We invest globally in growth-stage, private companies with proven technology and commercial traction, run by talented, mission-driven management teams. We are concentrated, active minority investors.Indicative investments include Toast, Docusign, Asana, Solarcity, Ocado, Remitly and Nest.

Rejoined the board after joining Generation to become the GIM Board representative.

Led a $30m round into the world's largest pay-as-you-go off-grid solar company serving over 600,000 customers across East Africa and providing clean power and financial inclusion products. Named one of the world's 50 most innovative companies by MIT. Served as CDC Director until I left CDC.

Early advisor and mentor to the world's most exciting pre-seed investment firm, focusing on backing incredible entrepreneurs pre-team, pre-idea.

Angel investor and board member in the company that is building the world's best childcare service. Raised over £14m including a £10m Series A led by Atomico. http://www.korukids.co.uk/

Supporting the Beryl (nee Blaze) team in their quest to make cycling safer, cooler and more fun.Multi-award winning and now providing the technology for the world's most innovative bike-sharing schemes. The company has received investment from a range of top investors including Index Ventures and Oakley Capital Group.

Angel Investor at seed and pre-seed, backing world class founders. Recent investments include:- Optimal Ag (AI to improve agricultural productivity alongside Founders Fund)- AllPlants (making vegan food accessible, raised Series A from Octopus)- OneThirdStories (subscription language learning)- Heights (braincare)- Diagonal Works (urban data)

Award-winning and innovative charity tackling the problems of loneliness and isolation by connecting younger and older neighbours. Started as North London Cares and now expanded to five locations across the UK and looking to scale further including piloting other ways to address disconnection in a connected age. Founded and led by Alex a Smith, the UK’s first Obama Fellow.

CDC is a mission-driven investment firm aiming to make money and drive impact in some of the world's poorest countries, principally Africa and South Asia.One of the founding team who re-built CDC's equity team from 2012 onwards - team grew from 5 to 50+ investors and no portfolio to over $2b in just 7 years. Led the Consumer team overseeing all of our growth equity investments in health, education, technology and retail, investing over $500m in companies such as:- Narayana Healthcare - India's leading affordable hospital chain with 5,000+ beds, invested $33m and was on the board until we took the business public- Jumia - Africa's leading ecommerce company with GMV of >$1b. Invested $50m and was on the board until it became the first African tech company to IPO on the NYSE- UNICAF - Africa's leading online university - led the Series A and followed alongside Goldman Sachs in the Series B- Rainbow Healthcare - India's leading pediatric healthcare provider and one of Asia's fastest growing healthcare businesses. Sole investor and helped the company grow from $15m to $100m in revenues- BigBasket - India's leading online grocery business, using technology to transform the food supply chain benefiting both farmers and suppliers. Invested $40m alongside Alibaba- Daraz - Pakistan and Bangladesh's leading ecommerce company. Led the Series B and business grew very rapidly to become dominant player before exiting to Alibaba.- Bridge Academies - world's leading tech-driven provider of education to the world's poorest children, grew from serving 40,000 to over 400,000 children and raised capital from leading investors like NEA, CZI and Bill Gates- Liquid Telecom - $180m into Africa's largest provider of fibre and data centres for pan-continental expansion- Myanmar Net - the leading ISP in Myanmar and one of the fastest-growing ISPs in Asia leveraging proprietary technology to radically reduce the cost to serve millions of customers across the developing world