Saurav Chopra

Kouzina is a technology enabled food company. We operate a network of smart "technology powered" cloud kitchens and delight consumers with delicious food delivered through multiple food brands. The company has been founded by Gautam Balijepalli, Mahesh Madiyala and Sumit Gupta. The core team has significant operating experience in the consumer internet and food industry. Our Chefs come from reputed organisations like Oberoi Hotels. The team has a very nuanced understanding of how online marketplaces operate in the retail & food domain, which gives us a significant advantage. We leverage data and technology to operate our brands.

Thirdforts client due diligence platform protects regulated professionals, and their clients, from fraud and money laundering. Founded by Olly Thornton-Berry and Jack Bidgood after a friend was defrauded of £25,000 during a property purchase, we help more than 1,500 businesses keep moving in a world of ever-changing regulations and rising fraud. Our platform combines automated ID verification, anti-money laundering and Source of Funds checks to make client due diligence simple and secure.

Emerge - The first check for founders defining the future of work and learning Emerge is a global pre-seed fund backed by 100+ of the world’s best future of work and learning operators. Our vision is to democratise access to opportunity – by being a catalytic partner for early-stage founders, providing first-cheque financial support, ongoing expertise and access to a community who have ‘been there and built it’ with unrivalled market-specific know-how. Founded in 2014 as Europe’s only edtech specialist fund, Emerge now invests in B2B and B2C startups across all categories enabling people to grow and fulfil their potential, from early childhood, K12 and higher education through to lifelong learning, workforce development, career navigation and the future of work. Emerge has invested in over 80 companies, now valued at over $2b and impacting more than 31M people worldwide, including Yoto, Causaly, Colossyan, Edurino, Mattilda, Unibuddy, MyEdSpace and Solvely. Emerge invests anywhere between $250k and $2.5M at pre-seed and seed. The team welcomes direct applications - apply through our website. Read more about Emerge’s investment thesis and the startup ideas we’re excited by in our Fund II manifesto linked below.

Elevate your team’s potential with 5Mins.ai, The TikTok-styled AI-powered training platform revolutionising the way startups, scale-ups, and tech giants like Dropbox approach internal training, onboarding, manager development, and upskilling. At 5Mins.ai, we help you transform mundane training into an engaging, high-impact experience, slashing training time and costs by 60-80% while enhancing employee engagement and productivity. Say hello to the future of training.

Perkbox is a global rewards and benefits platform that helps companies to care for, connect with and celebrate their employees, no matter where they are or what they want. Our platform helps organisations to align their people with their purpose. Trusted by over 4000 businesses across the globe, the Perkbox platform helps keep employees motivated, supported and engaged. Our platform empowers teams with the choice in how they’d most like to be rewarded, recognised and celebrated. From personalised reward and recognition, to meaningful benefits and wellbeing support — we’ve got something for everyone, regardless of where they are or what they like. Our global mobile app provides a seamless experience on the go for everyone and is proven to save businesses time and money, as well as improving team performance. With over 10 years’ expertise, we’re here to help you take your employee value proposition to the next level.

Kouzina is a technology enabled food company. We operate a network of smart "technology powered" cloud kitchens and delight consumers with delicious food delivered through multiple food brands. The company has been founded by Gautam Balijepalli, Mahesh Madiyala and Sumit Gupta. The core team has significant operating experience in the consumer internet and food industry. Our Chefs come from reputed organisations like Oberoi Hotels. The team has a very nuanced understanding of how online marketplaces operate in the retail & food domain, which gives us a significant advantage. We leverage data and technology to operate our brands.

Thirdforts client due diligence platform protects regulated professionals, and their clients, from fraud and money laundering. Founded by Olly Thornton-Berry and Jack Bidgood after a friend was defrauded of £25,000 during a property purchase, we help more than 1,500 businesses keep moving in a world of ever-changing regulations and rising fraud. Our platform combines automated ID verification, anti-money laundering and Source of Funds checks to make client due diligence simple and secure.