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1) Backing resilient founders from the CEO who turned Avon around during Covid
Angela Cretu spent 25 years at Avon, rising from area manager to Global CEO, where she led one of the most remarkable corporate turnarounds in recent history. Taking over in January 2020 when the comp...Show More
2) The wandering professional's discovery: how Jodie O'Keeffe turned three careers into angel investing mastery
In this episode, we explore Jodie O'Keeffe's fascinating journey from IT contractor in 1990s Australia to becoming one of Angel Academe's most insightful investors. Starting with a chance magazine dis...Show More
3) From late night copy machine frustration to corporate revolution: how Deployed tackles the billions spent on enterprise procurement
Standing at a copy machine at HSBC late one night, reviewing 50 statements of work that needed urgent attention, Kayleigh Kuptz had her lightbulb moment. "Technology should do this," she thought, "thi...Show More
4) From Empty Planes to Full Pints: How Days Brewing is Redefining Beer for the Health-Conscious Generation
The last flight out of London carried just two passengers on that fateful March day in 2020. As Boris Johnson announced the UK's first lockdown, Mike Gammell and his co-founder Duncan were airborne, h...Show More
5) 25 years of angel investing: hard-won lessons from Simon Blakey
How a biochemist turned management consultant became one of the UK's most experienced angel investors — and what new angels can learn from his journey.When Simon Blakey made his first angel investment...Show More
6) SEIS or EIS? It shouldn’t be a question of one over the other..
On today's episode, we are joined by Aled Phillips, Co-Managing Director at Niche Private Clients, who helps us take an in-depth look at the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) and Enterprise Inv...Show More
7) How Deep Blue Biotech is reprogramming bacteria to produce chemicals and eat CO2
In a world searching for sustainable alternatives to fossil fuel-derived products, Deep Blue Biotech – a graduate of climate-tech-focused fund Carbon13’s 2023 Venture Builder programme – is making wa...Show More
8) Moth Drinks: How a single litre of Chai Masala Old Fashion turned into a global premium ready-to-drink brand.
In the latest episode of Angel Insights, we sat down with Rob Wallis, co-founder of Moth Drinks, a SyndicateRoom portfolio company revolutionizing the ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktail market. From humble...Show More
9) Methane: the super warmer gas that everyone's overlooked —and the startup turning It into clean energy
While carbon dioxide (CO2) often dominates climate discussions, methane plays a disproportionately large role in global warming."Methane is a bit like the ugly duckling compared to CO2. It's between 2...Show More
10) How Cocoon is tackling 7% of global carbon emissions
Cocoon was formed through the Carbon13 venture building programme with the desire to tackle the emissions produced by the world's second most consumed good, concrete. Eliot Brooks, CEO and Co-foun...Show More