Julian Rowe (@jwrrowe) profile picture

Partner @Latitudevc

San Francisco. London.
Joined March 2014
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It is a running joke that the beneficiaries of the UK’s tech success have been teachers in Ontario. This is why. Funds would make more money by allocating a small proportion to growth investments. Instead they sit on their hands. Unacceptable. on.ft.com/3UOXspo
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"Look whats happening with artificial intelligence right now. it poses enormous promise and enormous concern. Our world stands at an inflection point. The choices we make today are literally going to determine the future of this world" - Biden speaking to Irish Parliament today
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Julian Rowe retweeted
I wrote an essay for the FT - We must slow down the race to God-like AI: bit.ly/3mwP950
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1/ In a series of articles we wanted to share some of the fintech areas we @localglobevc @latitudevc continue to be excited about. I’m kicking off with a look at financial crime - a huge problem for banks and fintechs - and some of the opportunities for software to prevent it.
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Congratulations to @hmtreasury and teams across government who have worked the last 72 hours so the UK's tech ecosystem will be fully operational at 9am this morning. It's a tremendous achievement. And welcome @hsbc - look forward to working with you. nitter.cf/Jeremy_Hunt/status/163…
This morning, the Government and the Bank of England facilitated a private sale of Silicon Valley Bank UK to HSBC Deposits will be protected, with no taxpayer support I said yesterday that we would look after our tech sector, and we have worked urgently to deliver that promise
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x2 exited founder discusses the art of the exit: - When should startups exit? - How to build buyer relationships? - How to information with buyers? - How communicate with your investors? - What happens post-exit? Rob Keve (Flow & Fizzback) insights: open.spotify.com/episode/0I8…
M&A, IPO, SPAC, stay private, founder secondaries? What’s right path for a founder and their business? @dafrankel @fcollective's learnings from decades spent as a founder and investor through cycles. Recommend. open.spotify.com/episode/0z9…
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On this week's IPO Drop @jwrrowe talks to @dafrankel of @fcollective about paths to liquidity. After years as an entrepreneur & VC David will share his experiences & learnings from IPOs, exits to Amazon, selling too early & selling too late. On @Clubhouse clubhouse.com/event/xeRjq35G
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It’s inspiring to see how @thalmr , @tedtalkstoo and the @Tessian team have grown to become true category defining pioneers in human layer security. The halo effect of this is attracting yet further exceptional talent making us very, very optimistic for what lies ahead.
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Thrilled to still be supporting @Tessian with @latitudevc, 4 years after our original seed investment through our seed fund, @localglobevc . venturebeat.com/2021/05/25/t…
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1/8: There are certain rare occasions when there are so many soft signals around a company, it feels like a total no-brainer of an investment. @pentohq was one of those for us @localglobevc:
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If you’re building something which offers a better, more sustainable, more consumer-centric, more unique vision for travel, we’d love to meet
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