How things have changed in 10 years. When I started angel investing in 2009 just after the Great Financial Crisis (GFC), I could find revenue generating companies valued at less than £1m. Now an equivalent company would be £5m+. In those 10 years I have invested in 40+ companies, many founded by women. I have been fortunate enough to experience many successes and have learnt to accept failures with 1 or 2 investments out of 10 generating my return. 

On Alembic Strategy Café’s livecast - Reigniting the Economy I spoke about supporting entrepreneurs leading the digital revolution.

• The pandemic has accelerated e-commerce and the digitisation of many sectors of the economy led by Healthcare and Education. 

• Angel investors understand that building businesses of scale take at least 7-10 years, which is why it is called ‘patient capital’. So ‘don’t sell too early’.

• The UK is well positioned as a global AI leader having invested as much in AI R&D as the rest of Europe. It’s 3rd behind the US and China.

• The workforce of the future will need digital skills. Therefore we need to start with Schools teaching technology and financial literacy.

• The pandemic has mimicked ‘war-time’ urgency forcing companies to refocus on their business models (pivot if necessary) and show leadership qualities. Successful CEO’s have understood the importance of resilience, being a good role model, showing transparency along with exemplary communication skills to ensure the wellbeing of their teams.

Click here to listen.

 It was a pleasure to attend the Incubator & Accelerator Network's inaugural conference sponsored by NatWest Business. #IAN2018

It was a pleasure to be a participant at EBAN's Winter Summit 2018 Event this week in Luxembourg.

I was delighted to be invited as an investor panellist at Enterprise Tuesday's recent event:

How to pitch to investors.

Early stage entrepreneurs supported by Cambridge Judge Entrepreneurship Centre were given the opportunity to pitch to a panel of experienced investors. 

Delighted to collaborate with:

Stelios Kavadias, Margaret Thatcher Professor of Enterprise Studies in Innovation and Growth, Co-Director of Cambridge Judge Entrepreneurship Centre.   

Where we unravel the components that make up a business’s valuation in the latest article from Barclays Eagle Labs and the Cambridge Judge Business School.

I've been delighted to participate as a speaker at several events so far this year. Here's a selection of photos and a list of the networks I've attended:  

I was delighted to attend The Invested Investor's book launch party in Cambridge. Here we share their recent podcast of mini speeches recorded on the day. 

I was delighted to be part of the Panel at the UKBAA Summit held in London.