Stride_VC

Craft seed investor.

[Stride_VC @stride_vc]

@elonmusk 10 years old video of minor no name extremist

[Stride_VC @stride_vc]

@michelangelo_mv @DinBisevac @fdestin Thank you brother

[Sedna @sednanetwork]

We've today announced an additional $42m in investment from @insightpartners to advance our data-driven communication platform and make trade go faster.

Our Founder and CEO @wfdobie said: “We are incredibly grateful for Insight's visionary contribution.”

https://t.co/jW0ACNVGes

[Ahmed Men ⌘ @demtzu]

Lazy AI is coming. 🌒

[Martina Fuchs @martinaglobal]

At @WebSummit, great insights from our panel “Scale v Profit” featuring three top #VCs:

🎤 @pjparson, Partner, @northzoneVC
🎤 @saranormous, Founder, @w_conviction
🎤 @fdestin, Founder, @stride_vc

[Gabbi Cahane @GabbiCahane]

Stoked to co-lead @knowunity's Series A with @Redalpine alongside existing investors @ProjectAcom and a squad of world class (and World Cup winning) angels. https://t.co/cEj22FvMpY

[Stride_VC @stride_vc]

@LogTechEric @sednanetwork @insightpartners @wfdobie @JOC_Updates Great writeup.

[Stride_VC @stride_vc]

@wfdobie @chalfs @travismonson @rebeccaliudoyle @KeithWallington @fdestin I like our logo in SEDNA yellow :-)

[Bill Dobie @wfdobie]

After our Series A with @chalfs, @stride_vc and @SAP_iO we doubled down on building a world class team to accelerate. Their customer first approach is at our heart and we’ve built strength upon strength to solve one of the biggest problems there is today - enterprise complexity.

[Stride_VC @stride_vc]

Entreprise messaging stalwart @sednanetwork is now one of our biggest positions after a $34M Series B led by @insightpartners as the company expands beyond shipping & logistics (Norden), commodities (Glencore) into new areas like banking (Starling). Watch this space.

[Harry Stebbings @HarryStebbings]

Super excited to see this news come out today.

@cleo_sham is a world-class operator and will be a phenomenal addition to the @stride_vc team, showing the world her investing skills.

Bravo @fdestin some very exciting times ahead and as you say...

Onwards... 😉

[Stride_VC @stride_vc]

Pumped to build with @cleo_sham. We got lucky.

[Fred Destin @fdestin]

1/ Breaking news. I’m absolutely thrilled to partner with @cleo_sham to build @stride_vc going forward. We’re just getting started and incredibly excited about what’s to come.

[Fred Destin @fdestin]

Investment scorecard 2021 @stride_vc :

- c. 300 jobs created ex Cazoo 🚀
- 9 new investments
- 7 reinvestments
- 8 uprounds, no downrounds, no shutdowns
- 1.4X uplift on the fund

Not a bad second year @HarryStebbings.
Onward!

[Harry Stebbings @HarryStebbings]

I first met @wfdobie for a 45 minute intro meeting.

3 hours later we were jamming on product.

Bill is 1 of Europe’s great product minds and super excited to announce @stride_vc co-led @sednanetwork Series A alongside @chalfs.

Watch this space... 🚀

https://t.co/YjPdWqMlnv

[Fred Destin @fdestin]

.@CazooUK scorecard less than one year after launch:

- 10K cars sold
- £150M in year 1 revenues
- 800 team members
- 4.7 stars on Trustpilot

Over £85M invested by @stride_vc and our LPs since we led the Nov-18 seed round with @DMGTplc

[Fred Destin @fdestin]

1/ Let me distill the Stride investment strategy in fifteen tweets. Yes, fifteen 😘.

[Fred Destin @fdestin]

Best thing about starting @stride_vc has been quality of investment discussions with @HarryStebbings. We push back on each other with a smile, we go deep, we explore issues, we enhance each other. We simply come to better decisions together without drama. It feels good.

[Fred Destin @fdestin]

First unicorn a little earlier than planned 🧐
Now on to Moolah in Da Coolah.

https://t.co/aW8sJb8pky

[Harry Stebbings @HarryStebbings]

As my 23rd year comes to a close, time to reflect on the year that has been:

💵 Final close @stride_vc Fund I with best buddy @fdestin.

😇 9 angel investments.

🏦 First LP investment, now 4 made.

💼 3 board seats gained.

🎙 20VC crossed 80M downloads.

Onwards... 🚀