EP31 — Impact Led Venture Capital with Mustard Seed MAZE's Sofia and Henry (Investment Impact Series)

If you are in business because you’re looking to make a huge impact in the world, this episode is for you. I’m joined by Sofia Queiroz and Henry Wigan from Mustard Seed MAZE, a VC firm who believe social good and profitable businesses go hand in hand. Among others, their portfolio houses companies such as Olio, where Saasha and Tessa usher in the food sharing revolution and Beulah where founders Lavinia and Natasha empower survivors of human trafficking.

We discuss

• What might be contributing to the lack of funding of women entrepreneurs
• How MSM have a pipeline and portfolio of 30% female founders
• What contributes to a great founder worth investing in
• The one thing their female founders have in common

Learn more about MSM on their website, twitter and linkedin.

Connect with Henry on linkedin and Sofia on linkedin.

Henry co-founded Mustard Seed, and is a Board Member of MAZE. He was formerly a Director and Portfolio Manager at BlackRock in London, having started his career at Goldman Sachs. Henry was the recipient of the GSGL academic scholarship for social entrepreneurship and holds a First Class Honours degree from London School of Economics in Economics and Economic History. Henry serves on the boards of Winnow, Goodclub, Outmind, Student Finance and Knok Healthcare.

Sofia is part of the investment team at MSM. Sofia's main focus is to identify the great businesses of the future, build the impact case of the ventures we partner with and help them scale while growing their social and environmental outcomes. Previously a Financial Services Consultant at Deloitte. MSc in ESCP Europe, BSc in Management from Catolica Lisbon School of Business.