Oliver Kicks: Insights from a £54M fund pre-seed investor | E9

In this episode, Oliver Kicks, Principal at Concept Ventures, the largest pre-seed fund in the UK, shares his background and the story of the fund. Concept Ventures is a £54 million pre-seed dedicated vehicle, mainly focused on founder domain expertise or founder market fit.

The key moments in this episode are:

00:01:39 Working in the start-up and tech ecosystem

00:05:09 Diversifying investment portfolios

00:07:25 Start-up investment criteria

00:11:17 Investing outside of London

00:15:19 Investing: What he wishes he knew

00:19:27 Momentum and pace of execution

00:22:06 Managing relationships with founders

00:27:39 Hiring talent is a balancing act

00:30:08 Growing a Reddit community

00:33:05 UK startup ecosystem exploration

00:37:40 No-code app builder

Read the transcript: https://techstory.fm/episodes/insights-from-a-ps54m-fund-pre-seed-investor