Podcast: Jasper Smith on entrepreneurship and the ‘valley of death’ funding conundrum.

Vala’s founder Jasper Smith recently met with Brian Moretta from the EIS Navigator Podcast . You can listen using the link below or on-the-go via Apple and Spotify .

Jasper shares his story of how he went from being a welder to becoming a tech entrepreneur, and how his experiences have shaped Vala’s approach to investing in start-ups and mentoring their founders.

Jasper and Brian also discuss the infamous funding ‘valley of death’ that many UK start-ups face, and how to mobilise more private capital to plug the funding gap.

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Podcast: Jasper Smith on entrepreneurship and the ‘valley of death’ funding conundrum.
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