EPISODE · Nov 26, 2025 · 32 MIN
1. Will Bennett, Investor at Seedcamp - From Operator at $5bn Fuse Energy to Backing Revolut and Synthesia's Earliest Rounds
from Inside The Pipeline
What actually separates founders who make it from the ones who don't? Will Bennett has seen the question from both sides. He was an operator at Fuse Energy, which hit a £5bn valuation, before moving into investing at Seedcamp, one of Europe's earliest backers of Revolut and Synthesia. In this episode, Will talks through the patterns he sees across the founders Seedcamp backs, where he's finding real growth right now (deep tech comes up a lot), and how the operator-to-investor switch changed the way he reads a pitch. The conversation runs long in places and goes off script more than once, which is where some of the best material ends up. If you're a founder trying to understand what investors are actually looking for, or curious where VCs think deep tech is heading in 2026, this is a good place to start.
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Our first guest is Will Bennett from Seedcamp. Will’s background is rare. He was an operator at Fuse Energy ($5bn valuation), and now he’s investing at Seedcamp. The dual perspective of having been a builder and a backer gives him a lens most people don’t have. Seedcamp was an early backer of global fintech company Revolut, as well as the UK’s #1 AI company, Synthesia, so Will is perfectly placed for a perspective on the underlying trends in venture capital. We talked about where he sees growth right now (interesting conversations on deep tech), what patterns are consistent in successful founders and honestly, some stuff that went completely off on a tangent, in a good way. Enjoy!
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1. Will Bennett, Investor at Seedcamp - From Operator at $5bn Fuse Energy to Backing Revolut and Synthesia's Earliest Rounds
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