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Podcast: Tech Story
Episode: Oliver Kicks: Insights from a £54M fund pre-seed investor | E9
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In this episode, Oliver Kicks, Principal at Concept Ventures, the largest pre-seed fund in the UK, shares his background and the story of the fund. Concept Ventures is a £54 million pre-seed dedicated vehicle, mainly focused on founder domain expertise or founder market fit.
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The key moments in this episode are:
00:01:39 Working in the start-up and tech ecosystem
00:05:09 Diversifying investment portfolios
00:07:25 Start-up investment criteria
00:11:17 Investing outside of London
00:15:19 Investing: What he wishes he knew
00:19:27 Momentum and pace of execution
00:22:06 Managing rel...