Tom Britton, Syndicate Room

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This week on CUTalks we are talking to Tom Britton. Tom is the co-founder of Syndicate Room, a fintech company allowing investors to co-invest with Super Angels in a portfolio of early stage companies. Tom did an MBA in Cambridge before starting the company. Tom shares his personal experience sourcing deals and constructing portfolios for Syndicate Room. He also gives some thoughts on the role that data analytics play in investing, and whether replacing human investors with algorithms will ever be possible.


This episode was sponsored by DesignSpark: design tools and resources for engineers to help make their ideas happen. The podcast was produced by Carl Homer, Cambridge TV.


Jump to the following topics:

  1. Tom’s background - 1:00

  2. Introduction to Syndicate Room - 3:40

  3. Managing changes in business model, discussion on growth vs scale - 7:37

  4. Syndicate Room’s portfolio concentration - 10:20

  5. Dealing with major changes in the team’s leadership - 16:30

  6. How Syndicate Room source deals and construct portfolio - 22:45

  7. Can data analytics replace super angels’ judgements? - 25:30

  8. Advice for people who are interested in investing in early stage venture - 30:15

  9. Introduction to Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) fund - 37:10

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