Published inPlayfair Blog·Mar 9, 2021Playfair Capital, Tech Nation & Google for Startups expand initiative to improve access to funding and mentors for women foundersPlayfair Capital, Tech Nation & Google for Startups are collaborating to deliver a Europe-wide Female Founder Office Hours event on 6th May This fifth Female Founder Office Hours event will be the largest yet, with over 250 women founders and 90 VCs from some of the world’s leading funds Every…Women6 min readWomen6 min read
Published inPlayfair Blog·Sep 24, 2020Playfair Capital and Tech Nation expand nationwide initiative to improve access to funding and mentors for female foundersPlayfair Capital and Tech Nation are collaborating again to deliver a nationwide female founder office hours event on 5th and 12th November Expecting over 200 female founders and 70 VCs from some of the UK’s leading funds Every investor attending is committed to building an ongoing mentoring relationship with at…Venture Capital3 min readVenture Capital3 min read
Published inPlayfair Blog·Sep 1, 2020Playfair Capital hires three new members for its London based teamNew Associate, Analyst and Office Manager mark a significant investment and vote of confidence in the early-stage startup ecosystem despite Covid-19 Following a period of sustained growth since launching Fund II in March 2019, Playfair Capital is bolstering its team in London with three new hires. Jeevan Sunner joins as…Hiring2 min readHiring2 min read
Published inPlayfair Blog·Jul 17, 2019This Year We’re Partnering with the BVCA, UCLE and SaaStock! 🚀🚀🚀We’re delighted to announce partnerships with the British Venture Capital Associate (BVCA), UCL Entrepreneurs (UCLE) and SaaStock. When we announced the launch of Fund II earlier this year we wrote about the lessons we took from Fund I. By far the most important one, we think, is that: As a…Venture Capital3 min readVenture Capital3 min read
Published inPlayfair Blog·Jul 12, 2019Playfair Capital Summer Party 2019Thank you all for joining us for this year’s summer party on the roof of the Queen of Hoxton. Fantastic to catch up with so many friends, old and new. We hope you all enjoyed the sun, cocktails and BBQ. Until the next one! Here’s the full photo gallery to find your best pic.VC1 min readVC1 min read
Published inPlayfair Blog·Jun 13, 2019Playfair Capital adds Simon Blakey as Non-ExecWe’re delighted to announce that Simon Blakey of Avonmore Developments has joined Playfair Capital as a Non-Executive and a member of our Investment Committee. Background Simon trained as a biochemist and management account, and since 2000 has been a full-time, active, early-stage investor in the UK. …Venture Capital2 min readVenture Capital2 min read
Published inPlayfair Blog·Mar 7, 2019Announcing Playfair Capital Fund IITL;DR Fund I was a boatload of fun, so we’re launching a second £25m fund to invest into pre-seed and seed stage entrepreneurs who we can work really hard for to help bring their visionary technologies to the masses. Pitch us: www.playfaircapital.com Playfair Capital Fund I We were founded in 2013 by Federico Pirzio-Biroli…Startup5 min readStartup5 min read
Published inPlayfair Blog·Jun 18, 2015Using Artificial Intelligence to make Technology disappear — Rand Hindi @ #ai2015Rand Hindi recently spoke at the Playfair Capital Machine Intelligence 2015 showcase about how we can use artificial intelligence to make technology disappear. Dr Rand Hindi is an entrepreneur and data scientist. He is the founder and CEO of Snips, an Artificial Intelligence company specialized in context-awareness. Rand started coding…10 min read10 min read
