Jamie Whitcroft

Head of Early-Stage Ecosystem Coverage & Strategic Partnerships @HSBCInnovation | Previously @weareuncapped @passioncapital | Angel @tracer_light

[Jamie Whitcroft @JamieWhitcroft]

SVB UK is now HSBC Innovation Banking! New name, same game...

Best-in-class banking for technology and life sciences companies - pre-seed to post-IPO. Now with the added benefit of new products and a global platform. Backed up by one of the world's largest balance sheets

[HSBC Innovation Banking @HSBCInnovation]

Today, we’re so excited to announce our new brand, HSBC Innovation Banking - the new name for @SVB_UK.

#HSBC
#HSBCInnovationBanking
#innovation

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@jkwade +1 @GoCardless

[Jamie Whitcroft @JamieWhitcroft]

.@CuckooInternet are fixing broadband in the UK. They are THE ‘challenger brand’ for internet 🚀

Led by @AFitzgerald1992 - the hardest working person I know in tech!

[Alexander Fitzgerald @AFitzgerald1992]

(1/17) Here’s a long-ish thread 🧵 on why home internet/broadband is broken and what we’re doing about it @CuckooInternet. I’ll cover history, economics, market analysis and the future we want to build. Here we go 👇

[Jamie Whitcroft @JamieWhitcroft]

Interesting data from @CBinsights:

- In 2021, 519🦄 were funded
- In early 2022, this number crossed the 1k mark for the 1st time
- Today, the total unicorn count stands at 1,066. 48% are located outside of the US
- Collectively worth over $3.5tn

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[Timbaland @Timbaland]

Excited to announce my investment in @yugalabs , the #Web3 company behind the biggest #NFT brands in the world in @BoredApeYC , @cryptopunks, and more.

[Jamie Whitcroft @JamieWhitcroft]

Pre-pandemic 1 in every 67 jobs was remote. Now it's 1 in 7! 🤯

[Jamie Whitcroft @JamieWhitcroft]

Just closing my first @tracer_light SPV using @VAUBANDOTIO. I've raised $750k as part of a series A ($40m+ round). It's been a really interesting experience & I'll share my learnings soon

[Jamie Whitcroft @JamieWhitcroft]

My team is growing again @weareuncapped!

We're looking for somebody to lead our relationships with VC's & investors in the US. Let me know if this is you or somebody you know

We're growing very quickly in the US & we see it as the future of the company

https://t.co/Unmg03g6Sr

[Jamie Whitcroft @JamieWhitcroft]

Is it better to invest in the equity or coin sale (or both) of a Web 3 company? Asking for a friend

[Jamie Whitcroft @JamieWhitcroft]

@AFitzgerald1992 Reading his book atm🤯

[Jamie Whitcroft @JamieWhitcroft]

Just pressed 'send' on the 4th offer email this week to amazing candidates who I hope will join us @weareuncapped 🚀

I'm adding 6 new ppl to our partnerships team to help us scale

This is the culmination of almost 2 mths of interviewing non-stop. Feels great to get them out!

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@HarounHickman @askdala @SlushHQ Huge!

[Attio @attio]

We're thrilled to be able to announce that we've raised a $7.7m seed round from some the world's best!

Huge shoutout to @PointNineCap, @balderton, @headlineVC, and @passioncapital for supporting us.

https://t.co/9bYuGvGjr4

[Jamie Whitcroft @JamieWhitcroft]

V pumped for my good friend @nicolasosharp on his latest funding round for @attio led by @PointNineCap w @balderton, @HeadlineVC & @passioncapital (+ yours truly!)

They are building the CRM for the Airtable generation, and it's going to be a 🦄

https://t.co/NTrMUxClDA

#unicorn

[Jamie Whitcroft @JamieWhitcroft]

Why is every VC buying a @chain_runners NFT? Help me out here

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Chatted to a founder who recently sold his company. They had raised💰from the @Future_Fund_UK...

They had a 'total nightmare' getting the Future Fund to sign on the dotted line

They were slow, unresponsive and nearly killed the deal. Hopefully just teething probs🤞

#futurefund

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@JCtheOriginal Nice. Me too. I’m from Bath. Pretty ugly for us this year

[Jamie Whitcroft @JamieWhitcroft]

Couldn’t be happier for my good friend @wholeearthweb on @finimize’s exit to @abrdn_plc. I know how much effort has gone in over the years. Huge congrats my friend! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[wholeearthweb @wholeearthweb]

🚨🚨🚨 BIG NEWS 🚨🚨🚨
Today is a very special day for @finimize . We got acquired by one the world’s largest investment companies: @abrdn_plc (1/10)

[Jamie Whitcroft @JamieWhitcroft]

I am continually blown away on a daily basis by how much we are achieving at @weareuncapped. We are building a true 🚀