@OConnor_Global

Adventure Capitalist. #Fintech #AI #Blockchain #MarketingTech #ESG LON:CHRY Director. @LaunchAfricaVC Chair

 London, England
launchafrica.vc/
Joined October 2009
  • Tweets1.9K
  • Following2.5K
  • Followers726
233Media
"The British #fintech ecosystem is the most interesting in the world,” says @Stripe’s Collison. Great time to participate in the UK’s attempt to take on #SiliconValley with Chrysalis fund. @AnneBoden @Starling Nigel Toon @graphcoreai @taavet @Wise ft.com/content/5466b46d-9cb4…

‘Why have we not grown any giant companies?’ The UK’s attempt to take on Silicon Valley

Optimism among founders in Britain is higher than ever but doubts over culture and capital markets persist

ft.com
3
Scotland’s business scene is changing for the better - @TradingJeremy #Cleantech scotsman.com/news/opinion/co…

Scotland’s business scene is changing for the better - Jeremy Grant

The other day, I was in Glasgow for the first proper visit in 40 years. Standing in front of the house on the city’s south side that was our family home for the first 18 years of my life, a lot was...

scotsman.com
82
Margaret O'Connor retweeted
Smarter Futures@Smarter_Futures16 Feb 2023
With 122,000 solar panels, Singapore's floating solar farm can power its entire water system.
4
2
355
Andrew Haining Chrysalis Investments Ltd Chair setting tone for transparent #IR at Capital Markets Day @Numis
“Off #balance sheet #CorporateVentureCapital #CVC investment mission critical to #Africa #technology #startup success.” @zach_cpt @LaunchAfricaVC @newtownpartners @OldMutualSA @StandardBankZA @StanbicIBTC
1
3
⁦@LaunchAfricaVC⁩ “Stellenbosh has the highest per capita #GDP of any city globally. The majority do not yet have #risk Profile to support #altasset classes like #VC What can we learn from other #innovation hubs? “ ⁦@zach_cpt⁩
1
1
#Carbon bomb management, the power of #blendedfinance and Why #Africa is central to the #climate change conundrum. @FT on.ft.com/3eOW4m9
1
Look forward to sharing new #behavior #tech tool for #NED #VC #CEO #CMO #market researchers that measures and monitors audience engagement #remote and #IRL
Oliver Cummings@oli_cummings27 Sep 2022
“Watch who leans in when you speak…If you spot that people are not leaning in when you are speaking, then you know you are probably speaking too much”. Hear more from @BrydonDonald on latest @NuroleCom #entertheboardroom podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…

Enter the Boardroom

Careers Podcast · Video · Updated weekly · Enter the Boardroom is the podcast of the Enter the Boardroom Community.  Each week, Nurole CEO Oliver Cummings sits down with leading Chairs, board...

podcasts.apple.com
1
2
⁦@knabugroup⁩ GabriellePatrick. ⁦@AFSICafrica⁩ #2022 “end of beginning for #Africa #fintech” Resilience of homegrown #founders will defy market contraction
2
2
Africa vital to global investment in #foodsecurity #renewable#energy africanfinancecorporation Sanjeev Gupta #AFSIC
2
Which photo should @FT have used to illustrate smart #regulation 4 #innovation? Agree with @JohnThornill There is an opportunity for Britain to strike a pragmatic third way in areas such as #autonomous driving and #data#governance.on.ft.com/3T7chS7
1
#crypto for #ClimateAction. Look forward to feedback from @pymnts #EMEA conference participants about how #blockchain #carbon sequestration could save the planet mashable.com/feature/carbon-… #COP27 @NohaSha35300795

How a coin for carbon could save the planet

Science fiction legend Kim Stanley Robinson wants to see cryptocurrency that will make us suck CO2 from the air.

mashable.com
1
⁦@TfL⁩ Bummer that #cycle app still down 36 hr after systems update. beautiful day to enjoy London #cyclelanes
1
Would you get in ⁦@Waymo⁩? What are biggest barriers to #selfdriving car adoption?
1
1
Do you want to join AMPLIFYING #IMPACT | WOMEN-LED VC FUNDS on Luma? Join us #genderlensinvesting #https://lu.ma/2022impact via @LumaHQ
Thrilled to see one of favorite #sculptors #storytellers at V&A vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/sokari…

Sokari Douglas Camp at the V&A - Display at V&A South Kensington · V&A

vam.ac.uk
1
“Make more money by investing in #female #entrepreneurs” Janade Du Plessis 20% of ⁦⁦@LaunchAfricaVC⁩ portfolio #female #cofounders #SREM ⁦⁦@SuperReturn⁩
4
Janade duPlessis @LaunchAfricaVC @Five35V on panel with @SAVCAssociation @SweefCapital @TeamTripleJump shares valuable data from primary #research 350 companies in #Africa led by #female#founders. “LPs are lazy” to find investment grade, #inclusive #ventures #SREM @SuperReturn
1
1
⁦@zach_cpt⁩ ⁦@LaunchAfricaVC⁩ encourages first time #vc #GP to be thoughtful about #GP power dynamics, to #mentor #founders and to make more #money thru #D&I #investment strategy #SREM
2
7
⁦@theAlitheia⁩ ⁦@tolushola⁩ and @Evelyne Dioh Simpa ⁦@WICCapital⁩ unpack #performance #bias in #genderlens #vc and #diverdity-dividend in #femalefounders #SREM
2
Delighted to discover: @Diversity_Tweet toolkit for more #inclusive #VC practices @checkwarner. Will share with @Five35V @LaunchAfricaVC and others #SREM holloway.com/s/better-ventur… via @holloway

In Conversation: Diversity.VC Co-Founder Check Warner — Holloway

A conversation from the upcoming book Better Venture, a complete guide to diversity and inclusion in venture capital and startups.

holloway.com
1
2
Load more