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David Barrie is Founder of Wild Blue Cohort, a venture investment network based in West London. Wild Blue is a syndicate of ‘angel’ investors who invest in early stage companies led by experienced managers targeting big market opportunities. David will be talking about angel investors, what excites them, turns them off and makes a great heavenly relationship.
What they invest in…
Wild Blue members tend to seek opportunities that require up to £1m in equity finance. They work in syndicate and often invest alongside seed stage venture capitalists, family offices and other investment organisations.
Their Investment Portfolio Includes…
Standout recent portfolio investments include Hoxton Analytics, Coconut, Patch, Lexoo, HomeTouch, Live Better With, Trint, HeadBox, and miDrive, to name just a few.
This dinner is perfect for…
Business owners, CEOs and management level.
If you'd like to join but don't fall neatly within the above categories, please email us at hello@tablecrowd.com to discuss whether this is the right dinner for you. Also feel free to check out our other dinners as another might match you perfectly!
The dinner conversation will be…
David is a keen advocate of entrepreneurship, innovation, and community and urban development. In his role, he lives and breathes angel investment, so is perfectly placed to speak about:
✓ The truth about angel investment and angel investors.
✓ How investment through a syndicate of ‘angel’ investors works.
✓ What Wild Blue Cohort look for from an investable business.
✓ Thoughts on the current UK tech investment scene and current top investment trends.
Expect an inspirational talk, lots of views of what an investor looks for when looking to invest, key advice to consider on how to get your own business investment-ready, as well as the opportunity to speak to others in the same boat as you.
Who is David Barrie?
David Barrie is the Founder and CEO of Wild Blue Cohort a venture investment network based in West London. David creates and leads ventures that support entrepreneurship, revitalise cities, communities and bring new social life and value to urban development. His award winning work includes founding The People’s Supermarket and other ventures that have leveraged £500m+ into towns, cities and their communities through public-private partnerships.
What’s included?
You get a private dining experience with a knowledgeable speaker, 2 course dinner with wine or 2 soft drinks plus highly curated and relevant crowd.
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P.S. TableCrowd are offering complimentary cab rides home (£15) thanks to their partner, Gett, on first download of the app. Download the app in advance.
David Barrie is the Founder and CEO of Wild Blue Cohort a venture investment network based in West London. David creates and leads ventures that support entrepreneurship, revitalise cities, communities and bring new social life and value to urban development. His award winning work includes founding The People’s Supermarket and other ventures that have leveraged £500m+ into towns, cities and their communities through public-private partnerships.
David’s ventures have been extensively featured by the international media, including the New York Times, Sunday Times, China Daily and Monocle. His background is in media production, as producer, director and executive producer of many factual and documentary television programmes and series for the BBC, Channel 4, National Geographic and CNN.
One of the TableCrowd hosting team will be on hand to make sure you are welcomed through the door and introduced to the most relevant people to you.
For any advance questions about this dinner, it is best to reach us at hello@tablecrowd.com.