ABOUT
Eric Collins is co-founder and CEO of Impact X Capital Partners, a London-based double-bottom-line venture fund backing underrepresented founders across Europe and the US. Raised on the Tuskegee campus during the civil rights era and educated at Princeton and law school, he was part of four venture-backed companies that exited to public acquirers — including Digital Surgery, sold to Medtronic — before founding Impact X at 2018. His portfolio includes Marshmallow, the insurtech for immigrants that went from a £30M to £2B valuation, and quantum security spinout Quantum Dice. Author of "We Don't Need Permission", on episode 074 of Return on Identity he explains catalytic capital, risk after liquidity, and betting on overlooked talent.
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