Entrepreneurship, Investing, and DEI, with Hanadi Jabado

This week’s guest is Hanadi Jabado, co-founder and Managing Partner of Sana Capital, one of the first early-stage funds in Europe focusing on #TechBio. Hanadi founded one of the UK's first Deep Tech accelerator programmes, Accelerate Cambridge, at the University of Cambridge where she supported 180 early-stage ventures over six years, building a portfolio with an estimated collective value of over £2bn with over £250m of risk capital raised.We talk to Hanadi about so many things, this is not an episode to miss. Tune in to hear about this, and so much more…·       Commercialisation from academia needs constant work·       Turning ‘no’ into ‘yes’·       Making waves for women and entrepreneurship within Cambridge Judge Business School·       The birth of #AccelerateCambridge and the Entrepreneurship Centre – start, scale and grow a business·       Making entrepreneurs relatable ·       The role and impact of being a board member, preferably an independent non-exec·       Changing the investment ecosystem with Sana Capital for #healthtech and #climatetech·       Targeting spinouts and ‘sneakouts’ – founders from within and outside of the University of Cambridge·       Investment capital won’t start flowing again until 2025 – quality not quantity·       Personal experiences with DEI – ‘whatever I did, it seemed like I was the only woman in the room’ – ‘it’s not about lowering the bar – it’s about widening the gate’·       The role of Deputy Lieutenant in Cambridgeshire·       Supporting those companies that ‘keep going’ with the #KingsAwards·       Learning not to walk, but to march.Produced by Cambridge TV Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.