Emma Blackburn
Angel Investor
London, United Kingdom
Emma Blackburn is a seed investor in London focused on Apps and Audio. Emma Blackburn brings over 20 years experience leading finance teams both in the US and UK. Graduating from Stanford University with a Bachelors degree in Economics and Masters degree in Industrial Engineering, Emma worked in Audit and M&A for Ernst and Young, before moving in-house first at EQE International and then at Siebel Systems. Emmaestablished and administered all financial systems for international subsidiaries during the explosive growth period of Siebel Systems, “the fastest growing company in the United States (Fortune Magazine, 1999)”.Emma has held the CFO position at a number of start-up and scale-up UK technology companies. She is an active angel investor with a strong passion for both impact investing and investing in female founded companies. Outside of work, Emma is an avid traveler and boater, having renovated and cruised a barge around Europe, on which she now resides.Emma leads finance as CFO at Ascension Ventures.
- Total investments:
- 2
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Apps 1 (50%)
- Audio 1 (50%)
- Music 1 (50%)
- Wellness 1 (50%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (50%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (50%)
Investments
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| SPOKE is an app that provides an audio experience for well-being. It uses a unique blend of lo-fi music, hip hop, and mindfulness to help users re-tune their minds, sleep better, and strengthen their mindset. Each soothing episode includes music and spoken word by some of the UK's best producers and emerging artists, all of whom have beentrained by neuroscientists, psychologists, and therapists. | $1.4M / Pre-Seed / Feb 16, 2022 | ||
| SPOKE is an app that provides an audio experience for well-being. It uses a unique blend of lo-fi music, hip hop, and mindfulness to help users re-tune their minds, sleep better, and strengthen their mindset. Each soothing episode includes music and spoken word by some of the UK's best producers and emerging artists, all of whom have beentrained by neuroscientists, psychologists, and therapists. | $1.5M / Seed / Feb 16, 2022 |
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What does Emma Blackburn invest in?
Emma Blackburn invests primarily in Apps, Audio and Music startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for Emma Blackburn closed in Feb 2022. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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