The Outward Point of View
Reflecting on 2021
As a British woman became the first person in the world to be vaccinated against Covid in December 2020, it felt impossible that 2021 could one-up 2020. As it turned out, 2021 was even more of a roller-coaster than 2020. From Delta and hard lockdowns to the joy of meeting again and office returns, then […]
Read the storyWhy we invested in Vauban
Outward VC led the £4.7m funding round alongside Pentech Ventures, with participation from PiLabs, MJ Hudson, 7percent Ventures and Westloop Ventures as well as leading angel investors, including Matt Robinson (Nested); Will Neale (Grabayo); Charles Delingpole (ComplyAdvantage) and Perry Blacher (Augmentum Fintech) Investment into alternative assets has experienced what can only be described as meteoric […]
Read the storyIn conversation with Tim Levene – Co-Founder & CEO of Augmentum Fintech
Tim is the Co-Founder and CEO of Augmentum Fintech – a leading fintech-focused VC fund who have backed the likes of interactive investor, Tide and Monese (snap!) to name a few. We’ve shared some snippets from our conversation with Tim, from Augmentum’s early days through to the investment that has surprised him the most… […]
Read the storyWhy we invested in IslamicFinanceGuru
Outward VC led the £3m seed funding round joined by B&Y Venture Partners and leading angel investors, including the co-founders of fintech unicorns Onfido and Acorns, and senior executives from Facebook, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse. We at Outward are strong believers in the power that fintechs can have in empowering and […]
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