FOUNDERS FORUM LONDON 2020 Executive Xsummary 21

FOUNDERS FORUM LONDON 2020 Executive XSummary 21

June 2021 INTRODUCTION

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2 INTRODUCTION Reflections from our founder

Serendipity is back! The days after FF are filled with stories of capital raised, deals struck, creative brainstorming, friendships renewed, and a much-needed celebration of UK tech.

As we celebrated our 15th anniversary, it is clear how far the conversation has come since the early days. It is no longer about whether the UK can have a vibrant tech sector, but how big it can become.

At this year’s FF the talk was of IPOs and SPACs, past and planned, or what to do for your second, third or even fourth act. Taavet Hinrikus announced Wise’s IPO and we learned of the UK’s 100th unicorn.

The UK tech scene has made tremendous progress, and the unanimous feeling is that there’s much more to come.

It’s great to be back. Thank you to everyone involved.

Now here’s to the next 15 years,

Brent Hoberman CBE Executive Chair, Founders Forum 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome Art, Culture & Society 1 An introduction to FF 19 A $69 million free-for-all? Founders Forum London 2021

Session Highlights Leaders’ Learnings 6 Images from the day 22 The entrepreneurial journey

The Great Reset Rising Stars 2021 8 Industries transformed 25 Future game-changers & reimagined

A Sustainable Future Full Agenda & Partners 12 Can technology save us? 27 Our community & supporters

The Silver Lining? Keep In Touch 16 The future of healthcare 34 Subscribe to Founders News We’d love to talk.

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foundersintelligence.com 5 SESSION HIGHLIGHTS

Founders Story: Fintech and Angel Investing Profitability or Scale: What Does it Take for a Fintech Unicorn to Go Global? Welcome Address: Oliver Dowden (Secretary of Influencers as Entrepreneurs: Abby Roberts, State, Department of Culture, Media & Sport) Taavet Hinrikus (Wise) in conversation with Rory Cellan-Jones (BBC) Arik Shtilman (Rapyd), Victoria Van Lennep (Lendable). Moderated by David Rich Waterworth (TikTok), Grace Beverley (TALA), Trinny Rowan Woodall (TRINNY London) w/ Devran Karaca (Kyra)

The F Factor: Hosted by June Sarpong (BBC). Micro-Mobility, Zero-Emissions and Autonomous What to Build Next? Martin Varsavsky (Prelude Fireside Chat: Future of Quick Commerce and The Oxford Vaccine: Sarah Gilbert (VacciTech) in Judges: Maria Raga (Depop), Richard Reed Driving: Richard Barlow (wejo), Alex Kendall Fertility), Mike Lynch (Invoke Capital), Miguel McKelvey Delivery: Tim Steiner (Ocado) in conversation conversation with Tom Hulme (Google Ventures) (Innocent & JamJar Investments), Tej Lalvani (Wayve), Paul Newman (Oxbotica). Moderated (WeWork), Jimmy Wales (Wikipedia). Moderated with Michael Stothard (Sifted) (VitaBiotics) by Shona Ghosh (Insider) by Mariella Frostrup

6 How Tech is Reshaping the Future of Biology?

Tim Guilliams (HealX), Peter Donnelly (Genomics), Irina Haivas(Atomico). Moderated by D-J Collins (Milltown Partners) SESSION HIGHLIGHTS

Who Will Win the EV Race? Traditional Auto-Makers or New Players? Peter How Tech is Reshaping the Future of Biology: Tim Guilliams (HealX), Peter Why is Institutional Money Flowing Into Crypto? What Rethinking the Internet: Controlled or Decentralised? Rawlinson (Lucid) in conversation with John Thornhill (Financial Times) Donnelly (Genomics), Irina Haivas (Atomico). Moderated by D-J Collins is Different This Time? Peter Smith (Blockchain.com) in Tim Berners-Lee (MIT / Inrupt) in conversation with (Milltown Partners) conversation with Azeem Azhar (Exponential View) Greg Williams (Wired)

Transforming the Fashion Industry Through Fireside Chat: Future of Retail, Sustainability and A Founder’s Future: Building a Global E- How Can We Make ESGs and Sustainability a Priority in VC? How to Make Sleep and Wellness a Priority? Material Science and Innovation: Eva Communities: Anya Hindmarch in conversation commerce Powerhouse: Matt Moulding (The Hut Bernard Liautaud (Balderton), Richard Curtis (Project Natalia Vodianova (Elbi), Michael Acton Smith Kruse (PANGAIA), Dan Widmaier (Bolt Threads). with Neira Hajro (McKinsey & Company) Everyone). Moderated by Amy Lewin (Sifted) (Calm). Moderated by Alex Wood (Forbes). Moderated by Iain Martin (Forbes) Group) with Thorold Barker (Wall Street Journal)

7 THE GREAT RESET Industries transformed & reimagined

8 “I never thought that I'd be designing a new building in Sao Paulo on Facetime.”

Founders Insight Report 9 THE GREAT RESET | KEY INSIGHTS

Rethinking the idea of the office will be a key Brand is a talent magnet, and more important competitive advantage. then ever in the global marketplace.

Wall Street is commanding its analysts back to the Talent used to migrate to London, but now Zoom office, but most companies will have to inspire if they means talent can work from Leeds or Lima. While hope to build a face-to-face culture. Rather than big some are setting up satellite offices to recruit top marble halls or characterless glass towers, companies talent, others are investing without even speaking to will need to design original, authentic spaces which founders. Brand awareness and relatable role models speak to unique values. are now premium commodities.

Wherever you are, e-commerce is coming to Technologies of war & ‘Kapow’ if China gets help you decide who you want to be. out of hand.

If you know what you want, and it ain’t too flash, From the race for the highest kWh batteries and EV Amazon is hard to beat. But new e-commerce brands dominance, to geostrategic competition over AI, are doing things differently: from online consultations semiconductors and other key technologies, the and personalised product curations to meeting battle between ‘the West’ and China still hangs in the consumers in the metaverse, D2C brands are balance. Government should help fund early-stage The Great Reset combining data and experience to drive premium innovation, not just regulate it at scale. margins. Location, Location, Location will shape how we work, where we work, who gets funded, as What does this mean? well as the shape of the world(s) we will Implications for founders, inhabit for years to come corporates & investors

10 THE GREAT RESET | IMPLICATIONS Implications

What does this mean for…

For Founders For Corporates For Investors

The charismatic founder is less important now than 'Going Hybrid' is not enough for a back-to-work VCs are differentiating on depth of relationship or metrics that sing. strategy. speed to close.

Expectations have risen: customer changes have Young people are not as desperate to get back to Competition amongst VCs has never been fiercer seen adoption curves compress forward. With more the office as some might think but being flexible and VCs saying that they will only invest in companies VCs willing to invest without even meeting in-person, enough to let people 'work from home' is not enough. close to their offices is long gone. Great founders hitting and exceeding those quantitative benchmarks Creative and collaborative work has declined in have so much leverage that VCs are differentiating help startups stand out from the crowd. At the later quality over Zoom but the best talent will demand themselves in two ways: flying out to build deep end of the journey, SPACs are here to stay, even if not more from their workspaces if they are to be lured into connections, or investing fast without having to even all SPAC managers are. resuming the daily commute. meet the team.

FF Insight Report 11 A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE Can technology save us?

12 “The goal is not to go from bad to perfect, but to encourage small steps that can compound to create lasting impact. Think of it as Moore’s Law for sustainability.”

13 A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE | INSIGHTS

Compounding small steps will have more There is a ClimateTech boom as investors impact than waiting for a perfect solution place their bets on a greener planet

The fashion industry is responsible for 22.5% of global Venture funding in ClimateTech grew almost five pesticides, yet half of global fashion brands are stuck times the rate of the overall VC market between 2013 in their old, unsustainable ways. We don’t have time and 2019, as investors realised that what’s good for to wait for the right technology to come along and the planet will be good for their pockets too. This will transform everything: impact needs to start now, with drive frontier and moonshot technologies to achieve small steps that drive change. commercial scale faster.

92% COVID-19 has surfaced new opportunities for public-private collaboration of consumers seek sustainable products The pandemic only increased consumer desires to live sustainably (up from 65% to 92%). It also demonstrated the epic power of government, when the political will $60 bn is there. As a result, stakeholder attitudes have shifted and there is a greater willingness to collaborate. The ClimateTech venture funding, up race to go green might be a relay after all. A Sustainable Future 3,750% since 2013 Technology is part of the solution, but it is no silver bullet. We need many small and consistent steps, taken by diverse stakeholders 6% What does this mean? from across the public and private sectors. ClimateTech investment remains Implications for founders, a tiny portion of the market corporates & investors

14 A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE | IMPLICATIONS Implications

What does this mean for…

For Founders For Corporates For Investors

Unencumbered by legacy approaches, startups are Corporates should embrace small changes to drive ‘Greenvesting’ is here to stay: investors need to walk uniquely placed to design end-to-end sustainability. impact and create ripple effects across society. the talk to attract the best founders.

Sustainability messages have become ubiquitous – Corporates often see scale and legacy systems as a Investors that can enable and encourage companies most brands claim to be green in some way or other. hindrance to change. But from a sustainability angle, to be more sustainable will unlock higher returns and To truly differentiate themselves and foster credibility, their scale can drive massive impact. Consider how reduce risk. Balderton’s Sustainable Future Goals founders should embrace sustainability across all and where your employees can drive change. For (based on the UN SDGs) show how investors can offer aspects of their business, financing and operations – example – only 10% of pension funds are currently tangible support to their portfolio companies, as well not just in their products. invested in sustainability. A switch to green pensions is as being transparent about internal progress. a simple yet effective way to drive lasting change.

15 THE SILVER LINING? The future of healthcare

16 THE SILVER LINING? | INSIGHTS

A data-first approach will be key to reducing Entrepreneurialism in biotech needs to be the burden on strained resources. driven by agile cross-sector collaboration.

Advancements in genomics and AI, coupled with Academia and ambition cannot seize innovation falling costs, are opening up a new world of opportunities alone. Biotech requires careful hypothesis-free understanding of health at both an stakeholder management; early regulatory individual and a societal level. From drug discovery to involvement, multidisciplinary teams and hyper-targeted predictive screening, data promises transparency with data leads to the positive public better health outcomes at lower costs. support needed to succeed.

Healthcare remains vulnerable; cybersecurity is the new silent threat in a digital world.

Whilst the rapid digitisation of global healthcare systems has unlocked astounding potential for new 73% $6.1 bn patient treatment, digitisation inherently comes with US consumers willing Venture funding in health acute risk. Investment to build resilient systems to share health data data & platform innovators designed for predictable catastrophes is required for pathogenic and cyber threats alike. The Silver Lining?

After the shock of the pandemic, big data is powering innovation: from prevention to drug What does this mean? discovery to consumer-centric biotech. Implications for founders, corporates & investors

17 THE SILVER LINING? | IMPLICATIONS Implications

What does this mean for…

For Founders For Corporates For Investors

Winners will combine robust academic research, tech Digital resilience should be built in conjunction with Data-driven disruption is now at an all-time high, as & IP with strong commercial teams. health-tech innovation; invest in crisis mitigation for AI/ML unlocks value from drug discovery to patient future security. care. HealthTech is an opportunity space ready to be seized as consumer interest continues to grow and Whilst immediate financial returns may be less COVID-19 highlighted the potential speed and market barriers to entry decrease. For true tangible, effective risk management of emergent impact of access to rich medical data. It is imperative differentiation, innovators should combine proprietary cyber threats underpins the benefits brought to the to understand a startup’s data differentiators in order science with effective routes to market. medical industry through digital transformation and to pick winners early; successful startups will scale unlocks sustained agility in innovation. rapidly with high valuations to match.

18 ART, CULTURE & SOCIETY A $69 million free-for-all?

19 ART, CULTURE & SOCIETY | KEY INSIGHTS

Creators have new routes to monetization Next Gen entrepreneurs have unparalleled that bypass traditional gatekeepers insights into the needs of their audience

Culture is out of the hands of traditional gatekeepers. The new cultural creators are in constant conversation On social media, culture emerges from – and can be with their audiences. They use their vast communities accessed by – the masses. More novel are NFTs, which as sounding boards for their work. By the point of have opened up new ways for creators to monetize. creation these entrepreneurs have often already Combined, these accelerate the rate of cultural tested iterations with their customer base, giving them change by expanding the number of participants. a leg-up on established brands.

Curation & personalisation lie at the heart of Conscious creation and incentive alignment consumer engagement lay at the core of future creator platforms

Facing near-infinite abundance, consumers crave Creator platforms must tread with care – invasive, curation. Falling prey to the paradox of choice they data-exploitative business models are sapping trust seek authentic, personalised and responsive from creators and consumers. Value-driven business guidance on what they buy, who they buy from and models must be set and sustained with aligned the way they buy it. incentives, ensuring those who use the platform have Art, culture & society a vested interest in its successful deployment. Gates removed and floodgates opened: culture is now consumer-led, hyper- personalised and moving at the speed of What does this mean? TikTok 58% 50M Implications for founders,

Of buyers in the Christie’s NFT Participants in today’s corporates & investors sale were Gen-Z creator economy 20 ART, SOCIETY & CULTURE | IMPLICATIONS Implications

What does this mean for…

For Founders For Corporates For Investors

A curated consumer experience, based off Cultural creators must be treated as collaborators and Understanding the values of Next Gen founders and reciprocity, is key to a successful business model. consultants rather than contractors . their communities is key to picking winners. Culture now moves at the speed of TikTok. Startups Working successfully with the new generation of There is growing awareness that ‘Big Tech’ and user- that use data to both understand and serve their users cultural creators relies on collaboration rather than generated platforms are exploitative and extractive will be able to rapidly respond to their needs. instruction. The communities they’ve built depend on of the value their users create. Platforms that engage Individual creators might be able to rely on their them for authenticity and they possess unique insights creators and their communities, and which have intuitive reading of their audiences, but startups will into their audiences. Work with influencers to respond mutually beneficial incentive structures, will be more need to combine intuition with data-driven insights to to their consumer-led culture rather than trying to resilient and create long-term sustainable value. surf the ever-changing cultural waves. simply impose what you want to land.

21 LEADERS’ LEARNINGS The Entrepreneurial Journey

22 LEADERS’ LEARNINGS | INSIGHTS

London is (still!) the best place in Europe to do Data science is revolutionising entrepreneurs’ business understanding of their businesses

Despite recent press around the UK’s attitude to tech A number of exited founders noted that if they were listings, founders were bullish on the UK as both a starting their ventures again they would invest more in place to start a business, and the place to grow it to building a data science capability sooner, to gain IPO and beyond. The ease of capital raising in London insights into their progress; building a core base of was noted, as was the quantity of high quality, scalable technology avoids headaches and missed available talent vs. other European hubs. opportunities during growth.

Amid the crisis, entrepreneurs remain The best time to start a business is after the pathologically optimistic first hype cycle

This innate optimism has not been damaged by the At this point, founders can more easily spot (and pandemic, with many founders commenting that the poach) the best talent for realistic prices. There’s also time and space awarded by over a year of less public attention, allowing founders to focus on lockdowns had actually created an environment delivering for customers vs. chasing investors and trying to keep up with the news cycle. We saw this in perfect for new ideas and business creation. fintech, will we now see the same in crypto, quantum Leaders’ learnings and others? The entrepreneurial journey is always both challenging and rewarding. The past 15 835k 41% What does this mean? months especially so, although the best Implications for corporates, founders will emerge stronger and smarter. New businesses founded Increase from the startups & investors in the year to Feb 2021 previous year

23 LEADERS’ LEARNINGS | IMPLICATIONS Implications

What does this mean for…

For Founders For Corporates For Investors

Combine founder optimism with mentor experience. Cash is abundant; focus on your value add. Dig in the Trough of Disillusionment.

The UK tech sector has matured. There are now many Corporate venturing doubled in the five years to 2020, The richest pickings are often found in the Gartner Hype ‘elders’ who have walked the path to IPO & beyond, with a record $73 billion invested during the pandemic. Cycle’s Trough of Disillusionment. Look for areas where learned valuable lessons, and been through multiple And while there’s plenty of fast, smart money available, the attention bubble has burst. Which problems remain business cycles. Engage these people as mentors, approaching a forward-thinking founder with cash, a big unsolved? Who's still sticking around? These people advisors or investors. The pathological optimism of a brand and scale opportunities will remain an attractive have the grit and resilience to build successful founder, combined with hard-won experience is a proposition. businesses. Even better, they’ll be less demanding on powerful combination. valuations, supercharging your returns.

24 We tap into our network to select early-stage startups with world- changing potential to present at FF London.

Over the last decade we’ve had nearly 200 companies participate, who have gone on to see: • 30+ exits (including FlipKart, Pillpack, Shazam & DeepMind) • 8 IPOs (including Farfetch, Lemonade & Bumble) • 8 unicorns (including TransferWise, Duolingo, Babylon & Groq) And tens of billions of funds raised.

25 2021 RISING STARS Co-hosted with Silicon Valley Bank

Top (L-R) Carmen Palacios-Berraquero (Nu Quantum); Matthew Hodgson (Element) Middle (L-R) Bobby Healy (Manna Drone Delivery); Elizabeth Nyeko (Modularity Grid); Dr. Max Jamilly (Hoxton Farms); Timo Armoo (Fanbytes); Dr. Helen O’Neill (Hertility Health); Max Coutte (Unai VR)

Bottom (L-R) Nick Von Christierson (Woven Science); Sai Shivareddy (Nyobolt) 26 FOUNDERS FORUM LONDON FULL AGENDA

Over 140 founders, CEOs, investors, political leaders, academics and journalists shared their insights and experiences across six stages.

This year’s agenda also included virtual appearances from technology moguls across the world whose impact has shaped our very lives today.

Virtual Fireside: Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn) in conversation with James Harding (Tortoise Media)

Virtual Fireside: Eric Yuan (Zoom) in conversation with Lara Lewington (BBC Click)

Virtual Fireside: Virtual Reality & the Future of Presence Nicola Mendelsohn (Facebook) in conversation with Andrew Bosworth (Facebook Reality Labs)

Virtual Fireside: AI & Top Talent: Can Europe Compete in Global Race Eric Schmidt (ex-Google, Schmidt Futures) in conversation with John Thornhill (Financial Times)

27 AI ART | Drawing with Robots Sougwen Chung Bursts & Announcements Alex Tew (Calm); George Hadjigeorgiou (ZOE); Mursal Heydat Welcome & Announcements (Chatterbox); Nicholas Cary (Blockchain.com / SkysTheLimit); Nigel Toon Brent Hoberman (Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, Founders (Graphcore); Philip Mossop (Masuku); Sergey Gonchar (Loona); Joysy John Forum), Oliver Dowden (Secretary of State, DCMS) (01Founders)

VCs meet VCs: How is Venture Investing Different in 2021 Fireside Chat: Future of Quick Commerce and Delivery Jeppe Zink (Northzone), Jos White (Notion), Tom Stafford (DST Global), Nicole Tim Steiner (Ocado) in conversation with Michael Stothard (Sifted) Quinn (Lightspeed Venture Partners), Fatou Bintou Sagnang (Mubadala Capital), Rana Yared (Balderton) The Oxford Vaccine: Innovating and Scaling Quickly Tom Hulme (Google Ventures) and Sarah Gilbert (VacciTech) The Future of the Office: How Can CEOs Create Workplaces That Employees Want to Return to? How Can We Help Solve the Digital Skills Gap? Nick Jones (Soho House), Thomas Heatherwick (Heatherwick Studio), Mark Oliver Dowden (Secretary of State, Department of Culture, Media & Read (WPP), Zahra Bahrololoumi (Salesforce). Moderated Sport), Alex Mahon (Channel 4), Matt Brittin (Google), Gavin Patterson by Pilita Clark (Financial Times) (Salesforce). Moderated by Joysy John (01Founders). Influencers as Entrepreneurs: How to Build a Business With Your Community Rethinking the Internet: Controlled or Decentralised? Abby Roberts (TikTok Influencer), Rich Waterworth (TikTok), Grace Beverley Tim Berners-Lee (MIT / Inrupt) in conversation with Greg Williams (Wired) (TALA), Trinny Woodall (TRINNY London). Moderated by Devran Karaca (Kyra).

Profitability v. Scale: What it Takes for a Fintech Unicorn to Go Global? How to Plan for the Next Global Emergency? Internet Arik Shtilman (Rapyd), Victoria Van Lennep (Lendable). Moderated Blackouts, Geopolitical Black Swans and the Next Pandemic by David Rowan. Matthew Gould (NHSX), Minister Nadhim Zahawi. Moderated by Mark Walport (Imperial College). Entrepreneurs: What to Build Next? Martin Varsavsky (Prelude Fertility), Mike Lynch (Invoke Capital), Miguel The Return of Business and Leisure Travel: What Will it Look Like? McKelvey (WeWork), Jimmy Wales (Wikipedia). Moderated John Holland-Kaye (Heathrow Airport), Simon Vincent (Hilton Hotels). Moderated by Mariella Frostrup. by Alex Cruz (Senior Travel Advisor).

How to Make Sleep and Wellness a Priority? Meet the CEO: 1-1 Speed-Meetings with Founders Natalia Vodianova (Elbi) in conversation with Michael Acton Smith (Calm). Mark Read (WPP), Nick Hugh (The Telegraph), Carolyn McCall (ITV), Ronan Moderated by Alex Wood (Forbes). Dunne (Verizon), Gavin Patterson (Salesforce), Simon Vincent (Hilton), Alex Mahon (Channel 4), Tim Steiner (Ocado), Charles Dunstone (TalkTalk), Steve Rowe(M&S), Sharan Pasricha (Ennismore), Steve Hatch (Facebook). Founders Story: Fintech and Angel Investing Taavet Hinrikus (Wise) in conversation with Rory Cellan-Jones (BBC) Transforming the Fashion Industry with Material Science & Innovation How Tech is Reshaping the Future of Biology? Eva Kruse (PANGAIA), Dan Widmaier (Bolt Threads). Moderated by Iain Tim Guilliams (HealX), Peter Donnelly (Genomics), Irina Haivas (Atomico). Martin (Forbes). Moderated by D-J Collins (Milltown Partners).

Tech & Climate Change- How Do We Make Real Impact? The Future of Food: Alt-Proteins, Cultured Meat and Vertical-Farming Daniele Benatoff (Planet Farms), Dr. Max Jamilly (Hoxton Farms). Moderated Richard Curtis (Screenwriter & Director, Project Everyone). by Jeremy Coller (Coller Capital).

A Founder’s Future: Building a Global e-Commerce Powerhouse CEOs: How to Lead In a Crisis Matt Moulding (The Hut Group) in conversation with Thorold Barker (Wall Stephen Carter (Informa), Tim Davie (BBC), Ronan Dunne (Verizon), Carolyn Street Journal). McCall (ITV). Moderated by Peter Dahlstrom (McKinsey & Company).

SPACs, IPOs and PE: What are the Opportunities with SPACs in 2021? Retail in the 2020’s: How to Win in the Amazon Age? Thor Bjorgolfsson (Novator), Erik Anderson (West River Group). Moderated Aron Gelbard (Bloom & Wild), Chris Morton (Lyst), Demetra Pinsent (Charlotte by Jay Jubas (McKinsey & Company). Tilbury). Moderated by Kabir Ahuja (McKinsey & Company).

Auction-Houses, Galleries, Art Fairs, NFTs: Digitising the Art World Whatever Next? The Future of Tech Enabled by 5G Jonathan Yeo, Oliver Barker (Sotheby’s), Bettina Korek (Serpentine Dr. Hannah Fry (Mathematician), Suzi Ruffell (Comedian), James Kitto Galleries), Matthew Slotover (Frieze). Moderated by Robert Norton. (Samsung Electronics), Sharon Hegarty (Samsung Electronics).

Crypto: What is Different This Time? Why is Institutional Money Flowing HealthTech: How Technology Is Accelerating Better Care By Focusing Into Crypto? on the Patient Peter Smith (Blockchain.com) with Azeem Azhar (Exponential View) Dan Vahdat (Huma), Ranjan Singh (Health Hero), Nadine Hachach-Haram (Proximie), Chris Bischoff (General Catalyst). Moderated by Markus Who Will Win the EV Race? Traditional Auto-Makers or New Players? Bauman (Goodwin). Peter Rawlinson (Lucid) in conversation with John Thornhill (Financial Times) Smart Cities: Micro-Mobility, Zero-Emissions and Autonomous Driving Fireside Chat: Future of Retail, Sustainability and Communities Richard Barlow (wejo), Alex Kendall (Wayve), Paul Newman (Oxbotica). Anya Hindmarch in conversation with Neira Hajro (McKinsey & Company) Moderated by Shona Ghosh (Insider).

How Can We Make ESGs & Sustainability a Priority in VC? The F Factor: Pitch Competition for Young Entrepreneurs Under 25 Bernard Liautaud (Balderton) & Richard Curtis (Screenwriter & Director, Hosted by June Sarpong (BBC). Judges: Richard Reed (Innocent & JamJar Project Everyone). Moderated by Amy Lewin (Sifted). Investments), Tej Lalvani (VitaBiotics), Maria Raga (Depop).

Safeguarding the Future of Humanity: Vote To Donate $100K to 4 Live from LA Charities Courtne Smith (NewNew), Devon Townsend (Cameo). Moderated by Nicole Quinn (Lightspeed Venture Partners). David Goldberg (Founders Pledge) FOUNDERS FORUM LONDON Salesforce Chair & CEO Breakfast

We kicked off this year’s FF at Kensington Palace, welcoming over 90 corporate chairs, chief executives, founders and investors.

Rishi Sunak (Chancellor of the Exchequer) was interviewed by Roula Khalaf (Financial Times) about the government’s plans to make the UK the best place to scale a business.

Demetra Pinsent (Charlotte Tilbury), Sharan Pasricha (Ennismore) and Zanny Minton Beddoes (The Economist) talked honestly about leading through the pandemic. Rajeev Misra (Softbank Investment Advisers) shared his views on the future, before Stephen Fitzpatrick (OVO Energy & Vertical Aerospace) talked about going public in the US via a SPAC. FOUNDERS FORUM LONDON VC Partners xxxxx

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