When Joe Schorge (JEMBA2003) arrived at London Business School in 2001, he described himself as “studied electrical engineering, became a tech and operations kind of a guy.” Twenty-five years later, the LBS alumnus is the founder and managing partner of Isomer Capital, a venture capital firm that has backed more than 100 funds across Europe […]
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 […]
The Institute of Entrepreneurship and Private Capital (IEPC) at London Business School is pleased to announce the Call for Academic Research Papers for presentation at the Private Capital Symposium 2025, taking place on 21-22 May 2025 in London. This esteemed event unites academics, industry leaders, and policymakers to exchange insights, discuss trends, and explore innovations […]
In the ever-evolving landscape of private equity and venture capital, the 15th Private Capital Symposium in 2024 is set to be an insightful gathering. Hosted by the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Private Capital (IEPC) at London Business School, this symposium promises two days of intellectual exchange, open debate, and thought-provoking discussions. The call for papers […]
We invite you to submit your academic research papers for next year’s Private Capital Symposium. Please submit papers related to private equity or venture capital for presentation on day two of the symposium by the 5th of March 2023. The 14th Private Capital Symposium will be held on 16-17 May 2023 at London Business School, bringing together influential industry experts and […]
This week we welcomed over 200 attendees who returned to the London Business School for our first Private Capital Symposium in three years, organised by the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Private Capital. It was amazing to bring so many people together to discuss investment trends, technological developments and forecast how the turbulent market will affect […]
Venture capital (VC) in China has grown enormously since its establishment in the mid-1980s such that the level of VC investing is now second only to the USA. Dr. Keith Arundale, the author of Venture Capital Performance: A Comparative Study of Investment Practices in Europe and the USA (2019, Routledge), and his colleague, Dr. Ying […]
Hussein Kanji (LBS MBA 2007) is a Founding Partner at Hoxton Ventures having invested in multiple unicorn startups, most notably Deliveroo, Babylon and Darktrace. Hoxton has recently raised its third fund, $215m to invest in early-stage startups. I sat down with Hussein to hear about what founders often get wrong during the fundraising process. Ineffective […]
The Navy Seals of venture capital – who work in teams, stealthily and in dogged pursuit of investment success – are here. These single GP funds are often ex-entrepreneurs and increasingly ex-GPs (General Partners), hands-on lone investors. I count myself among them, and our MO is to work tactically and speedily, to bring our deep experience […]
Beenu Arora EMBA2020 and Manish Chachada EMBA2020 share the wisdom they have acquired since founding cybersecurity startup Cyble in April 2019. This much we know Get the business fundamentals right and the funding will follow Beware the fine print – VCs may want to throw cash at you, but don’t take the ‘easy’ money The […]