Jannat Rajan

Founded in 2018, Forestay is an early-growth stage tech fund and part of B-FLEXION, an entrepreneurial private investment firm founded by Ernesto Bertarelli. We invest in visionary teams reaching growth inflection points and partner with them to create future category leaders. We support start-ups with investments between $10M and $20M in Europe, Israel and opportunistically on the East coast of the US. Forestay Capital SA is the advisor to Forestay Capital Management Ltd, based in Jersey.

Zenjob offers a 100% digital platform that quickly and reliably provides qualified temporary staff to businesses, enabling them to act flexibly when staffing needs change and achieve their business goals cost-effectively. Over 3,500 companies and 50,000 temporary workers trust Zenjob in over 39 cities across Germany. Our AI-enabled software allows us to fill over 70% of all shifts within 24 hours. This gives companies full flexibility to respond to their changing staffing needs, even in unexpected situations. Our unique ability to meet the staffing needs of our customers is based on our extensive expertise in platform technology. It enables us to offer scalable staffing solutions that meet the needs of todays employers and employees. These are exciting times for our customers and us. We will continue to reshape the staffing industry and introduce our product to new markets.

Howspace helps L&D teams move beyond one-off trainings to make learning part of everyday work. With AI and facilitation tools, our platform makes it easy to spark dialogue and enable collaborative learning that sticks. L&D leaders around the world use Howspace to cut admin, scale programs, and show the business impact of learning — while keeping their organizations adaptable.

Founded in 2018, Forestay is an early-growth stage tech fund and part of B-FLEXION, an entrepreneurial private investment firm founded by Ernesto Bertarelli. We invest in visionary teams reaching growth inflection points and partner with them to create future category leaders. We support start-ups with investments between $10M and $20M in Europe, Israel and opportunistically on the East coast of the US. Forestay Capital SA is the advisor to Forestay Capital Management Ltd, based in Jersey.

Newton Venture Program provides venture capital training and development for aspiring investors, practising investors, and others in the venture space. Our mission is to level the playing field for people from typically overlooked and underestimated backgrounds, ensuring that the next generation of investors represent the world we live in. Newton Alumni span the globe with more than 500 people from all backgrounds going on to secure positions in VC firms, accelerate their careers in VC, and become disruptors of the status quo. As of the start of 2024, 46% identify as female or non-binary, and 49% identify as the global majority. Newton is a joint venture between Phoenix Court and London Business School with founding partner, HSBC Innovation Banking. With our unique blend of faculty and practitioner teaching, we are training the investors of tomorrow to back the ventures of the future.

Zenjob offers a 100% digital platform that quickly and reliably provides qualified temporary staff to businesses, enabling them to act flexibly when staffing needs change and achieve their business goals cost-effectively. Over 3,500 companies and 50,000 temporary workers trust Zenjob in over 39 cities across Germany. Our AI-enabled software allows us to fill over 70% of all shifts within 24 hours. This gives companies full flexibility to respond to their changing staffing needs, even in unexpected situations. Our unique ability to meet the staffing needs of our customers is based on our extensive expertise in platform technology. It enables us to offer scalable staffing solutions that meet the needs of todays employers and employees. These are exciting times for our customers and us. We will continue to reshape the staffing industry and introduce our product to new markets.

AVP (formerly AXA Venture Partners) is an independent global investment platform dedicated to high-growth, tech (from deep-tech to tech-enabled) companies across Europe and North America, managing more than €2.5bn of assets across four investment strategies: venture, early growth, growth and fund of funds. Our multi-stage platform combines global research with local execution to drive investment. Since its establishment in 2016, AVP has invested in more than 60 technology companies and in more than 60 funds with the Fund of Funds investment strategy. Beyond providing equity capital, our expansion team works closely with founders, providing the expertise, connections and resources needed to unlock growth opportunities, and create lasting value through meaningful collaborations.