Podcast appearances and mentions of eileen burbidge

A.M. Edition for Feb. 2. Earnings reports this week have cast a spotlight on the tech behemoths that continue to leave the rest of the S&P 500 in their dust. Eileen Burbidge, the founder of Passion Capital, explains whether investors can still find upside among the world's most valuable companies. Plus, Intel delays construction of its $20 billion Ohio chip plant. And Barbie-maker Mattel attracts an activist investor eager to shake up the toy company. Luke Vargas hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“I think 2024 is a great opportunity to back fantastic people and get more attention on things that are undervalued or don't get enough attention to invest in.”  Described as the ‘Queen of British VC' by Fortune magazine, we are kicking off our new VC feature series with the brilliant Eileen Burbidge MBE. Eileen is a Founding Partner at Passion Capital, the pre-eminent early-stage technology venture fund based in London, where she backed some of the most successful Tech businesses, including Monzo Bank, Marshmallow, and many more. She is currently also Director at Fertifa, the UK and Europe's leading reproductive benefits provider.  Outside of Passion and Fertifa, Eileen has also served as the UK Treasurer's Special Envoy for FinTech for 8 years, was Tech Ambassador for the Mayor of London's office and served on the former UK Prime Minister David Cameron's Business Advisory Group.  Eileen has extensive operational and investment experience, from roles at Tech giants including Yahoo!, Skype and Apple, so there is plenty to dive into in today's episode. Episode Chapters: ➡️ Her proudest moment of backing Monzo Bank [2:11] ➡️ Busting the biggest myths in VC [4:33] ➡️ Growing up in the suburbs of Chicago & her perception of ‘diversity' [7:59] ➡️ Falling in love with Tech and working at Apple [11:33] ➡️ Shazam V Skype: A Tech standoff [15:24] ➡️ Being one of the first employees at Skype & reflections on being fired [17:04] ➡️ Leadership lessons from Niklas Zennström [20:31] ➡️ Journey from Operator to VC [24:00] ➡️ Her early stage investment thesis & focusing on people [27:56] ➡️ Indexing on integrity & trust when assessing Founders [30:59] ➡️ Stepping into interim CEO roles [34:46] ➡️ Why she feels like the board let Tom Blomfield down & succession plans [38:04] ➡️ Stepping back into an executive role at Fertifa [42:26] ➡️ Hiring advice for Founders [47:15] ➡️ Taking a hard look at ourselves to improve DE&I [49:21] ➡️ What to look forward to in 2024 [51:59] ⛳ Helpful links: ➡️ Connect with Eileen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eileenburbidge/  ➡️ Find out more about Passion Capital: https://www.linkedin.com/company/passion-capital/ ➡️ Explore the work of Fertifa: https://www.fertifa.com/ ⭐Enjoyed this episode?⭐️ Keep up to date with all our latest episodes, by hitting the subscribe button on your favourite podcast platform. And for any feedback on what you enjoy the most and ideas on what we can do to make 40 Minute Mentor even better, please leave us a review on https://ratethispodcast.com/40mm

Eileen Burbidge, partner at Passion Capital, discusses the lessons she learned working in Silicon Valley before and during the dot-com crash, explains how luck plays a big role in success, examines the differences between the UK and US tech sectors, and shares how reproductive health support is the new frontier for employee benefits.   Burbidge, a British-American venture capitalist, moved to London from Silicon Valley in 2004. During her early career, Burbidge held roles at Apple, Sun Microsystems and Skype. She is a founding partner of Passion Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm that has invested in 96 startup since 2011, including Monzo, Go Cardless and Tide. Burbidge is also the director of Fertifa, a reproductive healthcare startup. In 2015, Burbidge received an MBE for services to entrepreneurship. 

We're back with another longer form interview and this week we're joined by Eileen Burbidge, cofounder of London-based, early-stage VC firm Passion Capital and director at reproductive healthcare company Fertifa. She came into the studio to reflect on the differences between Silicon Valley and London, her time at Monzo and how she wants to fix reproductive healthcare in Europe.

Our guest this week is Eileen Burbidge, Partner @ Passion Capital and Director @ FertifaEileen has worked for some of the biggest tech companies in the world such as Skype, Apple and Yahoo. She founded venture firm Passion Capital in 2011 and has backed incredible companies such as Tide, Monzo, Tray.io and others from pre-seed stage. Eileen joins James Pringle and Hector Mason to discuss what it's like being an interim CEO, the excitement of investing, the importance of quick decisions & so much more.Don't forget to like, subscribe and follow The Riding Unicorns Podcast on our socials and your chosen podcast platform to stay up to date!

I talk with Eileen Burbidge MBE, tech venture capitalist and CEO of Fertifa, the reproductive and hormonal wellbeing provider for employers, about what gives her the confidence to start something new, how employee wellbeing support is evolving and how to grow a new venture – or a whole industry - successfully. Show notes at www.helenbeedham.com/podcast.

This week, Jay breaks down the ideal ways to invest £100k into three straightforward categories and reveals the framework that all of the top billionaires and sports stars adhere to. While Rupy explains the 'arrival fallacy', why you should send a letter to yourself at 16, and the concept of 'antifragile'. As Amit wraps up the episode, the panel discusses Michael Singer's remarkable career trajectory.What to look forward to:03:05 Why you should write a letter to yourself at 1606:53 Antifragile10:14 The arrival fallacy12:25 What motivates billionaires & stars like Warren Buffett & Taylor Swift?19:15 If you have 50k or 100k to invest - where should you put it?34:35 Michael Singer's journey
Links from the episode:Michael A. Singer: Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond YourselfMichael A. Singer: The Surrender Experiment: My Journey into Life's PerfectionRobert T. Kiyosaki: Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!Erik Partaker: The 3 Alarms: A Simple System to Transform Your Health, Wealth, and Relationships ForeverPaul Millerd: The Pathless Path: Imagining a New Story For Work and LifeNassim Nicholas Taleb: Antifragile: Things that Gain from DisorderDaniel Kahneman: Thinking, Fast and SlowSteady Capital: https://www.steady.capital/Previous guests include:Reece Chowdhry, Poppy Jamie, Eileen Burbidge, Nick Telson and Fred DestinDownload Jay's free E-book: 5 Crucial Lessons From Building Startups Worth $500mFollow Jay:

Episode 23: This week, Jay and Rupy discuss their experience of trying out the hugely popular AI chat bot ‘ChatGPT' and how they feel it will affect the world as we know it. Rupy shares his top 4 books that he will be re-reading in 2023, whilst Jay gives us 4 top tips to help boost team motivation in 2023 and also explains what it means to be a ‘blissful failure'.What to look forward to:00:52 ChatGPT06:35 Books that Rupy is re-reading in 202313:38 What is blissful failure?16:28 How to boost team motivation in 202322:44 Jay summarises 4 tips for running a business in 202325:02 Amit discusses the importance of asking the right questionsLinks:Scary Smart - Mo Gawdat's book on the future of artificial intelligenceUntethered Soul - Michael singer's book on happinessThe Mom Test - Rob Fitzpatrick's book on how to ask better questions - Rob's websiteProduct lead growth - Wes Bush's book on building a product that sells itselfInspired - Marty Cagen's book on how to structure your tech teamsPrevious guests include:Reece Chowdhry, Poppy Jamie, Eileen Burbidge, Nick Telson and Fred DestinDownload Jay's free E-book: 5 Crucial Lessons From Building Startups Worth $500mFollow Jay: TwitterFollow Rupy: TwitterThis podcast was produced by Fascinate Productions

Episode 22: This weeks episode features the ultimate culture-changing and highly insightful venture capitalist Fred Destin. Known for bringing a unique approach to startup decks and a rebellious attitude towards the vc industry, in this conversation, Fred shares his reflections on the values behind Stride VC, how to choose the right founders and how the philosophies of Jordan Peterson, David Whyte, Jeff Foster and Ram Dass can help in the world of venture capital.Audio TimecodesWhat to look forward to:03:06 - Thriving in Chaos and the beginnings of Stride.VC08:09 - How to best chose founders as a venture capitalist16:11 - Why you should stop worrying about replying to emails21:16 - Deeply understanding oneself24:55 - Bringing back the Divine Feminine to leadership 27:31 - Start-by cleaning your own room à la Jordan Peterson32:51 - Nobody needs gurus & the poetry of David Whyte 34:27 - The philosophy of Jeff Foster and Ram DassLinks:Stride VC website: https://stride.vc/Fred Destin's blog: http://freddestin.com/Previous guests include: Reece Chowdhry, Poppy Jamie, Eileen Burbidge & Nick TelsonDownload Jay's free E-book: 5 Crucial Lessons From Building Startups Worth $500mFollow Jay: TwitterFollow Rupy: TwitterThis podcast was produced by Fascinate Productions

Series 4 of The Business of Being Brilliant kicks off later this month and my brilliant guests include Deb Mashek, Dr Julie Humphreys, Natasha Whitehurst, Alastair Douglas, Eileen Burbidge, Alison Jones and more! To whet your appetite, here's a short clip where I put 3 questions to social psychologist Deb Mashek about workplace collaboration and her wisdom-packed new book 'Collabor(h)ate', launching on 23 Jan. Enjoy

Episode 20: This week, Rupy discusses losing his first employee, feature fallacy within apps and how he plans to maximise the value given through the Doctors Kitchen app with the aim of 10x value to customers. Jay describes how he deals with business break ups as well as giving four tips on how to set and achieve your goals for 2023. Amit gives a brilliant breakdown of the podcast and highlights the importance of realistic goal setting and the concept of leverage.Audio Timecodes00:00 Intro00:43 Rupy's week battling fires02:18 Business breakups09:21 It's an interesting time in business13:38 How to give 10x value to customers18:20 Setting goals for 202328:42 Jay's 4 tips for effectively setting goals as a founder30:47 Realistic goal setting and the concept of leverage with AmitLinks:Books:The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and HappinessDr Tara Swart: The Source: Open Your Mind, Change Your LifeWeb:Naval Ravikant: Find a position of leverageTony RobbinsYoutube:All-In Podcast with Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks & David FriedbergDr. Joe Dispenza - How to Find the frequency of Unlimited AbundanceAlex HormoziPrevious guests include: Reece Chowdhry, Poppy Jamie, Eileen Burbidge and Nick TelsonDownload Jay's free E-book: 5 Crucial Lessons From Building Startups Worth $500mFollow Jay: TwitterFollow Rupy: TwitterThis podcast was produced by Fascinate Productions

Episode 18: From an impressive early career in Silicon Valley through Apple, Yahoo and Skype to founding partner at Passion Capital, this weeks' guest Eileen Burbidge has experienced an incredible journey in tech. In this conversation with Jay and Rupy, Eileen shares her secrets on becoming a successful venture capitalist, whilst staying a decent, humble and kind person. They also have a laugh at a few stories from her past.03:00 Early days in Silicon Valley04:46 Thoughts on Steve Jobs, Larry Ellison & Elon Musk09:29 Starting out investing15:26 Jay receiving venture funding he didn't want17:56 Treating all founders equally20:49 Managing family and business time26:20 Fertifa and other new venturesLinks:Passion Capital's website: https://www.passioncapital.com/Fertifa's website: https://www.fertifa.comEileen's Twitter: https://twitter.com/eileentsoPrevious guests include: Reece Chowdhry & Poppy JamieDownload Jay's free E-book: 5 Crucial Lessons From Building Startups Worth $500mFollow Jay: TwitterFollow Rupy: TwitterThis podcast was produced by Fascinate Productions

Eileen Burbidge is the founding partner of Passion Capital, an early-stage venture capital fund  that has backed FinTech giants including the likes of Monzo, Tide and GoCardless among  others. As part of Mana Search's event presenting their State of Diversity report, Eileen joins  Lloyd to walk through the homogeneity and inequality within the current Tech and Venture  Capital industries. From the intrinsic gendering of children's toys, to how to build a team, to the astronomic rise but also war stories with Monzo, and even to fashion trends within VC, this episode has it all. 00:00 - An Introduction to Eileen & to Mana Search's Diversity Report 1:43 - Marquee investments made by Eileen 4:23 - How to build a diverse team 5:35 - What more recent trends are we seeing within diversity 9:20 - Heroes and role models for young people 13:38 - Monzo and Startup CEOs vs Bank Executives 16:39 - Regulatory scrutiny whilst maintaining creativity 18:20 - Eileen's background 20:15 - Eileen's Mana 22:41 - Influences on Eileen's career 25:38 - Sexist Cultures and historic workplace misogyny 27:40 - Gendered children's clothes & ingrained societal sexism 32:53 - Diversity within Crypto & Blockchain 37:15 - Clothing trends and homogeneity within VC 40:55 - Eileen's heroes and dream guest

As it's International Women's Day, I wanted to do something a little different and hand the episode over to some of the amazing women I have had on the show and I will link to each of their original episodes in the notes below.Today, we have Shellye Archambeau, Rana el Kaliouby, Sherrell Dorsey, Soraya Darabi, Eileen Burbidge, Yodit Stanton, Donna Auguste, Megan Smith and Dr Catherine Breslin and what follows is the one piece of advice they'd offer their younger selves.First up is Dr Catherine Breslin - an AI and Machine Learning Scientist who managed the Cambridge-based AI Alexa team that, among other things, worked on technology that enabled the automatic speech recognition and natural language understanding behind Amazon's Alexa. Full episode here.The next guest is Donna Auguste from episode 16. Donna was the first African-American to enter the PhD program at Carnegie Mellon researching AI before she went on to lead the Newton engineering team at Apple. She then cofounded and sold her own software business for $147 million. In this clip, Donna offers some advice to a Donna in her twenties. Full episode here.Then there is Eileen Burbidge from episode 20 – Eileen is an esteemed early-stage VC, co-founder and Partner at Passion Capital and was awarded an MBE from the Queen in 2015 for services to business. Eileen also was an advisor to both our Prime Minister and London Mayor. In this clip, Eileen revisits the traits instilled in her from a young age. Full episode here.Next up is Megan Smith – an award-winning entrepreneur, engineer, and tech evangelist who has been at the forefront of pioneering tech for all of her career from General Magic, Google, and as CTO to President Obama. She is currently founder and CEO of Shift7. In episode 13 Megan talks about learning from history and how we can change the structures to allow for a more inclusive and equal world. Full episode here.And then there is Rana el Kaliouby co-founder and CEO of Affectiva - a software company which builds AI to understand human emotions and cognitive states by analyzing facial and vocal expressions. The company was spun out of the MIT Media Lab and was recently sold for over $70 million. In episode 10, Rana and I discuss how to deal with doubt and the importance of believing in yourself as a founder. Full episode here. Buy Rana's book Girl Decoded: A Scientist's Quest to Reclaim Our Humanity by Bringing Emotional Intelligence to Technology here.Next up is Shellye Archambeau from episode 4. Shelly's career includes a Silicon Valley CEO, Fortune 500 Board Member, Advisor and Author. She was one of Silicon Valley's first African American female CEO's and pioneered a path in tech for others to follow. In this clip, she shares some great advice on how to put yourself first. Full episode here. Buy Shellye's book, Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms here.Then there is Sherrell Dorsey from episode 31. Sherrell is founder and CEO of The Plug – an online news and insights platform covering black tech founders, companies and ecosystems and in this clip, she tells her younger self to relax a little and not be so focused on climbing that ladder we all find ourselves on. Full episode here. Buy Sherrell's book, Upper Hand: The Future of Work for The Rest of Us here.Next up is Soraya Darabi –entrepreneur and investor. Soraya is co-founder and General Partner at TMV – a venture fund which focuses on investing in purposeful startups reimagining the future. And in episode 26, she shared her startup journey before becoming an investor and how having a chip on your shoulder isn't always a bad thing as a founder. Full episode here.And the final clip is from Yodit Stanton – co-founder and CEO of OpenSensors which is a technology company that provides advanced data-based solutions for workplace optimisation. In this final clip from episode 24, Yodit summarises what I have heard a lot of successful founders say which is the importance of savouring the moment in the crazy, wild ride, of your startup journey. Too many of us are rushing to get to the finish line, wherever that is, without really taking in what we have achieved and why it's important. A great lesson for us all really. Full episode here. Finally, I wanted to leave you with a quote from Admiral Grace Hopper, a pioneer in computer programming as well as United States Navy admiral – it's an amended version of a quote by John A Shedd in his 1928 book, Salt from My Attic.Hopper's version reads, “A ship in port is safe, but that is not what ships are for.”I think it sums up the entrepreneurial spirit so well. Founders refuse to stay in their comfort zones – they go out and they build, despite the barriers and despite the naysayers and that's why they inspire me so.Happy International Women's Day!This special episode was hosted by me Danielle Twitter / Instagram / Newsletter  and edited by my long-time editor and project collaborator Jolin Cheng.  

To end Series 3, my guest today is Yodit Stanton, co-founder and CEO of OpenSensors which is a technology company that provides advanced data-based solutions for workplace optimisation. It essentially uses internet of things data points to learn how your office building is being utilised and how that usage could be better optimised - something which is especially useful in the time of Covid where workplaces are doing their best to keep their staff safe.In this interview, Yodit and I talk about her background and growing up on a cargo ship, what it was like to be at Lehman Brothers when it collapsed, how she became excited about big data, and how her daughter's asthma led to the birth of OpenSensors.Yodit is an Ethiopian founder who spends her work days helping businesses to optimise their space for health and wealth whilst a chunk of her time at the weekend is spent dedicated to helping black and brown founders with their startups.I couldn't think of a more inspiring woman to close Series 3.As it is the end of the series, I would like to thank my incredible guests - Alvy Ray Smith of Pixar, John Couch of Apple, Guy Kawasaki, Eileen Burbidge of Passion Capital, Nicolas Cary of Blockchain.com, serial entrepreneur Clarence Wooten, historian of Innovation Dr Anton Howes, and of course, the fantastic Yodit Stanton.I will be taking a short break before I return in the new year with a whole new series of incredibly inspiring guests.In the meantime, you can revisit some of the previous 24 episodes and let me know which are your favourites. I can be found on Twitter @daniellenewnham.Until then, have a wonderful remainder of the year and I look forward to sharing 2022 with you.-----As it's the end of the first year of this podcast,  please do let me know what you think of it and what you want to hear more of in 2022 by reviewing the podcast - it also means the world to me and will help others to find it too.-----Yodit on Twitter @yoditstanton and LinkedIn Yodit Stantonhttps://www.opensensors.com/Danielle on Twitter @daniellenewnham and  Instagram @daniellenewnham-----This episode was hosted by me - Danielle Newnham, a recovering founder, author and writer who has been interviewing tech founders and innovators for ten years - and produced by Jolin Cheng.  

Today's guest is Eileen Burbidge - esteemed early-stage VC, co-founder and Partner at Passion Capital and co-founder of co-working space White Bear Yard in trendy East London which witnessed the birth of incredible some incredible startups including Monzo and Go CardlessEileen spent her early career in Silicon Valley, working at tech stalwarts such as Apple and Sun Microsystems before joining the early team at Skype where she worked directly with the founders in London.Eileen has also been awarded an MBE from the Queen in 2015 for services to business and also was an advisor to both our Prime Minister and London Mayor.In this interview we talk about being at Sun Microsystems when Java was released, what the early days at Skype were like, why she got fired from Skype and the type of investments she looks to do through Passion. We also touch on Passion's recent collaboration with crowdfunding platform Seedrs which marked the first time a European crowdfunding platform had facilitated access from the general to a private venture fund. Today's episode is equally wonderful and very informative which I think you will really enjoy.--------------Eileen on Twitter @eileentso  / Passion CapitalDanielle on Twitter @daniellenewnham and  Instagram @daniellenewnham-----This episode was hosted by me - Danielle Newnham, a recovering founder, author and writer who has been interviewing tech founders and innovators for ten years - and produced by Jolin Cheng. Let us know what you think of this episode and please rate, review and share - it means the world to me and helps others to find it too.Episode image of Eileen via Tech Crunch 

I am back! And I have an incredible lineup for Series 3 including Alvy Ray Smith, the co-founder of Pixar, Guy Kawasaki, Yodit Stanton, founder of OpenSensors, serial entrepreneur Clarence Wooten, who, among other roles, is currently Entrepreneur in Residence at X – Google Alphabet's Moonshot Factory - and Nicolas Cary, co-founder of Blockchain.com, among others.As always, we will be digging deep into the lives of each founder and innovator – from the pivotal experiences in their childhoods through to their career journeys, highs and lows, and what the lessons they learned along the way.These stories are a wonderful way to document history in one of the most exciting fields of our time but they are also TRULY inspirational. And I feel extremely lucky that I get to share these amazing stories with you. I know they will inspire you and hopefully help you on your own career journey.The first episode will be with Pixar co-founder Dr Alvy Ray Smith where he will describe what he saw that others didn't, how he helped pioneer the field of computer graphics and how Steve Jobs played the part of both saviour and tyrant in the Pixar story.So don't forget to hit the subscribe button to make sure you're the first to hear each episode as it is published. I can't wait to share them with you.

I'm joined by legendary investor and Forbes acclaimed, "Queen of UK VC", Eileen Burbidge. Eileen is a Partner at Passion Capital, the legendary early-stage tech venture fund with the likes of Monzo, Tide, Nested, Butternut Box & Marshmallow under their belts and is actually a Board Director with Monzo as well as being super involved with a lot of the other portfolio companies too. Eileen started her career in Silicon Valley, working for the likes of Apple, Yahoo!, and Sun Microsystems. In 2004 she moved to London to become one of Skype's earliest employees. In 2011, Eileen became founding partner of Passion. She is also a member of the board of Dixons Carphone, and awarded an MBE in 2015 for services to Business. We listened to the pitch from Amber Perng, founder of Salmo - looking to digitise, speed up and make cheaper the visa application process, of which there are 1.5m a year in the UK. Based on her own experience having to get a visa after studying in the UK, Amber realised lawyers were charging £4K to fill out forms on your behalf and not much else...it could be better. We really dug on the tech importance of a business such as this, the genuine TAM, reaching that target market, the potential to sell more products to the visa customers and whether they are the team to execute. It also brought up an interesting parallel between Eileen (VC) and my (Angel) take on the investment prospects. Brought to you by my Startup Playground, Horseplay Ventures - https://horseplay.ventures/ Salmo - https://www.salmo.uk/ Playfair Capital - https://www.passioncapital.com/

Today we have one of the pioneers of the European tech ecosystem on to discuss how the European early-stage VC landscape has changed since its early days – and how their fund, Passion Capital, has unlocked access to investors with their latest fundraise.Eileen Burbidge, a Founding Partner of Passion Capital, and I had a fascinating conversation about all things VC, opening up access to the asset class to individual investors, what it means for the future of venture capital, and Eileen's love of Arsenal and why she's not a fan of the European Super League.Eileen has built a reputation as the go-to VC for seed stage companies in the UK and Europe – and for good reason.Her aptly named fund, Passion Capital, has built a name for itself as one of the top early-stage funds in the UK because of her passion for rolling up her sleeves, much like she did in her days as an operator at Skype, Apple, Yahoo!, and Sun Microsystems.I won't forget when we met last year at her office – she had just stepped out of non-stop meetings with one of her growth-stage companies, where she was helping them figure out team and talent questions.Not every seed stage VC has the ability to stay involved as their companies grow nor does this type of work, but that's what separates Passion from the pack.Eileen is just as much at home in her office, which doubles as a co-working space for Passion portfolio companies, as she is in 10 Downing Street, where she has been named the UK Treasury's Special Envoy for FinTech, has been appointed by the Chancellor as the Chair of Tech Nation, and was awarded an MBE in the 2015 Queen's Birthday Honors for her services to businesses.So maybe it's no surprise why she's been described as “The Queen of British VCs” by Fortune Magazine.She's certainly backed many of the British startup royalty at early-stage, being a Seed investor in Monzo Bank, where she still serves on the board, Tide Bank, GoCardless, Digital Shadows, Marshmallow, Butternut Box, and a number of others.Eileen has also had an illustrious career as an operator, working for Apple, Yahoo, and Sun Microsystems in the early days of the internet before moving to London in 2004 to become one of Skype's earliest employees and Head of Product. She then founded Passion in 2011 as one of the first Seed funds in London, serving a critical market need for the entrepreneurial ecosystem in London. She's now trailblazing once again by being one of the first funds to open up their LP base to the crowd, where they have partnered with Seedrs to allow individuals to invest into Passion's latest fund.She's also an independent non-executive board director at Dixons Carphone, a 10B pound revenue electrical and telecoms retailer and on the Transformation & Innovation Advisory Board at UniCredit.Thanks Eileen for being a pioneer in the European VC ecosystem and bringing innovative structures in venture capital to LPs.I hope you enjoy.

In the first episode of this new bi-weekly series, co-hosts Alex Irwin-Hunt and Yessi Bello Perez explore the concept of start-up ecosystems and their importance. Joining as inaugural guests are two maestros of London's start-up scene, Eileen Burbidge and Eric van der Kleij, to discuss the rise of ecosystems across the UK. This episode covers topics from best practices in ecosystem development, the growth of UK tech and the spotlight brought by the pandemic on diversity and inclusion, mental health and sustainability. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Eileen Burbidge is a Partner at Passion Capital, the pre-eminent early-stage technology venture fund based in London. She brings extensive operational experience to her investment activities gleaned from business and product roles at Yahoo!, Skype, Apple and elsewhere. On behalf of Passion, Eileen has served as non-executive director on a number of fast growing SMEs including Monzo Bank, Digital Shadows, Tide, Butternut Box, Prowler.io and Focal Point Positioning, among others.  In addition to Passion Capital, Eileen was until 2020 the Chair of Tech City UK, which is the British government-backed organisation supporting the digital economy across the UK. She is also the UK Treasury’s Special Envoy for FinTech appointed by the Chancellor; Tech Ambassador for the Mayor of London’s office and served on former UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s Business Advisory Group. 

This mini-podcast was recorded in front of a live audience during the Barclays New Frontiers conference, so there is a lot of background noise, and the sound quality is not always great. In this special mini-podcast, Andy chats with Eileen Burbidge MBE,  Founding partner of Passion Capital. In a fascinating chat, Eileen talks about how she got into FinTech, gives her views on London overtaking New York in FinTech funding, is Brexit impacting FinTech funding in the UK, and her highlight of the year so far - maybe. If you’ve enjoyed this podcast, subscribe to our Rise FinTech Podcast channel via your favourite podcast app, and be the first to know about new episodes.  

Lisa Shalett, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management CIO, says the last decade has been "a magical time" for companies to raise capital. George Bory, Wells Fargo Head of Fixed Income Research, says there's a real conundrum in the bond market. Eileen Burbidge, Passion Capital Partner, says Twitter's success will depend on their ability to control abusive behavior on their platform. Megan Greene, Manulife Asset Management Global Chief Economist, thinks GDP data are not as positive as the headline might suggest.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Lisa Shalett, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management CIO, says the last decade has been "a magical time" for companies to raise capital. George Bory, Wells Fargo Head of Fixed Income Research, says there's a real conundrum in the bond market. Eileen Burbidge, Passion Capital Partner, says Twitter's success will depend on their ability to control abusive behavior on their platform. Megan Greene, Manulife Asset Management Global Chief Economist, thinks GDP data are not as positive as the headline might suggest. 

Eileen Burbidge, partner at early-stage venture capital firm Passion Capital – which has invested in many UK fintech startups including GoCardless and Monzo – talks about balancing work and family life, men failing up, and diversity as a profit-driver. See the full interview on Yahoo Finance UK: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/live/changeagents/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stephen Roach, Yale University Professor, says global trade has been an engine for growth for developing and developed countries alike. Steven Arons, Bloomberg News German Banks Reporter, thinks that Deutsche Bank has a chance of getting out of their vicious cycle. Eileen Burbidge, Passion Capital Partner, talks space exploration in the age of SpaceX. John Normand, JPMorgan Head of Cross-Asset Fundamental Strategy, says Asian currencies are clearly in the line of fire from the Trump administration. Komal Sri-Kumar, Sri-Kumar Global Strategies President, joins us to provide his macro outlook.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Stephen Roach, Yale University Professor, says global trade has been an engine for growth for developing and developed countries alike. Steven Arons, Bloomberg News German Banks Reporter, thinks that Deutsche Bank has a chance of getting out of their vicious cycle. Eileen Burbidge, Passion Capital Partner, talks space exploration in the age of SpaceX. John Normand, JPMorgan Head of Cross-Asset Fundamental Strategy, says Asian currencies are clearly in the line of fire from the Trump administration. Komal Sri-Kumar, Sri-Kumar Global Strategies President, joins us to provide his macro outlook. 

Today's insights show shines a light on what makes the UK fintech scene so unique. Fantastic insights are given by fintech experts who are working across the UK and influencing regulation in the fintech space: Frank Jan Risseeuw, CEO of Yolt Greg Michel, Fintech Lead at Tech Nation John Glen, MP Rajesh Agrawal, Deputy Mayor of London Eileen Burbidge, Chair at Tech Nation and Partner at Passion Capital Anthony Lesoismier, CSO and Co-founder at Swissborg Vince Howard, Head of Marketing at Swissborg We want to talk about what makes the UK fintech scene the home of so many success stories. We’re going to be taking a look at the unique UK regulatory environment and why so many international players are keen to come to the country to invest in fintech. We hope you enjoyed the show! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, and follow Fintech Insider on Twitter or Facebook. If you really loved it, please leave us a review, we love reading them! Special Guests: Anthony Lesoismier, Eileen Burbidge, Frank Jan Risseeuw , Gregoire Michel, John Glen, Rajesh Agrawal, and Vince Howard.

We’re at the IFTC held at London’s Tobacco Dock where Simon is meeting some of the fintech envoys outlined in the Chancellor’s keynote address and getting some insights into how the new fintech strategy will play out. David Duffy explains the excitement behind the fintech bridges and the challenges ahead for fintechs and banks working together. Eileen Burbidge shares key insight on the state of the fintech landscape today, how the UK leads the industry, how fintechs need to adapt in the face of GDPR and the power of transparency. Al Lukies gives us some more information on the fintech bridges and how the Australian bridge will be stronger than the Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea and China bridges. Collaboration is at the heart of the bridge but it’s at the first step of a long journey. Nikhil Rahti comments from his unique position on fintechs gradual change from the B2C market to financial markets. How new tech is improving sectors the world over and just why open access distributed ledger technology might speed transactions up to transform the global financial market. Adrienne Harris gives her global perspective on fintechs growth, where its future challenges lie, how the UK and US can learn from each other, and the importance of efficient regulation. Imran Gulamhuseinwala tells Simon about the Open Banking implementation and ensuring that the 9 largest banks in the UK implement it properly. He also explains that Open Banking will have a few more iterations before it’s complete and what the next few phases will be. We hope you enjoyed the show! Don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode, and if you really love the show please leave us a review on iTunes. Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at Fintech Insider News. Special Guests: Adrienne Harris, Alastair Lukies, David Duffy, Eileen Burbidge, Imran Gulamhuseinwala, John Glen, and Nikhil Rathi.

Simon has an insightful interview with Blackrock and iShares' Stephen Cohen on the future of wealth finance and tech. We also have a roundtable panel going through the latest jargon, demystifying the ARs from the VRs and explaining why the two are so often confused. Troubles with AI and machine learning and how they apply to the industry? Another two things that sound so similar, those at the cutting edge will take you through it step by step. Fintech is a fast paced world with constantly evolving buzzwords and acronyms. It’s forgivable to let a few things slide, our guests use real world examples to show you how important these new techs are and how they can improve your business. Our roundtable brings you: Rebecca Skiles, Managing Director, Accenture Digital, Olivia Vinden - Tech/Blockchain specialist for Asset and Wealth Management, Alpha Nick Burns, Chairman, EngageWorks And to cap things off we have another interview, this time with Eileen Burbidge, Partner at Passional Capital, on the major trends of the moment and where wealth sits within that. All this and more in this week's show! Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode and if you want to show us some love leave a review on iTunes! Let us know your thoughts @FintechInsiders and join the discussion by signing up at Fintech Insider News. Special Guests: Eileen Burbidge, Nick Burns, Olivia Vinden, Rebecca Skiles, and Stephen Cohen.

Robert Shiller, Yale University Professor & Nobel Laureate, says we're losing sight of the function of the WTO. Eileen Burbidge, Passion Capital Partner, says there's no other place in the world quite like Silicon Valley. Mark Connors, Credit Suisse Head of Risk Advisory, says the big hedge funds are getting bigger. Mike Mayo, Wells Fargo Head of U.S. Large-Cap Bank Research, and Elyse Greenspan, Wells Fargo Analyst, review the health of U.S. banks. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Robert Shiller, Yale University Professor & Nobel Laureate, says we're losing sight of the function of the WTO. Eileen Burbidge, Passion Capital Partner, says there's no other place in the world quite like Silicon Valley. Mark Connors, Credit Suisse Head of Risk Advisory, says the big hedge funds are getting bigger. Mike Mayo, Wells Fargo Head of U.S. Large-Cap Bank Research, and Elyse Greenspan, Wells Fargo Analyst, review the health of U.S. banks.

Bloomberg's Lisa Abramowicz fills in for Tom Keene while he's off on Spring break. John Silvia, Wells Fargo Chief Economist, predicts the second half of this year will be challenging for some financial markets. Eileen Burbidge, Passion Capital Partner, says she assumes investors want to hear directly from Mark Zuckerberg or Sheryl Sandberg in the near future. Elsa Lignos, RBC Global Head of FX Strategy, says there will be a lot of attention on the language used in the Fed decision today. Stephanie Miller, Height Securities Senior Vice President, thinks Facebook will confront more of a reckoning with Wall Street than Washington.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Bloomberg's Lisa Abramowicz fills in for Tom Keene while he's off on Spring break. John Silvia, Wells Fargo Chief Economist, predicts the second half of this year will be challenging for some financial markets. Eileen Burbidge, Passion Capital Partner, says she assumes investors want to hear directly from Mark Zuckerberg or Sheryl Sandberg in the near future. Elsa Lignos, RBC Global Head of FX Strategy, says there will be a lot of attention on the language used in the Fed decision today. Stephanie Miller, Height Securities Senior Vice President, thinks Facebook will confront more of a reckoning with Wall Street than Washington. 

GeekGirl Loves Eileen. We just HAD to interview her, and we just HAD to make it a live recording. Thanks to our pals at Stripe's London HQ we hosted a live GeekGirlMeets for the first time ever - and Eileen Burbidge, a woman of many titles and talents, was our wonderful woman in tech for the occasion. Amazing advice and insight in this podcast. From Eileen's views on work-life balance, her career moving from engineering side to VC and her work with the UK government, we cover a lot in this interview, with loads of advice to you! Enjoy! Eileen Burbidge (@eileentso) is a Partner at Passion Capital, the pre-eminent early-stage VC fund based in London. She brings extensive operational experience to her investment activities gleaned from business and product roles at Yahoo!, Skype, Apple and elsewhere. In addition to Passion Capital, Eileen is also Chair of Tech City UK, the government-backed organisation supporting digital business across Britain. She also serves on the Prime Minister David Cameron’s Business Advisory Group; as HM Treasury’s Special Envoy for FinTech, appointed by the Chancellor George Osborne; and Tech Ambassador for the Mayor of London Boris Johnson. She was made an MBE for services to Business in June 2015 and holds a BSc Engineering degree in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

The title of world's financial capital bounces back and forth between London and New York. This year London has bragging rights, but does being the word's center of gravity for finance mean so-called "fintech" companies will naturally flow from that position? London-based investor Eileen Burbidge joins a16z's Alex Rampell to pick apart fintech in this segment of the podcast recorded on our U.K. road trip. Everything from the term (please make it go away), to the particular barriers and opportunities facing entrepreneurs looking to create what really amounts to better banks.

First in the series of monthly podcasts from Transformation Insights. Faith Forster interviews Eileen Burbidge on the subject of digital disruption in financial services

The Tech.eu podcast is a weekly show where Neil S W Murray and Roxanne Varza discuss the most interesting stories from the European technology scene. On this episode they discuss: - Europe's most valuable privately-held VC backed companies - Spotify's new privacy policy and Daniel Ek's subsequent apology - Eileen Burbidge and her assertions that the UK can be the dominant hub for fintech on a global scale. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy