Sophie is an Associate within Anthemis’ Investment Partnership team, where she helps discover, evaluate and execute early stage investments.
She started her career at Deloitte, qualifying as a chartered accountant before moving into financial services mergers and acquisitions (M&A), where she worked on a variety of banking, insurance and fintech transactions. Most recently she headed up partnerships at Innovate Finance, the independent membership association that represents the UK’s global FinTech community.
A born and bred Londoner, Sophie has a master’s degree in molecular and cellular biochemistry from the University of Oxford, where she also played women’s rugby. She still plays (tag) rugby and also enjoys getting outside on her bike or running when she can.
Experience
Innovate Finance
Deloitte
Expertise
Financial analysis
Strategic partnerships
Latest posts by
Sophie Winwood
- TechCrunch: ‘Weirdo’ fintech VC Anthemis marches to its own drummer May 30, 2019 - TechCrunch's Gregg Schoenberg and Arman Tabatabai recently sat down with Anthemis founders Sean Park and Amy Nauiokas to get a deeper insight into the firm's core values, investment thesis and upcoming initiatives. In the article, Amy notes "whatever… ...
- Tearsheet: Challenger banks face challenges with global expansion April 15, 2019 - In this recent article for Teasrsheet, Zack Miller explores the obstacles neobanks face as they expand to new markets. Anthemis' Yann Ranchere notes "reconciling the ‘move fast and break things’ culture with the needs of a strongly regulated… ...
- Crunchbase: 39 Black Women Investors Inspiring a New Generation of Investors April 8, 2019 - Crunchbase' Jeremy Brown compiled a list exploring diversity within the venture capital landscape in the US. He notes that while the lack of diversity remains an important issue, there at 30+ black women based in the US making… ...
- Digital Insurance: How Insurtech is Helping Respond to Climate Risk April 4, 2019 - Digital Insurance's Niquana Howard sat down with Anthemis' Ruth Foxe Blader to unpack how technology is transforming the climate risk landscape. In the interview, Ruth explains how portfolio companies Insurdata, kWh Analytics and Stable are tackling the problem… ...
- Tearsheet: ‘Why Would Anyone Want to Become a Bank’: Will More Challenger Banks Evolve as Banking as a Service Providers? April 1, 2019 - In his recent article, Tearsheet's Zack Miller explores the evolution of challenger banks. Anthemis' Ruth Foxe Blader notes the temptation faced by challenger banks to partner or sell services to traditional players. She says "the business model shifts… ...
- Pensions & Investments: Unicorns Could Become an Endangered Species March 11, 2019 - Pensions & Investments' Arleen Jacobius asked investors whether unicorns will continue to hold their sky-high valuations in the near future. Anthemis' Yann Ranchere points to the need to test the valuations of these companies in public markets. Read… ...
- Forbes: Women In Fintech: Reshaping The Industry For The Underrepresented February 28, 2019 - Forbes' Madhvi Mavadiya interviewed a series of women in the financial services industry to understand their experiences working in fintech, gender-related obstacles they have faced and role-models they have turned to along their journey. Anthemis' Vica Manos noted… ...
- PitchBook: The top 10 VC Investors in European Fintech Companies February 20, 2019 - PitchBook recently compiled their list of the 10 most active VC Investors in the European fintech sector. Anthemis placed 5th with 24 deals since the beginning of 2014. View the full list here. ...
- Forbes: The Areas Of Innovation VCs Are Most Excited About In 2019 January 3, 2019 - Forbes' Mirna Girtu recently compiled a series of industry predictions for 2019. “I'm most excited to follow solutions which leverage data to detect hard-to-diagnose or time-critical conditions earlier and with increased accuracy, from neurodegenerative disease and mental conditions to… ...
- Fortune: Term Sheet Readers Predict a Recession In 2019 December 21, 2018 - Fortune's Polina Marinova recently compiled a series of industry predictions for 2019. "It is possible that many burgeoning entrepreneurs, investors and employees in the tech sector will see for the first time what life is like through a… ...