S01E16 Crown Castê: Omar Daniel

Welcome to Crown Castê, your financial literacy podcast for small businesses. We publish inspiring, insightful conversations with investors and stewards of capital, about why they decided to make placements into a specific portfolio company of theirs. In today's episode, we are joined by Omar Daniel.

Omar is the founder of the Harbr Angel Investment Syndicate making £150k investments into startups. He is also the founder of 'Primary Care Accelerator', a partnership with a 1m patient population GP practice group, giving startups the ability to test, validate and scale their innovatio

In this episode, we discuss:

1. Journey of a Refugee-Turned-Founder-Turned-Investor:
How does Omar‘s unique perspective as a refugee and founder impact his investment choices?
What lessons did Omar learn from his experience in a health tech startup?

2. Startup Experience and Transition to VC:
How did Omar scale a health tech product across 25% of the NHS in 18 months?
What led Omar to transition from a founder to a VC after not taking any external money for his startup?

3. The Syndicate
Why did Omar choose to set up a syndicate instead of a traditional VC fund?
How does Omar's operator background assist in their deal flow and pattern recognition?

4. Sourcing Opportunities and Value Addition:
How does Omar source opportunities in the health tech sector?
What is the role of Omar in adding value to their portfolio companies?

5. Investment Strategy and Future Plans:
What are the key attributes that Omar looks for in potential investments?
Does Omar have a geographical focus in their investment strategy?
What is Omar's view on high IP businesses？