Check Warner
Forbes Contributor at Forbes
Check Warner
Forbes Contributor at Forbes
Greater London, England
Overview
Work Experience
Partner
2018 - Current
Ada Ventures is the inclusive venture firm. Ada Ventures finds and funds extraordinary talent building breakthrough ideas for the hardest problems we face. We are investing out of our second fund and we invest £250,000-1m in UK technology companies across climate, economic empowerment and healthcare & ageing. If you are raising seed capital for your startup, or if you are interested in joining our vibrant scout network, you can apply directly below: Fundraising: https://adaventures.typeform.com/AdaSubmissions
Co-Founder
2016
Diversity VC is non-profit group, made up of interested individuals working in venture capital, who seek to increase diversity of thought in the venture industry. Our ultimate objective is for the venture capital industry to represent the rich tapestry of society, which we in turn believe will generate better decision making and higher returns. We work in four ways: Pathway: Bringing diverse applicants into the VC industry. Network: Promoting diverse VCs into more senior roles within the industry Ecosystem: Encouraging diverse entrepreneurs to start companies and give them access to funding Data: Investigating diversity in the VC industry in order to educate those within and outside the industry on this topic and make recommendations on how to tackle the issue We run events throughout the year for VCs and entrepreneurs. To find out more about us, please visit www.diversity.vc.
Forbes Contributor
2019
I write for Forbes covering venture capital and entrepreneurship.
Venture Advisor
2018 - 2018
Seraphim is a UK-based venture capital fund that invests in companies operating in the Space ecosystem. It looks for highly-scaleable, disruptive technologies that are addressing global markets, with a focus on Series A startups. The fund is backed by a consortium of business angel networks and corporate investors from across the UK and the US. The consortium includes Europe's largest early stage venture investor as well as the leading angel networks from across the UK and the US.
Principal
2015 - 2017
Downing Ventures is a seed fund based in London investing in early-stage technology companies. It is a division of Downing LLP.
Account Executive & Account Manager
2012 - 2015
Graduate scheme at the UK's biggest creative agency, AMV BBDO.
Education
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
2009 - 2012