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Errol Damelin
Early Stage Investor
Errol Damelin is an award-winning tech Founder and early-stage investor in over 75 companies worldwide. He mainly focuses on fintech, data analytics, crypto, marketplaces, SaaS, and healthcare. With seven patents granted to him, Damelin is also a technologist. Damelin’s Investment Philosophy According to Errol Damelin, founders can create innovative solutions to some of the world’s biggest challenges. As such, he actively backs startups led by highly talented, enthusiastic, ambitious, and focused individuals - the kind of people who can help build an ideal world. Instead of maximizing assets under his management, Damelin works with the Founders and helps them streamline their funding strategies and product roadmaps. He calls this Riding Shotgun. Ventures and Investments Damelin takes a hands-on approach to business and works alongside Founders from the earliest stages and seeding rounds of startups. His goal is to work with the next generation of entrepreneurs to help them succeed in their ventures. Some of Damelin’s most significant early investments include Wise, Purplebricks, Cazoo, K Health, Sure, YuLife, Demyst, Zoe, Modifi, Farewill, CityMapper, UnBabel, Thimble, Elliptic, HiBob, Lendingkart, VivaReal. He was also a driving force the SME banking startup Tide, and the fintech company Wonga. With his dynamic guidance as part of their success story, many of Damelin’s investments achieved multi-billion-dollar outcomes. Accolades Known for his success as a founder, Errol Damelin has received several awards, including the Ernst & Young UK Entrepreneur of the Year in 2011, The Guardian’s Digital Entrepreneur of the Year in 2011, and TechCrunch’s Founder of the Year in 2010.