Interview with Check Warner, Co-Founder at Ada Ventures

**Title:** Investing in Underserved Founders and Markets: A Conversation with Check Warner from Ada Ventures

**Description:** In this interview, Check Warner, a founding partner at Ada Ventures, discusses her experience in raising a £27 million venture capital fund dedicated to investing in underserved founders and markets. She shares insights on diversity and inclusion within the VC industry, as well as the changing landscape for startups. Follow TECH(talk) for the latest tech news and discussions on topics like tech news, VC, venture capital, women in tech, and tech startups.

Are you interested in the latest tech news and developments in the startup industry? Join us as we sit down with Check Warner, a founding partner at Ada Ventures, a new venture capital fund that is committed to investing £27 million in underserved founders and markets. In this interview, we delve into Warner’s experience in raising the fund, her thoughts on diversity and inclusion within the industry, and whether the landscape is truly changing for the better.

**Key Points and Discussion:**

– Check Warner shares her journey in founding Ada Ventures, which took about 17 months of strategizing and meeting with potential investors from around the world. [^1^]
– The focus of Ada Ventures is to address the funding gap in both overlooked founders and markets. Through her previous work with diversity VC, Warner recognized the lack of diversity and inclusion not only on the VC side but also among founders. [^1^]
– Warner discusses the challenges she faced as a woman in the VC industry, particularly during the fundraise process. Raising the necessary funds involved significant financial commitments and expenses, including the lack of institutional investors due to limited networks. [^1^]
– The experience of raising the fund gave Warner a deeper understanding and empathy for the difficulties founders face when trying to secure funding. Ada Ventures aims to bring visibility to underrepresented founders and contribute to changing the industry landscape. [^1^]
– Despite some doors closed due to differing views on diversity and inclusion, Warner acknowledges the positive impact that her work with diversity VC had on her visibility and industry connections. She hopes for more overlap between the limited partner community and the work of diversity VC in the future. [^1^]
– Warner emphasizes the need for further support and resources for individuals from diverse backgrounds to successfully raise funds. This includes financial assistance such as GP commits and stipends. She highlights the limited representation of women and people of color in fund management and the necessity to address this for a positive change. [^1^]
– Warner discusses her future involvement with diversity VC and acknowledges that her time is stretched due to other commitments. However, she remains passionate about promoting diversity and inclusivity in the industry. [^1^]

Don’t miss this insightful conversation with Check Warner from Ada Ventures as she sheds light on the challenges and opportunities in investing in underserved founders and markets. Subscribe to TECH(talk) for more tech news and discussions on VC, venture capital, women in tech, and tech startups.

**Sources:**
[1] [YouTube Video Transcript](https://www.example.com)

We sat down with Check Warner, a founding partner at the new venture capital fund Ada Ventures, which is committing to invest £27 million in underserved founders and markets. We talked about Warner’s experience raising the fund, how she thinks about diversity and inclusion for the firm and also its portfolio companies and if the industry is really changing for the better.

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