Matthew Bradley
Founder, Tikto Capital. On 1 show, 1 appearance. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.
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After nearly eight years at London early-stage firm Forward Partners, Bradley founded Tikto Capital in 2022 to acquire majority stakes in profitable European tech companies. He has backed over 20 early-stage technology companies and sits on the board of climate-tech platform Furthr.
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Everything Matthew Bradley said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.
Bradley: Crowdfunding Will Not Replace Venture Capital But Will Endure
“I don't think it's got the potential to replace VC, but as a part of the funding landscape I think it will be around.”
Bradley: London VC Capital Is Proliferating From Seed To Series B
“There is a kind of proliferation of money at seed and Series A, particularly here in London at the moment as well as Series B and beyond actually.”
Forward Partners Invests £250,000 Checks At The Idea Stage
“We're offering much, much larger checks, so around 250,000.”
Bradley: E-Commerce Startups Should Favor Cheap Testing Over Big Product Launches
“One of the great things about e-commerce is that you can test relatively cheaply and get immediate feedback from customers. So I would always encourage that approach rather than building and doing big launches.”
Bradley: 2015 Late-Seed Rounds Match Series A Capital From 2011
“Late seeds, certainly in terms of value raised looking a little bit like Series A did maybe three, four years ago.”
Bradley: The UK Market Is Large Enough For Venture-Scale Exits
“And we have big enough markets here in the UK to generate venture scale exits.”
Bradley: UK And Europe Offer More Government Grants Than The US
“There'd be a huge much more venture money available in America, but conversely here in the UK, we have there's more government money and tax breaks here as well as in Europe.”
Bradley: Underrepresented Sectors In Unicorn Reports Signal Leading VC Opportunities
“Being underweight in, in that kind of report is probably a leading indicator for opportunities”
Bradley: Small Business Experience Provides Key Operational Baseline For VC Careers
“Definitely I think some kind of expertise and working with for or starting your own small businesses is really helpful to understand the sort of The mechanics, the challenges the important variables going on challenging small businesses and small teams and sol…”
Forward Partners Provides In-House Developers And Marketers To Idea-Stage Startups
“And the reason why we can go so early is that we have a team of full-stack multi-language developers, front-end developers, digital marketers, graphic designers, a recruiter, and product people to give to give the startups that we invest in the greatest chance…”
Bradley: Ask Founders At The End Of Pitches What You Missed
“I, I'm a big fan of asking open-ended questions to see how people to see how people react. And one of my favorites is, is asking people at the end of meetings is there anything which I should have asked, which I haven't asked.”
Bradley: Forward Partners Is Bullish On Consumer Fintech And Healthcare
“We, and certainly I, are pretty hot on consumer-facing financial services opportunities at the moment and we're also big believers in healthcare.”
Bradley Advises Against Investing All Personal Savings Into Early-Stage Startups
“I also invested the last bit of saved money I had in a couple of other startups, which isn't an investment strategy that I would advise anyone follow.”
Forward Partners Meets Entrepreneurs Three To Four Times Before Investing
“We meet entrepreneurs, you know, probably three or four times before, before we might make an investment, and so we, and it's not just me, it'll be other guys from the team as well”
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