This event will focus on:
- VC landscape in Europe.
- Opportunities and challenges in direct vs indirect investments.
- How to access European early stage companies.
- What to look for in innovative company.
- What do European VC and innovative companies need from UK investors.
Speakers: Joe Schorge and Gus Badran.
Free event for none CFA UK society members too (see link).
https://connect.cfauk.org/member-groups/specialinterestgroups
Joe Schorge
Joe is the Founder and Managing Partner of Isomer Capital, based in London and focused exclusively on European venture capital. Isomer accesses high-potential opportunities in European technology through limited partner investments in early-stage funds, company co-investments, and secondary purchases of both funds and company positions. Joe has over 25 years experience as an LP, GP and technology operations executive, previously at Pomona Capital, a leading global secondaries firm, and at Cambridge Associates responsible for advising institutional investors on private equity investments. Joe began his career in information technology operating roles at Invensys plc (now Schneider Electric) in the US and Europe. He received a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth and an MBA from London Business School.
Gus Badran
Investment manager (with 15 years’ combined experience in operations, product and business development within fast growing Climate/Cleantech and Technology) focusing on Cleantech, Industrial, Meditech and Technology companies who are seeking to raise venture and growth capital.
Graduated from Imperial College London in Material Science & Engineering and also received a post graduate diploma in Manufacturing: Management & Technology and Control Systems from the Open University and the University of Sheffield respectively.
Chairman and founder of the Innovation Investing Special Interest Group (IISIG) within the Chartered Finance Analyst (CFA) UK Society.
IISIG shares ideas and practices on the following:
- How to identify disruptive innovation for a particular market or society.
- How to invest and valuate start-ups and early stage companies.
- How companies operate and managed.
- Business case studies.
Planned events Sep 2021- July 2022:
- Venture Capital (Fund of Funds). 13-09-2021
- Carbon Capture from the Atmosphere. 27-09-2021
- Energy (Hydrogen) Storage and Electrolyser. 04-10-2021
- ESG for Start-ups. 11-10-21.
- Valuing young companies. 18-10-2021
- Fundamentals of Climate Change
- Fraud in Asset Management (Private Equity and Impact Investing). 01-11-2021
- Boards. 8-11-2021
- Setting Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory Royalty Rates in the Biopharmaceutical Sector. 15-11-2021
- Tidal (not wave) Energy. 29-11-2021
- Christmas Social (Virtual). 6-12-2021
- Energy (Heat) storage for the domestic market. 17-01-2022
- Venture Capital in Africa. 31-01-2022
- Innovation in De-carbonisation of heat. 7-02-2022
- How to pitch a startup to VCs. 21-2-2022
- How to invest in European Innovation Technology Companies. 4.4.2022
- VC’s perspective on Web 3.0. tbc
- On-line dating landscape and investment opportunities. tbc.
- Drowning prevention innovation and challenges. 25.7.2022
Looking forward to see you all.
Kindest regards
Gus