David Rowan

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Founding editor-in-chief WIRED UK; prolific keynote speaker; early-stage investor; convenor of the VOYAGERS.io community and its climate-tech festival ️‍🔥THE HEAT; Non Bullshit Innovation author. web [at] davidrowan.com @ VOYAGERS.io
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Greater London, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
David Rowan's Contact Details
About David Rowan

NB For speaking inquiries, please email web [at] davidrowan.com. Thanks!I don't respond here to funding pitches from startups. I was founding Editor-in-chief of WIRED’s UK edition (2008-17). I’ve given more than 600 keynotes and channel my earnings from speaking into startup investing. I'm an early-stage investor in more than 80 tech companies, including Improbable (UK, simulation software), Grammarly (US/Ukraine, AI for writing), Unbabel (Portugal, translation with AI and humans), Maven Clinic (US, women's health) and Onfido (UK, identity verification). I manage the VOYAGERS Climate-Tech and Health-Tech Funds. I advise founders on brand storytelling.I'm the author of the Amazon #1 Business Best-seller “Non-Bullshit Innovation: Radical Ideas from the World’s Smartest Minds” (Penguin, 2019), a 20-country quest for bold corporate innovation in the face of technology-led disruption. I run a not-for-profit project called VOYAGERS.io that organises weekend adventures and digital networking to build close friendships and community. We have communities specifically for people working in health-tech and in climate-tech. We run funds to back talent in our community.At WIRED I built a conference business, "consulting" business and digital/video businesses. I spent 10 years as an editor at The Guardian and trained as a journalist at The Times. I've been a technology columnist for The Times, GQ, Condé Nast Traveller and The Sunday Times.For speaking inquiries, please email web [at] davidrowan.com.

David Rowan's Current Company Details
VOYAGERS.io

Voyagers.Io

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Founding editor-in-chief WIRED UK; prolific keynote speaker; early-stage investor; convenor of the VOYAGERS.io community and its climate-tech festival ️‍🔥THE HEAT; Non Bullshit Innovation author. web [at] davidrowan.com
David Rowan Work Experience Details
  • Investments In Grammarly, Onfido, Kitopi, Maven, More...
    Early-Stage Tech Investor And Advisor
    Investments In Grammarly, Onfido, Kitopi, Maven, More... Feb 2017 - Present
    Typically seed, pre-seed and Series A investor in 180+ companies including Improbable, Grammarly, Onfido, Unbabel, Auterion, Commure, Faculty AI, Maven Clinic, Kitopi, Radish Fiction, RecargaPay, Windward, June Homes, Oden Technologies, Cerebral, Little Spoon, Thaleron, Tiko, A.Team ...Advisor to companies including Ezra, Proximie, Improbable, Tiko, Spacent ...I run the VOYAGERS Climate-Tech and Health-Tech funds.NB Investments tend to come via referrals from my network, so I'm sorry if I don't respond to a cold pitch.
  • Web [At] Davidrowan.Com
    Keynote Speaker On Innovation/Tech
    Web [At] Davidrowan.Com Jan 2010 - Present
    David Rowan has given more than 700 keynote talks, explaining compellingly how emerging technologies will impact business — and how leaders should prepare now. As founding Editor-in-Chief of WIRED magazine’s UK edition, David came to know the founders of WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Google, Didi, Spotify, Xiaomi, Nest, Twitter and countless other ambitious startups from Tel Aviv to Shenzhen. He has since invested in more than 180 early-stage tech companies, including eight that became billion-dollar “unicorns”, and runs climate-tech and health-tech funds. His best-selling book “Non-Bullshit Innovation: Radical Ideas from the World’s Smartest Minds” (Penguin, 2019) is a 20-country quest for bold corporate innovation in the face of technology-led disruption. It sets out sixteen proven strategies for future-proofing a successful business — from “Turn products into services” to “Empower your team” and “Become a platform”. David has been a technology columnist for The Times, GQ, Condé Nast Traveller and The Sunday Times. He has received repeat requests to keynote for clients such as Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Google, KPMG, McKinsey, Chanel and Unilever, and has moderated events for the World Economic Forum and the UK and French governments. And he is still searching for the future.
  • Voyagers Climate-Tech And Health-Tech Funds
    Investment Manager
    Voyagers Climate-Tech And Health-Tech Funds Sep 2020 - Present
    The VOYAGERS.io community of 4,000+ impact-led professionals includes climate-tech and health-tech communities. I manage two community-based funds that let VOYAGERS members invest in strong early-stage health-tech and climate-tech startups addressing significant challenges in ambitious ways. Companies we invest in are invited into the VOYAGERS community and gain access to members' knowledge and networks, and invitations to our events. We look for:1-A business working to solve a significant health or climate-related challenge2-With the potential to be a $100m+ business during the life of the fund3-And whose founders have integrity and will contribute to the VOYAGERS community.We do not respond to unsolicited funding pitches, but suggest that you obtain a referral from our network.
  • Voyagers.Io
    Founder
    Voyagers.Io Jan 2019 - Present
    London, Gb
    A not-for-profit community of 4,000+ impact-driven people from 30+ countries who commit to supporting each other. With specialist groups for those working in health-tech and climate-tech, including climate-tech and health-tech funds for the group to support early stage founders building meaningful and ambitious businesses. VOYAGERS connects people through dinners, weekend adventures, and digital networking. We grow by recommendation from current members. Apply to join at VOYAGERS.io.
  • Wired, World Economic Forum, Dld, Founders Forum, Gitex, Etc
    Event Moderator
    Wired, World Economic Forum, Dld, Founders Forum, Gitex, Etc Jan 2009 - Present
  • Lakestar; Hotwire Global; Outsized Ventures; Berlin Founders Fund; Sigma Squared
    Advisor
    Lakestar; Hotwire Global; Outsized Ventures; Berlin Founders Fund; Sigma Squared Feb 2017 - Present
    Mentor to startups, advisor to funds and communities
  • Non-Bullshit Innovation (Penguin, May 2019)
    Author, Non-Bullshit Innovation: Radical Ideas From The World'S Smartest Minds
    Non-Bullshit Innovation (Penguin, May 2019) Apr 2019 - Present
    Too many organisations think "innovation" can be left to a specialist department, or acquired through hackathons and startup accelerators. I went on a 20-country quest to find genuine innovation inside successful companies -- and collected together some inspiring stories, from Peru, China, Australia and beyond. Each of the 16 chapters offers detailed guidance on specific approaches to innovation that work, with special "Action points" at the end of each chapter to get you started. More about the book here: https://amzn.to/2Ozam9b
  • Wired Uk
    Founding Editor-In-Chief, Wired
    Wired Uk Nov 2008 - Feb 2017
    London, England, Gb
  • Jewish Chronicle
    Editor-In-Chief
    Jewish Chronicle Apr 2006 - Nov 2008
  • Guardian Group
    Editor
    Guardian Group 1990 - 2000
    London, Gb
    Editor, The Guardian's website networkEditor, The Guardian's Comment and Analysis pagesEditor, The Guardian's Saturday Outlook sectionEditor, The Guardian's The Editor magazineEditor, The Guardian's Education supplementEditor, The Guardian's EG magazine

David Rowan Education Details

  • University Of Cambridge
    University Of Cambridge
    History

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