JD Ventures is a boutique fundraising and advisory consultancy, set up to impact the tech fuelled startup and scaleup ecosytem with a particular focus on health, longevity and sustainable business models and those prioritising purpose and mission as well as profit.  We either invest our money, our time or both and committed impacting the world by disrupting traditional business models, challenging out of date thinking and doing our small part to make it a smarter, kinder place.

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Jo Dalton is an experienced founder, board advisor, director and investor.  She advises the founders, funders and boards of some of the world’s most disruptive, tech fuelled startups and scaleups. She is seen as one of the most trusted talent advisors in the UK and is immersed in the entrepreneurial growth ecosystem. Jo founded, JD&Co in 2011 from her bedroom and its now one of the leading headhunting and people advisory firms in Europe building the boards of the most successful scaleups around today.

As a female founder, she also understands first-hand how much more difficult it is for female-led businesses to attract investment and achieve growth, which is why she began mentoring and is now an active investor in female led businesses and proud to be part of the Alma Angels Network.

Jo is also an investor and board member to several exciting scaleups focussed on sustainability, the circular economy and optimum health. She champions diverse and inclusive working environments and is a self-confessed wellness health hacker and preloved fashion devotee.

Giving back to the entrepreneurial ecosystem for the next generation, Jo became a supporter and judge for the Great British Entrepreneur Awards and is about to re-join the judging panel for the seventh year in a row!