Amory started life out in investment banking before moving into the energy sector and VC moving to Shell Ventures as Venture Principal. Shell Ventures an arm of the oil company, &nbsp;invests in early-stage companies that have reached proof-of-concept focused on fintech/insurtech/mobility and clean tech. He is now founder of his own $20m fund, D2 and looking to do 10 deals this year and a further 10 next year, focused on lean startups that don't need further funding to get to Series A and then the founder can decide whether they want to go down the VC route or grow from profitability - and has been an angel investor in the past
D2 is a different type of venture fund. They provide early stage start-ups with equity capital and also offer debt as they scale. Their objective is to bring the right type of capital at the right time to help you own more of your business at exit.
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<a href="https://www.d2.fund/" target="_blank">D2 fund</a>
<a href="//www.sendtrumpet.com" target="_blank">trumpet</a> - Create buyer journeys that drive more revenue
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/apoulden/" target="_blank">Amory on Linkedin</a>

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