Author Archives for Chiara Benn

Member profile: Robyn Exton of HER

March 12, 2019 3:28 pm Published by Chiara Benn 82 Comments

When in 2016, BBC News covered HER, a dating app for lesbian, bi-sexual and queer people, it had 1M users, […]

June 18, 2018 11:43 pm Published by Chiara Benn 96 Comments

Transcript from a conversation with Srin Madipalli, Product Manager, Airbnb, co-founder of Accomable. Listen on Soundcloud. Suz: Our guest today […]

May 21, 2018 7:01 pm Published by Chiara Benn 96 Comments

Early-stage (Seed and Series A) US venture capitalists often insist they will invest in a UK company only if the […]

May 7, 2018 4:18 pm Published by Chiara Benn 104 Comments

“Shy bairns get nowt” became the standout phrase from the last time I visited Silicon Valley and San Francisco. A […]

April 26, 2018 9:32 pm Published by Chiara Benn 105 Comments

Young people highlight challenges in agricultural industry The Youth Think Tank (YTT) is a research initiative launched by Mastercard Foundation […]

March 13, 2018 5:32 am Published by Chiara Benn 98 Comments

Eva Tolage, a young campaigner from Tanzania, launched Stand With Eva back in February 2015 and since then has been […]

March 13, 2018 5:31 am Published by Chiara Benn 85 Comments

Meet Michael Acton Smith, co-founder and CEO of Calm. Tell us a little bit about yourself I’m the co-founder and […]

March 13, 2018 12:27 am Published by Chiara Benn 86 Comments

If you’re a GBx member new to RocketSpace looking for office or meeting space – perm, visiting or virtual, you’re […]

March 13, 2018 12:05 am Published by Chiara Benn 89 Comments

We’ve been listening to women (and men) from the GBx community about the challenges for women in tech and the […]

February 22, 2018 9:53 pm Published by Chiara Benn 101 Comments

Special welcome to new members who have joined GBx as part of our partnership with SVC2UK, as we help to […]