Podcasts about molten ventures

Welcome to a new episode of our special series, At The Cap Table.Today, Sarah Finegan, Senior Investor at Antler has a discussion with Nicola McClafferty, Partner at Molten Ventures. Molten Ventures, formerly Draper Esprit, is a venture capital firm investing in high-growth technology companies with global ambitions, with offices in London and Dublin. Molten is publicly listed on the London Stock Exchange and takes flexible and patient capital to invest across primary, secondary, and fund funds. Molten invests ~$200 million a year across Seed - Series B stage companies with ~$2 billion AUM.Nicola spent 5 years as a venture capital investor with Balderton Capital and media consultancy Ravensbeck, focusing on early-stage technology and digital consumer investments. She graduated from University College Dublin with a degree in International Business and French.In this episode of *At The Cap Table*, Nicola will share her insights and experiences in a dynamic and wide-ranging discussion. We'll dive into Nicola's personal journey, her work at Molten Ventures, and her industry expertise, offering a mix of personal and business insights. Stay tuned for an engaging and informative conversation!Go to eu.vc for our core learnings and the full video interview

In this Screw It Just Do It Session, I sit down with James Clark, Marketing Director at Molten Ventures, to discuss the intricate process of rebranding Draper Esprit to Molten Ventures. James shares the challenges, considerations, and emotional aspects of rebranding a well-established company. Learn how engaging stakeholders, maintaining brand identity, and navigating the rebranding process during the COVID-19 lockdown led to a successful transformation. This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in the complexities of brand management and rebranding.

In today's episode, Andreas discusses the importance of ESG in the venture capital industry with our four guests:Henry Philipson, Director of Marketing and Communications at BeringeaAshley Brown, Sustainability Manager at AtomicoAntonia Whitecourt, Director at SeedcampGrace Savage, ESG Lead at Molten VenturesWe are talking about ESG in VC because ESG_VC recently published an analysis of ESG data collected from 587 startups backed by leading VC firms, including Atomico, Molten Ventures, Bringea, and Seedcamp. ESG_VC is a global network of more than 300 VC firms enabling start-ups to tackle ESG.Join us while diving into the value of ESG for startups, how VCs are working with founders to drive forward the sustainability agenda, and what the future of European ESG looks like. We also address the buzz surrounding ESG, emphasizing the need to focus on building well-governed and responsible businesses.Go to eu.vc for our core learnings and the full video interview

UK unemployment grew and wage growth stabilised last week after UK labour market data presented a mixed economic outlook. The May unemployment claimant count increased by 50,400, increasing the unemployment rate to 4.4%. Payrolled workers dropped by 3,000, and vacancies declined by 12,000 to 904,000. Despite these signs of a cooling job market, average weekly earnings remained strong at 5.9%, partly due to an April minimum wage increase. This wage growth complicates the Bank of England's ("BOE") efforts to balance economic cooling with inflation control.Stocks featured:Halma, Molten Ventures and FirstGroupTo find out more about the investment management services offered by Walker Crips, please visit our website:https://www.walkercrips.co.uk/This podcast is intended to be Walker Crips Investment Management's own commentary on markets. It is not investment research and should not be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy, sell or trade in any of the investments, sectors or asset classes mentioned. The value of any investment and the income arising from it is not guaranteed and can fall as well as rise, so that you may not get back the amount you originally invested. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results. Movements in exchange rates can have an adverse effect on the value, price or income of any non-sterling denominated investment. Nothing in this podcast constitutes advice to undertake a transaction, and if you require professional advice you should contact your financial adviser or your usual contact at Walker Crips. Walker Crips Investment Management Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN: 226344) and is a member of the London Stock Exchange. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sancar Sahin is the founder of Oliva, which is a healthtech platform offering specialist, on-demand mental health and wellbeing support to employees. The Company raised €13 million from notable investors such as Molten Ventures and was joined by existing investors Stride VC and new backers Alumni Ventures. Angels including Kieran Flanagan, CMO at Zapier, also participated.The raise follows a year where Oliva doubled the size of its team, increased its network of therapists from 50 to over 250, and grew revenues by over 300% year-on-year. Oliva is already used in UK and Key European markets worldwide and is currently available in 38 languages, with existing customers including Marshmallow, Maze, and Leapsome.Where to find Sancar Sahin:• Website: Oliva | Employee Mental Wellbeing Platform & Partner• LinkedIn (18) Sançar Sahin | LinkedInWhere to find Hadi Radwan:• Newsletter: Principles Friday | Hadi Radwan | Substack• LinkedIn: Hadi Radwan | LinkedInIf you like our podcast, please don't forget to subscribe and support us on your favorite podcast players. We also would appreciate your feedback and rating to reach more people.We recently launched our new newsletter, Principles Friday, where I share one principle that can help you in your life or business, one thought-provoking question, and one call to action toward that principle. Please subscribe Here.It is Free and Short (2min).

Today, we are joined by Jonathan Sibilia, Partner at Molten Ventures and one of the judges at the European VC Awards. He is an important player in our ecosystem as one of the main LPs. He has made over 80 fund investments, 2200 underlying portfolio companies with Molten Ventures, and 2B in AUM.Jonathan joined Molten Ventures in 2009. Prior to joining the company, he was a senior associate in the technology group at Jefferies International, advising on high-profile cross-border M&A, debt & equity offerings.Previously, he worked at Rothschild & CIE in Paris. He also worked at Apax Partners Corporate Finance in France. Jonathan holds an MA in Management from EM-Lyon and the University of St Gallen in Switzerland and an MA in Advanced Corporate Finance from the University of Paris IX Dauphine.Molten Ventures is one of the most active venture capital firms in Europe, developing and investing in disruptive, high-growth technology companies.Go to eu.vc for our core learnings and the full video interview

Up this week:The AI wars are heating up: During London Tech Week Prime Minister Rishi Sunak set the goal of establishing the UK as the global home of artificial intelligence. This week OpenAI, the firm behind ChatGPT, announced that it would open its first international office in London, and Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis went on record stating that his engineers are building an AI system dubbed Gemini that will be more capable than that of OpenAI. All the while Stability AI, the company behind Stable Diffusion is looking, well, a bit unstable.A new report from Frontline Growth took a look at how US companies succeed and fail when it comes to European expansion. Representing up to 40% of global revenue for public software businesses, The authors note that "the strength of today's European tech ecosystem makes ignoring the region a costly mistake." Frontline goes on to cite the problem of success amnesia, where companies focus on sales at the expense of local marketing, community development, and brand-building efforts. Their data shows that 50% of companies don't have a single marketing resource in Europe a year after landing.Following a retreat from France, Turkish speedy grocery service Getir is now pulling out of Spain. Spain's biggest trade union CCOO didn't mince words stating, "We condemn the disastrous business management of Getir, which has not known how to grow or have a market strategy in Spain. Now its staff will suffer the biggest harm." In light of these developments, it would appear as though Getir's rumoured offer to acquire Flink might well be off the table.VTT Spinout Steady Energy is working on a 50MW nuclear reactor to be used to heat homes in Europe. Operating at significantly lower temperatures and pressure than a traditional reactor, the company's CEO Tommi Nyman says, "The pressure required by the LDR-50 reactor is comparable to the pressure that of a household espresso machine. It operates at a lower pressure than a district heating network. This ensures that in case of a malfunction which leads to a leak, the leak is contained within the heating plant, without endangering people or the environment."Working on the algorithms that drive quantum computing, specifically, applying these algorithms to drug discovery and development, Finnish startup Algorithmiq 's CEO and co-founder Sabrina Maniscalco says that, "a useful quantum advantage is coming sooner than many think."A new report issued by ESG_VC and BVCA analysed ESG data provided by 450 startups backed by leading venture capital firms including Lakestar, Balderton, Molten Ventures, Highland Europe, Beringea, and MMC Ventures. We spoke to ESG_VC co-founder Henry Philipson about how the initiative is aiming to assist startups navigate the world of ESG, as well as gather his response to commentary that startups shouldn't be focusing on ESG in early days.

In der Rubrik “Investments & Exits” begrüßen wir heute Otto Birnbaum, General Partner von Revent. Otto spricht über die Finanzierungsrunde von Oliva und gibt einen allgemeinen Ausblick auf den Mental Health Startup Markt. Die Healthtech-Plattform Oliva hat in einer Fundraising-Runde 5 Millionen Euro gesammelt. Angeführt wurde die Runde von Molten Ventures, während Stride VC und Alumni Ventures als bestehende Investoren sowie Angels wie Kieran Flanagan, CMO bei Zapier, ebenfalls teilgenommen haben. Mit dem Kapital plant Oliva, sein Netzwerk von Therapeuten zu erweitern, in neue Märkte und Sprachen zu expandieren und sein "Oliva Care Model" weiterzuentwickeln. Durch die Investition können mehr Mitarbeiter weltweit auf maßgeschneiderte psychische Gesundheitsunterstützung zugreifen. Insgesamt beläuft sich das Finanzierungsvolumen von Oliva bisher auf 13 Millionen Euro.

Hőhullám érte el az USA déli államait 24.hu     2023-06-18 06:32:40     Külföld USA Hétvége Az Egyesült Államok déli részének számos városában hűsölőközpontokat nyitottak a hétvégén érkezett hőhullám miatt szombaton. Putyin háborújában drogmámorban mennek a halálba a katonák Privátbankár     2023-06-18 05:42:03     Külföld Ukrajna háború Vlagyimir Putyin Drog Alkoholizmus Alkohol Az orosz-ukrán háború talán egyik kevesebbet említett aspektusa az, hogy mennyire központi szerepet kap a drog- és alkoholfogyasztás mindkét szemben álló fél seregének berkeiben. Ugyan az ukrán vezetés többször is emlegette a részeg oroszokat, arról nincsen szó, hogy a probléma ne létezne a védekező ország emberei között. Közel felére csökkentették a Revolut értékét Fintech     2023-06-18 05:32:00     Modern Gazdaság Befektető A Revolut egyik befektetője, a Molten Ventures kockázati tőkevállalat nemrégiben bejelentette, hogy részesedését 40 százalékkal leértékeli. Hosszú álomból ébredt Amerika, miközben Kína már a hátába került – Új frontot nyitottak a nagyhatalmak Portfolio     2023-06-18 06:30:00     Külföld USA Kína Diplomata A közép-amerikai országok nem számítanak a világpolitika kiemelkedő színterének, a diplomaták jellemzően az Egyesült Államok befolyási övezetébe sorolják a térséget. Az elmúlt években azonban érzékelhetővé vált a terület felértékelődése, ez a megnövekedett kínai figyelemnek köszönhető. A nálunk is üldözött kukorica üszög Mexikóban "a szarvasgomba" Magyar Mezőgazdaság     2023-06-18 06:19:00     Gazdaság Mezőgazdaság Mexikó Szarvasgomba Mindez elsősorban a hozzáállásunktól függ, hogy szeretjük-e és megtaláljuk-e a módját a hasznosításának, vagy csak az ellenséget látjuk benne. F1: Tükörsimán jött a kanadai időmérő csodája Vezess     2023-06-17 23:51:21     Forma1 Hollandia Max Verstappen Kanada Fernando Alonso Áldja a csapatát Max Verstappen, de azért Fernando Alonso bízik benne, hogy el tudja kapni vasárnap a hollandot. Nico Hülkenberget meglepetésként érte a második hely, ám szerinte nem volt annyira bonyolult a siker receptje. A leggyorsabbak nyilatkozatai a Forma-1-es Kanadai Nagydíj időmérője után. 20 csodálatos Ferrarit rejtett az összeroskadt raktár Totalcar     2023-06-18 06:11:00     Autó-motor Ferrari A gyönyörű Ferrarik állapota nem épp egységes: van, ami szinte hibátlan, de olyan is, ami egy összegyűrt papírgalacsinra hasonlít. Most eladnák őket. Csaknem másfél milliárd forintból épült turisztikai és kulturális látogatóközpont Mádon Magyar Hírlap     2023-06-18 06:45:14     Gazdaság A Széchenyi 2020 programból támogatott projektet végrehajtó konzorciumot a Tokaj Borvidék Fejlődéséért Nonprofit Kft. vezette. Kiakadt a magyarokra a montenegrói focista Rangadó     2023-06-18 03:33:23     Foci Montenegró Stefan Savic szerint ennél többet érdemelnek. Pontosan nem tudni, mire vagy kire gondolt. Kiss Zoltán útja Steven Gerrard kézfogásától a hajdúszoboszlói büféig Magyar Nemzet     2023-06-18 06:15:00     Sport Bajnokok Ligája DVSC Hajdúszoboszló Aranycsapat A Dvsc BL-szereplő aranycsapatának kapitánya, Kiss Zoltán teljesen eltávolodott a futballközegtől. Hosszú ideig kitart a strandidő Kiderül     2023-06-18 05:20:20     Időjárás A következő napokban egyre több helyen emelkedik délutánonként 30 fok fölé a hőmérséklet. Frissítő zápor, zivatar csak kevés helyen alakul ki.

Hőhullám érte el az USA déli államait 24.hu     2023-06-18 06:32:40     Külföld USA Hétvége Az Egyesült Államok déli részének számos városában hűsölőközpontokat nyitottak a hétvégén érkezett hőhullám miatt szombaton. Putyin háborújában drogmámorban mennek a halálba a katonák Privátbankár     2023-06-18 05:42:03     Külföld Ukrajna háború Vlagyimir Putyin Drog Alkoholizmus Alkohol Az orosz-ukrán háború talán egyik kevesebbet említett aspektusa az, hogy mennyire központi szerepet kap a drog- és alkoholfogyasztás mindkét szemben álló fél seregének berkeiben. Ugyan az ukrán vezetés többször is emlegette a részeg oroszokat, arról nincsen szó, hogy a probléma ne létezne a védekező ország emberei között. Közel felére csökkentették a Revolut értékét Fintech     2023-06-18 05:32:00     Modern Gazdaság Befektető A Revolut egyik befektetője, a Molten Ventures kockázati tőkevállalat nemrégiben bejelentette, hogy részesedését 40 százalékkal leértékeli. Hosszú álomból ébredt Amerika, miközben Kína már a hátába került – Új frontot nyitottak a nagyhatalmak Portfolio     2023-06-18 06:30:00     Külföld USA Kína Diplomata A közép-amerikai országok nem számítanak a világpolitika kiemelkedő színterének, a diplomaták jellemzően az Egyesült Államok befolyási övezetébe sorolják a térséget. Az elmúlt években azonban érzékelhetővé vált a terület felértékelődése, ez a megnövekedett kínai figyelemnek köszönhető. A nálunk is üldözött kukorica üszög Mexikóban "a szarvasgomba" Magyar Mezőgazdaság     2023-06-18 06:19:00     Gazdaság Mezőgazdaság Mexikó Szarvasgomba Mindez elsősorban a hozzáállásunktól függ, hogy szeretjük-e és megtaláljuk-e a módját a hasznosításának, vagy csak az ellenséget látjuk benne. F1: Tükörsimán jött a kanadai időmérő csodája Vezess     2023-06-17 23:51:21     Forma1 Hollandia Max Verstappen Kanada Fernando Alonso Áldja a csapatát Max Verstappen, de azért Fernando Alonso bízik benne, hogy el tudja kapni vasárnap a hollandot. Nico Hülkenberget meglepetésként érte a második hely, ám szerinte nem volt annyira bonyolult a siker receptje. A leggyorsabbak nyilatkozatai a Forma-1-es Kanadai Nagydíj időmérője után. 20 csodálatos Ferrarit rejtett az összeroskadt raktár Totalcar     2023-06-18 06:11:00     Autó-motor Ferrari A gyönyörű Ferrarik állapota nem épp egységes: van, ami szinte hibátlan, de olyan is, ami egy összegyűrt papírgalacsinra hasonlít. Most eladnák őket. Csaknem másfél milliárd forintból épült turisztikai és kulturális látogatóközpont Mádon Magyar Hírlap     2023-06-18 06:45:14     Gazdaság A Széchenyi 2020 programból támogatott projektet végrehajtó konzorciumot a Tokaj Borvidék Fejlődéséért Nonprofit Kft. vezette. Kiakadt a magyarokra a montenegrói focista Rangadó     2023-06-18 03:33:23     Foci Montenegró Stefan Savic szerint ennél többet érdemelnek. Pontosan nem tudni, mire vagy kire gondolt. Kiss Zoltán útja Steven Gerrard kézfogásától a hajdúszoboszlói büféig Magyar Nemzet     2023-06-18 06:15:00     Sport Bajnokok Ligája DVSC Hajdúszoboszló Aranycsapat A Dvsc BL-szereplő aranycsapatának kapitánya, Kiss Zoltán teljesen eltávolodott a futballközegtől. Hosszú ideig kitart a strandidő Kiderül     2023-06-18 05:20:20     Időjárás A következő napokban egyre több helyen emelkedik délutánonként 30 fok fölé a hőmérséklet. Frissítő zápor, zivatar csak kevés helyen alakul ki.

1-person company sells for $54m,  Revolut marked down 40%, Databricks revenue up 60%,  AI delivers $10b for Microsoft, Stripe + FedNOW, Brex's $100m ARR two times, 14 yr old hired at SpaceX, Epic Games puts your face in the metaverse | Pre-IPO Stock Market Update - Jun 16 , 202300:36 | 1-person company sells for $54m- WarGraphs, a single-employee gaming startup, sold to MOBA Networks for an impressive $54 million without external funding.- Their popular League of Legends companion app, Porofessor, aids players in tracking and improving their stats.01:38 | Revolut marked down 40%- Revolut, a leading fintech company, experienced a setback as one of its major investors reduced its valuation by 40%.- Molten Ventures, a European venture capital firm, wrote down its stake in Revolut from $115 million to $70 million.02:25 | Databricks revenue up 60%- Databricks, a leading data and analytics platform, achieved remarkable sales growth with a 60% surge in the past year, surpassing $1.0 billion in revenue.- Their data warehousing product, competing with Snowflake, reached over $100 million in annualized recurring revenue within a year of its launch.- Databricks' CEO, Ali Ghodsi is prioritizing investment in new AI-focused products for potential future growth.03:06 | AI delivers $10b for Microsoft- Microsoft's investments in AI, including its partnership with OpenAI, are estimated to generate an additional $10 billion in revenue, representing a 5% increase for the company.- The collaboration between Microsoft and OpenAI has been crucial in advancing Microsoft's AI technologies across industries, showcasing their commitment to innovation.04:35 | Stripe + FedNOW- FedNOW, the Federal Reserve's upcoming instant payments system, is set to launch in July 2023, similar to Brazil's successful PIX system.- Stripe, an online payments company, is closely monitoring the development of FedNOW, recognizing the potential impact of real-time payments.- The introduction of FedNOW could significantly affect the businesses of major payment providers like Visa, Mastercard, and American Express, with the possibility of merchants offering different pricing for card payments versus FedNOW payments to avoid interchange fees.05:41 | Brex's $100m ARR two times- Brex, a prominent fintech company, has two product lines generating $100 million in annual recurring revenue.- Known for its innovative corporate credit card and cash management solutions, Brex has gained rapid traction among startups and incumbent businesses06:20 | 14 yr old hired at SpaceX- SpaceX, the innovative aerospace company led by Elon Musk, has hired 14-year-old Kairan Quazi, a college graduate, to work on its Starlink satellite internet project.07:23 | Epic Games puts your face in the metaverse- Epic Games has introduced "MetaHuman Animator," a tool that enables the creation of high-quality, realistic human faces in digital environments.- Utilizing machine learning and advanced algorithms, MetaHuman Animator captures the subtleties and unique expressions of human faces, enhancing immersion and realism in gaming and other digital experiences.08:35 | Big capital raises- Cohere | $270m Series C, $2.2b valuation- Instabase | $45m Series C, $2.0b valuation- La Renon | $200m Series C, $900m valuation- Thunes | $60m Series C, $795m valuation- Upstream Bio | $200m Series B, $680m valuation09:20 | Pre-IPO -0.69% for week, S&P 500 +0.17%. - YTD pre-IPO stocks still trail the S&P by about 28%.- Year to date. Deel +3.67%. Stripe, Discord, Epic Games, Flexport, Chime, and Brex are all -30%+.- This week. Deel +4.88%. Flexport +1.45%. Epic Games -5.89%. Databricks -7.02%.

In case you weren't paying attention, a whole boatload of activity happened across the European tech scene this week. So much so that we had trouble whittling down what to discuss and what to let slide. In discussion:- The Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2023 (GSER 2023)- German autonomous trucking company FERNRIDE announces it has raised $31 million in Series A funding. - Venture capital firm Molten Ventures has written down its holding in Revolut by 40%, adding to the fintech company's recent trouble as it struggles to gain a UK banking licence.- Stock trading app Freetrade is cutting its pre-money valuation by around 65% ahead of a planned Crowdcube fundraise later this month.- UK payments unicorn GoCardless is to cut 17% of staff in a bid to shave 15% off its cost base and quote unquote rediscover its scrappy startup energy.- Digital bank Zopa, also based in the UK, is rejigging its leadership team.- Amsterdam-based cloud banking provider Mambu has announced the immediate departure of its CEO and co-founder Eugene Danilkis for “personal reasons”.- France is openly courting to become the home of Tesla's next Gigafactory in Europe.- Earlier this week, Musk met with the Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni as leaders in Europe attempt to woo the Tesla boss into building a new car manufacturing facility in their countries.- Less than a month old startup Mistral AI raised a seed round of €105 million at a €240 million valuation.- Wargraphs sells to M.O.B.A Network for €50 million.- Wayflyer renews debt line of $300 million from JP Morgan.- EU Regulation Update- Amsterdam - Framer AI- Mercedes adding ChatGPT to their cars- a16z crypto comes to London. - Pirate Summit scuttles the ship with its last burn.All this and a whole lot more on this week's Drive at Five!

In der Rubrik “Investments & Exits” begrüßen wir heute Peter Specht, Partner bei Creandum. Peter spricht über die Finanzierungsrunde von Zaptic:Das in Manchester ansässige Unternehmen Zaptic hat in einer Series-A-Finanzierungsrunde 10 Millionen US-Dollar erhalten, angeführt von Molten Ventures und mit Beteiligung von Bestandsinvestoren. Die Plattform von Zaptic soll Unternehmen dabei unterstützen, ihre täglichen Arbeitsabläufe zu digitalisieren und die Einarbeitungszeit für Mitarbeiter zu verkürzen und die Arbeitsproduktivität und -flexibilität zu erhöhen. Das Unternehmen wurde 2012 von Richard Milnes und Sandy Reid gegründet und zählt zu seinen Kunden unter anderen Carlsberg, Danone und Hovis.  Mit dem frischen Kapital will Zaptic seine No-Code-Plattform Betriebssystem weiterentwickeln und seine Vertriebs-, Produkt- und Ingenieurteams aufstocken.

3 Companies Rising on News for Tuesday 14th March 2023 1. Blue Star Capital #BLU - Pendulum Announces Blockchain Bridge Blue Star Capital notes the recent announcement made by Pendulum, a company incubated by Blue Star's investee company SatoshiPay, that the Pendulum blockchain has released "Spacewalk", its blockchain bridge connecting the Stellar and Polkadot networks. Pendulum describes Spacewalk as a trust-minimized bridge that supports the smooth and seamless transfer of stable assets between the two ecosystems, allows closer collaboration in the de-fi sector and drives synergies between traditional fintech services and the de-fi sector. Pendulum expects that the ability to use stable digital currencies backed by traditional fiat currencies will support a range of new use cases on Polkadot and Stellar. 2. ITM Power #ITM - Expanding test capacity ITM Power has signed an agreement with Power On Connections Ltd, a leading expert in utilities connections, to increase ITM's power supply at Bessemer Park by 300% from 7.5 to 30 megavolt amperes (MVA) by the end of 2024. This additional power supply will enable ITM Power to significantly increase product testing aligned with our growth ambitions. 3. Molten Ventures plc #GROW - Update regarding Silicon Valley Bank SVB UK is one of two banks, the other being J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, that provide Molten's current RCF (which is undrawn) of up to £60 million and a £90 million term loan . SVB UK provides 40% of the Facilities and JPM 60%. Following the acquisition by HSBC of SVB UK, the Facilities will continue to be available to Molten. Furthermore, Molten has a strong cash position, with gross cash balances currently in excess of £30 million of which less than £1 million is currently deposited with SVB UK. To see more risers & fallers click here

Meet the manager: Dr Nigel Pitchford, head of Healthcare Ventures at Downing LLP, talks about investing in healthcare companies. Dr Pitchford's team manages the specialist Healthcare share class of Thames Ventures VCT 2. His own track record encompasses spells at 3i Group plc, Molten Ventures, Imperial Innovations and ieso. In this interview: What kind of companies “can make a real impact on people and their lives today, not in 20 years time”? Investing in Cydar Medical and FundamentalVR Besides funding, what practical help can Downing give companies? Does the current economic environment affect these types of investments? How risky is this part of the market? Exits (incl. Future Health Works / msk.ai) and performance of the VCT as a whole Ultimately, why might experienced investors consider investing in Thames Ventures VCT2 Healthcare? IMPORTANT: The opinions expressed in this video are the interviewee's own and do not necessarily reflect the view of Wealth Club Limited. This interview, like our service, is not advice and the products featured are not suitable for everyone. Venture Capital Trusts are higher risk and less liquid than mainstream investments. You could lose your capital. If you're unsure an investment is right for you, please seek professional advice.

Bobby Healy is CEO and Founder of Manna Drone Delivery. Healy started off his tech career building games for Nintendo at the age of 16. After Nintendo, Healy founded the airline technology company Eland Technologies, which was then sold 12 years later. Healy then went on to build the largest mobility marketplace for airlines in the world, CarTrawler. Now, Healy is building Manna, the largest drone delivery operation in Europe, with over €30 million in funding from leading investors such as Molten Ventures, ffvc, Team Europe, Partners of DST Global and Dynamo Ventures. Healy continues to be an avid computer programmer and is a frequent speaker on the international circuit on subjects related to technology. https://www.manna.aero/ This episode is hosted by Dave Byrne

In der Rubrik “Investments & Exits” begrüßen wir heute Otto Birnbaum, General Partner von Revent. Otto hat die Runde von BeZero Carbon und Vow analysiert: Das ClimateTech BeZero Carbon hat in einer Series-B-Investition 50 Millionen US-Dollar (42,4 Millionen Pfund) für seine Bewertungsplattform für freiwillige Kohlenstoffmärkte erhalten. Auf freiwilligen Kohlenstoffmärkten können Unternehmen oder Privatpersonen Kohlenstoffzertifikate kaufen, um ihre Emissionen auszugleichen. Die Series B von BeZero Carbon wurde von Quantum Energy Partners geleitet, mit Unterstützung von EDF Pulse Ventures, Hitachi Ventures, Intercontinental Exchange, Molten Ventures, Norrsken VC, Illuminate Financial, Qima und Contrarian Ventures.Das australische Unternehmen Vow hat eine Series-A-Finanzierung in Höhe von 49,2 Mio. USD erhalten, um gezüchtete Wachteleier nach Singapur zu bringen. PeakBridge beteiligte sich neben Blackbird, Prosperity7 Ventures, Toyota Ventures, Square Peg, Grok Ventures, Cavallo Ventures, Tenacious Ventures, HostPlus Super LP, NGS Super und Pavilion Capital an der Finanzierungsrunde. Anstatt einfach nur Rind-, Hühner- und Schweinefleischprodukte zu replizieren, konzentriert sich Vow auf "exotischere" Optionen. 

This week saw FTX shrink from $32 billion of value to zero in less than 48 hours. @TheInformation is doing great reporting. It seems the ill-named founder @SBF_FTX - Sam Bankman-Fried - invested hundreds of millions into Sequoia and other funds. The @SECGov failure to provide a regulatory framework for Crypto seems even more silly. But @DavidKirkpatric and @LHSummers provide a thoughtful distraction from the noise. Contents Editorial: I Vote For Change Essays of the Week: The end of the Internet? In Our Own Best Interests - Techonomy - David Kirkpatrick Larry Summers Compares the Surge of Pain in Tech to the Dot-Com Bubble The Big FTX Collapse Sam Bankman-Fried's Late-Night Move and How the FTX House Crumbled FTX's $2 Billion Startup Fund Ensnared in Collapse FTX's Bankman-Fried Quietly Invested More than $500 Million in Sequoia and Other VCs — The Information Binance walks away from FTX deal, citing ‘mishandled customer funds,' regulatory scrutiny Substack Introducing Mentions and Cross-Posts The Substack Bestseller Badge Zoom Zooms Zoom is coming for Microsoft's territory with email and calendar services Tesla vehicles will soon have Zoom video conferencing This Week in Twitter Musk Warns Twitter May Lose Billions Next Year Musk ends remote work at Twitter Elon Musk sells Tesla shares worth $4bn News of the Week Meet The New Unicorns Minted In October 2022 Tiger Global Slashes Value of Private Tech Bets by Billions, Documents Show VC firm Molten Ventures cuts portfolio value after tech sell-off Changing times (or, why is every layoff 10-15%? Stripe will lay off 14% of its employees Startup of the Week The Internet Tweet of the Week Sam Bankman-Fried

Heute: Finanzierungsrunde von Worldr In der Rubrik “Investments & Exits” begrüßen wir heute Martin Janicki, Partner bei ​​Cavalry Ventures. Martin hat die Runde von Worldr kommentiert: Das in London ansässige Unternehmen Worldr erhält eine Seed-Finanzierung in Höhe von 11 Millionen Euro, um die Unternehmenskommunikation sicherer zu machen. Worldr hat es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, Datenschutz-, Sicherheits- und Compliance-Ebenen für beliebte Kollaborations- und Kommunikationstools zu entwickeln. Die neue Finanzierungsrunde wurde von Molten Ventures angeführt. IQ Capital und Playfair Capital haben das Unternehmen weiterhin unterstützt. Die Spezialfonds Pretiosum Ventures, Navigate VC und das auf nationale Sicherheit spezialisierte MD One Ventures haben sich ebenfalls beteiligt. Auf die Branche spezialisierte Angels haben sich ebenfalls an der Runde beteiligt, darunter Alex Walsh (Senior MD, Blackstone), Hussain Baig (ehemaliger Global COO & CIO, HSBC) und John Theroux (ehemaliger Vice Chairman, Bain & Co). Betonter Text

Coming to Molten Ventures from the world of finance, management consulting, and angel investing, Vinoth focuses on the firm's investments in the sectors of fintech, insurtech, proptech, and climatetech.In the interview for Tech.eu Podcast, Vinoth discusses his approach to fintech investments and the way he approaches the industry, looking for B2C companies that "bridge the trust chasm" and B2B ones that build the fundamental infrastructure for people's interactions with money. In addition to that, he talks about Europe's prospects as a climate tech powerhouse, the value chain of VC, and the benefits of lateral thinking.To hear all this and more, check out the Tech.eu Podcast episode with Molten Ventures' Vinoth Jayakumar.

Prior to Molten Ventures, Christoph was with Rocket Internet in Asia and Australia, where he helped build The Iconic and Lazada. Previously, Christoph worked as an Investment Manager at Seven Ventures, where he focused on consumer and e-commerce investments. Responsible for Molten Ventures' activities in the German-speaking market, a strong pull for Christoph are both the deep tech and industry tech sectors. Posting the largest number of deals closed within the firm, he sits on eight boards, has done nine investments in the past two and a half years, and on average aims to make three to four investments per year. He also lays out his two favourite questions to ask a potential hire at Molten. So if you're looking to get into the world of VC, you won't want to miss this episode. All this and more, with Molten Ventures' Christoph Hornung.

Nicola McClafferty, partner at the London-based VC firm Molten Ventures, estimates that it would've taken at least a decade to see as many people switch from brick-and-mortar to online shopping experience across the world if not for the lockdowns that saw a big part of the global population confined to their dwellings for months on end.While presenting a huge opportunity for the companies who were ready to handle this shift, this shift has also emphasised the shortcomings and issues of today's e-commerce and adjacent industries."We're looking at a large volume of retail and a change in purchase behaviour happening online that's leveraging an infrastructure, be it software or physical infrastructure, that has been built to service previous generations of retail," McClafferty said.This and similar issues in the field of consumer tech — or rather the startups that can solve them — is what McClafferty focuses on at Molten. We sat down to discuss what the future holds for this segment, and what trends are the most important to follow.

Sign up for my Daily Fintech or Daily Digital Banking Newsletters here. Check out my latest podcast episode below: Welcome to another episode of our Daily Fintech Podcast. THE NEWS HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY IS Bitcoin has crashed to its lowest level since December 2020 after one of the crypto-economy's largest lenders, Celsius Network, suspended withdrawals on Sunday. JUST IN: MoneyGram International, a global leader in the evolution of digital P2P payments, and the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF), a non-profit organization that supports the development and growth of Stellar, an open-source public blockchain that allows money to be tokenized and transferred globally, announced the initial roll-out of a first-of-its-kind global on/off-ramp service for digital wallets to increase the utility of digital assets by creating a bridge between cash and cryptocurrencies. ALSO: Metro Bank (UK) is being sued by US software company Arkeyo over allegations that it leaked the company's coin counting technology to a rival firm. WHAT ABOUT FUNDING ROUNDS AND INVESTMENTS? JUST has raised €3M in its first funding round. E-commerce in France is exploding: valued at more than 112 billion euros in 2020, it is expected to nearly treble in volume by 2026. Berlin-based Airbank has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by Molten Ventures. Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) has announced a £1.6 million, five-year investment in FinTech Wales, the independent not for profit membership association and champion of the FinTech and Financial Services industry in Wales. WHAT'S THE LATEST ON VENTURE FUNDS? The IFC - International Finance Corporation., a member of the World Bank Group, is open to investing and supporting the fintech sector in Saudi Arabia, as it eyes to expand its existing portfolio worth $8 billion invested in the Kingdom, said a top official. AS FOR OPPORTUNITIES Bucking the trend for lay-offs in the fintech sector, Banking-as-a-Service provider Contis has revealed plans to increase its headcount by more than 33% over the next six months, with the Yorkshire headquartered firm intending to recruit 123 additional roles across the UK, Lithuania and India.

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Investor relations undoubtedly become different the further a company scales. What are investors looking for before and after Product Market Fit? What should you emphasize in your Series B fundraise? Joining us to help understand how investors evaluate startups at all stages is Jonathan Sibilia, Partner at Molten Ventures.  In this talk Jonathan uncovers what investors look for, whether it is a seed, Series A, Series B or a growth round you are raising. What you'll come to find is that the perspective is very different based on the stage of the company - the vision and team matter most in the beginning, with defined metrics driving investment decisions only later with defined benchmarks that are important to know.

An hour long special with Ireland's best known venture capitalist, Brian Caulfield, venture partner with Molten Ventures (fka Draper Esprit).Brian explains why Manhattan is his favourite (cocktail!) and we discuss some TeamGBS alum including Natterjack Whiskey, Glendalough Gin, Coole Swan and one that Brian hadn't heard of (because they haven't joined TeamGBS yet!) Dúlamán Gin, based in Donegal.He explains why he believes most entrepreneurs are NOT focussed on money, but being grumpy people their focus is on fixing things they see that are being done badly.He tells us why he has gotten involved with social enterprises like ChangeXHe says a friend of his describes Brian as being 'very good at making money, but f**k all good at spending it'.So, how does Ireland's best VC choose his winners? He gives TeamGBS his A-Z guide but says that often that the final use of a technology may not be all that apparent initially. He also explains that Ireland's approach to share options is driving top talent abroad.If you want to contact Brian do not contact him via LinkedIn. He explains all.His 'hire in a heartbeat'? ex-Salesforce, ex-Marketo, Fergus Gloucester...based in Ireland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How does one rebrand? Should you even rebrand? We were joined by Nicola McClafferty and James Clark, from the establishment formerly known as Draper Esprit. That's right, Draper Esprit did what many people often advise against and rebranded themselves, to Molten Ventures. In fact, it's probably not great that I've written Draper Esprit more times than Molten Ventures. In this episode we will talk to James and Nicola about the reasons behind the rebranding, the operational checklist for rebranding, and how to choose a name for the new brand.  Expect to learn: Why James generally thinks rebranding is a bad idea How the need for rebranding should be identified What the creative and operational side of rebranding look like Does the name matter? 00:44 Introductions to Nicola, James, and Molten Ventures  04:00 Rebranding: what has changed, why did you choose to rebrand? 06:30 Rebranding in an increasingly competitive environment  11:10 Checklist for rebranding 18:05 When is the right time for a startup to start thinking about a brand?  23:30 Death of the artist in a brand  26:00 Using external help in rebranding?  28:00 Operational side of rebranding 34:45 Determining the name 36:30 Deliberate creative tension involved 37:45 What is ‘Make More Possible' all about?  40:00 Do you think competition among VCs will push more to consider rebranding?