Published in Playfair Capital Blog·Mar 8Playfair Capital announces Edition 9 of Europe-wide Female Founder Office HoursEdition 9 of Europe-wide Female Founder Office Hours is a key milestone for Europe’s largest diversity led founder initiative This event will bring together over 300 female founders and 165 VCs from some of the world’s leading funds The latest funding data shows that over £600m has been raised by…Venture Capital3 min readVenture Capital3 min read
Published in Playfair Capital Blog·Jan 25Lifting the lid Part 2: How the Playfair team got into Venture CapitalTL;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 2021 so in Part 2 three more members of the team reveal the story behind how they landed their role at Playfair. …Venture Capital13 min readVenture Capital13 min read
Published in Playfair Capital Blog·Jan 18Why we invested in Kuai CommerceKuai Commerce has raised $2.4m from Playfair, Haatch Ventures, Portfolio Ventures, Unbundled VC and industry angels for its social commerce solution for brands entering China’s $1.7tn ecommerce market. How it all started Jonny Plein, co-founder of Kuai Commerce, was introduced to me by Joe Bond at PROfounders (thanks Joe 🙏). …China7 min readChina7 min read
Published in Playfair Capital Blog·Dec 13, 2022Ten highlights from 2022TL;DR Pride is the overwhelming emotion I have at the end of another 12 months. Our founders have achieved incredible things, not least raising over $570m in very challenging markets. Their dedication, perseverance and refusal to accept the popular negative narrative are truly inspiring. #1 Growing the team After an…Venture Capital5 min readVenture Capital5 min read
Published in Playfair Capital Blog·Nov 9, 2022“8 Questions with Playfair” ft. Conor Sheridan @ NoryThis is the eighteenth in our “8 Questions” series — in which we sit down with founders in the Playfair portfolio who share their entrepreneurial journey. We first invested in Nory, an AI driven smart operating system for the hospitality industry, in 2021. Since then, the company has experienced tremendous…Startup5 min readStartup5 min read
Published in Playfair Capital Blog·Oct 5, 2022“8 Questions with Playfair” ft. Ahti Heinla @ Starship TechnologiesThis is the seventeenth in our “8 Questions” series — in which we sit down with founders in the Playfair portfolio who share their entrepreneurial journey. We first invested in Starship in their 2017 seed round. Since then, their autonomous delivery robots have made more than 3.5 million autonomous deliveries…Startup5 min readStartup5 min read
Published in Playfair Capital Blog·Sep 26, 2022Leading 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 Edition VIII will be the largest event yet with over 400 women founders and 150 VCs from across the UK, Europe and MENA Over £480m has been raised by companies attending one of the previous…Venture Capital6 min readVenture Capital6 min read
Published in Playfair Capital Blog·Sep 21, 2022Playfair Promotes Jeevan Sunner to Principal & Andrew Sheffield to AssociateTL;DR Consistent with our approach of hiring for the long term, working hard to develop our team, and promoting internally, we’re delighted to announce the promotions of Jeevs and Sheff with immediate effect. Jeevs (Associate -> Principal) Jeevs joined us as an Associate in September 2020 from PwC and has had a remarkable journey…Venture Capital3 min readVenture Capital3 min read
Published in Playfair Capital Blog·Sep 7, 2022“8 Questions with Playfair” ft. George Richardson @ AeroCloudThis is the sixteenth in our “8 Questions” series — in which we sit down with founders in the Playfair portfolio who share their entrepreneurial journey. We first invested in AeroCloud, a software management platform for airport operations, in 2020. Since then, the company has experienced tremendous growth, winning airport…Venture Capital10 min readVenture Capital10 min read
Published in Playfair Capital Blog·May 18, 2022Our Open Approach to Long Form LegalsTL;DR Signing a term sheet is the start of a legal process that can feel like wading through treacle. For founders, understanding why investors include certain terms makes for vastly more efficient negotiations. It also enables founders to proactively manage their lawyers, saving time and money. Some Background Let’s start by looking…Startup9 min readStartup9 min read
