Matt Clifford is an accomplished entrepreneur and investor who co-founded and currently runs Entrepreneur First, a successful talent investment firm with locations in several major cities. With a background in political science and business management from renowned institutions such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Cambridge, Mr. Clifford has a wide range of expertise that allows him to excel in his current role. He writes a weekly newsletter called Thoughts in Between and hosts a podcast that covers topics ranging from politics to technology. The Entrepreneur First community is over 2000 strong, and their 200+ seed funded companies have raised almost $1 billion of venture capital. Their focus is mainly on emerging technologies, and they have been involved in founding and funding some of the most exciting deep tech startups in Europe and SE Asia, with notable exits such as Magic Pony Technology and AtlasML/Papers with Code. In 2016, he was awarded an MBE by the Queen's Birthday Honours for his services to business.