Paired Mission: Making couple relationships healthier and happier If you ask most people what the key to their happiness is, they are likely to say good relationships! And the most important among these is often their relationship with their partner. Despite relationships being key to health and happiness, to date…

At Eka we back founders building consumer technology companies with the potential to build outlier shareholder value in parallel with societal value, we call this building “shared value” (explained in the diagram below). — We have spent the last year building an investor base that shares this outlook and we are delighted that Big Society Capital, a leading financial institution dedicated to social impact investment in the UK, has played an instrumental role in Eka’s first investment into Urban Jungle, a fast growth insurance…

Digitally native brands, also referred to as Direct to consumer brands (D2C) and digitally native vertical brands (DNVB). This business model has flourished over the past 5 years — disrupting nearly every consumer category and shows no signs of slowing down. Having been fortunate enough to have reviewed 1,000+ brands…

Panel James Downing, Silicon Valley Bank (Moderator) Timo Boldt, Founder & CEO Gousto Jon Coker, Managing Partner Eka Ventures Lucy Shea, Global CEO Futerra Sandrine Ricard, Head of Sustainability, Chivas Brothers Summary The concept of sustainability has been around as long as human civilisation itself. However, within the commercial domain…

The most valuable technology companies in the World are built on consumer technology[1] The most valuable emerging companies in Europe are also consumer technology companies They have created 73% of the value of all the European $1b+ companies[2]

MMC waves goodbye to Wool and the Gang Congratulations to Wool and the Gang on the announcement of its acquisition by BlueGem Capital Partners. This is a fantastic achievement for the company, and a critical milestone as it continues its journey to produce ethical, quality fashion in a sustainable way. …