The Edventure Brief

We are incredibly excited to release our last episode from the Edventure Emerge series, with none other than Celine Halioua. Celine is the founder of biotech company, Loyal, which has raised over $38M in VC funding for its mission to develop drugs specifically designed to extend the healthspan and lifespan of dogs (and hopefully, one day, humans!). She was previously Chief of Staff to Laura Demming at the Longevity Fund. Tune into her riveting conversation with Rahul Rana and Jared Tumiel (who joins us half way through the episode), as they discuss the science of ageing, the role of biotech, and how Loyal is taking a novel approach. Jared is a multidisciplinary medical doctor from South Africa, a fellow of OnDeck Longevity Biotech and the host of "Bit of Tangent", a rationalist podcast exploring ideas in Science, Philosophy, Artificial Intelligence, and Medicine. Rahul Rana is the author of Making Moonshots, a deep dive into the mindsets, philosophies, and strategies conducive to building moonshot companies and was previously Venture Associate at Lux Capital.

In this panel of Edventure Emerge 2021, we are joined by Milly Shotter (Bethnal Green Ventures), Cleo Sham (Stride), Ivan Fernandez (Enzo Ventures) and Jamie MacFarlane (Creator Fund) sharing their perspective on fundraising for a startup. They discuss what VCs are looking for, fundraising strategies, and how to avoid common pitfalls. Hosted by Wade Fletcher (Undercover VC).

In this talk of Edventure Emerge 2021, Jack Chong (OX1), Riam Kanso (Conception X) and Paris de L'Etraz (IE Venture Lab) discuss Europe's university startup scene and what it takes to build entrepreneurship ecosystems. Hosted by Michelangelo Valtancoli (Stride).  

In this Edventure Emerge episode, we reveal the secrets of successful student entrepreneurs, who built incredible startups on university campuses. Our host, Joel Alexander (Crowdpad), is joined by Ahana Banerjee (Clear), Jolyon Martin (Petmedix) and Kyle Grant (Oxwash), with accolades ranging from Forbes 30u30, to joining YC, to multimillion dollar (oversubscribed) funding rounds. They cover time management alongside university, the barriers to success they faced, and the differences in UK and US ecosystems for promoting entrepreneurship at university. The founders get candid about the first round of institutional money they raised and they mistakes they made with it. Finally, they share their 'Aha' moments that led them to where they are today and the steps they took to validate them.

In this episode, Anthony Rose, founder of SeedLegals (also known as the Man who saved the BBC) highlights the 10 most important things for your funding round, in order to get investment ready and close as swiftly and efficiently as possible. SeedLegals is the one-stop platform for all the legals you need to start, raise and grow your company. Trusted by 35000+ UK startups and investors, it is the #1 in the UK for funding rounds, cap tables & share option schemes. Talking through his story founding SeedLegals, he also shares his thoughts on dealing with investors, lawyers, advisors, and the government - and how to make the most of these interactions to maximise results.    Find out more about SeedLegals at: https://seedlegals.com/

Tune into this #EdventureEmerge episode, where we are joined by Tessa Clarke (founder of OLIO), Loral Quinn (founder of Sustainably), hosted by Nikita Khandwala (Head of Growth at Coleap). Discussing their experiences as female founders building sustainable tech companies, Tessa and Loral share their personal journeys, what inspired them to start impact-driven businesses and the challenges they faced - both in building sustainable tech companies, but also as female founders.   They share their perspectives on the most important metrics of success when building a mission-driven business (particularly when raising investment) and common mistakes made by founders building impact-driven companies. Finally, Tessa and Loral share insight and advice they wish they had received when starting their journey.   Check out OLIO here: https://olioex.com/  See more on Sustainably here: https://www.sustainably.co/  Visit Coleap at: https://coleap.com/

In this episode, we are joined by Rob Fitzpatrick, serial entrepreneur and world-renowned author, including best-seller The Mom Test. Rob shares his entrepreneurial journey (from academia, to YC, to published author) and the exciting projects he has been a part of - including building his own boat prior to the pandemic! He shares common mistakes made by entrepreneurs, the importance of accepting that you will screw up, and why we should do more and think less. Of course, Rob also shares his insight on making products that customers actually love. Keep up with Rob here: https://www.robfitz.com/home

This talk features Bastian Krautwald and Feras Jalbout, hosted by Maya Caddle. Bastian is the CEO and Co-Founder of Wajve, which just raised a 5 million euros seed round with EQT ventures, 468 Capital and OMR. Feras is the Founder & CEO of Baraka (YC S21), a commission-free investment app for millennials across MENA. In this episode, we talk about a range of topics  relating to retail investing and the responsibilities startups in the space have to consumers. With a boom in 2020, many apps and startups have dedicated their time to creating platforms for equitable access to financial markets. They discuss topics ranging from targeting the right consumers to creating useful and safe products. The panelists share their personal fundraising journeys, the ups and downs they experienced and offer advice for budding entrepreneurs. More on Wajve here: https://www.wajve.com/en Check out Baraka here: https://www.getbaraka.com/

Narek Vardanyan is the co-founder and CEO of The Crowdfunding Formula (TCF), one of the most successful crowdfunding marketing agencies in the world and author of the bestselling ’57 Secrets of Crowdfunding’ book. He is internationally recognised as a crowdfunding expert and got featured in Forbes, TEDx, Startup Grind, FoundR Magazine etc. In this episode, we discuss everything about crowdfunding with Narek. He details the process and gives thorough analysis of each stage and what needs to be considered. From talking about the type of product to the version of platform, he sheds light on the ‘art’ of crowdfunding with all listeners.

Republic is a startup investing platform for everyone. They allow regular people — not just a few wealthy accredited investors — to invest in highly vetted private startups, with as little as $10 or as much as $100,000 per investment. Republic was created to democratise fundraising while expanding equity investing to the masses, giving anyone the chance to back the next unicorn company.   Join our episode with Maria Pope and Amora Miller from Republic’s Venture Programmes, the first full stack investor ecosystem for established and emerging leaders in private investing, creating a pipeline from undergraduate mavericks to professional leaders. They talk about the programme they run with VCs and ecosystem builders and discuss the importance of democratising access to capital and investing. They also speak about the investing platform that Republic has and share their personal advice on conducting due diligence as a retail investor. Lastly, they talk about emerging spaces in investing and some exciting areas to watch out for.   Read more on Republic at: https://republic.co/