You started your career with later stage technology investing in the US and have transitioned to early stage investing in Europe. How has that progression impacted your approach as an investor
Before joining Eight Roads, I invested in more mature technology companies at Warburg Pincus in New York and San Francisco, and then earlier stage ones at Accel in London. At Eight Roads, we partner with founders in the scale-up stage, which is typically somewhere in-between my prior experiences. Understanding the earlier stages of a company’s journey helps me empathize with founders, while insights into what comes next enable me to offer practical advice on what to anticipate. More broadly, I’ve had the chance to learn from some great investors along the way, and the lessons have been surprisingly similar regardless of stage or geography. For example, I firmly believe that innovation is a global phenomenon, and great ideas and founders can emerge from anywhere, that investment decisions hinge on a blend of data-driven analysis and intuition, and that it’s all about backing the right people.
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