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Oct 10

Why we invested in kennek

It is always great to get referrals from founders in our portfolio! We initially met Xavier, Co-Founder/Co-CEO at kennek, through Jan, Co-Founder/COO of our portfolio company Ramp, as the two of them previously worked together. We were impressed by the kennek team’s backgrounds and their vision of revolutionising the private…

Vertical Saas

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Why we invested in kennek
Why we invested in kennek
Vertical Saas

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Oct 5

The evolution of the CFO role from early to late stage

AlbionVC recently hosted an event with our friends at Altima (CFO search specialists) featuring a panel of 3 experienced CFOs from different backgrounds discussing the evolution of the CFO role from early to late stage. The conversation covered a lot of ground and we wanted to summarise some key insights…

CFO

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The evolution of the CFO role from early to late stage
The evolution of the CFO role from early to late stage
CFO

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Sep 19

What are the top 10 pitching mistakes?

I recently gave a Masterclass presentation at CogX on the top 10 mistakes made when pitching, which I thought I would turn into a blog post. …

Pitch

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What are the top 10 pitching mistakes?
What are the top 10 pitching mistakes?
Pitch

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·Mar 3

Why we invested in Ramp

Cohort-based analysis is powerful, but I remember the pain of building it myself in my previous role as FD of a B2C startup (Citymapper). I had to aggregate data from various tools into excel, then build a model, which would easily have dozens of rows for a basic monthly analysis…

CFO

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Why we invested in Ramp
Why we invested in Ramp
CFO

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Feb 6

APIs are eating the world (Part 2): the rise of API tools 2.0

Although APIs have been around for a while, their omnipresence continues to rise and they are now truly eating the world. Part 1 described the rise of API-first, how APIs are both fuelling and eating software, and the opportunities in API-first. …

API

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APIs are eating the world (Part 2): the rise of API tools 2.0
APIs are eating the world (Part 2): the rise of API tools 2.0
API

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Nov 10, 2022

APIs are eating the world (Part 1): the rise of API-first

The API economy has been around for a while and yet it still feels like early days for APIs. Over 80% of internet traffic goes through APIs and it is fascinating to see how their omnipresence continues to rise year after year. Many organisations and developers are now spending the…

Api Development

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APIs are eating the world (Part 1): the rise of API-first
APIs are eating the world (Part 1): the rise of API-first
Api Development

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·Jul 22, 2021

Why we invested in Gravitee.io

We are delighted to announce that we have co-led an $11m series A round in Gravitee.io, an exciting open source API management platform. API management is the process of managing APIs throughout their lifecycle (designing, publishing, monitoring, analysing) in a secure environment. It is a fairly established market with many…

Api Management

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Why we invested in Gravitee.io
Why we invested in Gravitee.io
Api Management

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·Nov 25, 2020

AlbionVC’s investment in WeGift

How many times were you offered a gift card by a corporate/employer/friend [insert any use case here]? I would guess plenty of times and yet, if you are like me before I met WeGift, you probably ignore the massive scale of this market (still mainly offline) and the inefficiencies of…

Fintech

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AlbionVC’s investment in WeGift
AlbionVC’s investment in WeGift
Fintech

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·Apr 20, 2020

AlbionVC’s investment in Credit Kudos

AlbionVC is happy to be leading the series A in Credit Kudos, a challenger credit bureau using open banking and machine learning to generate better credit scores. The problem with existing credit scores Have you ever tried checking your credit score online with different providers? I had previously checked my credit score anecdotally but when I…

Fintech

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AlbionVC’s investment in Credit Kudos
AlbionVC’s investment in Credit Kudos
Fintech

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Paul Lehair

Paul Lehair

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VC at AlbionVC. Ex Citymapper, Viagogo and Citi.

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