Investors with a difference: Campus Capital interview

There's a problem in venture capital. In the UK, VC-ready startups gravitate to where the money is: London (and to some extent Cambridge and Oxford).That's led to a "tech funding gap in the North of England" – risking a brain drain of businesses seeking investment away from northern cities.Plus, VC decision makers invest in businesses run by people who are "just like them." Research shows that this leads to a bias in the companies funded by VCs.So it was interesting to welcome Samantha Deakin, co-founder of Campus Capital, to the radio studio today.Sam was accompanied by Tanja Kuzman, Alex Thiery and Alex Tanner, student VCs in this new and unique-in-the-UK VC firm with a difference which will work in partnership with a number of the UK’s leading universities to deliver on-campus venture capital funds.How will Campus Capital operate and invest? Listen to the podcast to find out.Timings:0 - 12:22 introduction and updates – my comments about the State of Sheffield 2017 report, published this week; research into how late payments impact freelancers; some forthcoming events12:22 - 52:20 Samantha Deakin, Alex Thiery, Tanja Kuzman and Alex Tanner52:20 - end wrapping up