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The Graduate GuideVed Nathwani, Founder @ Cataclysm VenturesInvesting in side hustles at an early age, Ved Nathwani has built a wealth of experience and knowledge in the legal and venture capital sector. Pursuing a law degree at Queen Mary, he quickly saw how his legal expertise could be applied to a wide range of sectors, investing in work experience opportunities and eventually founding Cataclysm Ventures. His inspiring story of discipline, career exploration and adaptability makes this an essential listen for all students.
2024-07-0126 min
Legally Speaking PodcastChanging Perceptions of Legal Tech - Ved Nathwani - S8E6Send us a text In this episode of the Legally Speaking Podcast we were joined by third-year law student, Founder and Managing Director of Cataclysm Ventures Ved Nathwani to talk about his experiences as a young entrepreneur. He talked about his company, as well as his roles at the World Economic Forum, The Future Proof Project, Ada Ventures, BfB Labs and Stephenson Harwood. With so much experience already under his belt, Ved is an impressive next-generation lawyer and business person. So, w...
2024-04-1545 min
Commerce Meets LawSeason 2 Episode 13- Ved Nathwani: Can you be a lawyer and an entrepreneur at once?Hello CML listeners,
On today's episode, we have Ved Nathwani, a future trainee solicitor at Stephenson Harwood LLP and the founder of Cataclysm Ventures as well as being a final year law student at Queen Mary University of London!
Hope you enjoy this enriching and inspiring conversation!
Ved's website:
https://vednathwani.carrd.co/
Ved's LinkedIn profile:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vednathwani?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_contact_details%3B3s32...
2024-02-2957 min
Suit Up!Innovation, Investment, and LawIn this episode, we're joined by Ved Nathwani, a law student at Queen Mary University of London. Ved takes us on a journey through his experiences in entrepreneurship, community-building in the legal tech space, and his roles in venture capital and law. He also provides valuable advice for students on managing commitments effectively and keeping an open mind.
In the latter part of the episode, we explore the growth of venture capital in the European startup scene. Ved shares insights into the factors driving this growth, the advantages and disadvantages of venture capital as a funding source...
2023-09-2539 min
Enterprising Gen-ZWhat makes a start-up investable? Ved Nathwani, founder of Cataclysm VenturesIn this episode of the Enterprising Gen-Z Podcast, I talk to Ved Nathwani, the founder of Cataclysm Ventures and content scout at Ada Ventures. Cataclysm Ventures is the world’s first LegalTech focused Angel syndicate, bridging the pre-seed to seed-stage funding gap. Ved is also a podcaster, and is also currently a second year uni student. We chat about everything venture capital related, like what makes a start-up investable, the best ways to go about funding and most interestingly what puts VCs off from putting money in your start-up. Connect with Ved on LinkedIn...
2022-11-2343 min
The Exploratory JourneyDr Fiona Pathiraja - From Medicine to Venture Capital and The World of HealthTechFiona is Managing Partner at Crista Galli Ventures, a pan-European healthtech fund investing across 3 core pillars: deeptech, digital health & personalised medicine.
Outside her fund, Fiona is an active angel investor with over 100 angel investments, several of which are backed by Y Combinator. Fiona angel invests in startups building in female health, financial literacy, community + better representation for women.
Fiona is an Ex-NHS physician (consultant attending radiologist), and is dual board certified in clinical radiology & public health. In this episode, she speaks about her transition from medicine into VC, and explores the world of HealthTech.
2022-08-1922 min
The Exploratory JourneyKieran John - Social Ventures & Charities Law, Impact, Innovation and ESGKieran is a dedicated lawyer who is passionate about impact, innovation, and early-stage social ventures.
His experience with charities and social ventures spans across the full life cycle, from start-up, to operations and to wind-up. He's passionate about supporting impact-driven clients. In this episode delves into his work, how he ended up specialising in this exciting area of law, and touches on impact, innovation and ESG.
2022-07-2138 min
The Exploratory JourneyZara Zaman - EdTech, The Student Startup Ecosystem & The Platform Role in VCZara is the Head of Platform at Emerge Education, the European seed fund investing in founders solving the $8.5tn skills gap. The only fund backed by the world’s foremost education entrepreneurs, Emerge provides founders with unrivalled education sector insights.
She's also Co-founder and Director of Edventure, the first pan-European university venture builder, focused on PhD spinouts. Led deep tech programmes in collaboration with Cancer Research UK and students from over 20 universities across Europe. Organised the largest university entrepreneurship conference, Edventure Emerge 2021, for students and researchers across the globe.
In this episode Zara delves into th...
2022-07-0527 min
The Exploratory JourneyTzvete Doncheva - From Journalism to VC & The Future of PropTechTzvete is a former journalist and the current International Investor Relations Lead at PropTech1. In. this episode she speaks about her journey into venture, where the future of PropTech is heading, and what advice she has for the next generation of VCs.
2022-06-0748 min
The Exploratory JourneyLaw School 2.0 - Nathan Corr, Amy Conroy & Annabel PembertonLaw School 2.0 provides practical experiences to expand on your legal education, and teach you what you've wished you'd learnt in law school.
Nathan, Amy and Annabel designed a modern curriculum meant to provide a platform for students and lawyers to become a lawyer of tomorrow. Our priority is ensuring lawyers, future lawyers, and legal professionals are equipped with the tools they need to design innovative solutions for problems they face in the workplace.
In this episode, they discuss the future of legal education and technology and its interaction with the law.
2022-05-2339 min
The NextGen VCTeaserWelcome to NextGen VC, a podcast from Gen Z to Gen Z. Hosted by Audrey Adeline & Ved Nathwani. Twice monthly, we will be inviting everyone from first-time founders and analysts who just landed their first role in VC to massively successful founders, managing partners of billion dollar funds and even the mysterious LPs behind them.We are also here to present a GenZ perspective. What do GenZ founders today need differently? What does working as a VC analyst really involve? What does progression look like and are there better alternatives to VC?Through our diverse guest...
2022-05-1601 min
The Exploratory JourneyNikki Johnstone - The Future of FinTech Regulation, Managing Mental Health in the City and Diversity in LawIn this episode, Nikki speaks about her legal journey including her time on secondment to Apple and the Bank of England. She also touches on the regulatory work she does at A&O and the realities of life as a city lawyer.
2022-03-3048 min
The Exploratory JourneyAlex Balderstone - Deal Sourcing, Disrupting VC & Building a Company as a GraduateAlex is the Co-Founder of Kaiku, a data-driven scouting tool for first-time venture funds. He is also the Venture Director at the Birmingham Enterprise Community (BEC) and Founder of Warwick Congress.
In this episode, Alex touches on the evolving nature of VC deal sourcing, what it was like starting a company straight out of university and advice he has for students entering the startup ecosystem.
2022-03-2126 min
The Exploratory JourneyRobert Hanna - The Evolution of Legal CareersRobert Hanna based, is the Founder & Managing Director of KC Partners, an innovative and world leading legal talent solutions and content creation firm. He specialises in placing qualified lawyers across the UK, Europe, Middle East & US. He has been featured in the CIO TIMES - The Trailblazers: Most Inspiring Leaders for 2021 and an award nominated community maker. He has built and scaled multi-million-pound revenue generating teams. He is a strategic advisor & investor to Recruitment & Legal Tech startups.
He is also an active networker, content creator. He is the most followed Legal Recruiter across social media in the...
2022-03-0732 min
The Exploratory JourneyMary Bonsor - Disrupting the Legal Industry & The Evolution of Legal WorkMary is the CEO and Co-Founder of Flex Legal, an award-winning online platform that connects legal teams to interim paralegals and lawyers. In this episode, Mary touches on everything from diversity and upskilling in the legal industry to what it was like to build and grow Flex.
2022-02-2123 min
The Exploratory JourneyJonathan Sun - Starting a VC Fund, Supporting Idea Stage Founders & The British Startup Ecosystem.Jonathan is the Founder of Horizan VC, a London VC fund that used the innovative Convertible Future Earnings Agreement to invest in idea-stage founders. In this episode, Jonathan speaks about what it was like setting up a fund and touches on the challenges and benefits of operating in the UK startup ecosystem.
2022-02-1426 min
The Exploratory JourneyAnnalisa Mensah - Angel Investing, The Evolving Role of a Trainee Lawyer and Advice for Students Looking to Break into the Corporate World.In this episode Annalisa speaks about her journey from Law student to interning in venture capital, how she ended up angel investing and what her day-to-day looks like as a trainee commercial lawyer. Annalisa touches, on failure, the need to be open to new opportunities and constantly learning, and what the future of the legal industry looks like with the impact of technology in the sector.
2021-12-201h 13
The Exploratory JourneySophie Smallwood - Building a Company Whilst Raising Children, Developing an International Career and Enhancing Skills to Propel Your CareerSophie is the co-founder and co-CEO of Roleshare.com. She's building the world’s best-shared skills platform to enable a sustainable, diverse, and happy workforce, which matches professionals looking for part-time work together for full-time roles, and helps businesses find untapped talent for their roles and reduce turnover.
Previously, Sophie was leading enterprise SaaS startups to shape and deliver scalable customer success disciplines to drive retention & evangelism.
In this episode, Sophie discusses her move to the UK and what it was like to build a startup whilst raising children.
2021-12-0138 min
The Exploratory JourneyLeo Ringer - British Innovation Post-Brexit, The Role of Regulators & Politicians in the Startup Ecosystem and Advice for Startups Navigating the Regulatory LandscapeLeo is a co-founder and partner at Form Ventures, an early-stage VC focused on markets shaped by public policy and regulation.
Prior to this, he built and led several teams at the CBI, advised a former Secretary of State for Business in the UK government and helped companies and investors to navigate public policy, regulation and growth at Global Counsel.
In this episode, Leo touches on his experience setting up a fund, and working at the intersection of policy, technology and innovation.
2021-11-2449 min
The Exploratory JourneyTanya Marwaha - Looking After Your Mental Health as a Student, Diversity in the Workplace and Building a Non-Profit as a StudentTanya is an LSE student, the founder of Championing Youth Minds, and a diversity and mental health advocate.
In this episode, Tanya speaks about looking after ones mental wellbeing as a student, developing diversity in the workplace, and what it was like to start a non-profit as a student.
2021-10-2928 min
The Exploratory JourneyBenjamin White - From Corporate Finance Lawyer to Legal Media Company Founder, The Future of Legal Careers and The Evolving Nature of Legal Practice.Ben is the founder of Crafty Counsel, a business media company focusing on legal, producing content, managing community events, creating insights, and working with partners via their agency, Crafty Counsel Studios. They have a special focus on in-house counsel and other corporate legal department professionals.
Prior to setting up Crafty Counsel, Ben worked as the Group Corporate Counsel at Global Fashion Group and spent 6+ years as a corporate finance lawyer at Clifford Chance.
In this episode, Ben discusses his career journey and touches on the future of legal careers. He also discusses the evolving nature o...
2021-10-2043 min
The Exploratory JourneyNikita Khandwala - The Future of Work, Adventures in the South American Startup Ecosystem and Building Leverage as a Young ProfessionalNikita is a former LinkedIn strategist and Oxford graduate turned edupreneur. She is on a mission to democratise education as a way to mobilise people around the problems that matter. Nikita went from being a linguist to working as a startup scout and VC analyst in Latin America's startup ecosystem for a year before founding her own startup, Unbox, during COVID-19, which connected students to opportunities in the startup space. She then kickstarted her career in tech by joining LinkedIn as a strategy analyst. Today, Nikita creates content at the intersection of education and the future of work and...
2021-10-0745 min
The Exploratory JourneyPeter Bruce-Clark - Social Impact VC, Using Tech for Good and Advice for The Next Generation of InvestorsPeter is Partner at Social Impact Capital. Covering the West Coast and Europe, Peter is the ‘Head of Network’, in charge of the acquisition, development, and management of all key external relationships pivotal to the firm and funds’ performance.
Prior to joining Social Impact Capital, Peter was Head of Business Development at RCI, an investment technology and alternative lending platform backed by 8VC and Soros Fund Management. Before that, Peter created both an early-stage AI venture capital firm focused on investing in companies using machine learning in high-impact areas of application, along with a specialist strategy and manage...
2021-09-3030 min
The Exploratory JourneyMichael Hornsey - The Future of Social Enterprise, From English Student to Startup Lawyer, and Legal Mistakes Early-Stage Founders MakeMike is a startup & social enterprise lawyer and a Senior Associate at London Law Collective. He believes that mission-led business should be business as usual, and helps founders navigate funding rounds and everyday company issues. His clients range in size from day one up incorporations to Series B. He also previously trained at the international law firm, Hogan Lovells.
In this episode Mike discusses his career journey and how he ended up in social enterprise law, he also speaks about the future of social enterprise and provides an insight into some of the legal mistakes early-stage founders m...
2021-09-2250 min
The Exploratory JourneyAndrew J Scott - Founding & Setting Up a VC Fund, Transitioning from a 6-time Founder to Investor and Advice for FoundersAndrew is a Founding Partner of 7percent Ventures. He has over 20 years of expereince in technology, and has founded 6 startups; he's also been an investor since 2014.
Some of his past investments include Oculus VR (sold to Facebook), Source DNA (Apple), Magic Pony (Twitter) and Blue Vision Labs (Lyft). He loves investing early in startup teams with transformative ideas and moonshot ambition.
In this episode, Andrew talks about his career journey and transitioning into venture capital. He speaks about what it was like setting up a VC fund, and provides some valuable advice for founders when f...
2021-09-1653 min
The Exploratory JourneyAdele Harrison - From Criminal Barrister to Cyber & Data Lawyer, The Future of Cybercrime & Data Protection and Advice for Aspiring LawyersAdele is a barrister with a wide range of advocacy and investigations experience and is currently a Managing Associate in Orrick's Data Privacy, Cyber Security & Investigations practice based in London.
Before joining Orrick, Adele worked for two years on a global investigation into allegations of fraud, bribery and corruption, resulting in settlements with the UK Serious Fraud Office, French Parquet National Financier, U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of State. Prior to her work in private practice, Adele practiced at the independent Bar for five years. She has experience in prosecuting and defending in a...
2021-09-0841 min
The Exploratory JourneyJames Baker - DeepTech, Getting into VC and Developing Skills & Knowledge as an InvestorJames is an analyst at Amadeus Capital Partners and specialises in DeepTech. In this episode, James speaks about his journey from law student to accountant to investor, alongside delving into the world of DeepTech. He also discusses the day-to-day life of a VC investor and provides some valuable advice for those looking to break into the industry.
2021-09-0153 min
The Exploratory JourneyHampus Jakobsson - Climate Change, ClimateTech, ClimateTech and What a VC Looks for When Investing?Hampus is a ClimateTech investor and General Partner at Pale Blue Dot. Prior to going into VC, he was an entrepreneur and programmer. He has personally invested in over 100 companies, and in 14 more whilst at Pale Blue Dot. In this episode, we discuss everything from how Hampus ended up in VC, alongside Climate Change and ClimateTech. Hampus also provides so amazing insights on what he looks for when investing in companies.
Hampus can also be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/hajak).
2021-08-2458 min
The Exploratory JourneyNamrata Rastogi - HealthTech, Working as a Doctor & Investor, and The Future of Digital HealthNamrata is a HealthTech investor, primary care physician and former digital health founder. Her investing is focused on early-stage founders building scalable SaaS solutions. She has 12 years of healthcare experience, including operating experience as founder and COO of Lister and partner of an 8000 patient primary care centre. She has board experience on an NHS clinical commissioning group, which invested $480m over three years in healthcare services. Whilst at Stanford GSB, Namrata worked in HealthTech VC in the Bay Area. She has broad expertise in digital health, including product development in telemedicine. She has also published research on medical devices...
2021-08-2037 min
The Exploratory JourneyJake Clarke - Reaching 1.2 mln YouTube views, The Creator Economy & StartupsJake is a YouTuber, Creator & Creator in Residence at Mana. In this episode, Jake discusses how he grew a YouTube channel to over 1.2 million views at the age of 18, he also speaks about the future of the Creator Economy and how he ended up in the startup world.
2021-08-1737 min
The Exploratory JourneyJack Shepherd - From Magic Circle Restructuring Lawyer to LegalTech, The Future of Legal Innovation, and Guidance for Students Exploring the World of LegalTechJack is a Legal Practice Lead at iManage. Passionate about technology & innovation, Jack transitioned from working as a restructuring lawyer to the in-house innovation team at Freshfields, before starting his current role at iManage. Jack discusses his career journey, and how he ended up in LegalTech. He speaks about the future of legal innovation & provides some valuable advice for students looking to explore LegalTech.
2021-08-0953 min
The Exploratory JourneyAaliya Manji - EdTech, Portfolio Careers & “Doing Uni in Your Spare Time”Aaliya is a recent UCL engineering graduate and is currently working as a Product Manager at Skiller Whale whilst also building an EdTech startup. She is on a mission to upskill the next generation of young people to help get them into meaningful careers. Passionate about education, Aaliya went from being an intern to taking 2 years out at university to become Chief of Staff at Aula, one of the fastest-growing European EdTechs, all at the age of 19. With experience across a variety of startups and VC, Aaliya speaks about her career journey, how to seek out opportunities in the s...
2021-08-0444 min
The Exploratory JourneyJonny Clifford - Entrepreneur First, Finding a Co-Founder & Generating & Developing Startup IdeasJonny Clifford is the General Manager of Entrepreneur First London, responsible for the end to end delivery of the London programme. He has supported companies that have raised over $100m in seed funding such as, Atlas ML, Candu, Comind, FabricNano, Intropic, Metomic, Novoic, Panakeia, Sonantic and Unitary.
He previously ran the sales team for Satchel, a Series A funded EdTech startup in the UK, having joined them as one of their first employees.
In this episode, Jonny discusses his career journey and how he went from teaching to working in the startup world. He touches o...
2021-08-0249 min
The Exploratory JourneyEllen Logan - European FinTech, Transitioning from Consulting to VC & A Day in the Life of a FinTech Investor.Ellen is an Investor at Augmentum Fintech, a leading venture capital fund focussed exclusively on the FinTech sector in Europe.
Previously, she interned with early-stage tech companies in Berlin and worked as a consultant at OC&C Strategy Consultants where she gained experience in commercial due diligence and strategy projects for private equity and multinational corporate clients. Ellen was shortlisted as one of the “Europe’s top 30 young venture capitalists” by Sifted.
In this episode, Ellen discusses her career journey and how she ended up specialising in FinTech VC. She touches on her startup and consult...
2021-07-2956 min
The Exploratory JourneyDaniel Glazer - Building a Practice Specialism as a Young Lawyer, Setting up a US Law Firm in London & Differences Between Advising US and UK StartupsDaniel Glazer is an American technology lawyer and the Managing Partner of Wilson Sonsini's London office.
Since the 2010 launch of the UK Government's Tech City initiative, Dan has advised high-growth UK/European technology and life sciences companies on raising capital in the US and UK/Europe & expanding their businesses into US markets. Dan also leads the firm's US Expansion group. He was honoured as The American Lawyer's first “Transatlantic Innovator of the Year” and UK Tech News has recognized Dan as one of London's top "International Connectors."
Dan is a Fellow at Tech Nation, the Britis...
2021-07-2651 min
The Exploratory JourneyJannat Shah Rajan - Angel Investing, Hopin & Transitioning from Banking to VC to StartupsJannat is an Angel Investor and currently the Head of Strategic Finance at Hopin, an online events platform. Prior to that, she spent time working in Investment Banking and late-stage Venture Capital as well as being heavily involved in the UK startup scene. In this episode, Jannat discusses her career journey & the challenges she's faced and provides advice for those exploring the world of angel investing & VC.
2021-07-1547 min
The Exploratory JourneyTrib Gosain - Social Media, Tech Ethics and Corporate CareersTrib runs the Centre for Humanity and Social Media (CHASM), a non-profit dedicated to uncovering and raising awareness of the impact of social media on us. He previously co-founded a social enterprise and has advised several startups. He discusses his career journey to date and how he ended up in social media.
2021-07-1427 min
The Exploratory JourneyChloe Tan - Breaking into Venture Capital, South-East Asian Startups & AirbnbChloe is a Portfolio Associate at Hustle Fund VC based in Singapore. Chloe discusses everything from breaking into VC and South-East Asian startups to her passion for travel and her experience working at Airbnb.
2021-07-0841 min
The Exploratory JourneyAhana Banerjee - Y Combinator, Startup Careers & UniversityAhana is the Founder/ CEO and Clear, a skincare platform. She’s a recent physics graduate from Imperial College London, and prior to delving into startups spent time interning in banking. Ahana speaks about her startup journey including being admitted into Y Combinator. She also speaks about the challenges she has faced in building a startup including balancing her entrepreneurial ventures and university.
2021-06-3039 min
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