Fika with Future Planet Capital VC Alex Shadbolt: “Be humble when you've dropped something”
30 maj 2025
08:45
Alex Shadbolt is Investment Manager and Impact Lead at London-based VC firm Future Planet Capital. He’s on the hunt for growth companies from the world's top universities, and sat down with Impact Loop to discuss how he helps young talent, and handles his overflowing inbox.
This is the latest in our series of Friday ‘fika’ chats, where we enjoy a Swedish-style coffee and cake break with brilliant minds from Europe’s impact community.
This is the latest in our series of Friday ‘fika’ chats, where we enjoy a Swedish-style coffee and cake break with brilliant minds from Europe’s impact community.
You’ve been at Future Planet Capital for nearly three years – what keeps you there?
"We describe ourselves as “a startup investing in startups” and I think we've kept that mentality even as we've grown. We're managing almost half a billion pounds of assets under management, and we've got to that stage by sticking with our impact thesis, focussing on data-driven sourcing and impact-...