Managing Partner @PlayfairCapital | Class 25 @KauffmanFellows | Contributor @Forbes

London, England
Joined April 2009
We are delighted to welcome Lucia Polverino and Felix Neubeck to the Playfair team👋 Lucia and Felix have joined our investment team after a rigorous hiring process that started with over 1,500 applicants It's great to have you both on board🙌 #vc #startups #hiring #tech
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🇫🇷 Female Founder Office Hours is Paris bound🇫🇷 We are thrilled to be bringing the FFOH initiative in-person to the @wvce_tech Summit this October!
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Last week, we hosted our second event for the Playfair Angel Community in collaboration with Odin and Google Cloud🤝 Our open-to-all community supports active angels anywhere in Europe Register here playfair.vc/angels.php🚀 #vc #angels #startups #tech
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Awesome to see Pangea Bio's feature in @Maddyness_UK🤩 Since participating in Playfair's FFOH last year, Pangea Bio have : 💰 Raised $15 million in funding 📈 Secured multiple non-dilutive grants 🫂Grown to a team of more than 25 people
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AeroCloud have recently launched their Destination Airport: Runway to Revenue Growth report 🛩 📈 To read more about consumers’ pain-points, priorities, and the huge opportunity for airports, check out the link below 👇 #vc #startups #airports #aviation #innovation
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Autonomous shipping startup Orca AI tops up with $23M led by OCV Partners and MizMaa Ventures tcrn.ch/3WWty5J
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Conor & the @asknory team have built a powerful & intuitive all-in-one operating system, providing restaurants with much needed access to a central, real-time source of truth. We’re delighted to welcome Nory to the #AccelFamily! accel.com/noteworthy/spearhe…
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Nory, the Irish AI-powered restaurant management system, has raised $16 million (€14.7 million) in a new Series A round led by Accel, a Silicon Valley-based VC firm whose portfolio includes Bumble, Slack, Supercell and UiPath. businesspost.ie/tech/ai-powe…
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Kudos to Orca AI for the incredible success story of Marubeni Corporation's MMSL and the $86,000 savings per vessel in fuel costs ⛽ Read more about Orca AI's critical role in the Marubeni story here 👇 tradewindsnews.com/technolog…
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We're thrilled to announce that @mut75 and the @qureight team have closed an oversubscribed $8.5m Series A led by Hargreave Hale AIM VCT alongside XTX Ventures, Guinness Ventures and existing investors 🚀 Read more in Sifted coverage here: sifted.eu/articles/qureight-…
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📣 @aerocloudsys is hiring for a Finance Director! 📣 If you are a super smart finance professional who loves to be part of a scaling journey and thrives on solving problems to complex financial scenarios, then this role is for you 💪 Apply here: lnkd.in/eJsXqYUf
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Curious why we invested in @StackOneHQ? 🤔 You'll find all the answers in our "Why we invested" blog post where @AndrewSheff1 breaks down the journey from the first meeting to writing the cheque Read more here: medium.com/playfair-capital-…
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Looking to break into the early stage startup world? Now is your chance! 🚀 The Playfair portfolio is hiring across 70 roles at some of the most exciting and innovating startups in Europe Find out more here: careers.playfair.vc/jobs
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@playfaircapital and 12 VCs have committed to the Founder Mental Health term sheet clause to make mental health a business priority 🖋 This is a great initiative to encourage founders to utilise round proceeds in prioritising their mental health and we're proud to support 💪
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I'm excited to be participating in Europe-wide Female Founder Office Hours, hosted by @playfaircapital, @googlecloud, @revolutbusiness, and @wearefieldhouse on 18th April 170 VCs are collaborating to support 300+ female founders Register here: playfaircapital.typeform.com…
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📣 @asknory is hiring for a Head of Marketing! 📣 The Head of Marketing role is fundamental to helping Nory grow and partner with thousands of hospitality brands across the UK, Europe and beyond! Apply here: nory.ai/careers/
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We’re thrilled to announce our investment into @StackOneHQ alongside our friends at @Episode1VC and Portfolio Ventures as well as some incredible industry angels! 🚀 Read more here: stackone.com/press-releases/…
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Replying to @recycleye
@recycleye is making big strides! They've recently been awarded the Global Partner Award for Innovation by FANUC for revolutionising waste management through sustainable solutions and advanced robotics for a smarter, greener future 🌎 Congratulations to the whole team! 🎉
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New review in for @Playfaircapital! The largest VC reviews platform from Founders for Founders! VCs can claim your profile to see what founders are saying and Founders leave yours at buff.ly/3wuVVN3
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