Damien Lane, a partner at Episode 1, an early stage venture capital firm based in London, came to Oxford sharing he skills he needs for a typical day as a VC.
Episode 1 has backed successful companies like Carwow, Triptease & AimBrain, and their past investments include the likes of Zoopla, Shazam, Betfair, and Lovefilm.
They are particularly interested in how emerging “deep tech” technologies are disrupting industry, and how technology is reinventing markets.