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This publication features the articles written by the Playfair Capital team and friends.

Lifting the lid Part 2: How the Playfair team got into Venture Capital

Lifting the lid Part 2: How the Playfair team got into Venture Capital

TL;DR We know that our industry can be somewhat opaque. We were overwhelmed by the interest in our first Lifting the lid post back in April…
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Chris Smith
Jan 24
Why we invested in Kuai Commerce

Why we invested in Kuai Commerce

Kuai Commerce has raised $2.4m from Playfair, Haatch Ventures, Portfolio Ventures, Unbundled VC and industry angels for its social commerce…
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Chris Smith
Jan 17
Ten highlights from 2022

Ten highlights from 2022

TL;DR Pride is the overwhelming emotion I have at the end of another 12 months. Our founders have achieved incredible things, not least…
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Chris Smith
Dec 13, 2022
“8 Questions with Playfair” ft. Conor Sheridan @ Nory

“8 Questions with Playfair” ft. Conor Sheridan @ Nory

This is the eighteenth in our “8 Questions” series — in which we sit down with founders in the Playfair portfolio who share their…
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Chris Smith
Nov 9, 2022
“8 Questions with Playfair” ft. Ahti Heinla @ Starship Technologies

“8 Questions with Playfair” ft. Ahti Heinla @ Starship Technologies

This is the seventeenth in our “8 Questions” series — in which we sit down with founders in the Playfair portfolio who share their…
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Chris Smith
Oct 5, 2022
Leading Venture Capital Firms Extend Virtual Mentoring For Female Business Founders To MENA

Leading Venture Capital Firms Extend Virtual Mentoring For Female Business Founders To MENA

‘Female Founder Office Hours’ launches across MENA — led by Playfair Capital and Global Ventures
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Chris Smith
Sep 26, 2022
Playfair Promotes Jeevan Sunner to Principal & Andrew Sheffield to Associate

Playfair Promotes Jeevan Sunner to Principal & Andrew Sheffield to Associate

TL;DR Consistent with our approach of hiring for the long term, working hard to develop our team, and promoting internally, we’re delighted…
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Chris Smith
Sep 20, 2022
“8 Questions with Playfair” ft. George Richardson @ AeroCloud

“8 Questions with Playfair” ft. George Richardson @ AeroCloud

This is the sixteenth in our “8 Questions” series — in which we sit down with founders in the Playfair portfolio who share their…
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Chris Smith
Sep 6, 2022
Why we invested in Protex AI

Why we invested in Protex AI

Protex AI has raised $18m from Notion, Playfair, firstminute, and YC to empower health and safety teams and protect workers with AI.
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Henrik Wetter Sanchez
Aug 30, 2022
Playfair’s Hiring Process Explained

Playfair’s Hiring Process Explained

Our effort to build a fair recruitment engine and identify the best candidates
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Joe Thornton
Aug 4, 2022
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