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It was honor to take part in the BBC's The Food Programme to discuss disordered eating and Juniver's approach to recovery. Thank you Natalie Donovan for the thoughtful questions, and Sheila Dillon for the great show. You can sign up to our clinical trial here: www.junivertrial.com.
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Excited to share that Emma Steele and Freya Wordsworth are participating in Playfair Capital's Female Founder Office Hours on 7th November 2024, in collaboration with Carta and Microsoft for Startups. 💬As Emma Steele puts it "The Playfair office hours have been a fantastic way to connect with inspiring female founders from the start. We’ve also had the privilege of meeting one of our founding teams, Organise, during some of the very first Female Founder Office Hours.” To date, this initiative has brought together over 2,500 founders for 10,000 one-to-one investor meetings across nine editions. This is an incredible opportunity for female founders to pitch your startup to investors. If you’re ready to make those connections, you can register here: https://lnkd.in/e9GH5gi2 See you there! 🔥 #FemaleFounders #VC #Startups #Entrepreneurship
We’ve got thrilling news to share! From AI-driven real estate productivity to whisky biotech and experiential hospitality, some of our incredible portfolio companies have landed major $$$ today! Huge kudos to Dr. Kate Jarvis & Johnny Morris for having Speedinvest lead a $7m round in Fifth Dimension AI; to Fran Kauzlarić & Matija Marijan and their €2m seed led by Bessemer Venture Partners; to Douglas Martin at MiAlgae and their £14m round led by SWEN Capital Partners. We couldn't be prouder! 🎉 🎉 🎉
A big thank you to everyone who attended our Portfolio Summit—having you all there made it an unforgettable event 🌟 Special thanks to HSBC Innovation Banking for hosting us and thanks to Kieran Hill (20VC), Evgenia Plotnikova (Dawn Capital) and Alex Lim (IVP) who delivered a powerhouse session on Key Metrics for Securing Series A Funding. 🔑 Kenneth Harrell from Pharus led an engaging talk on Paths to Exit and Preparing for It—a topic close to every founder’s heart. 🚀 We’re thrilled to continue supporting our founders and building this incredible community together!
Why It’s Time for VCs to Look Beyond London 🌍 Did you know that 70% of UK VC investment goes to London? However, groundbreaking startups are emerging from all over the UK. Curious to know more? Read the full article by Freya Wordsworth, an associate on our Ascension Fund III team, to see why regional investments make sense for us.
Unlocking Affordable Credit Options: Insights from Fintechs on the Front Lines Earlier this year, in collaboration with Fair By Design, we brought together some of the leading voices in the affordable credit space. 🗣️ Representatives from Fair By Design, Wagestream, Plend | B Corp, incuto, SteadyPay and more gathered to discuss how we can increase access to affordable credit. Curious about what was discussed? Read the full article below 📝 #Fintech #AffordableCredit #Innovation Kettel Homes, SuperFi, Tembo
Managing Partner & Founder of Ascension, an early-stage VC built by exited entrepreneurs to back the next generation of tech and impact founders
1moweirdly I was listening to the show live when you came on and I screamed out "we [Ascension] just invested in that business"; which startled my wife...was very cool