Saheb Bardai

Raspberry is Europes fastest growing investment syndicate, bringing together serial-entrepreneurs, corporate executives and angels to invest in high impact European AI and Climate Tech technology companies. We are transforming the fundraising and investing experience for the founders and private investors in these core verticals. Each month, we review hundreds of investment opportunities and invite Raspberry Syndicate members to join us in investing in 1-2 cherry-picked startups alongside top-performing VC funds. Our vision is to be the most founder- and private-investor-friendly ClimateTech/AI syndicate in Europe with at least €100m in virtual dry powder deployed annually.

The experience of a child struggling with numbers is a painful experience of not only are they being left behind their peers, but there is also a social impact damage. A low number sense is a strong predictor of social and economic difficulties into adulthood. The journey into dyscalculia began in 2005 with parents and teachers reporting that the easiest maths was proving too challenging for some children. Our research in this area showed that 5-7% of the population present with this significant delay in processing numbers and had difficulty responding to the most basic number questions. An image that is really hard to erase is of a child aged 9, who drew 32 marks to count 32 + 20 and then answered this as 32! This may have indicated that the child could not differentiate 32 from 20 in its magnitude, perhaps did not understand the symbol ‘+’ and had a poor sense of estimation. Children with developmental dyscalculia perform below their age-appropriate maths curriculum requirements. Dynamo Maths is a world-class award-winning evidence-based resource that supports children with significant maths delays and also supports children to catch-up. Dynamo Maths has two seamlessly linked components; online standardised dyscalculia assessment and intervention. The standardised assessment has been developed against a validated NumberSenseMMR® framework and based on research from neuroscience, dyscalculia, early childhood development, and education. The validation of the development framework was undertaken by the University of Oxford. The standardised dyscalculia assessment: 1. Identifies pupils at-risk of dyscalculia and maths developmental delays 2. Delivers an Individual Support Plan and Scheme of Work 3. Provides standardised scores and percentile rank. 4. It differentiates developmental dyscalculia from maths developmental delays. With the support of this specialist resource, no child with dyscalculia should be overlooked again.

JellyJames Publishing is dedicated to transforming the landscape of education. As pioneers in research-based online tools and resources, we empower educators across primary, secondary and further education to break down learning barriers and unlock every person’s potential.

Raspberry is Europes fastest growing investment syndicate, bringing together serial-entrepreneurs, corporate executives and angels to invest in high impact European AI and Climate Tech technology companies. We are transforming the fundraising and investing experience for the founders and private investors in these core verticals. Each month, we review hundreds of investment opportunities and invite Raspberry Syndicate members to join us in investing in 1-2 cherry-picked startups alongside top-performing VC funds. Our vision is to be the most founder- and private-investor-friendly ClimateTech/AI syndicate in Europe with at least €100m in virtual dry powder deployed annually.

We help our partners design, fund and scale solutions to complex and enduring social issues. Our pioneering work delivers lasting and widespread change that improves the lives of people and communities in the UK and globally. We’ve been doing this since we created the world’s first social impact bond in 2010 – a totally new approach to funding and delivery, in which investors are repaid only if and when services improve outcomes for people. Today, this is just one aspect of what we do. We have a team of over 120 people, diverse in skills and experiences, united in our passion for making the world a fairer place.

Early stage consumer VC fund with a high engagement model supported by a deep service partner network working across key support areas for scaling a brand in India.