Venture partner to nations

Building venture programmes for corporations, banks and governments around the world.

 
 
 

Mission

A venture partner for corporations, banks and governments around the world to build tech hubs and venture programmes that shape the future of nations, and fund ventures our world needs.

 

Focus


  • Building

    Building venture programmes for corporations, banks and governments around the world. Leveraging the insights, experience and data of building many internationally to design and build new ones regionally and locally.

  • Advising

    Advising corporations, banks and governments anywhere in the world to improve and advance existing venture programmes. Leveraging the insights, experience and data of working with multiple organisations to advise many others.

  • Investing

    Investing in technology platforms and assets shaping the future of finance and banking that will have a major financial and social impact in the world, and managing a portfolio of generational family investments.

  • Financing

    Leveraging technology, a network of international banks, and private credit partners to facilitate capital for innovative companies and venture communities, their technologies, acquisitions and growth.

 

United Kingdom

 

  • Co-building the BPI Grow Music Programme for music ventures

    United Kingdom · Corporation

    Co-building an innovation accelerator with the BPI to support UK music startups with revenues or investment of a minimum of £50K to grow internationally.

  • Advising Spring and Microsoft accelerators to advance water

    United Kingdom · Corporation

    Advising Microsoft and Spring on building startup accelerators that solve problems for the future of water for millions of UK customers.

  • Advising UofE AI Accelerator to advance UK health and climate

    Scotland · University

    Advising the University of Edinburgh’s AI Accelerator ventures each year building AI products in health and climate for millions of people.

  • Building an Airbnb startup programme for 100 global cities

    United Kingdom · Corporation

    Designed and built a startup programme with Airbnb, for anyone to learn about building startups. Joined by 750+ entrepreneurs from 170 international cities.

  • Advising NCSC programme to advance the £13bn cyber market

    United Kingdom · Government

    Advising the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre programme and startups each year building products advancing safety in the UK’s £13 billion cyber market.

  • Building NEXUS ESG Accelerator for ventures to impact their nations

    United Kingdom · Innovation Hub

    Designed and delivered a startup accelerator for NEXUS to support and grow ventures with an ESG commitment from the UK, Europe, Asia and Africa.

  • Advising Barclays Eagle Labs ventures to advance technology

    United Kingdom · Corporation

    Advising and mentoring entrepreneurs for Barclays Eagle Labs, one of the UK’s largest entrepreneurship networks for ventures with revenue of £0-1 million.

  • Advising CodeBase ventures to advance the UK's tech ecosystem

    United Kingdom · Corporation

    Advising and mentoring startup founders with revenue of £0-1 million for CodeBase, the UK’s largest technology startup incubator.

Data


11

Fully distributed team members internationally.

23

International countries customers located.

 

£1.1 billion

Combined valuation of ventures advised internationally.

 

60-80

Ventures accelerated and advised every year.

International


  • Advising iTUBS university ventures to advance German mobility tech

    Germany · University

    Advising technology startups in the iTUBS University intelligent mobility programme on using metrics to scale companies to millions of people in Germany.

  • Advising ICMPD programme to grow African venture investment

    Africa · Government

    Advising the International Centre for Migration Policy Development, and the EU and African Union for more European investment across African countries.

  • Advising the Austrian Embassy to scale Austrian ventures globally

    Austria · Government

    Advising the Austrian Embassy's startup programme and 10+ scale-up ventures from Austria, Germany and Switzerland entering the UK’s £1.1 trillion market.

  • Advising Wa'ed to invest in Saudi Arabia's best technology ventures

    Saudi Arabia · Fund

    Advised Wa’ed Ventures $500 million fund backed by Saudi Arabia’s biggest company, Saudi Aramco, about ways to better select and service technology ventures. 

  • Building a Bank of Korea fintech hub to advance Korean banking

    South Korea · Bank

    Designed and delivered a fintech hub for the Bank of Korea with 12 UK fintech companies building innovative products the bank‘s 17 million customers may use.

  • Building a Higo Bank fintech hub to advance Japanase banking

    Japan · Bank

    Designed and delivered a fintech hub for Higo Bank in Japan with 4 UK fintech companies building products that could serve the bank’s millions of customers.