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Audrey Handem

Audrey Handem

Principal atAcadian VenturesNew York City
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Audrey Handem is a principal at Acadian Ventures in New York City, previously a first-check investor at Speedinvest and a consultant for the European Investment Bank's Venture Debt team.

What Audrey can write

Writes checks of$250K to $1M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series AMostly follows a lead
Ownership target5-7%At first check
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Acadian Ventures writes $250K to $1M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. European Investment Bank · consultant
  2. Speedinvest · first-check investor
  3. Acadian Ventures · principal
    Now
  4. European Investment Bank (EIB) · External Consultant - Venture Debt
  5. Speedinvest · Investor

Investments named in public bios

Autone.ioFifthDimensionAI.comGetVocal.aiAlinia.aiContextSDKWalt.id

Focus

aiworktechworkflow automationpre-seedseed

Education

Cardiff University, Bachelor's and Master's degreeThe London School of Economics, Master's degreeCardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd, BSc and MS in NeuroscienceThe London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Master's degree in Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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Questions

Who is Audrey Handem?

Audrey Handem is a principal at Acadian Ventures in New York City, previously a first-check investor at Speedinvest and a consultant for the European Investment Bank's Venture Debt team.

How much does Audrey Handem invest?

Audrey Handem invests through Acadian Ventures, which writes checks of $250K to $1M at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Audrey Handem?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Audrey in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Acadian Ventures backed works better.

What did Audrey Handem do before Acadian Ventures?

consultant at European Investment Bank; first-check investor at Speedinvest; External Consultant - Venture Debt at European Investment Bank (EIB); Investor at Speedinvest.

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