Supercharged Entrepreneur

The investment journey | Interview with Andy round | Ep. #65


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Raising cash to enable business growth can become an obsession for many entrepreneurs, and for good reason too. The world of investment can be disorientating, frustrating and all-consuming.

In this episode Phil interviews Andy Round, who raised £50M for his first venture straight out of university, and learnt first-hand the perils and opportunities of the investment world. 

Today, the poacher turned gamekeeper, Andy runs Praetura Ventures as Chief Exec, a venture capital (VC) firm based in Manchester which provides private equity funding to startup and scale-up companies with growth potential.

In this interview we discuss:

  • Poacher turned gamekeeper (Andy's investment journey)
  • How is venture capital (VC) money raised
  • The importance of chemistry in choosing a VC partner
  • The importance of due diligence
  • How entrepreneurs can become 'investment ready'
  • Planning for the next value inflection point
  • Why VC-backed businesses fail
  • The future landscape of the investment world.
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    This podcast is created by Phil Birss and produced by Elephant Digital.

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