Pitch Deck
56 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago -Pitch Deck is hosted by Nick Telson, founder of DesignMyNight, that he sold for over $30m in 2020. He is now co-founder at Horseplay Ventures; a startup playground.
A startup founder has 5 minutes to pitch their business to Nick and guest Angel Investors/Mentors. They then all discuss the pitch and the business itself, asking questions an Investor would ask in a real pitch. The guest Angel and Nick then discuss what they make of the business and investment opportunity.
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Something new coming soon...
November 22, 2023 06:00 - 47 seconds - 746 KBPitch Deck is coming back! Some news from Nick about what is round the corner for the re-booted Pitch Deck. Pitch Deck is sponsored by trumpet
S5 Ep19 - Jay Radia - Mega Founder & Angel Investor
March 16, 2023 06:50 - 27 minutes - 38 MBJay is a serial entrepreneur and has founded 3 successful businesses worth over $500m: Yieldify, Reachdesk & Screenloop He now spends his time in 3 areas: (1) Building tech companies through his startup studio Blissgrowth (2) Co-hosting the podcast Happy Millionaire - which is in the top 10 in Apple and Spotify: It's 2 friends having fun and talking about startups, success and happiness stories (3) Angel investing - he has done 40 deals so far. His passion is to bring more joy to work and...
S5 Ep18 - Reece Chowdhry - Founding Partner Concept Ventures
March 08, 2023 06:00 - 25 minutes - 35.3 MBFounding Partner of the multi award-winning Concept Ventures, largest dedicated pre-seed fund in the UK ($60m). Reece has invested in 80+ start-ups from idea to unicorns (6 in total) and been ranked as one of the Top Asian Tech Investors on numerous occasions by Diversity UK. Prior to founding Concept, Reece built and sold several start-ups in the software space, 1 of which was successfully exited, 1 a complete disaster and 1 is still going today. Passionate about giving back, Reece has c...
S5 Ep17 - Christer Holloman - Angel / Founder Dividio & EIR at HSBC
February 22, 2023 06:00 - 17 minutes - 24.6 MBChris founded Divido in 2014, now the world’s largest white-label platform for Buy Now Pay Later. As founder/CEO Chris took the company to 10 countries and onboarded over 100 clients including Mastercard, HSBC and BMW. They have raised over $50m are recognised as the 83rd fastest-growing company in Europe by the Financial Times '21 and achieved 1250% revenue growth over three years until 2020. Chris is also an investor with Seedcamp, who have backed over 350 startups including the likes of R...
S5 Ep16 - Amory Pouldon - Double Down Ventures
February 15, 2023 06:00 - 18 minutes - 24.8 MBAmory started life out in investment banking before moving into the energy sector and VC moving to Shell Ventures as Venture Principal. Shell Ventures an arm of the oil company, invests in early-stage companies that have reached proof-of-concept focused on fintech/insurtech/mobility and clean tech. He is now founder of his own $20m fund, D2 and looking to do 10 deals this year and a further 10 next year, focused on lean startups that don't need further funding to get to Series A and then th...
S5 Ep15 - Novo Constare - Exited Founder & Angel Investor
December 14, 2022 06:00 - 16 minutes - 22.4 MBNovo was co-founder of Syft that was acquired by Indeed.com in a multi-million pound deal and is now known as Indeed Flex, the online marketplace for temporary staffing in the UK and US supplying workers to the hospitality, retail and logistics sectors. Since exiting Syft. Novo has also angel invested and has around 15+ companies in his portfolio including BYP (Black Young Professionals), Tinto (mothers community app) and Ufurnish (marketplace for buying furniture across retailers) Show Li...
S5 Ep15 - Novo Costare - Exited Founder & Angel Investor
December 14, 2022 06:00 - 16 minutes - 22.4 MBNovo was co-founder of Syft that was acquired by Indeed.com in a multi-million pound deal and is now known as Indeed Flex, the online marketplace for temporary staffing in the UK and US supplying workers to the hospitality, retail and logistics sectors. Since exiting Syft. Novo has also angel invested and has around 15+ companies in his portfolio including BYP (Black Young Professionals), Tinto (mothers community app) and Ufurnish (marketplace for buying furniture across retailers) Show Li...
S5 Ep14 - Henry De Zoete - Exited Founder, Dragon's Den Alumni, 50+ Angel Deals
November 24, 2022 06:00 - 19 minutes - 26.4 MBHenry de Zoete is an alumnus of Y Combinator and in 2014 co-founded The Big Deal which uses tech to facilitate collective bargaining for consumers. In 2018, he went on to establish Look After My Bills, a tech start-up that became the largest auto-switching service in the UK, saving families money on their gas and electricity. After raising global investment and securing the best deal in the history of BBC’s Dragons’ Den, Look After My Bills was acquired by Go Compare in July 2019. He is al...
S5 Ep13 - Rupa Popat - Prolific Angel and Entrepreneur
November 16, 2022 06:00 - 21 minutes - 30.2 MBRupa is an entrepreneur, angel investor and senior advisor to corporates, government and private equity. She has started several businesses over the last decade across the property, media and technology industries. She is an active angel investor in under-represented founders with 24+ company investments and an LP in five venture capital funds run by diverse partners. She was recognised in 2021 as Top 20 Female Angel Investors in the U.K. by the Angel Business Association and is also a bo...
Summer Break
July 29, 2022 12:43 - 18 seconds - 289 KBI'll be taking a quick summer break and will be back in September with some more great guests.
S5 Ep12 - Eamonn Carey - Tera Ventures
July 07, 2022 04:30 - 20 minutes - 28.8 MBEamonn Carey is a partner at Tera Ventures, where he focuses on pre-seed and seed-stage investments across multiple sectors. He's previously been a founder, an MD at Techstars in London and New York, and a partner at The Fund. He's invested in almost 100 companies across Europe, the US, Africa and Asia. There is nothing that Eamonn doesn't know in this space. Episode Links: Sponsored by trumpet Eamonn's Linkedin and Twitter Tera Ventures
S5 Ep11 - Hannah Seal - Index Ventures
June 30, 2022 04:30 - 19 minutes - 26.3 MBDelighted to be joined by Hannah Seal, early check investor from one of the largest global VCs, Index Ventures. Before joining the behemoth VC, Index, Hannah set up the General Merchandise business for Ocado before spending 3 years at Ebay UK, managing their consumer marketplace business. Hannah is fascinated by the future of work and has been an early and consistent champion of Europe’s B2B software sector. She is particularly energized by founders who have an unfair advantage in tackling d...
S5 Ep10 - Dan Murray-Serter - Angel Investor/Founder Heights
June 09, 2022 04:30 - 23 minutes - 32.3 MBDan will need no introduction to most. Dan is an avid mental health advocate, community and brand expert having started, scaled, (failed) & succeeded with various companies over the last 10 years. His newest startup, Heights, exists to make braincare as normal as skincare and haircare. This includes Smart Supplements, mental well-being, and bitesize neuroscience—all combined to create proven pillars to make braincare simple. Dan is also the creator and host of rocketship podcast Secret Leade...
S5 Ep9 - Millen Wolde-Selassie - Octopus Ventures
June 02, 2022 05:00 - 21 minutes - 29.4 MBMillen spent nine years at Citigroup working her way up to become Vice President of Corporate Derivatives before setting up her own business, "no+mi" in 2016 - an online destination with perfectly curated gift sets for expecting and new mothers. In 2020 she joined the consumer team at Octopus Ventures and is particularly interested in category-defining innovations around the way we live, work, travel, play and recuperate! Octopus runs one of Europe's largest venture funds with £1.2 billio...
S5 Ep8 - Alex Macdonald - Angel Investor / Founder Velocity Black
May 19, 2022 04:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBAlex is co-founder of Velocity Black which is concierge, reimagined for the digital age. Backed by more than $30m in venture capital, they are the 3rd fastest growing company headquartered in the UK according to Forbes, and was named in Deloitte’s Fast 50 2020 list of the UK’s fastest-growing tech companies based on revenue growth over the last 4 years. Alex has also become a prolific angel investor and keen commentator on the space both on substack and twitter where he regularly posts con...
S5 Ep7 - Gemma Bloemen - Creandum
May 12, 2022 04:00 - 20 minutes - 28.3 MBI was thrilled to have a powerhouse early stage check investor from a powerhouse VC join me. In Summer 2021 Gemma joined Creandum as an investment principal. Creandum is a pan European early-stage VC fund, having invested in companies like Spotify, Trade Republic and Depop. Gemma covers the London market and is focused on both B2C and B2B technology businesses. Gemma was the Chief Operating Officer at Elder Technologies, a Series B health tech startup for the past 3 and a half years, wher...
S5 Ep6 - Saasha Celestial-One - Angel Investor/Founder Olio
May 05, 2022 05:00 - 19 minutes - 26.8 MBSaasha is the daughter of Iowa hippy entrepreneurs who was raised with a deep appreciation for the planet and its scarce resources. After completing her MBA at Stanford School of Business, where she met her OLIO co-founder Tessa Cook. Saasha spent 13 years in various strategy and business development roles - at the likes McKinsey and Vice President of International Partnerships, American Express. When on maternity leave in 2012 she opened her first business in London, which she outfitted e...
S5 Ep5 - Maya Moufarek - Angel Investor/Marketing Cube/Xoogler
April 28, 2022 05:00 - 22 minutes - 31 MBMaya is a multi-cultural & multi-lingual Google and American Express marketing, product & partnerships professional with 15+ years of experience in tech & D2C industries. Currently, as the Founder of a strategic growth consultancy - MarketingCube.co - her clients include portfolio companies of Balderton, Notion, Creandum, LocalGlobe amongst others. Maya has also joined advisory boards and is an active Angel investor. As a ‘full stack’ CMO Maya is able to support with: Identifying & unders...
S5 Ep4 - Pietro Invernizzi - Stride VC
April 21, 2022 05:00 - 22 minutes - 31.1 MBThis episode we chat with Pietro Invernizzi. Pietro is an investor at Stride, a London-based VC firm investing first checks at the pre-seed and seed stage alongside investing superstars such as Fred Destin, Cleo Sham and Gabbi Cahane. Before joining Stride, Pietro entered the investment world 5 years ago at The Family, a world-famous accelerator, where he spent most of his time helping founders raise money from top angel investors and VCs. He has also made over 20 personal angel investments ...
S5 Ep3 - Matt Smith - Angel Investor/Professional Footballer
April 19, 2022 05:00 - 18 minutes - 25.7 MBThis episode we speak to Matt Smith, a professional footballer for the last 11 years for clubs such as Leeds, Fulham, QPR and Millwall, scoring over 100 goals. Matt, who has a business degree is also very interested in the angel investing world, investing in over 10 startups to date, including the likes of Velocity Black and Honest Mobile. Episode Links: Supported by trumpet Matt's Twitter
S5 Ep2 - Nikhil Shah - Angel Investor/Founder Mixcloud
April 14, 2022 04:00 - 21 minutes - 29.8 MBIn Episode 2 we are joined by Nikhil Shah. Nikhil is a creative, technology and social impact entrepreneur, passionate about supporting mission-driven founders on their entrepreneurial journeys. He is the founder of Mixcloud, the world's leading streaming platform for the DJ & radio community, with over 20 million listeners and 4 hours of content uploaded every minute. He now has a portfolio of startup advisory roles, social impact and creative projects. He is an angel investor with a portfo...
S5 Ep1 - Deepali Nangia - Speedinvest
April 12, 2022 04:00 - 16 minutes - 22.1 MBIn episode 1 we are joined by Deepali Nangia; Deepali is a seasoned, high profile, angel investor with over a decade of experience in private equity, investment banking and corporate operational roles. She is now a Partner at one of the world's most prestigious VCs, Speedinvest. Deepali also co-founded Alma Angels in 2019, an angel community on a mission to level the playing field for female entrepreneurs seeking early-stage startup funding. Episode Links: Sponsored by trumpet Deepali's L...
Series 5 - Intro to new format
January 25, 2022 06:00 - 1 minute - 1.04 MBNick has taken a far too long hiatus but is back for Series 5! Here he reveals a new format for Series 5 which will give listeners a tonne of bite-sized, useful takeaways from leading angel investors and early-stage VCs. The plan for this series is to pump out a lot more content but in smaller chunks; 15-20 minutes per episode. Series 5 sponsored by trumpet - https://www.sendtrumpet.com/ Horseplay Ventures - https://horseplay.ventures/
#26 Circl - Social betting experience for everyone
July 14, 2021 05:00 - 52 minutes - 71.6 MBI was joined by the inspirational Andrew Wilkinson, founder of Tiny; he started product and branding agency Meta Lab in 2006 and was responsible for some of our most-loved and used companies such as Slack, UberEats, Coinbase, Pinterest and Headspace, to name a few. He then used MetaLab's profits to purchase other companies that have solid revenues, are designed well, have a great culture, and are profitable, which he knew he could rocket ship. Tiny now owns circa 30 companies, the likes of d...
#25 Vesta Kids - Changing the way children engage online
July 07, 2021 05:00 - 47 minutes - 65.5 MBI was joined by Gemma Bloemen; Gemma was the Chief Operating Officer at Elder Technologies, a Series B health tech startup for the past 3.5 years, where she helped the company scale from 20 to 120 people and raise a series B in 2019. She has been an angel investor for the past two years and is very interested in Healthtech, Marketplaces, Agetech, Silver economy and Sustainability. 80% of her investments have been in female founders. Previously, Gemma was a senior manager at Uber in the UK wh...
#24 GoCaptain - Fintech helping Gen Z to learn to drive
June 30, 2021 05:00 - 43 minutes - 59.1 MBPlease Note: The brand name has changed since recording from Captain Compare to GoCaptain I'm joined by Chris Smith, Managing Partner at Playfair Capital. He focuses his investing activities on seed (and pre-seed) deals in the UK and Israel. Chris is particularly interested in autonomous transportation, business and industrial automation, HealthTech and B2B SaaS. He loves finding companies operating in unloved/overlooked sectors that are ripe for disruption. Prior to joining Playfair, Chri...
#23 Fugo - The future of managing digital screens
June 23, 2021 05:00 - 50 minutes - 69.2 MBI'm joined by Timothy Armoo, who is the CEO/Founder of Fanbytes and recently named in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for his achievements in Media and Marketing; making the front cover no less! Timo has also been voted the Huffington Post Entrepreneur of the Year and most “Influential person in advertising” from the Evening Standard. Fanbytes is recognised as the leading GenZ marketing agency with over 60 employees and working with the likes of the Government, on some corona campaigns, Delivero...
#22 Nuw - Tokenisation of swapping pre-loved clothes
June 16, 2021 05:00 - 46 minutes - 63.7 MBI was thrilled to be joined by guest investor, Alex Dunsdon. Alex was previously head of central strategy and business development director for M&C Saatchi. He was also co-founder of thebakery.com from Dec 2012 to Jan 2020, which enables corporates to drive meaningful innovation, as well as creating partnerships with startups. Alex moved on to be chief of staff at Redbrain, one of Europe's fastest-growing companies, helping them transform from startup to scaleup. Currently, Alex set up, and ...
#21 Kalda - Mental well-being app solely for LGBT+ community
June 09, 2021 04:00 - 53 minutes - 73.8 MBI'm joined by legendary west coast angel investor, Zach Coelius. Zach is a 4-time entrepreneur and his last company, Triggit was acquired by Gravity4 in 2015. From then on, Zach has become one of the most revered angel investors in the US with circa 50 investments to his name and 80 invested in total. He currently invests $200K-$1m cheques into early-stage companies and $2-$5m cheques into later-stage ones. Zach uses 3 vehicles for investing; a $45m fund with Industry Ventures as the sole LP...
#20 Hello Lamp Post - Would you talk to a bus stop or park bench?
June 02, 2021 04:00 - 45 minutes - 62.5 MBI'm joined by Pietro Invernizzi, first cheque investor at Stride.VC, who recently closed their second $138m seed fund and have recently officially launched the First Check Programme, where they are looking to back up to 20 teams straight out the gate as their first supporter, regardless of how early they are. Pietro started his career as an investment banking analyst in London before moving into the startup world where he joined The Family, the "coolest" place if you want to build a startup...
#19 Salmo - Digitising the visa application process
May 26, 2021 04:00 - 48 minutes - 66.8 MBI'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 2...
Series 3 Trailer
April 29, 2021 05:00 - 1 minute - 2.13 MBSuper excited to announce that Series 3 will be launching soon. Series 3 is going to be the biggest yet, with some of the world's biggest and most renowned Angel Investors, VCs and Mentors, listening to pitches from some incredibly exciting startups. Listen to the trailer for Series 3 to see who we have lined up...it's going to be a banger of a Series!
#18 The Bunch - From professional rugby player to shared accommodation software
January 12, 2021 04:00 - 43 minutes - 60.1 MBI'm joined by Chris Smith, Managing Partner at Playfair Capital who focus on pre-seed and seed investments in UK and Israel. Chris is specifically interested in autonomous transportation, business automation, health tech and B2B SaaS. Chris is also an angel investor with 14 deals and 4 exits to date, previously an operator at plan.com and a corporate lawyer. We listened to the pitch from Elliott Herrod - Taylor, founder of The Bunch - looking to reimagine how tenants manage the process of ...
#17 Mini Mealtimes - A dietician in your pocket
January 05, 2021 04:00 - 43 minutes - 59.6 MBI am joined by Veronika Kapustina, an early-stage investor and advisor, who started her journey working on capital raising for late-stage technology corporates such as Uber, Airbnb and Netflix in London and later in California. After moving to the West Coast she started mentoring seed-stage founders and quickly realised that her passion lay in angel investing. After building a high-performing portfolio, Veronika has now become a founder herself, currently setting up a Venture Fund focused on...
#16 Chatable - The future of focused hearing?
December 22, 2020 05:00 - 42 minutes - 59.1 MBGuest Angel is Saloni Bhojwani who has moved from operator to investor. Saloni was a management consultant at Deloitte for 3 years followed by doing an MBA at London Business School to then being a strategy lead at startup Zebra Fuel. She has since moved into the world of angel investing independently as well as at Founders Factory. Saloni is also recently the founder of Sie; a capital platform that supports the most promising female founders on their fundraising journey. Their ultimate goal...
#15 Kieka - Beat the crowds and beat the queues
December 15, 2020 04:00 - 54 minutes - 75 MBGuest Angel is Anthony Rose, currently the founder of Seed Legals. Anthony is a serial tech entrepreneur whose career has spanned across many sectors including the advent of 3D graphics, P2P music, video streaming, social TV, social platforms, and most recently, legal technology. Anthony is best known for his work managing the launch of BBC iPlayer for which Wired named him "the man who saved the BBC. Anthony lead the team as CTO from 2007 until 2010. Since leaving the BBC Anthony has founde...
#14 Othership/WeCoffee - The future of remote working
December 08, 2020 04:00 - 50 minutes - 69.5 MBGuest Angel, Alex Macdonald is founder of Velocity Black, the leading global digital concierge service. Velocity Black is now on Series C, operates in 70+ countries and has been one of the fastest-growing companies in the UK over the last few years. Alex made his first angel investment 5 years ago that exited last year for a 26x return and now reinvests the gains in early-stage, seed and pre-seed tech investments, with a particular interest in marketplaces. Alex joins me to listen to, and ...
#13 Oja - Just Eat for ethnic food supermarkets
December 02, 2020 05:00 - 46 minutes - 64.3 MBGuest Angel Simon Squibb has started 17 companies, invested in over 60+ startups and has mentored hundreds of founders. Having sold his award-winning branding and digital agency, Fluid, to PwC, Simon now focuses on inspiring, motivating and guiding both budding and experienced entrepreneurs by sharing his personal experiences, insights, ideas and tips. His aim is to get 1 million people to start a company. Simon joins me to listen to and question Mariams pitch, Oja. Mariam knows the pain poi...
#12 Send Music - Radio 1 Producer spots a pain point
December 02, 2020 05:00 - 39 minutes - 54 MBAngel guest is Pietro Invernizzi, 1st cheque investor at Stride VC and actively looking for seed deals. Stride has become one of the most respected VCs in a very short time due to the line up of Pietro, Harry Stebbings and Fred Destin. They have a £100m fund to deploy across a small number of exciting companies and founders. Pietro joins me to listen to and question Kemal's pitch, Send Music. Kemal has been top of his game as a music producer for decades, currently producing for Radio 1 and ...
Series 2 Intro & Release Date
November 30, 2020 06:00 - 57 seconds - 1.43 MBDelighted to announce that Series 2 is about to launch. A quick intro about what to expect from Series 2 of Pitch Deck and the release date. Brought to you by my startup playground Horseplay Ventures.
Did they raise their round? Summary Episode #1
October 13, 2020 04:00 - 8 minutes - 11.2 MBIn this short episode we look back at 4 of the startups that featured in Series 1, to see: - Did they raise their round? - Did Horseplay Ventures invest in their round? - How has the company been progressing? - Is there anything the Pitch Deck community can do to help them? The startups featured in this episode are: 👶 Mamamade - D2C baby food brand 🧠 Heights - D2C brain supplement brand 🛴 Zwings - B2B/B2G turnkey e-mobility solution 💳 Mintago - B2B financial well-being platform
#11 Honest Mobile - The Bulb/Monzo of phone companies
September 21, 2020 04:00 - 41 minutes - 56.5 MBGuest Angel Chet Parker, started out in Architecture, then went into the world of tech, finding his feet at cyber security company, RSA, out of Boston. Whilst there he started flipping houses, builidng up a contact book in California and then went into Angel Investing. 23 investments later, Chet invests in positive impact companies and is now also co-founding his own company, currently in Stealth Mode. Chet joins me to listen to and question Andy's pitch, Honest Mobile. Bulb changed the land...
#10 Just Wears - D2C Underwear brand with balls
September 14, 2020 04:00 - 40 minutes - 33.6 MBGuest Angel Samira Ann Qassim founded Pink Salt Ventures to back purpose-led female founders. She invests early stage and is sector agnostic. Prior to investing, Samira gained experience as a successful tech founder and global brand strategist. Samira joins me to listen to and question Alex and Yang's pitch, Just Wears. Fresh from their appearance on TV's Dragon's Den, husband and wife team, Alex & Yang looked at disruptive brands such as Away and Harry's, who disrupted old school industries...
#9 Wholey Moley - The first ever healthy cookie
August 31, 2020 04:00 - 35 minutes - 28.7 MBGuest Angel Henry Allan, UK GM of mega D2C brand, Hims, joins me to listen to and question Meenesh Mistry's pitch, Wholey Moley. Surprised at the lack of choice of a naughty but healthy snack, Meenesh and his wife hit the kitchen and set about creating the first-ever healthy cookie. Over 50 iterations later they launched Holey Moley with interest already from Whole Foods and Selfridges, Meenesh is looking to raise cash to take the brand onto the next level in retail and launch their D2C lett...
#9 Wholey Moly - The first ever healthy cookie
August 31, 2020 04:00 - 35 minutes - 28.7 MBGuest Angel Henry Allan, UK GM of mega D2C brand, Hims, joins me to listen to and question Meenesh Mistry's pitch, Wholey Moly. Surprised at the lack of choice of a naughty but healthy snack, Meenesh and his wife hit the kitchen and set about creating the first-ever healthy cookie. Over 50 iterations later they launched Wholey Moly with interest already from Whole Foods and Selfridges, Meenesh is looking to raise cash to take the brand onto the next level in retail and launch their D2C lette...
#8 Vibio - Bringing Sex Toys into the 21st Century
August 25, 2020 04:00 - 40 minutes - 55 MBGuest Angel, Dan Rosenberg, founding partner of acquired apparel brand Represent, and now an angel investor in UK and West Coast US, joins me to listen to, and question, Alma Ramirez Acosta's pitch, Vibio. Vibio is looking to bring 21st century connectivity and sensuality into the world of sex toys. They launched their first female vibrator on Kickstarter with an accompanying app, allowing women and couples to control the wearable via the app as well as having educational content to improve ...
#7 Sellar - B2B software, selling craft drinks into hospitality
August 17, 2020 03:00 - 38 minutes - 53 MBGuest Angel Melissa Lester, investment partner at Dig Ventures, launched Dig alongside Ross Mason who sold his company, Mulesoft, to Salesforce for over £6bn. Dig is a VC with an angel investment outlook, working with early-stage startups and founders helping them grow into huge successes. Melissa joins me to listen to, and question, Julian Bourne's pitch, Sellar. Sellar is looking to modernise the way craft drinks brands and breweries sell into restaurants, bars and off-licenses; trying to ...
#6 Wayfare - The Klarna of Travel
August 11, 2020 03:00 - 50 minutes - 43 MBGuest Angel Tom Savage, award-winning entrepreneur, travel company founder, Ted talker, angel investor and founder of new forward-thinking venture fund, joins me to listen to and question Jamal Whorms-MonDésir's pitch, Wayfare. Wayfare is looking to re-imagine the travel experience for Gen Z. Jamal wants to start with helping them fund their holidays and then digitise the whole experience from discovery, booking, organisation and payment. Can Wayfare become the Klarna of travel? There is so...
#5 Zwings - B2B & B2G E-Scooter/Bike Brand
August 03, 2020 03:00 - 52 minutes - 72.1 MBGuest Angel Kelvin Au, Head of Venture at Founders Factory, one of the UKs leading accelerators and incubators, joins me to listen to and question Joe Lewin's pitch, Zwings. Zwings is a B2B and B2G e-mobility brand; think Lime and Uber Jump but rather than dumping them in cities for anyone to use, Zwings sells a turnkey solution to universities, real estate, local councils and companies; this includes the scooters/bikes, docking stations, white-label software, insurance and maintenance, all ...
#4 Mintago - SaaS Employee Financial Well-Being
July 27, 2020 03:00 - 46 minutes - 63.8 MBGuest Angel Dan Rosenberg, COO and first employee of acquired, transatlantic apparel brand, Represent, joins me to listen to and question Chieu Cao's pitch, Mintago. Chieu, the founder of huge B2B perk company, Perkbox, has now turned his SME selling sights onto financial well-being. He is on a mission to bring happiness to employees and this starts with an understanding of how they can reach their goals with active financial planning: Physical and mental well-being are greatly affected by a...