Summary: Rory Stirling is an early stage investor with BGF ventures who’s invested in high growth UK technology companies like NewVoiceMedia, Masabi and Reevoo. BGF Ventures invests in early-stage entrepreneurs with bold ambitions and is an influential new entrant to the VC market with a $200m debut fund. In just 2 years BGF have concluded over 18 investments building a portfolio that includes the likes of Triptease, Aimbrain and NewVoiceMedia. In this week’s episode you will learn: • Which types of company, and indeed which types of people, VC funding is most appropriate for• How to go about raising venture capital for your start-up or scale-up• How value in a technology start-up can be created - or potentially destroyed – depending on the synergy between the investors and the company’s leadership team• About the character, drive and vision required of successful enterprise technology venture founders For more insights into venture investing head over to www.bgf.co.uk/ventures/ and for advice on successfully scaling your enterprise software start-up check out alpinasearch.com/market-insights/
