Alessandro is Co-Founder of SuperCharger Ventures, the world's largest edtech startup accelerator. To date, SCV has supported 100+ companies and partnered with 20+ universities to boost digital transformation in the sector.
Academically, he is a PhD Candidate at the University of Hong Kong and Fellow at the Asian Institute of International Financial Law. Visiting Professor at EDHEC Business School and Chulalongkorn University.
Previously, he worked with governments and financial institutions in Europe, MENA and APAC to upskill 100,000+ professionals in Fintech and AI.
Hall 6 F&B Zone
Invite-Only
Few weeks apart, Bessemer Venture Partners and Balderton Capital, two of the largest Venture Capital Funds representing over $25bn of Asset Under Management, opened the discussion to improve the mental fitness of their portfolio companies.
Why?
According to Suranga Chandratillake, General Partner at Balderton Capital The firm hopes that attending to its founders’ wellbeing will help it win more deals, as well as improve its portfolio’s chances of success.
- “We are being quite selfish long term,” he says. “We think it’s in their interest but it’s also in our interest — it’s how we make money.”
This session led by Janos Barberis of Founders Taboo and moderated by founders that have raised over $30million over their careers, will help investors understand:
- Why having empathy towards founders is a competitive advantage for their fund and how it will improve their deal flow?
- What is the size of the problem - how many founders struggle with the taboo of their mental health and why does it affect their performance?
- Where is the opportunity for investors to be an early mover in promoting a new investment thesis where healthier founders generate healthier returns - what is the return of a founder-friendly fund?
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