1/8: There are certain rare occasions when there are so many soft signals around a company, it feels like a total no-brainer of an investment. Pento was one of those for us LocalGlobe:

Thrilled to still be supporting Tessian with Latitudevc, 4 years after our original seed investment through our seed fund, LocalGlobe . venturebeat.com/2021/05/25/tes…

It’s inspiring to see how Tim Sadler , Ed Bishop and the Tessian team have grown to become true category defining pioneers in human layer security. The halo effect of this is attracting yet further exceptional talent making us very, very optimistic for what lies ahead.

On this week's IPO Drop Julian Rowe talks to David Frankel of Founder Collective – Seed Stage Venture Capital about paths to liquidity. After years as an entrepreneur & VC David will share his experiences & learnings from IPOs, exits to Amazon, selling too early & selling too late. On Clubhouse clubhouse.com/event/xeRjq35G

M&A, IPO, SPAC, stay private, founder secondaries? What’s right path for a founder and their business? David Frankel Founder Collective – Seed Stage Venture Capital's learnings from decades spent as a founder and investor through cycles. Recommend. open.spotify.com/episode/0z9mvH…

What comes next for SPACs? Some thoughts... fnlondon.com/articles/why-s…

x2 exited founder discusses the art of the exit: - When should startups exit? - How to build buyer relationships? - How to information with buyers? - How communicate with your investors? - What happens post-exit? Rob Keve (Flow & Fizzback) insights: open.spotify.com/episode/0I8YUU…

Congratulations to HM Treasury and teams across government who have worked the last 72 hours so the UK's tech ecosystem will be fully operational at 9am this morning. It's a tremendous achievement. And welcome HSBC - look forward to working with you. x.com/Jeremy_Hunt/st…

1/ In a series of articles we wanted to share some of the fintech areas we LocalGlobe Latitudevc continue to be excited about. I’m kicking off with a look at financial crime - a huge problem for banks and fintechs - and some of the opportunities for software to prevent it.

I wrote an essay for the FT - We must slow down the race to God-like AI: bit.ly/3mwP950

"Look whats happening with artificial intelligence right now. it poses enormous promise and enormous concern. Our world stands at an inflection point. The choices we make today are literally going to determine the future of this world" - Biden speaking to Irish Parliament today

It is a running joke that the beneficiaries of the UK’s tech success have been teachers in Ontario. This is why. Funds would make more money by allocating a small proportion to growth investments. Instead they sit on their hands. Unacceptable. on.ft.com/3UOXspo

The death of fintech is greatly exaggerated - the strongest will not just survive, but thrive. julian-latitude.medium.com/the-death-of-f… A few thoughts, the in a series on fintech from LocalGlobe and Latitudevc, Remus Brett Tom Lambert Yvonne Bajela ferdi sigona