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
- Business Insider: Auto-focused insurtech unicorn Root raises another $350 million, nearly quadrupling its valuation August 21, 2019 - In this recent article for Business Insider, Lea Nonninger explores Roots' latest funding round. Anthemis' Matthew Jones notes "it's an exciting time for the insurance industry... entrepreneurs and investors seem to have more and more confidence in the… ...
- Claims Journal: Insurtechs Push for Front Row Seat in New World of Autonomous Technology August 19, 2019 - Claims Journal's Jim Sams recently sat down with Anthemis' Matthew Jones to discuss the technical challenges around self-driving cars. Matthew provides a potential solution from portfolio company Humanising Autonomy, an analytic platform that predicts pedestrian behavior. Read the full… ...
- Tearsheet: Anthemis’ Yann Ranchere: Why I’m very interested in ‘boring’ fintech startups July 22, 2019 - Tearsheet's Zack Miller recently sat down with Anthemis Partner Yann Ranchere to explore how future generations are interacting with money. In the interview, Yann notes that he believes Gen Z is an underserved market. He adds "most neobanks… ...
- 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 Tearsheet, 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… ...