Published inEpisode 1 VenturesAnnouncing our £76m third fundWe are excited to announce the close of a new £76m fund, our third and biggest yet. We’re looking forward to backing a new generation of…Feb 6Feb 6
Published inEpisode 1 VenturesHow to identify unicorn founders earlyAs a VC at Episode 1 and co-host of Riding Unicorns, I’ve had the privilege of meeting over 25 unicorn founders as well as around 75…Mar 9, 20234Mar 9, 20234
Published inEpisode 1 VenturesThe definitive guide to raising a blockbuster seed round by leveraging FOMO.FOMO is misunderstood and under-utilised. Learn how to use investor psychology to supercharge your round.May 6, 2021May 6, 2021
Published inEpisode 1 VenturesHow founders raise VC could be about to change. Learn how.Raising money for a startup is hard. There might be a better way.Sep 7, 2020Sep 7, 2020
Published inEpisode 1 VenturesShould VCs invest in young or old founders? Using hard data, we find out.The results are not what you might expect.Apr 16, 20201Apr 16, 20201
Published inEpisode 1 VenturesWhere can founders find lots of VCs in one place? The Seed Stage.Earlier this week we held the tongue-twisting, inaugural, bi-annual, multi-fund office hours, The Seed Stage: a joint effort by six of the…Mar 16, 2020Mar 16, 2020
Psychological arbitrage in financial markets.People’s response to bad news is usually more extreme than to good news, which provides an opportunity. What this is saying is…Mar 13, 2020Mar 13, 2020
Published inEpisode 1 VenturesWhat’s it like being a VC? The good and the bad.I remember when I first downloaded Uber, it was seen as the poster-child of the startup ecosystem and I was blown away mostly by its user…Jan 23, 2020Jan 23, 2020