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🚀 Mark Pearson founded Fuel Ventures 🚀 after achieving success as an entrepreneur. Taking a hands-on approach to mentoring as well as investing in UK startups, Fuel manages a seed fund (SEIS), scale-up and follow-on funds (EIS), and has recently launched a Venture Capital Trust (VCT). We talk to Mark about their investment approach – link and contents below…   Don’t invest unless you’re prepared to lose all the money you invest.   Watch now ⏯ https://lnkd.in/gDHXH6DG In this interview: ‣ What do the Fuel EIS and SEIS funds aim to do for investors? ‣ What does it take to be a high-growth founder? ‣ Investing in Volt.io (open banking digital payments), Shift (digital platform for logistics) and OnBuy (e-commerce marketplace) ‣ Recent investments: Correcto (Spanish grammar software) and Peckwater Brands (food delivery tech) ‣ Exits from ContentCal (acq. Adobe) and Capdesk from Carta ‣ Risks and failure rates ‣ How does Fuel practically support the companies it backs? ‣ Example of a pivot – Feel - Wellness, Reimagined ( supplements) ‣ Ultimately, why should investors choose Fuel Ventures?   Watch now: https://lnkd.in/gDHXH6DG Experienced investors can find out more at Wealth Club’s website: https://lnkd.in/gUAzkzQ   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. EIS/SEIS investments and VCTs are high risk and illiquid compared to mainstream investments. You could lose your capital. Tax rules can change and tax benefits depend on your circumstances. If you’re unsure an investment is right for you, please seek professional advice. #earlystage #founders #seedstage #investing #scaleup

The work that Kate Wolfenden and the team at 103 Ventures is doing is intentional, insightful and impactful. This is well worth a read to hear her views on what our approach needs to be to transform our sectors and systems. #sustainability #business #government #industry #impact #transformation #systemschange

This morning, to kick of the Venture East 2023 programming, Dina Routhier, President of Stanley Ventures, delivered a keynote address discussing Stanley's investing strategies for nurturing innovation. Read the article below to learn what the nearly $16 billion global tools and equipment company is focused on presently and looking ahead. #Stanleyblackanddecker #corporateinvesting #contstructiontechnology #investmentportfolio

To kick off our 2023/24 Meet the Manager interviews, we sat down with Seb Wallace of Triple Point to talk about the Triple Point Venture VCT. Watch now: https://lnkd.in/evGdhUh5 Launched in 2018 as a share class of an existing Venture Capital Trust, the fund seeks to back business-to-business software and services companies, focusing on seed stage to Series A. We cover:   ‣ Which four sectors does the VCT focus on? ‣ Why do they invest at seed stage? ‣ What’s the number one thing they look for in a management team? ‣ Recent investments in Modo Energy (battery infrastructure data provider), AeroCloud (airport management software) and PetsApp (customer management for vets) ‣ Maturing investments trumpet 🎺 (interactive sales software), Ably (API solutions) and Pelago (formerly Quit Genius) ‣ What is the current economic environment like for founders and investors? ‣ Why does the overall calibre of founders seem to have increased? ‣ Is there now less pressure on tech talent? ‣ How risky is the Venture Capital Trust? How many investments fail? ‣ Exits, recent performance of the VCT and dividends ‣ Why should VCT investors consider Triple Point Venture VCT?   Watch now to learn more: https://lnkd.in/evGdhUh5 For more details on Triple Point Venture VCT, experienced investors can head to https://lnkd.in/e8JbWRHq.   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. VCTs 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.

I often joke about the missteps of startups and VCs, but what about the ones that get it right? Take Climate X, for example. They navigated the challenges of stumbling in the dark, facing rejection, all while creating something the world truly needs. And I mean actually needs, not AI for hot dogs. Recently, they secured their Series A funding, a significant milestone, especially in today's fundraising environment. Give them a look. They have earned the Shaun Gold seal of approval. #startup #founders  #venturecapital

In this segment from our Executive Director Sarah Kearney’s conversation with Laurie Lane-Zucker from Impact Entrepreneur, she talks about Prime’s venture capital practice, which is guided by the impact-first underwriting criteria that help address the “valleys of death” inhibiting the deployment of climate innovation. Listen in to learn more about some of the metrics that Prime tracks related to our catalytic capital programs and the solutions they enable. https://lnkd.in/eH5DyX4y #CatalyticCapital #ClimateFinance #ClimateTech

The work that Kate Wolfenden and the team at 103 Ventures is doing is intentional, insightful and impactful. This is well worth a read to hear her views on what our approach needs to be to transform our sectors and systems. #sustainability #business #government #industry #impact #transformation #systemschange

Katie Rae of Engine Ventures joined Alan Neuhauser of Axios Climate on stage yesterday in #Boston at the MIT Energy Conference. Some key takeaways: (1) What's changing now in deep tech? "Companies that were invested in on this 10-year timeframe are coming to market. We are seeing the physicality of what is happening. Not just three companies — it's five, it's 10." To see this in action, check out footage from Katie's recent trip to #Brazil to inaugurate Boston Metal do Brasil: https://lnkd.in/g--2fSPh (2) Education & storytelling are key. It’s important to have people, especially elected officials, understand #climatetechnology. The future is actually exciting and we need more people to help work on real solutions. (3) We’re in an election year. Katie Rae’s advice for startups? “Take a step back. Focus on your core business. Do I think it will be slightly more difficult in Q3 to raise capital? Yes. We’re going to have a lot of distractions. But it’s steady as you go, stay the course, get meaningful stuff done.” Share any questions you have for Katie in the comments.

This week on the startup to scaleup journey: - How experienced founders build investor alignment

If you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go together One month ago we launched our new Impact Growth Fund 🏡 Partnering with Sam and Jesse Sells at Wild Mountain Capital and Jon Weiskopf, P.E. Weiskopf Apples Ex-Head of Engineering With the goal of: → Building more affordable housing. → Impacting the lives of our tenants & investors. → Make our investors great returns. This is done by working with the right people who have the same vision and drive will accelerate the goals that you set out to achieve. At Haystack Ventures we partner with people who: → Have a track record of success  → Who are disciplined and driven.  → Have a vision and plan for becoming better in life. Having clear criteria for people to partner with also extends to who we work with as investors: Who we work with: → High caliber investors. → Who want to make an impact. → And are ready to make some great returns. Making investors money while improving the world and peoples housing is and always will be the objective. Our spaces are running out quickly! So if you want to make an impact with your investments… → Join our Impact Growth Fund today It’s a Reg D 506(c) Fund for Accredited Investors where we’ll be: - Focusing on making a positive impact - Specializing in green-focused buildings. - All while creating a large ROI for our investors. Book a call and we look forward to seeing how we can work together: Join us and the team on our journey to impact 1,000,000 lives through real estate 🏡