Downing Ventures was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in London, GB
Key People at Downing Ventures
David Bailey
Entrepreneur in Residence
Matt Penneycard
Head Of Downing Ventures
Francesca Warner
Principal
Michael Tefula
Analyst
Sophie Andre
Venture Assistant
Downing Ventures Office Locations
Downing Ventures has offices in London and New York
London, GB (HQ)
Ergon House Horseferry Rd
New York, US
447 Broadway
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Downing Ventures News and Updates
May 24, 2017
Just some of the investors you’ll run into at #TheEuropas, June 13, London
In partnership with TechCrunch, The Europas Conference & Awards, is a different kind of tech startup event which features smaller breakout sessions on key subjects for startups, as well as main-stage speakers and panels. It’s also very different, in that there’s no “off-limits speaker room” at …
March 08, 2017
Why tech VCs must reflect the diversity of the firms they fund
Technology companies have an undeniable impact on the lives we lead. Every day, companies that didn’t exist five years ago influence the food we eat, the clothes we wear, the way we travel, and how we communicate with our colleagues and loved ones. Investors play a huge part in deciding whether t…
March 08, 2017
A female VC cofounded a diversity initiative after being mistaken for a waitress at a conference
A group of UK venture capitalists has cofounded Diversity VC, an initiative to get people other than white men into the industry.
The founders of the non-profit partnership include Francesca Warner, a Downing Ventures associate who told Business Insider the lack of diversity…
February 27, 2017
Facebook digs into mobile infrastructure in Uganda as TIP commits $170M to startups
While Google is using MWC to show off some of its advances in native apps on mobile devices — specifically in chat apps — the world’s biggest chat app company is doing something completely different. Today, Facebook announced that it is building a 770-kilometer (500-mile) fiber backhaul network in …
December 06, 2016
And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt London 2016 is… Seenit
Startups participating in the Startup Battlefield have all been hand-picked to participate in our highly competitive startup competition. They all presented in front of multiple groups of VCs and tech leaders serving as judges for a chance to win £40,000 and the coveted Disrupt Cup. After hours of …