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Melania Edwards

Limitless - Powering Impactful Investment Ecosystems

London, England

VC
Angel
Investor

Invests in

Stages:

Pre-seed
Seed

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $150,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $1,000,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $500,000.00

Skills

Start-up Consulting
Corporate Development
Early-Stage Startups
Strategic Partnerships
Business Development
Venture Capital
FinTech
Executive Leadership
Project Management
Banking
Strategy
Marketing
Business Strategy
Start-ups
Entrepreneurship
Executive Management
Executive Coaching
Corporate Venture Capital
Early Stage Investment
Venture Financing

Education

Lists including Melania

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Based in UK

1884 people

Work Experience

Limitless

2024

  • Managing Partner

    2024

    Powering impactful investment ecosystems across the world.

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The Club of Florence

2023

  • Advisory Board Member

    2023

    The CoF’s mission is to convey great minds, unorthodox entrepreneurs, and innovative financiers who, under the overarching theme of “Renewed Humanism”, disseminate knowledge, seed ideas and convert them into action to contribute to goals set by the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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500 Global

2020 - 2024

  • Global Investment Team

    2023 - 2024

    500 Global is a venture capital firm with more than $2.7 billion in assets under management that invests in founders building fast-growing technology companies.

  • Advisor

    2020 - 2023

    Advising startups globally on fundraising, strategic branding, and business development.

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The RSA (The royal society for arts, manufactures and commerce)

2019 - 2024

  • Fellow at the Royal Society of Arts

    2019 - 2024

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Unreasonable

2022 - 2023

  • Director of Investor Relations

    2022 - 2023

    Unreasonable exists to re-purpose capitalism.

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TED Conferences

2021 - 2023

  • Curator of TEDxCheltenham

    2021 - 2023

    TEDxCheltenham is an independently organised event, bringing together luminaries, thought leaders, and unique perspectives from Cheltenham and its surrounding areas.

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Oxford Angel Fund

2020 - 2021

  • Investor

    2020 - 2021

    Invested strategic capital into Oxford-affiliated startups in the US.

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HSBC

2011 - 2020

  • Vice President, Venture Capital

    2018 - 2020

    Connected the venture ecosystem with HSBC's extensive global network and capabilities, by developing and managing relationships with top tier venture capital firms to identify opportunities for their portfolio companies at HSBC, both in the US and globally.

  • International Manager

    2011 - 2020

    The 'International Manager Program' at HSBC was a fast-track talent and leadership program, designed to train executives for senior management positions through building a portfolio of management and finance skills, developed across various geographies and business functions. Prior roles include: - Relationship Manager (San Francisco) - Policy Manager, Global Trade (London) - Chief of Staff to the Head of HSBC Commercial Bank UK (London)

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Barclays

2009 - 2011

  • Barclays Wealth

    2009 - 2011

    Private Banking across Europe and Asia