we delve into ESG and what it really boils down to when it comes to startups and Venture Capital. In this episode we look beyond the products and services being built to the supply chains, hiring processes, and a w…

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How to review and choose an EIS fund with Dr. Brian Moretta of Hardman & Co 25:31

2y ago25:31

25:31

We had the opportunity to sit down and chat with the incredible Dr. Brian Moretta of Hardman & Co. Brian is a quant by nature, a former fund manager by past, and a fund analyst and reviewer at present. Not to mention, in his spare time, Brian is a professor at the prestigious Heriot-Watt University. Brian spends his days picking apart funds (EIS an…

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From a Magic Pony to Angel Investing with Zehan Wang 38:31

2y ago38:31

38:31

What does one do with a PhD in visual processing? Naturally, one would join the entrepreneur first accelerator, launch a machine learning-based visual processing business, sell it to twitter, then work one's way up the Twitter hierarchy before retiring around 30. Then one would turn one's hand to angel investing. Don't believe me? Listen in to toda…

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Addie Pinkster lessons from the city to angel investing 45:09

2y ago45:09

45:09

Addie Pinkster is the Founder and Chief Executive of Adelpha, a female-led corporate financial advisor and leading investment network, that specialises in high-quality, fast-growth, UK-focused companies. Prior to that, she spent 15 years in investment banking, most recently as Head of Hedge Fund Strategy at Citi. She is also a NED, and a growth & t…

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Andy Ayim MBE chats Angel Investing and Purpose 44:00

2+ y ago44:00

44:00

Andy Ayim MBE joins us on Angel Insights to discuss all things angel investing and how he finds time to balance family, work, and purpose. From product manager to entrepreneur, to angel investor, and opening his own angel investing school, Andy is on a mission to make the angel investing pool as diverse as the entrepreneurs starting companies. Andy…

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Srin Madipalli - Lessons from selling Accomable to Airbnb 46:02

3y ago46:02

46:02

Srin Madipalli seems to have tried a bit of everything before turning his attention to building a startup. Fortunately all of the insights he'd picked up as a geneticist, lawyer, MBA and self-taught coder came in handy and he ultimately founded Accomable which he then sold to Airbnb. Since his departure from Airbnb he's focused his time on angel in…

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From Moonpig.com to Dragon's Den, Nick Jenkins talks angel investing 46:01

3y ago46:01

46:01

Nick Jenkins, the founder of Moonpig.com and a former member of BBC's Dragon's Den, joins us on Angel Insights to share what he's learned and how he invests.Af SyndicateRoom

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Matt Lerner - Successful companies do things differently 32:08

3y ago32:08

32:08

Matt Lerner is an angel investor, founder of Startup Core Strengths, and tech industry legend. In this episode we delve into what he's learned from helping to build some of the biggest names in the game (Paypal being one), mentoring countless companies scale during his time at 500 startups, and investing in many others.…

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Mac Conwell on what drives Rarebreed Ventures 25:38

3y ago25:38

25:38

The incredible Mac Conwell discusses how he got into VC and what drives Rarebreed Ventures. From investor product fit to the value of twitter for networking, and what the next steps are to get more diverse founders backed.Af SyndicateRoom

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Sarah Turner on the importance of bringing more women into angel investing 32:13

3+ y ago32:13

32:13

Sarah Turner, co-founder of the incredible Angel Academe, joins us today to discuss the changes she has seen in the angel investing ecosystem over the last decade and shares thoughts on what more needs to be done to bring more women into angel investing.Af SyndicateRoom

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The parallels between Molecular Marine Biology and Angel Investing 50:10

3+ y ago50:10

50:10

Dr. Silvia Mah, PhD, MBA, is a founding partner of Ad Astra Ventures, Stella Angels, Stella Labs and Women's Venture Summit, and is a prolific angel investor.Af SyndicateRoom

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Peter Cowley on angel investing and the importance of being coachable 27:05

3+ y ago27:05

27:05

Peter Cowley started life as an engineer but quickly developed a passion for entrepreneurship which has stuck with him his entire career. He fell into angel investing before he really knew what it was all about and soon became a true student of the game.Af SyndicateRoom

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Backing diverse founders with Denzel Walters 42:08

3+ y ago42:08

42:08

Denzel Walters, co-founder for Community Growth Ventures, sat down to chat with us about his professional experience, his approach to angel investing, and the gap in the market in backing diverse founders that led to the founding of Community Growth Ventures.Af SyndicateRoom

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Investing in Cleantech with Caroline Halliday 30:40

3+ y ago30:40

30:40

Today we had the privilege of chatting with Caroline Halliday, from the Green Angel Syndicate. Caroline has a wealth of experience working with environmentally-minded businesses and investing in cleantech startups. Listen in to learn how she approaches a cleantech investment opportunity.Af SyndicateRoom

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Angel investing lessons learned with Kirsten Connell 29:29

4y ago29:29

29:29

Super Angel Kirsten Connell talks to us about her career, both before angel investing and since, and the lessons she's learned along the way that have led to her becoming one of the top business angels in the UK with a particular focus on cybertech.Af SyndicateRoom

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Angel investing lessons learned with Simon Thorpe 17:50

4y ago17:50

17:50

We had the opportunity to chat with Super Angel Simon Thorpe about his career, before angel investing and since, and the lessons he's learned along the way that have led to him becoming one of the top business angels in the UK.Af SyndicateRoom

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Angel investing lessons learned with Chris Mairs CBE 25:35

4y ago25:35

25:35

In addition to having an enviable angel portfolio, super angel Chris Mairs CBE has held various executive roles at Metaswitch Networks, including a long stint as CTO. He's been the Chairman of Magic Pony Technology, Curon Medical, Phoelex, Board Member at Raspberry Pi, Venture Partner at Entrepreneur First and is a Fellow at the Royal Academy of En…

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Angel Investing Lessons Learned with Ros Singleton 23:25

4y ago23:25

23:25

Beyond being an incredible angel investor, Ros has built an enviable career in telecoms and IT, having been COO at Relish Networks, the Managing Director for broadband at three, and Chair of the UK5G advisory board. We had the chance to sit down with Ros and discuss her incredible experience in both her professional life and angel investing.In Toda…

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What Is The Difference Between An Institutional Angel Fund & An Angel Network? 19:16

8y ago19:16

19:16

Gale Bowman is the founding director of IrishAngels, has grown the group to 150 investors and managed 15 investments totaling over $5.5 million in seed and Series A capital. Her previous work experience includes market research consulting at Nielsen and corporate strategy at Orbitz. She has consulted many startups on customer research, marketing, a…

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What Happens If The Valuation Is Too High At Angel Stage with Jonathan Hakakian 20:24

8y ago20:24

20:24

Jonathan Hakakian is the Managing Director and Co-Founder of the SoundBoard Angel Fund with Richard Magid. Jonathan raised capital for the fund, directed the diligence process into a growing portfolio of 20 companies, and coached many of the portfolio's entrepreneurs on their journeys. His professional background also includes tech, sales, construc…

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The Core Components To Build A Startup Ecosystem with Deb Kemper @ Golden Seeds 21:00

8y ago21:00

21:00

Deb Kemper is the Managing Director of the Boston chapter of Golden Seeds. Her involvement includes deal flow, membership, education, and operations. She is an active early-stage investor, mentor to entrepreneurs, and board member. Prior to Golden Seeds, Deb spent many years in management consulting at McKinsey & Company where she served clients in…

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How Angels Can Ensure Their Voice Is Heard with Nick Lyth @ Green Angels Syndicate 23:37

8y ago23:37

23:37

Nick Lyth is a founder at the Green Angels Syndicate, the only angel investment syndicate specialising in investments to benefit the green economy. As for Nick, prior to Green Angels, Nick has spent over ten years building up a new applied research institute in the eco and environmental arena, with the international status to attract innovation to …

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How To Make The Successful Transition From Operator To Investor with Thatcher Bell 21:47

8y ago21:47

21:47

Thatcher Bell is a venture partner @ Gotham Ventures and Thatcher has spent more than a dozen years in the startup community as a venture capitalist and operator. Prior to joining Gotham Ventures, Thatcher was a Senior Analyst at North Hill Ventures, the venture capital affiliate of Capital One Financial. Before joining North Hill, Thatcher held bu…

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Why Having A Flexible Cheque Size Can Help In Early Stage with Meghan Cross @ Red Bear Angels 19:08

8+ y ago19:08

19:08

Meghan Cross is the Managing Director @ Red Bear Angels which she joined with nearly a decade of operating experience launching and growing media & software companies in New York and Silicon Valley. As an early Director at StyleCaster Inc., Meghan led the digital media conglomerate’s marketing team through the business’ exit to She Knows Media. Bef…

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How To Establish Pattern Recognition Entering Investing with Elizabeth Galbut @ SoGal Ventures 21:34

8+ y ago21:34

21:34

Elizabeth Galbut is a Founding Partner @ Sogal Ventures, the first female led cross border venture capital firm and Prior to finishing business school, she founded A-Level Capital, the first student-led venture capital firm powered by Johns Hopkins students. Before graduate school, Elizabeth was a strategy & operations consultant at Deloitte Consul…

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How To Harness An Early Angel Ecosystem with Jon Lerner, Managing Director @ Smedvig Capital 19:07

8+ y ago19:07

19:07

Jon Lerner is a Managing Director @ Smedvig Capital where he actively looks for the best tech enabled business in the UK and currently sits on the board of Mediamorph and Captify. Prior to Smedvig, Jon was a Senior Consultant at Bain in London and Toronto. If you love the show today then you can head over to syndicateroom.com and see all the previo…

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Why Ideas Are Worthless & It Is All About Execution with Simon Bichara 19:42

8+ y ago19:42

19:42

Simon Bichara is an active angel and advisor with investments in the likes of Jinn, Ignite, Fit Gurus and many more incredible companies. He is also the founder of Hired By Me, the tool that helps contractors get hired faster. Prior to being immersed in the world of startups and investing Simon spent several years at Barclays before seeing the late…

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What Do Investors Want To See In An Investment Opportunity with Fran O'Brien 23:43

8+ y ago23:43

23:43

Francesca O'Brien is Head Associate at SyndicateRoom where she is responsible for management of dealflow and liaison with entrepreneurs. In today’s episode we take a deep dive into the DD process and reveal how exactly Fran sources companies, how those companies are viewed once in the investment pipeline and what an investment community want to see…

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The Ultimate Investor Resource Kit (Series Highlights) 24:40

8+ y ago24:40

24:40

Now for today’s show we thought we would go for something slightly different, as it is August and the investor holiday season is upon us. We thought we would compile some of our favourite quick fire rounds containing the resources that the best investors utilise, giving you the ultimate resource collection so you can head off on your holidays prepa…

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The Ultimate Guide On How To Become An Angel Investor (Series Highlights) 17:30

8+ y ago17:30

17:30

Now for today’s show we thought we would go for something slightly different, I have had many emails from people asking about how to get into the world of investing in startups and we thought today we would take some our favourite entrance stories and show you a collection of how they did it. The ultimate guide to how to make your way into the worl…

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Investing Is All About Brand with Colette Ballou, Founder & President @ Ballou PR 28:12

8+ y ago28:12

28:12

Collette Ballou is the Founder and President of Ballou PR, one of the leading European public relations that works with high-growth technology and technology-enabled companies, as well as technology investors. Colette has worked with the likes of Facebook, Whatsapp, TransferWise, Eventbrite, Evernote just to name a few. Alongside this incredible op…

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The Maturation of The Seed Funding Environment with Dominic Wilson @ Pi Labs 21:28

8+ y ago21:28

21:28

Dominic Wilson is Managing Partner @ Pi Labs founded on the thesis of becoming of the centre of innovation in the property ecosystem creating scalable businesses that will disrupt the property sector. As for Dominic himself, he has a wide background in Private Equity Real Estate having worked with both AEW Europe and Savills Investment Management a…

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Taking A Data Driven Approach To Founder Evaluation with Paul Arnold @ Switch Ventures 19:01

8+ y ago19:01

19:01

Paul Arnold is the founder of Switch Ventures, a seed stage venture capital firm focussed on identifying the most talented startup entrepreneurs by taking a very data-driven approach to founders. Paul was a senior executive at AppDirect, helping build it from a small startup into the unicorn ($1bn+ valuation) it is today. He oversaw company-wide op…

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What Is A Reasonable IRR For Angel Investors with Tim Mills @ British Business Bank 27:20

8+ y ago27:20

27:20

Tim Mills is an Investment Director at the newly formed British Business Bank and also leads the investment activity and operations of the Angel CoFund. Tim started his career with Merrill Lynch where he became an Associate Vice President in the technology group at Merrill before moving to Barclays Capital to work on the integration of the firm's e…

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The Benefits of Mentoring & Why You Should Have One with Jonathan Pfahl @ Rockstar Mentoring 18:25

8+ y ago18:25

18:25

Jonathan Pfahl is the Managing Director @ Rockstar Mentoring. The Rockstar Mentoring Group is the UK's Number 1 mentoring organisation for entrepreneurs looking to grow or raise finance. To date, they have helped over 8,000 business owners to gain the insights they need to succeed through tailored and personalised mentoring. Their mentors have sold…

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How Will Brexit affect London's Tech & Investment Scene with John Spindler @ Capital Enterprise 19:26

8+ y ago19:26

19:26

John Spindler is the CEO of Capital Enterprise and a key player in establishing a culture of innovation and investment in the blossoming London tech scene. John has had over 15 years’ experience as an entrepreneur and business advisor/consultant and as well as being responsible for the day to day management of Capital Enterprise is also a director …

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'We specialise in product': The Benefits of Specialisation with Katie Leviten @ Jamjar Investments 19:07

8+ y ago19:07

19:07

Katie is the investment Manager for the 3 innocent drinks founders Rich, Adam and Jon at their Venture Capital/Angel Investment firm JamJar Investments. Katie’s role involves sourcing, managing deal process and working with the portfolio post deal to add strategic insight. JamJar focuses on consumer facing high growth businesses looking for seed/ro…

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Henry Joseph Grant on Lessons From Watching JustEAT Scale & Applying That To Angel Investing 18:52

8+ y ago18:52

18:52

Henry Joseph Grant has extensive experience both in startup operations and mentoring. Having started working as a paperboy at 11, he then went on to work with the likes of Virgin, JustEAT (where he saw the company's hyper growth phase from seed to Series D) to where Henry is today with UNIDays. Alongside this impressive operational career Henry has…

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Syndicate Room's Tom Britton on What Makes A Business Right For Crowdfunding? 20:55

8+ y ago20:55

20:55

Joining me today is our very own Tom Britton, Co-Founder & CTO @ SyndicateRoom, one of the UK’s leading equity crowdfunding platforms having raised £40m in funding for startups last year and having recently raised their own round on their own platform, so a big congrats to them for that and in the show today we discuss the future for crowdfunding i…

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Impact Investing and LP Returns Are Not Mutually Exclusive with Orson Stadler @mustardseed 19:32

8+ y ago19:32

19:32

Orson Stadler is an investor @ mustardseed. mustardseed seek to enable the creation of world class businesses that generate positive and sustainable outcomes and they do this by connecting influential investors with socially driven entrepreneurs. Orson himself is a former associate at Blackrock and now at mustardseed his responsibilities include fu…

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The Importance Of Founder/Market Fit with Avin Rabheru, Founder & CEO @ HouseKeep 19:48

8+ y ago19:48

19:48

Avin Rabheru is the Founder and CEO of Housekeep (https://housekeep.com), London’s top rated cleaning service which allows you to find and book a local and trusted house cleaner in minutes. Prior to being an entrepreneur, Avin worked in venture capital at Smedvig Capital in London, investing in early stage, high growth companies with an investment …

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How To Spot The 1 Out Of 100 Who Is A Born Entrepreneur with David Rose @ Gust 24:34

8+ y ago24:34

24:34

David Rose is the Founder & CEO @ Gust, the platform that has allowed $1.8bn to flow through Gust to startups. David himself is a serial entrepreneur having personally raised millions in VC funding and being named a ‘world conquering entrepreneur’ by BusinessWeek. David is also a prolific angel investor himself having invested in over 70 early stag…

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World Beating Investors Are Just Round The Corner With David Barrie & Deepali Nangia 22:51

8+ y ago22:51

22:51

We have a very special show for you today both in terms of people and organisation. Firstly, we have two guests joining us today in the form of David Barrie, David has created and managed several ventures that have been credited with raising £300m+ of new investment through public-private partnerships. In 2013, David proposed to the Royal Borough o…

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Investing Lessons From Sequoia and The Importance of Machine Learning with Chris Mairs 23:15

8+ y ago23:15

23:15

Chris Mairs (https://twitter.com/Chris_mairs) is the chief scientist at Metaswitch where he has seen the company exponential growth over the last few decades including the raise of their first vc money in 2008 with the likes of Sequoia and Francisco partners investing, he is also a prolific angel investor and has an immense portfolio with the likes…

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Simon Thorpe On The Ups And Downs Of Startup Investing 23:06

8+ y ago23:06

23:06

Simon is an active angel investor in UK companies with a focus on the technology sector. His current portfolio consists of twenty companies and to date has achieved four exits, including the likes of SwiftKey to Microsoft.Simon is also a member of Cambridge Capital Group (CCG) and Angel Academe (a predominately female network), where he is on the a…

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Investing For The Long Term with Russ Shaw, Founder @ Tech London Advocates 23:00

8+ y ago23:00

23:00

Russ is an angel and venture investor and non-executive director of a number of high growth businesses. He is also a limited partner in Ariadne Capital’s ACE Fund and an investor in and advisor to Amazing Media Group. Russ is also a board member of the Tech City Advisory Group. Previously, Russ was Vice President & General Manager at Skype with res…

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How Angels Can Use Social Media To Increase Deal Flow With Jonathan Struhl @ Indicator Ventures 24:10

9y ago24:10

24:10

Jonathan is a General Partner at Indicator Ventures, however, Jonathan has not always been an early stage investor! After graduating from Yeshiva University, Sy Syms School of Business, Jonathan was the Director of Marketing at Sheets Brand Energy and Sleep Strips, helping launch their national advertising campaign in over 50,000 retail locations. …

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The Importance Of Finding That Founder High with Nancy Fechnay @ Flight Ventures 19:05

9y ago19:05

19:05

Nancy Fechnay is a Partner @ Flight Ventures where Nancy runs the UK syndicate which now has over 430,000 comitted to the syndicate and Nancy moved to London from Silicon Valley in 2014, having spent time with the likes of Kleiner Perkins and GE Ventures. Now in the UK, Nancy is the Interim Director at Techstars London as well as an advisor to seve…

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