Nothing Ventured Podcast Primer - Marcus Love - Love Ventures - S1E26

Marcus Love is the co-founder at Love Ventures, a venture fund which specialises in FinTech, PropTech, ConsumerTech at Seed to Series A stage and UK only (for now).

👂 Listen to the Main Episode here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlO3CixO6qY

🕒 Time stamps -

0:00 - Intro - Who is Marcus Love?
0:16 - What was Marcus Love's first job, and how did you end up in an international project?
1:36 - What did Marcus do before becoming a VC, and how did he transition into venture capital?
3:34 - If you weren't an investor today, what other field or activity would Marcus pursue?
4:41 - What is Love Ventures? Breakdown of funds, stages, sectors, geographies, and check size.
6:26 - Name three exciting ventures inside or outside your portfolio and what makes them stand out?
8:03 - Venture 1: Banked - Leveraging open banking for account-to-account payments, major investments, and potential for Series B.
9:50 - Venture 2: Connect Earth - Carbon data analytics for better decisions, B2B strategy, and potential for success in the evolving carbon space.
11:08 - Venture 3: Circa 5000 - Impact investing app and platform, recently launched ETFs on the London Stock Exchange, and domain expertise in the impact space.

🔗 Marcus Love's links -

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-love/?originalSubdomain=uk
Twitter - https://twitter.com/mjrlove1?lang=en
Web - https://loveventures.co.uk/