ADK

A corporate advisory to venture programmes, for institutions and governments around the world.

ADK is a corporate advisory to the venture programmes of corporations, financial institutions, and governments around the world. Also advising ventures on building institutional relationships.

Advisory

Advising the venture programmes of corporations, financial institutions, and governments around the world.

Corporations

For corporates, institutions, and governments.

Designing, co-building, and advising venture programmes for corporations, financial institutions, and governments around the world. And advising the boards, leaders, and innovation teams building accelerators, venture programmes, and ecosystems.

Ventures

For early-stage and growth-stage ventures.

Advising and representing early-stage and growth-stage ventures to build institutional relationships with major corporations, financial institutions, and governments. And advising founders on raising both equity investment and alternative capital.

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United Kingdom

Designing and advising venture programmes for corporations and financial institutions in the UK’s £1.3tn ecosystem.

Airbnb

Designed and delivered a startup programme with Airbnb, based in London. Joined by 750 entrepreneurs from 170 cities around the world.*

National Cyber Security Centre

Advised the National Cyber Security Centre programme to find and advance early and growth-stage cybersecurity companies in the UK.*

Barclays Innovation Hub

Advising and mentoring 20+ founders each year at Barclays Eagle Labs to help them build new technology products and companies in the UK.

NEXUS

Designed and co-delivered a startup accelerator programme focused on ESG for 100+ early-stage entrepreneurs and ventures from around the world.*

British Phonographic Industry

Co-Designed and co-ran Grow Music, a music venture programme with the BPI to grow 15-25 innovative music ventures in the UK.

Spring

Advising Spring the UK’s innovation centre for excellence for the water sector to advance water innovation across the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Codebase

Advising founders in CodeBase, the UK’s largest technology incubator, to advance the startup ecosystem in Scotland and around the UK.

The University of Edinburgh

Advising 12-15 AI companies in the University of Edinburgh AI Accelerator each year to advance the future of AI in Scotland for the world.

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Airbnb Startup Programme

ADK designed and ran an entrepreneur programme with Airbnb, for anyone from around the world to learn about the day to day of building startups in London, Europe’s largest startup ecosystem.

Launched in London in 2017, the programme ran until 2024, growing to supporting more than 750 entrepreneurs from more than 170 cities around the world.

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EMEA

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Advising leaders of venture programmes for governments and financial institutions across the EMEA $4.5tn ecosystem.

Austrian Embassy

Advised multiple companies each year on the Austrian Embassy programme to grow internationally and enter the UK market and startup ecosystem.

Investec

Advised the investment bank’s South Africa team on a framework to assess investing in UK fintech companies that could be used for African Fintechs.*

ICMPD

Advised the ICMPD, supporting the African Union and European Union partnership to grow venture investment across Africa.*

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Asia

Designing and advising fintech programmes with financial institutions across Asia’s $4.3tn ecosystem.

Bank of Korea

Co-Designed a fintech hub with the Bank of Korea to connect the bank to fintech companies from the UK building banking products for customers in Korea.*

Higo Bank

Co-Designed and co-ran a fintech hub with Higo Bank to work with European fintech companies building technology products that could advance in Japan.*

*Venture programme not currently active.

Advising the venture programmes for corporations, governments, and financial institutions.

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Legal disclosure

ADK is the international trading name of Anthony David King for corporate advisory activities. Anthony David King Capital is a separate trading style of Anthony David King, with the Financial Conduct Authority Firm Reference No 1025108, as an Appointed Representative for financing activities in the United Kingdom only. Anthony David King Investments is the trading name of Anthony David King for all personal investment activities, and is a proprietorship business, registered in England. The registered business address of Anthony David King is 124-128 City Road, London EC1V 2NX, United Kingdom. Registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office, registration Number ZB759668. VAT Registration Number 470193693.

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