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Ed Mitchinson liked thisEd Mitchinson liked thisLast Friday, on the anniversary of The DO Lectures Fellowship, I quietly shipped something new. Side Door Career Co. A new way to launch a career, for recent grads who’ve had enough. Enough of filling out endless applications for jobs that were never really open. Enough of automated rejections filling their inbox, and feedback requests unanswered. I say ‘new’, but - in truth - it’s probably the way you got your best job. Almost certainly, it was how our parents did. 💚 By knowing what matters, what you’re good at, and what you want to learn. 💪 By being confident enough to talk about it, and ask questions of others. 🌿 By getting curious and bypassing the system, building bonds with humans and being of service. Side doors aren’t opened by AI. They’re opened by humans who want to help, who see potential, and care more about qualities than qualifications. I give grads the three modules they *didn’t* get at university. Because this kind of career-building is absolutely what we should be taught in school: it’s personal, creative and distinctly human. What better way to thrive in the AI era? Curious enough to have a peek? 🔗 in the comments. Prizes for anyone who spots a typo.
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Ed Mitchinson liked thisEd Mitchinson liked thisSometimes work doesn’t really feel like work. The #gildedcage this is not! Just back from a trip with Ventoux Ventures around St Tropez and environs. A recce for a corporate cycling event we’re running in early June. It is always valuable getting wheels on the ground to scope out the routes in person. As well as the best coffee stops, and pain au raisins. I went pretty heavy on the latter. Thinking of a corporate cycling event? Drop us a line. Doesn’t have to be St Tropez! (Although it is nice.)
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Ed Mitchinson reacted on thisEd Mitchinson reacted on thisCora Systems is proud to be named “a strong performer” in The Forrester Wave™: Strategic Portfolio Management Tools, Q2 2026 Report. Recognition like this reflects our continued focus on innovation and customer success. Learn more and read the full Forrester Wave™ report below. #SPM #DigitalTransformation #PortfolioManagement #ForresterWave #CoraSystemsCora Systems Named as a Strong Performer by Global Analyst Firm in Strategic Portfolio Management ReportCora Systems Named as a Strong Performer by Global Analyst Firm in Strategic Portfolio Management Report
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Ed Mitchinson reacted on thisAnnouncing the final close of Illuminate Financial Early Growth Fund I, our first Series B+ fund, backed by eight leading global financial institutions. The fund will invest in Enterprise AI & Fintech businesses globally. Thank you to existing industry partners Jefferies, Deutsche Börse Group, S&P Global, Citi, and new partners HSBC, BNP Paribas, TD Securities, & RBC. Four fantastic companies already in the portfolio: Pliant, Zocks | AI for Advisors, TransFICC, and Endowus. Dedicated teams building the infrastructure that the next generation of financial services will run on. A special shoutout to Gregory Van and Samuel Rhee at Endowus, for partnering with us on our first Series B investment in Asia. Onwards. 💡Ed Mitchinson reacted on thisWe're thrilled to announce the final close of our Early Growth Fund at $135M, bringing together eight of the world's leading financial institutions to invest in Enterprise AI and Fintech companies building the infrastructure of tomorrow's financial services industry. 🎉 Backed by a global strategic investor base, including BNP Paribas, Citi, Deutsche Börse Group, HSBC, Jefferies, RBC, S&P Global, and TD Securities, this fund is dedicated to Series B+ companies at the critical inflection point between proven technology and institutional scale. "Financial services technology continues to evolve at pace, and the conviction shown by our strategic investors reflects a shared belief that the most durable infrastructure of the next decade will be built by the companies we are investing in today," said Mark Beeston, Founder and Managing Partner at Illuminate Financial. "Our competitive advantage is the reach and relationships we have built over a decade of early-stage investing, and the deep familiarity with founders and their journeys that comes from being there from the start." This is Illuminate's fourth fund and first to target the Series B+ stage. Four investments have already been made: Pliant, Zocks | AI for Advisors, TransFICC, and Endowus. Read the full announcement here: https://lnkd.in/ek4HynQ3 Thank you to our investors and team. Here's to backing the next generation of visionary founders defining the future of finance. Finance, 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥💡 Alexander Ross Luca Z. Rachel Townend Rezso Szabo Andrew Patey Rosie Zehtab Charlton Hook, CFA Julie McCrimlisk Konstantin Koenig Oliver Hickinbotham Molly Day Peter Hung Alex Gheorghe Laura Greene Richard Blundell Crystal Tan Esther Muschamp Emma Dearden Alexandra Sharpe #vcfunding #enterpriseai #fintech #fundingannouncement
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Ed Mitchinson reacted on thisMore to come. Stay tuned …Ed Mitchinson reacted on thisCodesphere wins landmark €30.8M European government tender, positioning it to be a core component in Germany’s sovereign cloud ecosystem I am extremely proud that the team has achieved this milestone, making a significant contribution to the next chapter in Germany’s digital transformation and state modernization. The remarkable part about MEDI:CUS and the Deutschlandplattform by GovTech Deutschland is the massive opportunities this contract will unlock for the public sector. The Public Administration and the highly regulated medical sector can now advance their digitalization much faster through accelerated procurement on a new, state-backed Cloud Platform. How it works: Codeshere runs on top of bare metal and cloud providers to orchestrate these workloads. The system is fully aligned with the principles and standards of the "Deutschland-Stack" and integrates Confidential Computing natively through our partner enclaive. This is made possible by our technological approach as a Virtual Cloud Provider. From a user perspective, our platform offers an experience similar to AWS, but it's a pure software solution with no proprietary servers. Compared to competitors, our platform accelerates complex legacy migrations from years to days. Additionally, we provide a rapidly growing, open marketplace for managed services that actively welcomes new partners. ##################### About GovTech Deutschland: GovTech Deutschland is a joint initiative of the German federal government, the federal states and the tech community, serving as the central platform for developing, testing, and scaling modern innovative technologies in the public sector. It connects administrations at federal, state and local levels with start-ups, technology companies, research institutions and civil society, to enable the development, validation and rollout of reusable modern solutions that strengthen state capacity and digital sovereignty. With a growing ecosystem of over 160 members, flagship platform projects such as the cloud-based healthcare platform MEDI:CUS and the modular Deutschlandplattform, as well as a dedicated tech and upskilling curriculum that has already reached thousands of public servants, GovTech Deutschland is building one of the world’s leading GovTech ecosystems and driving Germany’s role as a pioneer in modern, technology-enabled government. Video: Lukas Daub COO, GovTech Platforms GmbH & Elias Schneider CEO Codesphere officially signing the contract Article by Tagesspiegel in the comments
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Ed Mitchinson liked thisEd Mitchinson liked thisI'll be at Retail Fest next week in Gold Coast! My first Aussie retail event and my first with GBG Loqate alongside Matt Evison and Akshita Chawla. Come and see us at the Pickleball rally to talk about the importance of the humble address. Failed deliveries are still a challenge for retailers, and the handoff of a properly structured address to logistics companies is a problem many don't anticipate. Excited to see some familiar faces - let me know if you'll be there! #retailfest2026
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Ed Mitchinson reacted on thisI've been a long time admirer of the work of Climateworks Centre and their talented and passionate team, and looking forward to continuing to support the organisation in this new role. Anna Skarbek AM Sharan Burrow Cyan VenturesEd Mitchinson reacted on thisClimateworks Centre is pleased to announce that Board members Kerry Gardner AM and Dr Fraser Thompson will serve as Deputy Chairs, strengthening the organisation’s leadership as it enters its next three-year strategy. Their appointment reflects Climateworks’ commitment to strong, experienced leadership as it works to accelerate ambitious action for net zero in Australia and Southeast Asia. Climateworks Chair Sharan Burrow AC said the appointment of Kerry and Fraser as Deputy Chairs reflected both their long-standing contribution to the Board and their complementary strengths. ‘Having worked with Kerry and Fraser as Board members, I’ve seen firsthand the depth of experience they bring,’ Ms Burrow said. ‘Kerry’s expertise in environmental philanthropy, alongside Fraser’s experience in business and economics, will significantly strengthen Climateworks’ leadership.’ Read more: https://lnkd.in/ggZKBW3r
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Ed Mitchinson reacted on thisEd Mitchinson reacted on thisCoal consumption is more concentrated than many think. China alone accounts for over 50% of global demand, more than the rest of the world combined. The top six countries make up 87% of total consumption, with India, Indonesia, the U.S., and Australia following at a distance. What this shows: Energy transitions aren’t global in the same way. They’re highly uneven. A few countries shape the majority of demand and therefore the pace of change. The real question isn’t just how fast the world moves away from coal… It’s where that shift actually happens first. #Energy #Climate #GlobalTrends #Sustainability Source 🙏🏻Visual Capitalist
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Ed Mitchinson liked thisEd Mitchinson liked thisAI outcomes are often determined by how data migrations are done and the Gartner Data & Analytics Summit is a good place to exchange on these topics. I’m looking forward to joining again this year. 📅 11–13 May 2026 📍 Excel London, UK Most data migrations do not solve problems, they move them. Especially in the context of SAP BW, I still see many lift and shift approaches that replicate legacy structures and with them the same limitations that already hold back AI today. But data migrations are one of the few real moments of leverage organizations have. A chance to rethink what data actually means in a business context, how it is governed and trusted, and how it can be made reusable. In my session, I will share how to use SAP BW migrations as exactly that turning point: 👉 From legacy logic to data products that are actually usable 👉 From fragmented data to a foundation AI can rely on 👉 From platform decisions to real business outcomes across Snowflake, Databricks, or SAP BDC Because in the end, it is not about how fast you migrate, it is about whether what you build afterwards actually works for AI. If you are attending the summit and this resonates: 📍 Wednesday, 13 May, 10:00, Theater 1 📍 Or feel free to stop by Booth 416 Looking forward to the exchange. #DataProducts #AI #DataStrategy #SAPBW #Migration #GartnerDA
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