At London Business School, Teaching Fellow Vidur Varma recently had an insightful conversation with David Herbada, a venture partner at Zinc Venture, a leading deep tech venture builder based in London, and a general partner at Fikra Ventures, a Dubai-based AI-focused venture studio. David’s professional activities revolve around deep tech, particularly in healthcare and artificial […]
At London Tech Week 2025, the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Private Capital (IEPC) at London Business School’s Executive Director, Jane Khedair, moderated a lively panel exploring the age-old question: does experience outweigh education for startup founders? Featuring voices from diverse entrepreneurs, the discussion unpacked what really helps founders succeed today. In the following post, Jane […]
Stotles has created a single platform for private sector companies to grow their revenue in the public sector in the new age of government efficiency. Founded in 2020 by London Business School MBA alumni John Witt, Taj Kamranpour and Carsten Schaltz (MBA 2019), and having taken part in the LBS Incubator, Stotles is on a […]
In this conversation, Gary Dushnitsky sits down with Georgios Syntelis, CEO of EveryPay – a leading Greek fintech at the forefront of payment innovation. A Columbia-LBS Global EMBA graduate, Georgios shares how his international banking experience shaped his approach to scaling a high-impact venture in a cash-first economy. Together, they explore the evolution of digital […]
As you progress in your entrepreneurial journey, you understand that finding a co-founder is the easy part. Managing long-term co-founder relationships that are healthy and powerful is the real challenge. As a company scales, the relationship matures as well and you need to work hard to make it mature well. We know many co-founder stories […]
‘What I always admired about him is his ability to see what the world could look like in 10 years time, and buy into a business that may not actually exist yet’ – Alok Sama talks to Professor Florin Vasvari about working with the iconic founder of Softbank, Masayoshi ‘Masa’ Son and his new career. […]
Founded in late 2022 by Alex Ryvkin, a London Business School (LBS) MBA2014 alumnus, Rho Labs is revolutionising the financial landscape with its innovative approach to crypto-specific and traditional finance rates. After raising $2.2 million in a pre-seed round led by Speedinvest in April 2024, the company secured an additional $4 million in seed funding […]
A London Business School audience got a rare chance to quiz the boss of Norway’s $1.8 trillion sovereign wealth fund in a fascinating evening where Nicolai Tangen spoke about the state of global equities (not looking great), his philosophy on market risk (popularity is risk) and why he believes we are living in the most […]
Today, businesses and individuals are grappling with AI agents and applications and coming to terms with the fact that these rapidly advancing technologies will upend ‘business as usual’. As ever, forward-thinking organisations have already been experimenting with AI pilots to improve operational efficiencies, lift margins and boost the user experience, while others may just be […]
Concern about potential damage to agriculture in the UK triggered by changes to Inheritance Tax rules in the budget has overshadowed the potential damage to the wider family business sector. Perhaps this shouldn’t be a surprise. Family businesses have always been quiet contributors to economies around the world, including the UK’s. This makes them easy […]