Vala’s founder Jasper Smith recently met with Brian Moretta from the EIS Navigator Podcast . You can listen using the link below or on-the-go via Apple and Spotify .
Jasper shares his story of how he went from being a welder to becoming a tech entrepreneur, and how his experiences have shaped Vala’s approach to investing in start-ups and mentoring their founders.
Jasper and Brian also discuss the infamous funding ‘valley of death’ that many UK start-ups face, and how to mobilise more private capital to plug the funding gap.
