• Start-up to Scale-up with Channel 4 Ventures: Empowering Underrepresented Entrepreneurs with Tom Adeyoola

  • Dec 18 2024
  • Length: 31 mins
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Start-up to Scale-up with Channel 4 Ventures: Empowering Underrepresented Entrepreneurs with Tom Adeyoola

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  • In the third episode of the Channel 4 Ventures series, I interview Tom Adeyoola, an entrepreneur and co-founder of Extended Ventures. We discuss his journey through the creative industries and his experiences in raising investments for his startup, Metail, where he secured £25 million. Our conversation delves into the challenges underrepresented founders face in sourcing investment, the emotional nature of early-stage funding decisions, and the importance of expanding the funnel to include diverse founders. This episode is ideal for course creators, membership owners, coaches, and anyone interested in understanding the dynamics of business investments. KEY TAKEAWAYS COVERED IN THE PODCAST
    • Challenges for Underrepresented Founders: Tom Adeyula discusses the unique struggles faced by underrepresented founders when sourcing investment and emphasizes the need for greater inclusivity in the funding process.

    • Emotional Nature of Early-Stage Funding: The conversation highlights how emotional factors often play a role in early-stage funding decisions, shedding light on the complexities that entrepreneurs face when seeking investment.

    • The Importance of Diversity in Business: Expanding the investment funnel to include diverse founders is key to creating more opportunities and fostering innovation in the business world. Tom emphasises the value of supporting a broader range of entrepreneurs.

    If you enjoyed this episode then please feel free to go and share it on your social media or head over to Apple podcasts or Spotify and give me a review, I would be so very grateful. LINKS TO RESOURCES MENTIONED IN TODAY’S EPISODE Connect with Tom on Linkedin Connect with Teresa on Website, The Club, Sign up to Teresa's email list, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook or Twitter Transcript Teresa: Hello, and welcome back to this special series of the Your Dream Business podcast, where we are teaming up with Charmful Ventures I'm bringing you some phenomenal business owners [00:01:00] talking all about not only how did they create their businesses, but also what experience they've had in getting investment for their own businesses and the journey that they've gone on. Today, I am interviewing Tom. Tom is an...
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