Eka Ventures has just closed its second fund at £80m, doubling down on early-stage investing across health, wellbeing and sustainability.

Jon Coker, Founding Partner at Eka Ventures, says the firm’s edge comes from backing companies before they become obvious, using a data platform that has sourced around half of its deals and a founder assessment approach focused on how quickly founders can develop as they scale.

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Introduction

0:20 - Closing £80m second fund

1:01 - Fund thesis and focus areas

2:28 - Data platform and sourcing edge

4:04 - Investing before companies become obvious

5:38 - Runner case and founder selection

8:23 - Assessing founder potential

11:23 - Fundraising for Fund II

14:17 - Building an impact VC

16:39 - How impact investing has changed

19:15 - Advice for emerging managers