September 02, 2019

10: Paul Miller - Bethnal Green Ventures - Accelerating Tech For Good

28 minutes

Paul Miller, founder and CEO of Bethnal Green Ventures. BGV are early stage investors focused on startups that use technology to radically improve people's lives for the future and solving difficult social and environmental challenges. In short, they're a pioneer in the tech for good space with early stage acceleration of startups such as Piclo (Open Utility) and Fairphone.
Highlights:

Paul’s career from student activist to organising hackathons that lead to BGV

How BGV got its name

Impact are linked to business model

Importance of backing diverse and balanced teams

How community development leads to talent curation

Piclo pioneering cleanweb move to bring digital tech to cleantech

Fairphone’s crazy idea to actually create their own mobile phone

Lettus Grow’s early stage aeroponics concept

Mapping the BGV investments to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals

Paul’s vision of tech for good

Useful link:
Bethnal Green Ventures

Time stamp:[1:45] How did BGV started? [6:00] BGV’s investment thesis[7:40] Investing in diverse teams [10:30] How do you manage the risks of your portfolio? [12:35] How do you assess teams?[14:10] Tips on approaching investors[16:59] Piclo’s early idea to create a flexible energy market[19:30] When Fairphone approached us they were just campaigners[22:17] Lettus Grow’s approach to reducing emmisions in the food supply chain[24:10] Mapping the SDGs [26:24] BGV in 10 years

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This episode is hosted by Jake Woodhouse - connect with Jake on Linkedin or Twitter
This episode is produced by Woon Tan of Podcast Publishing
Designs are made by Joshua Barnes

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