W talks: tech Withers

In our fourth episode of W talks: tech, we explore the world of diagnostics as James Shaw, our Global Head of Withers tech speaks with Mark Davis, Co-Founder and CEO of Mologic, one of the world's leading developers of point of care rapid diagnostic technologies, using lateral flow technology. The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a light on lateral flow testing and the global diagnostics industry for the first time. We hear from Mark Davies who provides insider knowledge into the global diagnostic...

In this podcast, host James Shaw speaks with Robert Walsh, Managing Partner of QVentures and Irina Haivas, a Partner at Atomico. They share their personal experiences working in the venture capital scene and provide their practical advice and insight to venture capital professionals, family offices and early-stage investors. The venture landscape is complex and rapidly evolving, however there is a gap in the existing academic landscape. We discuss the reasons for this gap and how junior assoc...

In our second episode of W talks: tech, James Shaw, our Global Head of Withers tech speaks to another key player in the European tech ecosystem, Carlos Eduardo Espinal, Managing Partner at Seedcamp. Carlos shares his knowledge and experiences of working through two economic downturns at both a start-up and a fund, and provides advice on how entrepreneurs and founders can adapt and strive. James and Carlos also discuss the hot new tech sectors and the new waves of innovation emergi...

In the first episode, we cover W Talks Tech. Our Global Head of Withers tech, James Shaw sits down with key figures in the venture capital community: Fred Destin the Founder of Stride.VC and Christian Dörffer, the CEO and Co-Founder of Sweet Capital. We take a look at how VCs and funds are currently managing their existing portfolios and assessing investment opportunities. This is aimed at providing informative soundbites to help CEOs and Founders navigate this crisis and to help them make de...