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Announcing our £76m third fund
Announcing our £76m third fund
We are excited to announce the close of a new £76m fund, our third and biggest yet. We’re looking forward to backing a new generation of…
Hector Mason
Feb 6, 2024
Unleashing the Power of Data: An Overview of Episode 1’s Approach to Identifying and Investing in…
Unleashing the Power of Data: An Overview of Episode 1’s Approach to Identifying and Investing in…
In the dynamic world of venture capital, identifying exceptional founders with transformative potential is crucial. Traditional approaches…
Katie
Aug 2, 2023
How to identify unicorn founders early
How to identify unicorn founders early
As a VC at Episode 1 and co-host of Riding Unicorns, I’ve had the privilege of meeting over 25 unicorn founders as well as around 75…
Hector Mason
Mar 9, 2023
Omnipresent $120M Series B 🚀
Omnipresent $120M Series B 🚀
Yesterday, Omnipresent announced their $120M Series B led by Kinnevik and Tencent.
Carina Namih
Mar 23, 2022
The definitive guide to raising a blockbuster seed round by leveraging FOMO.
The definitive guide to raising a blockbuster seed round by leveraging FOMO.
FOMO is misunderstood and under-utilised. Learn how to use investor psychology to supercharge your round.
Hector Mason
May 6, 2021
Why we invested: Phasecraft
Why we invested: Phasecraft
By Carina Namih
Episode 1
Dec 11, 2020
How founders raise VC could be about to change. Learn how.
How founders raise VC could be about to change. Learn how.
Raising money for a startup is hard. There might be a better way.
Hector Mason
Sep 7, 2020
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Why we invested in Omnipresent
Why we invested in Omnipresent
For a CEO, the decision to build a distributed team is not one to be taken lightly.
Carina Namih
Aug 11, 2020
QuestDB — Why we invested
QuestDB — Why we invested
Hardware Strikes Back
Episode 1
Jul 6, 2020
In the ‘Hot Seat’ with James Coombes, CEO & Co-founder of Vector AI
In the ‘Hot Seat’ with James Coombes, CEO & Co-founder of Vector AI
Q: What’s your name and where do you come from?
Episode 1
May 26, 2020
Why we invested — Vector AI
Why we invested — Vector AI
At Episode 1 over half of our investments operate in the deeply technical domain — AI driven companies like Vector account for about half…
Episode 1
May 12, 2020
Should VCs invest in young or old founders? Using hard data, we find out.
Should VCs invest in young or old founders? Using hard data, we find out.
The results are not what you might expect.
Hector Mason
Apr 16, 2020
Where can founders find lots of VCs in one place? The Seed Stage.
Where can founders find lots of VCs in one place? The Seed Stage.
Earlier this week we held the tongue-twisting, inaugural, bi-annual, multi-fund office hours, The Seed Stage: a joint effort by six of the…
Hector Mason
Mar 16, 2020
Evolve or die: why trying to preserve culture at all costs fails
Evolve or die: why trying to preserve culture at all costs fails
This week we are featuring a guest blog by Hannah Keal from Unleased.company.
Episode 1
Feb 6, 2020
What’s it like being a VC? The good and the bad.
What’s it like being a VC? The good and the bad.
I remember when I first downloaded Uber, it was seen as the poster-child of the startup ecosystem and I was blown away mostly by its user…
Hector Mason
Jan 23, 2020
Dan Coyle — “Talent Code” and “The Culture Code”
Dan Coyle — “Talent Code” and “The Culture Code”
by Adrian Lloyd
Adrian Lloyd
Jan 16, 2020
The hit-maker: meet the tech investor with a 20 year track record
The hit-maker: meet the tech investor with a 20 year track record
An interview with Simon Murdoch, Managing Partner, Episode 1 Ventures
Episode 1
Jan 9, 2020
In the ‘Hot Seat’ with Martin Bysh, CEO of Huboo
In the ‘Hot Seat’ with Martin Bysh, CEO of Huboo
By Leah Martin
Episode 1
Dec 16, 2019
30 Awesome Coaching Questions to Nail Your Next One-to-One
30 Awesome Coaching Questions to Nail Your Next One-to-One
This week we are featuring the second part in blog series on one to ones by Ally Jones from Unleased.company. One to ones can be crucial…
Episode 1
Dec 4, 2019
The secret to rocking your one-to-ones
The secret to rocking your one-to-ones
This week we are featuring a fascinating guest blog by Ally Jones from Unleased.company. We often get asked by our founders ‘How do we…
Episode 1
Nov 22, 2019
In the ‘Hot seat’ with Sven Al Hamad
In the ‘Hot seat’ with Sven Al Hamad
CEO of Webiny
Episode 1
Nov 6, 2019
Onboarding, Shmonboarding!
Onboarding, Shmonboarding!
By Anouk Agussol
Anouk Agussol
Oct 24, 2019
In the ‘Hot Seat’ with Daniel Scott
In the ‘Hot Seat’ with Daniel Scott
Episode 1’s new Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Episode 1
Oct 11, 2019
Why Is Quality So Important? (And How Can You Be a Leader in Quality?)
Why Is Quality So Important? (And How Can You Be a Leader in Quality?)
By Ronald Cummings-John
Episode 1
Sep 26, 2019
In the ‘Hot Seat’ with Hector Mason
In the ‘Hot Seat’ with Hector Mason
By Leah Martin
Episode 1
Aug 22, 2019
In the ‘Hot seat’ with Paul Coggins, CEO of Adludio
In the ‘Hot seat’ with Paul Coggins, CEO of Adludio
In the wake of some exciting new product innovation where Adludio are redefining Mobile advertising for the modern consumer, I thought I’d…
Episode 1
Aug 8, 2019
What I learnt at a Episode 1 CEO dinner
What I learnt at a Episode 1 CEO dinner
By Rumbi Makaga
Episode 1
Jul 18, 2019
Diversity VC Internship 2019 — Interview with Rumbi Makanga
Diversity VC Internship 2019 — Interview with Rumbi Makanga
By Leah Martin
Episode 1
Jul 11, 2019
GTM Series II: Inside Out — The Mistakes, History & Expected Journey
GTM Series II: Inside Out — The Mistakes, History & Expected Journey
By Siobhan Clarke
Episode 1
Jun 13, 2019
In the ‘Hot Seat’ with Kane Halsey
In the ‘Hot Seat’ with Kane Halsey
This week, we have interviewed Kane Halsey the CEO of one of our newest portfolio companies Pickr.
Episode 1
Mar 21, 2019
Episode 1: Our code of conduct for employees and entrepreneurs as part of #MovingForwardUK
Episode 1: Our code of conduct for employees and entrepreneurs as part of #MovingForwardUK
By Leah Martin
Episode 1
Mar 12, 2019
The robots are coming! (Or not)
The robots are coming! (Or not)
By Anouk Agussol
Anouk Agussol
Mar 12, 2019
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