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A winning combination of scientific talent and business acumen: Ada Scout Jasmin Thomas explains…

This article is part of a series profiling members of our Scout community aligned with our Inclusive Alpha® investment approach.

5 min readApr 5, 2024

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A winning combination of scientific talent and business acumen: Ada Scout Jasmin Thomas explains…

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Ada Ventures

Fighting climate change: how Greenworkx is recruiting the net zero workforce

This article is part of a series profiling the founders aligned with our Inclusive Alpha® investment approach.

6 min readMar 21, 2024

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Fighting climate change: how Greenworkx is recruiting the net zero workforce

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Breaking bottlenecks: Why Research Grid is revolutionising clinical trials

This article is part of a series profiling the founders aligned with our Inclusive Alpha® investment approach.

5 min readFeb 27, 2024

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Breaking bottlenecks: Why Research Grid is revolutionising clinical trials

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Why we can’t get complacent about supporting black women

I’ve been thinking about how to better support black founders, with particular focus on black women. This is core to Ada Venture’s…

7 min readSep 27, 2023

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Why we can’t get complacent about supporting black women

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“I don’t think Meta expected us to end up having millions of users” — I talk to SideQuest…

When Ada Ventures first invested in SideQuest’s seed round in 2021, it was a relatively small — though growing — gaming platform that…

5 min readMay 25, 2023

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“I don’t think Meta expected us to end up having millions of users” — I talk to SideQuest…

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Ada Ventures

What do the latest rapid developments in AI mean for start-ups?

AI investor John Spindler on new risks and opportunities

3 min readFeb 28, 2023

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What do the latest rapid developments in AI mean for start-ups?

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Diarra Smith

2021: The impossible will take a little while

I’ve taken inspiration from Anne-Laure Le Cunff, founder of Ness Labs and have publicly shared some of my year-in-review. Anne-Laure’s…

5 min readJan 7, 2021

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2021: The impossible will take a little while

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Diarra Smith

Diarra Smith

Diarra is an experienced operator having spent nearly 10 years executing best in class support services for founders and directors from UK growth companies.

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