Speakers

Natasha is a seasoned communicator and corporate strategist with deep expertise working with high-growth tech startups. She scaled corporate affairs strategy and capability for fintech Funding Circle, from startup through IPO and as a public company. As part of this, she built legitimacy for a new model of lending, working with Whitehall and Brussels to shape broader small business lending and fintech public policy, while also sitting on industry boards including Innovate Finance, UK Finance, and the CBI's Financial Services Council. After leaving Funding Circle, she established her own advisory firm, providing strategic counsel to Index Ventures and its portfolio companies and advising a range of startups across health, climate, and energy. She holds an MBA from Warwick Business School.