Venture Passport
Venture Passport is the podcast delivering the inside view of early-stage global markets, brought to you by TAV; the global pre-seed VC shaping the industries of tomorrow.
The show is co-hosted by two VCs, Jack Richardson, and Richard Armstrong, exploring the inner workings behind the creation of thriving tech unicorns, showcasing conversations with leading pioneers and visionaries in the global startup arena.
Venture Passport
Chris Tottman, Founding Partner @ Notion Capital
Chris Tottman was part of the founding team at MessageLabs, a cybersecurity startup offering email scanning for viruses and spam which grew from £0-£150m in ARR in 7 years, being acquired by Symantec for $695m.
The day after the acquisition announcement, the founding team formed Notion Capital where Chris is a Founding Partner. Notion is one of the first true operator led VC firms in Europe with €1.2bn AUM having backed the likes of GoCardless, Paddle, CurrencyCloud, Mews and more.
Brought to you by TAV, Chris joins Jack and Rich to discuss his journey, the GTM motions of MessageLabs, implementing a good culture when hyperscaling, what makes a good investor, board experience and so much more.