VENTURE CAPITAL NIGHT,

SEPTEMBER 2021

BY ANDREW BOTT

EVENT ASSISTANTS:
EVANGELIA MITSA, LIBERTY CARPENTER, RUBY
COOPER & SULLY WINCH
DISCOVER AN INSIDE VIEW ON START-UP
INVESTMENT
Start-up investment or raising finance is often an opaque hidden mystery to
most seeking it. Our elite panels of investment industry insiders will shine a
spotlight on this process. This rare inside view will educate, entertain, and give
you solid advice from those who know.
LONDON VENTURE CAPITAL NIGHT
SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2021
6:00pm - 9:00pm British Summer Time

5:45pm-6:00pm
Doors Open: Welcome by Andrew Bott

6:00pm-6:30pm
“Startup Scaling Advice”
This panel will host 3 VCs and discuss on what scaling for a startup means and share some great advice on how to scale, what to be
careful with when scaling and how important is for a VC the scaling process of a startup.

6:30pm-7:00pm
“Fundraising Checklist for Startups”
An insightful panel on the fundraising process and checklist startups should follow. Enjoy a discussion on the do’s and don’t’s of
fundraising, learn more on what you should present during your fundraising and where VCs pay high attention to.

7:00pm
Elevator Pitches
Startups give 30 second elevator pitches to the room

7:00pm-7:40pm
Networking Drinks & Startups Networking
VCs and Industry leaders mingle with all the startups, while providing useful feedback and questions on their pitch decks and vote for
the top two startups of the evening

7:40pm-8:00pm
Startups Pitching
The top two startups pitch for 4min and get 5min of feedback from VCs

8:00pm-9:00pm
Networking Drinks, Nibbles & Networking
Join us for networking drinks and nibbles
 Please welcome to our Sponsors and Partners
SEPTEMBER 2021

Thank you for your support

SILVER SPONSOR

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 Pitch Night Start-ups
SEPTEMBER 1ST 6 PM - 9 PM BST

Neobe Therapeutics Accru Finance Werty

Industry: Biotech, Cell therapies
Country: United Kingdom
Company’s LinkedIn: link
Amount raising: £1.5M
Industry: Wealth Managment,
Cryptocurrency
Country: United Kingdom
Company’s LinkedIn: link
Amount raising: £500,000
Industry: Food Delivery/ Food
Tech
Country: United Kingdom
Company’s LinkedIn: link
Amount Raising: £700,000

Anti Ordinary MoonaLabs

Industry: SportsTech Industry: Consumer Goods
Country: Australia Country: United Kingdom
Company’s LinkedIn: link Company’s LinkedIn: link
Amount raising: £650,000 Amount raising: £300,000
 “Startup Scaling Advice”
SEPTEMBER 1ST | 6 PM – 6:30 PM BST
Moderator: Andrew Bott
FOUNDER, MEETFOUNDERS
Andrew Bott is the founder of MeetFounders.co. His core mission is building relationships with
investors like you, helping industry experts to share their knowledge, and assisting great start-
ups seeking investment

Hugo Conceição Silva

SENIOR INVESTMENT MANAGER, PI LABS
Book Recommendation: Lean Analytics, by Alistair Croll and Benjamin Yoskovitz

Hugo is responsible for sourcing new portfolio deals and managing Pi Labs’ portfolio
companies. Previously Hugo was an Investment Associate at EDP Ventures, the venture capital
arm of Portugal’s largest utility, EDP. He enjoyed sourcing and investing in start-ups in smart
cities, energy management and cyber-security in regions from Israel to San Francisco, while
helping the fund raise its first external round. He has also worked for other funds including
Firstminute Capital and The Creator Fund, the first student-led VC in the UK. He also spent
some time in Mastercard’s Corporate Strategy division.

Kingma Ma
HEAD OF UK, PROPTECH1
Book Recommendation: Black Box Thinking by Matthew Syed

Worked as product manager and early employee in two startups (Bought By Many, Byline
Media). Founded own autism behavioural therapy startup called GoCarer. Worked in European
proptech VC for 3 years investing leading on seed and series A investments.

Frederick Hamilton
ASSOCIATE, OXFORD INVESTMENT CONSULTANTS
Book Recommendation: Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital: The Dynamics of
Bubbles and Golden Ages by Carlota Perez

I've sourced, analysed, negotiated and executed deals with a number of spinout companies
from Oxford and Cambridge Universities in the fields of AI/ML, Quantum and Photonic
Computing, Advanced Engineering, Digital Health, Cleantech and Pharma Tools.
 “Fundraising Checklist for Startups”
SEPTEMBER 1ST | 6:30 PM – 7:00 PM BST
Nick Dashfield
INVESTMENT ASSOCIATE, ARGOSY

I am a member of Argosy's 3-man investment team, focusing on venture capital and real estate
investment. I work with Argosy's investee companies to develop business plans and strategies
to drive revenue growth and implement corporate governance frameworks and policies. I also
undertake a wide range of portfolio management and development functions. Prior to join
Argosy, I spent a total of 6.5 years as an investment funds lawyer at two international law firms
in the City.

Sarah Melaney
PARTNER, BROWN RUDNICK LLP
Book Recommendation: Start with Why by Simon Sinek

Sarah is a corporate partner at the international law firm of Brown Rudnick and has been
working in VC for 6 years. Prior to that Sarah was a capital markets lawyer. This unique skill set
allows Sarah to stay with companies from start-up stage to exit and beyond. In fact, Sarah acts
as quasi-general counsel for a number of companies and funds. Sarah also co-heads Brown
Rudnick's impact investment team and is the leader and founder of Brown Rudnick's Women in
Business Hour which offers extensive support to founders.

Jonathan Hollis
MANAGING PARTNER, MOUNTSIDE VENTURES
Jonathan is the Managing Partner of Mountside Ventures, a company that helps both early-stage
companies and VC fund managers raise their next round of funding. Previously, he launched one
of the Big Four's early-stage propositions whose alumni have raised over £400m. He is an ICAEW
Chartered Accountant and also runs Tech London Advocates SaaS Group

Sarah Bertram Smith

INVESTMENT ASSOCIATE, BRIGHTEYE VENTURES

My investment experience spans public markets, debt markets, angel investing, VC investing,
working as a fundraising consultant, and also raising funding myself for my own startup! I spent
4 years on the trading floor before throwing myself into the nebulous world of Angel Investing
which is where I really learned about the intricacies of early stage investing. I've now been angel
investing and working as a fundraising consultant, primarily in high growth impact businesses,
for almost 4 years, and working as a full time VC focused on learning technologies for just under
a year.
 “Judges for Live Pitch”
SEPTEMBER 1ST | 7 PM – 7:40 PM BST
Jakob Soravia
ASSOCIATE, PROPTECH1

After collecting experience at a PE Firm and btov Partners, Jakob joined Proptech1 in
September 2020. Since then he has helped build up the funds UK operations and led their
first UK investment into Desana .

Dr Imelda Juniarsih
INVESTMENT MANAGER, WE ARE PIONEER GROUP
Book Recommendation: Venture Deals by Brad Feld & The Hard Things about the Hard
Things by Ben Horowitz

Been involved in the startup world for over a decade, currently focusing on early stage (Seed to
Series A) healthcare investment, mainly medical device, medtech, diagnostics, and digital
health.

Kala Desai
HEAD OF FUNDS [LONDON], THE FSE GROUP
Kala is responsible for overseeing FSE’s London debt funds which comprises the debt portion
Greater London Investment Fund. She has personally structured a large number of debt
transactions for businesses operating across a spectrum of industries. Kala has over 15 years
of city-based leverage finance experience working mainly on private equity transactions as a
Managing Director at RBS with a particular focus on senior debt, mezzanine and cashflow
lending. In addition, Kala has worked as an active member of investment committees for debt
transactions of all sizes, through consulting roles at Newable and previously at RBS. In her role
at Newable, Kala advised on lending opportunities that benefitted under-served communities
and economically deprived areas.

Sam Marchant
INVESTMENT ASSOCIATE, ASCENSION VENTURES
Book Recommendation: The Outsiders by William Thorndike & The Science of Getting Rich
by Wallace D. Wattles

Since launching a low sugar snack bar brand after a bet at university, Sam joined the
investment team at Ascension to invest in highly innovative, impact focused companies.