S5 Ep8 - Alex Macdonald - Angel Investor / Founder Velocity Black

Alex is co-founder of Velocity Black which is concierge, reimagined for the digital age. Backed by more than $30m in venture capital, they are the 3rd fastest growing company headquartered in the UK according to Forbes, and was named in Deloitte’s Fast 50 2020 list of the UK’s fastest-growing tech companies based on revenue growth over the last 4 years.  Alex has also become a prolific angel investor and keen commentator on the space both on substack and twitter where he regularly posts content for founders who are looking to raise money at any level, and for people who want to get started as angel investors. He’s also in the process of starting an exciting new startup called sequel, which is in the investment/professional athlete space. Episode Links: Sponsored by trumpet Alex's Twitter and Linkedin and Substack sequel Velocity Black

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