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Emma Steele

Investor

Partner at Ascension · Partner at Ascension Ventures

London, England, United Kingdom

About

Emma Steele focuses on fixing the poverty premium, measuring success by portfolio financial-position metrics and proving her thesis can deliver top-tier returns, with exits returning over 30% of the fund.

Invests in

Deep TechE-commerceFintechFuture of WorkHardwareHealthtech

Experience

  1. HapplInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  2. AscensionPartnercurrent2022 — presentGreater London
  3. AscensionInvestment Directorcurrent2020 — presentLondon, England Metropolitan Area
  4. AscensionInvestment Manager2018 — 2020London, United Kingdom
  5. Fair By DesignInvestment Directorcurrent2020 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
  6. Fair By DesignInvestment Manager2018 — 2020London, United Kingdom
  7. UnLtdInvestment Committee Member (Growth Impact Fund)current2023 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
  8. FocalPartner VCcurrent2020 — present
  9. PlendPre-seed Investorcurrent2021 — present
  10. Credit KudosInvestorcurrent2018 — presentLondon, England Metropolitan Area
  11. WagestreamInvestorcurrent2018 — presentLondon, England Metropolitan Area
  12. SwitcheeSeed Investorcurrent2018 — present
  13. Good Food Fund UKInvestment Directorcurrent2020 — presentLondon, England Metropolitan Area
  14. incutoBoard Member2018 — 2021
  15. Eastside PrimetimersInvestment Analyst2016 — 2017London, United Kingdom
  16. n/aTravelling through South East Asia and South America2016
  17. Santander UK Corporate & CommercialAssociate Director, Corporate Healthcare2015 — 2016London
  18. Santander UK Corporate & CommercialCredit Partner2013 — 2015London
  19. Santander UK Corporate & CommercialProject Manager-Trade Finance2012 — 2013London, United Kingdom
  20. Santander UK Corporate & CommercialRelationship Manager- Large Corporate Group2012London, United Kingdom

Education

  1. University of WarwickBSc(Hons) Philosophy, Politics2007 — 2010
  2. University of SussexMSc Development Economics, Economics2010 — 2011
  3. Lycée Sainte Marie du PortBAC ES, Economics2004 — 2007

Skills & more

Credit Risk23Banking14Credit12Financial Risk7Portfolio Management8Finance5French4Financial Services3Loans3Credit Analysis1Economics1Management3
+12 moreTeamworkRelationship ManagementResearchEconometricsQualitative ResearchSocial MediaEnglishMicrosoft OfficeBusiness DevelopmentProject ManagementDevelopment EconomicsStakeholder Engagement

Languages English · French · German

From Emma's professional profile.

Colleagues at Ascension

Aleks Habdank
Venture Partner at Ascension
Alex Heerema
Investment Manager at Ascension
Antonin de Fougerolles
Venture Partner at Ascension
Barney Worfolk Smith
Venture Partner at Ascension
Ben Fletcher
Business Development Manager at Ascension
Bill Bousfield
Head of Distribution at Ascension
Chris Wheatcroft
Investor at Ascension
Craig Fletcher
Venture Partner at Ascension

Network6

Ala Alenazi
Principal at Ascension Ventures
Brian Belsky
Managing Director at Ascension Ventures
Evan Stoff
Senior Associate at Ascension Ventures
Guneesh Batra
Investment Manager at Ascension Ventures
John Kuelper
Senior Managing Director at Ascension Ventures
Thibault D'hondt
Analyst at Force Over Mass Capital

Investors connected to Emma in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Emma Steele work?
Emma Steele is Partner at Ascension.
What does Emma Steele invest in?
Emma Steele invests in Deep Tech, E-commerce, Fintech, Future of Work, Hardware, Healthtech.

Same school

Also attended University of Warwick148

MariaInvestor at InvestinorChen Yang SiaGeneral Counsel at Golden Gate VenturesMichael K CheungInvestment at Makers FundSvetlana BenderVice President, Artificial Intelligence & Behavioral Science at Flare Capital PartnersStephen ChambersGeneral Partner at SOSVDr. Mazin AlzaidiGeneral Partner at STV

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Also attended University of Sussex52

Hamish GarnettAssociate at Manta Ray VenturesMolly CookeTeam Assistant at NorthzoneJackson HeddyCFO at NorthzoneGeorgia AbbottAssociate Director at Marlin Equity PartnersSimon SegarsExecutive Advisor at Black Opal VenturesMehmet AkalinExperts | Venture Partner at 212

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Shared employers

Also worked at Credit Kudos6

Perry BlacherPartner at Augmentum FintechSeb WallacePartner at Triple Point VenturesDan JonesManaging Partner at Jigsaw VCDan SmithInvestor at Jigsaw VCFreddy KellyCEO at Credit KudosMatt SchofieldFounding CTO at Credit Kudos

Also worked at Wagestream10

Rob MoffatPartner at Balderton CapitalJerry SteselInvestment Team at OIF VenturesLaurence SchwartzInvestment Team at OIF VenturesEric GarlandCo-Founder, Managing Partner at Smash CapitalDan BennettFounding Partner at Salus VenturesLucia GarciaHead of Brand Marketing & Comms at Samaipata

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Also worked at Switchee4

Alex PittPartner at MSMAlex PetriInvestment Director at IW CapitalRich BoltonInvestor at Octopus VenturesNick SaracHead of Customer Success at Kamma

Also worked at Santander UK Corporate & Commercial12

Rafael CorreaPartner at Mouro CapitalNick McAuliffeInvestor at Quilam CapitalMarco CerroneInvestment Manager at The FSE GroupJim PritchardInvestment Manager at The FSE GroupSteve NicholsManaging Director - Asset Finance at Time FinanceBen BarbanelChief Lending Officer / Head of Debt Finance at OakNorth

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