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Min Investment:
$100,000.00Max Investment:
$5,000,000.00Target Investment:
$1,500,000.00
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Investments
Work Experience
Managing Partner and CEO
2012
Bethnal Green Ventures is Europe’s leading early-stage tech for good VC. We back ambitious founders using technology to tackle big social and environmental problems that aim to radically improve millions of lives. BGV has unrivalled experience and track record investing in and scaling tech for good businesses, generating top-tier returns for investors, as well as significant and measurable impact.
Speaker
2022
For all speaking opportunities please contact venita@expertimpact.com.
2006 - 2011
Co-founder and CEO
2006 - 2011
Took idea from initial concept through to seed funded venture with team of eight people and over 100,000 unique visitors per month. Selected as one of the most promising startups in Europe for the Seedcamp competition in 2007. Raised two rounds of seed capital with investors including Esther Dyson, JP Rangaswami, Channel 4 and the Young Foundation. Highly commended in the Webby Awards in 2009 and Techcrunch Europas in 2010.
2003 - 2006
Senior Researcher
2003 - 2006
Co-authored research reports and pamphlets in a wide variety of policy areas from the impact of new technologies through to new approaches to tackling discrimination. Regular conference speaker and media commentator in the UK and internationally.
2000 - 2002
Policy Adviser
2000 - 2002
Advised a number of large companies regarding the social and environmental potential of digital technologies. Helped edit the book ‘Digital Futures’ and organised an international conference to launch it.