S5 Ep9 - Millen Wolde-Selassie - Octopus Ventures

Millen spent nine years at Citigroup working her way up to become Vice President of Corporate Derivatives before setting up her own business, "no+mi" in 2016 -    an online destination with perfectly curated gift sets for expecting and new mothers. In 2020 she joined the consumer team at Octopus Ventures and is particularly interested in category-defining innovations around the way we live, work, travel, play and recuperate! Octopus runs one of Europe's largest venture funds with £1.2 billion under management and they have been fortunate enough to have worked with the founding teams of some fantastic companies including Zoopla, Graze.com and Depop. Episode Links: Sponsored by trumpet Millen's Linkedin Octopus Ventures

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