Margaret O'Connor
@OConnor_Global
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Adventure Capitalist. #Fintech #AI #Blockchain #MarketingTech #ESG LON:CHRY Director. @LaunchAfricaVC Chair
London, England
Joined October 2009
"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
https://t.co/rBFF9UDq1N
ft.com
Optimism among founders in Britain is higher than ever but doubts over culture and capital markets persist
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Scotland’s business scene is changing for the better - @TradingJeremy #Cleantech
scotsman.com
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...
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With 122,000 solar panels, Singapore's floating solar farm can power its entire water system. https://t.co/qnZMs3fctn
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“Off #balance sheet #CorporateVentureCapital #CVC investment mission critical to #Africa #technology #startup success.” @zach_cpt @LaunchAfricaVC @newtownpartners @OldMutualSA @StandardBankZA @StanbicIBTC
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@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
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#Carbon bomb management, the power of #blendedfinance and Why #Africa is central to the #climate change conundrum. @FT
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Look forward to sharing new #behavior #tech tool for #NED #VC #CEO #CMO #market researchers that measures and monitors audience engagement #remote and #IRL
“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:
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@knabugroup GabriellePatrick. @AFSICafrica #2022 “end of beginning for #Africa #fintech” Resilience of homegrown #founders will defy market contraction
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Africa vital to global investment in #foodsecurity #renewable#energy africanfinancecorporation Sanjeev Gupta #AFSIC
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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. https://t.co/px6Tamp0qU
ft.com
Rather than criticising growth-blockers, Liz Truss should be doing more to support risk-taking entrepreneurs
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#crypto for #ClimateAction. Look forward to feedback from @pymnts #EMEA conference participants about how #blockchain #carbon sequestration could save the planet https://t.co/uPj9zJC2kI
#COP27 @NohaSha35300795
mashable.com
Science fiction legend Kim Stanley Robinson wants to see cryptocurrency that will make us suck CO2 from the air.
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@TfL Bummer that #cycle app still down 36 hr after systems update. beautiful day to enjoy London #cyclelanes
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Do you want to join AMPLIFYING #IMPACT | WOMEN-LED VC FUNDS on Luma? Join us #genderlensinvesting #https://lu.ma/2022impact via @LumaHQ
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“Make more money by investing in #female #entrepreneurs” Janade Du Plessis 20% of @LaunchAfricaVC portfolio #female #cofounders #SREM @SuperReturn
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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
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@theAlitheia @tolushola and @Evelyne Dioh Simpa @WICCapital unpack #performance #bias in #genderlens #vc and #diverdity-dividend in #femalefounders #SREM
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Delighted to discover: @Diversity_Tweet toolkit for more #inclusive #VC practices @checkwarner. Will share with @Five35V @LaunchAfricaVC and others #SREM
https://t.co/oGd9SzJCnN via @holloway
holloway.com
A conversation from the upcoming book Better Venture, a complete guide to diversity and inclusion in venture capital and startups.
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