We talk to Ed Lascelles, Partner at Albion and Jessica Bartos, Investment Manager at Albion.

You will find out more about:

What brought Jessica and Ed to VC investing? Jessica from the White House under Obama's Administration to Rothschild's at Wall Street and the City to Albion and Ed, a VC investor from before it became fashionable
What is Albion? Who founded Albion? When?
What’s Albion's investment focus/philosophy? Geographic focus?
How much money they have raised since inception and for how many start-ups?
What kind of start-ups do they invest in? Series A, post-product-market fit, writing checks of GBP 0.25 to 10 million
What kind of FinTechs has Albion invested in? E.g Quantexa or Imandra
How do you find them? How do scouting and due diligence work? What are your selection criteria?
What’s your investment approach? E.g. min size of the stake, board seat, time to exit, economics?
Investment success stories of the start-ups - Booking.com or active.com
How do you see the prospects of Fintechs vs incumbent banks?
Assessment of the start-up scene in the UK and Europe vs. the rest of the world
Wrap up: where and how can inspiring entrepreneurs learn more about Albion