Paul Soanes
Founding Partner @ Worth Capital
London, United Kingdom
Paul Soanes is a startup investor at Worth Capital in London. I'm a serial entrepreneur and avid start-up investor.I co-founded iD (www.idagency.com) in 1994, one of the UK's first experiential marketing agencies. iD is now a multi-award winning agency whose enduring success has been driven by it's ability to continually innovate and lead experiential communications in the UK.In 2003, Ico-founded Brandspace (www.brandspace.com) which revolutionised the way brands accessed & bought media in major destinations such as airports and malls. We sold Brandspace to a private equity backed group just 5 years later.More recently in August 2014, I co-founded Worth Capital, now home of The Start-Up Series - the UK's largest seed funding competition. A unique approach to SEIS & EIS investing, the Start-Up Series Fund has invested over £4.2m into some of the UK's most promising young businesses.I also sit on the board of directors for a number of our portfolio companies, sharing my years of battle scars and helping to accelerate growth.
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About Worth Capital
The founders of Worth Capital, plus a small network of associates, invest in strong founders that have created an innovative proposition based on unique market insight, where there is potential to build a loved brand. Generally this is early-stage equity investment up to £400,000 and is only for businesses based in the UK.
Worth Capital Contacts
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Hayley Etherington
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Matthew Cushen
Founding Partner
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Paul Ephremsen
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Paul Soanes
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