Zoe Peden

Partner

2016 - Current

I lead deals in Health, Nature and TechBio, sit on the investment committee and support our portfolio on their boards. -Technology focused pan-European seed to Series A venture capital fund with impact investment overlay. -One of the largest pan-European impact venture capital funds (AUM). First EIF investment in an impact VC fund. Currently deploying 4th fund. -Established broad UK network and now repeating this in The Nordics. -I focus on transformational, ready to scale ventures in Digital Health, Naturetech and TechBio predominantly B2B software.

Founder

2019

FutureWorldVC exists to provide the support and network to get those with 2 years + experience in VC who are ethically minded from all genders, cultures and backgrounds up the ladder to the top! We are the NextGen Partners. We do this through community building activities and education events designed to fill the gaps in our knowledge and our network.

Owner

2017

After an MBO this is the new owner of MyChoicePad - the award winning language and communication development app. 12 year anniversary since launch in 2011 - supported 100,000's of children and adults with communication issues to have a voice and be heard. Zobi-Wan is my vehicle for creative projects outside my VC work.

Guest Lecturer

2016 - 2022

I have designed and taught both the Customer Development module and the Raising Finance module for the MSc Entrepreneurship at Bayes Business School (formerly Cass).

Director/Trustee - London

2020 - 2022

SLP is the world's largest not for profit education program for entrepreneurs. To date we've educated nearly 4,000 entrepreneurs across 19 cities in 10 countries. SLP graduates have started over 1,700 companies raising more than $700M from the world’s leading investors and accelerators.

Investment Committee

2018 - 2021

Thrive is a new social accelerator helping ambitious social ventures to scale. Improving access to employment for those distant from the labour market Developing products and services for an ageing society. We combine six months of intensive support with the opportunity to secure investment of up to £50,000 for your social venture.

Founder and Chair

2017 - 2020

Spent 3 years working on digitising the world of speech and language therapy with an amazing team of speech and language therapists. 1. Telehealth: Access amazing speech and language therapists through the day, evenings and weekends. 2. Early Years Practitioner and Parent Training: SparkleVR is a web app and Virtual Reality Training solution to help identify, assess and support late talkers.

Chief Juggler and Co-founder

2010 - 2017

Creators of MyChoicePad - the award winning language and communication development software for people with learning disabilities. Used by over 100,000 children and adults across the UK.

Product Manager

2007 - 2010

Commissioning Editor & Project Manager

2005 - 2007