Isabella Thomas

Director, FT Ventures (ex Corporate Development & Investments at Channel 4 Ventures, Rocket Internet, Delivery Hero, Foodpanda)

📍 United Kingdom🔄 Updated September 2026💼 7 investments📅 9 years investing🗓 Last invested Nov 2025
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Aug 2025
We build AI-powered search, advertising, and attribution solutions grounded in respect for content and creators.
Investor
Jun 2024
Sifted is the critical friend of the European startup ecosystem – providing startup founders, senior management teams, investors and service providers with the curated insights, in-depth analysis and networking opportunities they need to grow their business. Whatever your role is within the ecosystem, however you like to stay up to speed, weve got something for you: 🗞️ Sifted Daily: Our daily newsletter is the essential morning read for founders, investors and corporates who want a quick digest of the news that matters 🔎 Sifted Pro: Our premium subscription unlocks access to quality, verified startup and deals data, an exclusive Deals newsletter, plus unlimited access to all our journalism. 🤝 Sifted for Startups: Our new programme for startup founders and senior management teams. Join to get free subscription for your entire business, plus other exclusive perks. ✍️ Specialist Newsletters: Get a weekly roundup of the latest news, scoops and insights on Climate tech, Fintech, Venture capital. Weve also got a weekly Startup Life newsletter - essential for startup operators in need of practical resources and advice. 🔊 Startup Europe Podcast: Monthly interviews with the founders, operators and investors behind Europes fastest-growing tech companies on how theyve built their businesses. Ready to join the sharpest minds in the European tech ecosystem? Sifted Newsletters: https://sifted.eu/newsletters Sifted Subscriptions: https://sifted.eu/subscribe Sifted for Startups: https://sifted.eu/sifted-for-startups Startup Europe podcast: https://podcast.sifted.eu/ P.S. Interested in partnering with us? Contact us here: marketing@sifted.eu
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Feb 2024
Our mission is to transform every workplace and catalyze a new era of dynamic organizations where all workers thrive. Charter does this by bridging research to practice—giving people the tactical playbook for what work can and should be. We publish an email newsletter and other content, host events for workplace decision-makers, offer an online training program on hybrid work in partnership with Nomadic, and work with organizations directly. We’re just getting started, and encourage you to reach out with ideas or needs.
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Jan 2024
ElevenLabs is transforming human-technology interaction with AI research and products. ElevenAgents enables businesses to deliver seamless and intelligent customer experiences, with the integrations, testing, monitoring, and reliability necessary to deploy voice and chat agents at scale. ElevenCreative empowers creators and marketers to generate and edit speech, music, image, and video across 70+ languages. ElevenAPI gives developers access to our leading AI audio foundational models. These platforms are powered by our leading AI research. We developed the first human-like AI voice model, then expanded into dubbing, transcription, music, sound effects, and speech-to-speech. We serve millions of users and thousands of businesses from the fastest growing startups to the largest enterprises like Harvey, Deutsche Telekom and Meta.
Principal, Channel 4 Ventures (Venture Investments)
Jan 2020
Simply put, we help make brands famous. We invest in high growth, consumer companies using Channel 4s TV advertising. If this sounds like your business, and youd like to get in touch, then please email a pitch deck to ventures@channel4.co.uk or reach out to one of our team on LinkedIn.
Senior Manager, Corporate Development (M&A and Investments)
Jun 2017
Rocket Internet incubates, builds and operationally develops internet-based business models. It provides operational support to its companies and helps them scale internationally. Besides, it strategically invests in complementary internet and technology companies globally to build out its network. Rocket Internets companies are active in a large number of countries around the world. For further information please visit www.rocket-internet.com. Careers: due to an increased number of fraud cases, please note we only accept job applications via online forms on our website www.rocket-internet.com, LinkedIn Jobs, SmartRecruiters Careers, or via recruitment@rocket-internet.com Any job offers/recruitment related communication sent from domains other than rocket-internet.com or rocket-internet.de have no connection to Rocket Internet SE.
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2025
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Nov 2025
RavenPack is the leading provider of insights and technology for data-driven companies, trusted by the world’s top hedge funds, banks, and asset managers. Our platform processes 40,000+ sources in 13 languages, mapping millions of entities to deliver sentiment, relevance, and impact scores. From alpha generation and risk management to ESG analytics and portfolio optimization, RavenPack helps firms compress research cycles and make smarter, data-driven decisions. In 2024, it launched Bigdata.com, an agentic AI platform that unites premium, unique, and real-time financial datasets with powerful search. Professionals can gain instant insights with ready-to-use AI agents or build their own to accelerate research, automate workflows, and enhance returns. Backed by more than two decades of RavenPack’s AI expertise, Bigdata.com is redefining how financial professionals leverage AI to unlock smarter, faster decisions. Discover why the world’s leading financial institutions trust RavenPack to power their AI and predictive analytics.
Director, FT Ventures (Investments)
Oct 2025
About the Financial Times The Financial Times is one of the world’s leading business news organisations, recognised internationally for its authority, integrity and accuracy. The FT has a record paying readership of one million, three-quarters of which are digital subscriptions. It is part of Nikkei Inc., which provides a broad range of information, news and services for the global business community. Learn more about the FT, including announcements and career opportunities, at aboutus.ft.com. Subscribe at subs.ft.com.
Investor
Aug 2025
We build AI-powered search, advertising, and attribution solutions grounded in respect for content and creators.
2024
Investor
Jun 2024
Sifted is the critical friend of the European startup ecosystem – providing startup founders, senior management teams, investors and service providers with the curated insights, in-depth analysis and networking opportunities they need to grow their business. Whatever your role is within the ecosystem, however you like to stay up to speed, weve got something for you: 🗞️ Sifted Daily: Our daily newsletter is the essential morning read for founders, investors and corporates who want a quick digest of the news that matters 🔎 Sifted Pro: Our premium subscription unlocks access to quality, verified startup and deals data, an exclusive Deals newsletter, plus unlimited access to all our journalism. 🤝 Sifted for Startups: Our new programme for startup founders and senior management teams. Join to get free subscription for your entire business, plus other exclusive perks. ✍️ Specialist Newsletters: Get a weekly roundup of the latest news, scoops and insights on Climate tech, Fintech, Venture capital. Weve also got a weekly Startup Life newsletter - essential for startup operators in need of practical resources and advice. 🔊 Startup Europe Podcast: Monthly interviews with the founders, operators and investors behind Europes fastest-growing tech companies on how theyve built their businesses. Ready to join the sharpest minds in the European tech ecosystem? Sifted Newsletters: https://sifted.eu/newsletters Sifted Subscriptions: https://sifted.eu/subscribe Sifted for Startups: https://sifted.eu/sifted-for-startups Startup Europe podcast: https://podcast.sifted.eu/ P.S. Interested in partnering with us? Contact us here: marketing@sifted.eu
Investor
Feb 2024
Our mission is to transform every workplace and catalyze a new era of dynamic organizations where all workers thrive. Charter does this by bridging research to practice—giving people the tactical playbook for what work can and should be. We publish an email newsletter and other content, host events for workplace decision-makers, offer an online training program on hybrid work in partnership with Nomadic, and work with organizations directly. We’re just getting started, and encourage you to reach out with ideas or needs.
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