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A new Co-CEO joins us to meet the opportunity in European tech, Emma Davies.

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CEO Alliott Cole sets out his definition of pioneering

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Pete Daffern and Howard Bell complete their 3 part journey advising CEOs in lock-down

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Entrepreneurs thrive on challenge. So maybe it’s no surprise that our portfolio companies are responding boldly to the current crisis. Here are just some of the stories that confirm our belief that pioneers change the world.

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Among the thirty founder-CEOs of tech scaleups with whom I have recently worked, I’ve noticed a disturbingly high percentage exhibiting signs...

How often is a startup’s success measured by its speed of growth? “From 10 to 100 people in 3 months” makes a good headline. Sometimes,...