As we celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth and honour the contributions and achievements of Black Americans, we are thrilled to announce our investment in Guava, a digital bank by and for Black entrepreneurs. Founded by Kelly Ifill, a former #LaidlawScholar at Columbia Business School, Guava aims to close the racial wealth gap by facilitating the development, growth and resilience of Black businesses. We have invested $650,000 to support Guava in achieving its mission of providing opportunity, education, and access to Black entrepreneurs and contributing to a more equitable future. ➡ Read more: https://lnkd.in/eaVAmQh6 #business #venturecapital #vc #entrepreneurs #entreprenurship #blackentrepreneurs Niall Santamaria Susanna Kempe #womeninbusiness #investment
Laidlaw Scholars Ventures
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Turbocharging good businesses founded and led by Laidlaw Scholars.
About us
Laidlaw Scholars Ventures (LSV) is a for-profit initiative investing in start-ups founded and run by Laidlaw Scholars. Backed by $50m, LSV accelerates Good Businesses by financing growth, providing support services, delivering extensive training and development, and bringing a network of expert advisors and mentors to guide portfolio businesses. All profits from LSV will be returned to the Laidlaw Foundation to invest in its educational programmes designed to break the cycle of poverty, reduce inequality and develop a new generation of ethical leaders. Our portfolio includes: • Sable is a digital bank that allows marginalized Americans and new immigrants without a U.S. financial history to open accounts and build their credit scores quickly. • Sool is a drinks company that introduces traditional Korean alcohols with a modern twist to US and Asian audiences. • CardiaTec is a drug discovery company that leverages AI and large-scale multiomic data to identify novel targets for cardiovascular disease.
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- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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- 2-10 employees
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- London
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- Privately Held
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- 2021
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- venture capital, investment, private equity, business, startup, entrepreneurship, funding, VC, entrepreneurs, innovation, and technology
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🚀 Big News! Our portfolio company, ProMotion Rewards, has launched Consumer Sandbox by ProMotion Rewards — a powerful platform for brands to test strategies using real consumer data from over 55,000 Irish shoppers. 🛒🛍️ We’re excited to see how this innovative tool will help brands thrive! Discover more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/d_eT8U75 #Innovation #DataDriven #LaidlawScholars
We’re excited to introduce Consumer Sandbox, the go-to consumer testing platform for data-driven brands.🔍 From testing marketing strategies to understanding public opinions, our suite of tools is designed to help brands, businesses and agencies drive real-world success.📈 At Consumer Sandbox, we believe in the power of informed decision-making. That’s why we provide a secure space for brands to experiment with all variables like promotions, pricing, and placement, using receipt data from over 55,000 Irish shoppers.🛍 Curious to learn more? Watch the video and see how Consumer Sandbox can help cater to your needs, and connect with our dedicated team to explore your opportunities: https://lnkd.in/d_eT8U75 #ConsumerSandbox #Innovation #MarketingStrategy #DataDriven #TestingPlatform #ConsumerInsights
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🚀 We’re thrilled to announce our $750K investment in Kodifly! 🎉 Kodifly is an innovative tech company using #AI to support infrastructure management and increased safety in the Transportation sector. Their solution focuses on leveraging a combination of camera, and LiDAR and uses its proprietary AI models to improve urban mobility and infrastructure resilience. We’re thrilled to partner with Kodifly on their journey to create smarter and safer cities. Congratulations to #LaidlawScholar alumni Henry Wong and Muhammad Saad Shahid Anwel for their visionary leadership and dedication. Here’s to driving #innovation forward! Learn more: 🔗https://lnkd.in/enajYfAm #Investment #SmartCities #UrbanDevelopment #Entrepreneurship
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🚀 We are delighted to congratulate CardiaTec Biosciences, one of our portfolio companies, for their remarkable win at the 2024 East of England StartUp Awards! 🏆✨ Raphael Peralta, CEO and co-founder of CardiaTec, said the win “is a testament to the value that our data-driven approach has to offer to the field of cardiovascular drug discovery.” This recognition underscores the significant impact of their innovative work in healthcare. As they advance to the national UK Startup Awards, we are confident in their continued success and proud to support their journey. Kudos to the entire CardiaTec team on this outstanding achievement! Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/enmB9cAR #EastofEnglandStartUpAwards #Innovation #Healthcare #HealthTech
Cambridge companies’ amazing success at 2024 East of England StartUp Awards
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Lauren O’Reilly of Promotion Rewards, part of our #LSVportfolio, recently joined Brid O'Connell on the Guaranteed Irish Podcast to share insights into the journey of building Promotion Rewards into one of Ireland’s most cherished shopping apps. 🚀 From its inception, Promotion Rewards has been at the forefront of using data-driven strategies to help brands effectively reach new and existing customers by analysing offline shopping behaviour. 👂 Listen to the full interview: https://hubs.li/Q02wjxXT0 #LaidlawScholarsVentures #PromotionRewards #GuaranteedIrish #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #ShoppingRewards
This week’s podcast is with Lauren O’Reilly of Promotion Rewards, a viral shopping rewards app. Lauren, who recently graduated from Trinity College, highlights the power of Micro-Influencers for her business and how any business can use them to grow. Listen to the full interview now - https://hubs.li/Q02wjxXT0 #sp #AllTogetherBetter
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🙌🏽 Delighted to share that CardiaTec Biosciences, a Crista Galli Ventures portfolio company, has been recognised in this year's European Forbes 30 Under 30 for Science & Healthcare 🔬 🌏 Despite cardiovascular disease being the leading cause of global mortality, therapeutic progress has been slow. CardiaTec aims to change that with their innovative multiomics-driven drug target discovery platform, paving the way for novel & effective treatments 🫀 Cardiatec was founded at the University of Cambridge in September 2021 by Raphael Peralta & Thelma Zablocki (pictured below) alongside Dr Namshik Han. Having been an early supporter of CardiaTec Biosciences since 2022 it's wonderful to see them make the list. Congratulations 🎉 More here >>>>> https://lnkd.in/eEGU-eE5 #Forbes #30Under30 #FemaleInvestor #Healthtech #TechBio
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We're thrilled to see CardiaTec Biosciences listed in Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe 2024! This list represents the brightest young entrepreneurs, leaders, and stars, and we couldn't be prouder. Well done, Raphael Peralta and Thelma Zablocki, on this well-deserved achievement. 🎉 🔗 : https://lnkd.in/eaFcUh8E #ForbesUnder30 #LSVportfolio
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🎉 Congratulations to Promotion Rewards for winning the Consumer & E-Commerce category at the Spark CrowdFunding Top 100 Most Ambitious Companies Awards! This recognition is a reflection of the team's commitment and the innovative solutions they bring to consumer rewards and shopper marketing. #ConsumerRewards #ShopperMarketing #Retail #ConsumerBehaviour
Thrilled to have Promotion Rewards named the winner of the Consumer & E-Commerce Category in Spark CrowdFunding Top 100 Most Ambitious Companies Awards. We are honoured to have been recognised amongst such a high standard of companies and founders, with whom I thoroughly enjoyed speaking at the awards last Thursday evening in The Westbury, Dublin. Massive congratulations to all companies nominated, and to all winners. I certainly left the event feeling inspired. Thank you to everyone who voted for us - the support from our network was immense, and it was a huge lift for us to see the brand recognition we have built to date. A huge thank you to our clients, to everyone who uses our app every day to connect with these incredible brands and earn rewards, and of course to our team who work tirelessly to make our vision a reality. Excited to continue the momentum - plenty of exciting company updates coming over the next few weeks! 🙌🥳 Thanks Chris Burge, Gary McCarthy, Maelíosa Power, Karl McLaughlin and the rest of the team at Spark for having us, and to Charlie Taylor - it was great to have a friendly face present us with the award. #consumerrewards #shoppermarketing #retail #consumerbehaviour Bidemi Afolabi Enterprise Ireland Enterprise Ireland's New Frontiers programme Laidlaw Scholars Ventures Delta Partners Ltd. TCD Alumni Trinity College Dublin
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Reflecting on the incredible journey and impact of our #LSVportfolio company, Sool, during the Lunar New Year celebrations is truly inspiring. The feedback from the community, from long-time supporters to new admirers, underscores the profound effect that innovative products, coupled with genuine passion, can have on people's lives. It's moments like these—filled with personal stories of inspiration, transformation, and connection—that remind us why we invest in companies that aspire to make a real difference. Here's to more unforgettable moments and the endless possibilities when passion meets purpose 💼🚀. #LSV #PurposeDrivenInnovation #MakingADifference #LunarNewYear #LunarNewYearCelebration
When your product changes lives. Yesterday we celebrated Lunar New Year with Kitsby and Lunar Hard Seltzer, and I served Makku to almost 1,000 people. I was tabling alone, so I got to speak with almost everyone. I met with Makku fans, converted fans, Instagram friends; people I never met congratulated on my new baby, they commented on my podcast episodes, said I was a huge role model, an inspiration. One person in particular shared with me that a small collaboration with Makku several years ago changed the trajectory of his life. It’s amazing to win retailers, hit sales targets, see your product in people’s carts, but these are the moments I will never forget.
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🚀 Great News from our Portfolio Company! Big congratulations to CardiaTec Biosciences on being hailed as one of the UK's top Innovators in Life Sciences! Their forward-thinking approach and cutting-edge solutions in TechBio are truly making waves in the industry. Discover more about their innovative strides here: https://lnkd.in/eVC_QDDu #CardiaTec #Innovation #TechBio #CambridgeStartups #LaidlawScholarsVentures #LSVportfolio #LSV
Delighted to announce that CardiaTec Biosciences has been recognised as one of the UK's Innovators in the Life Sciences! 🚀 Link to the article here: https://lnkd.in/eVC_QDDu #CardiaTec #Innovation #TechBio #CambridgeStartups
Emerging Cambridgeshire Biotech Startups: UK's Innovators in Life Sciences - BestStartup.co.uk
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