Roei Samuel

Connectd

Launched Connectd.com in January 2022
Raised $16m funding ($14m equity, $2m debt)
Generating $11m ARR (July 2025)

CEO & Founder

PEF Community

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Member

Various

Angel Investor

ETA Technologies

Board Advisor

Forbes Business Council

NEC Trust

I sit on the board of trustees for the NEC Trust, investing in CleanTech, poverty alleviation; and AgriTech projects in the third world.

Trustee

Barclays

On the Independent Advisory Board for the UK Government's Digital Growth Grant, being overseen by Barclays

Independent Advisory Board

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Mentor at the London School of Economics' socially conscious spin-out accelerator.

LSE Generate supports students and alumni to build a socially responsible start-up, in the UK and beyond. Our year-round programme is packed with funding competitions, events and networking opportunities.

LSE Accelerator Mentor

London & Partners

Business Mentor

Virgin StartUp

Mentor

Exited Founder | Angel Investor | Host of Big Risk Energy Podcast | BBC Million by 30

I'm on a mission to lower the barriers to entry for those who want to build and scale a business. 

After exiting my last business RealSport 101, I began investing and noticed a distinct lack of diversity and accessibility in growth opportunities for startups.

In 2019, I launched Connectd to fix this broken system, making opportunities more accessible and diverse  for startups by giving founders access to expert talent and investors.

Since then, we've made incredible progress:

🗣 Conversations between startups and fractional talent: 117% increase from Q1-Q4 2024

💰 Biggest raise through Connectd: $3m

💼 Fractional talent recruited by startups per month: 90+

⬆️ Connectd ARR: 4x YoY, 3 years in a row

🚀 Connectd Seed Funding: $14m+

We're also partnered with Google Cloud, Capchase, Pearson, Vestd, Barclays Eagle Labs and more—helping thousands of startups unlock growth.

Alongside this, I have been a Virgin Startup Mentor, sit on the Independent Advisory Board for Barclays Eagle Labs as well as being an expert on Intro.

Here’s how you can connect:

📧 Join 15,500+ amazing folks from the startup community and subscribe to my 'Founder' newsletter for insights on launching, scaling and leading a winning startup from day zero including lessons from my 12-year founder career.

🌐 Come and join our Connectd community alongside 6,000+ members at www.connectd.com

And if you’re not ready yet? Stick around—I talk about startup development, scaling, and the future of work.

Feel free to jump into my inbox if you want to chat 📩

#startups #fractionaltalent #angelinvesting #startupfunding

Launched Connectd.com in November 2020
Raised $9m seed funding
Generating $6.8m ARR (May 2024)

I’m in The Telegraph today….

The headline is about how other founders and I work really long hours - 12 hour days, 6 days a week.

Lots of comments praising us and many more thinking we’re from another planet hahah.

The thing is, in my mind this whole debate is still centred on old-fashioned sentiments relating to ‘hard work’ or ‘laziness’.

Like those who want a four-day week are lazy (ridiculous), or that us founders who work on the weekends are the pinnacle of productivity.

It’s a completely false dichotomy! 

The real thing we should be discussing:

> Does your work fulfil you in a way that means you WANT to work?

> Are you rewarded such that long nights and weekends don’t feel like an awful chore but a worthwhile opportunity?

Because I absolutely KNOW that so many of the founders in the article are like me:

They’re not working nights because they’re really hardcore or resilient. 

They simply love what they do and care. 

And more jobs - not just founder roles - should be like this.

Insanely motivating. 
Incredibly exciting. 
And properly rewarding - financially, spiritually and mentally.

CEO @ Connectd | $14M ARR | #5 LinkedIn Top Startup UK | Ex-RealSport Founder (acquired)

We just ranked #27 in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50.

Insane. 

Started Connectd 4 years ago with the idea that people shouldn't be trapped in corporate.

Now we're one of the 50 fastest-growing tech companies in the country.

What makes this mean something isn't just the ranking - though it’s a real honour. It's WHY we're growing.

Every week someone tells us they quit their corporate job and now work 3 days instead of 5. Or they're making more fractionally than they ever did full-time.

That's the metric that matters.

The growth is just proof that people want options and freedom. They want to work on their terms.

Massive credit to the team who've made this happen. None of this exists without them.

Here's to everyone choosing a different game.

We've been talking about how the future is fractional and flexible for a while now. Exciting to see even more people catching on.

I spent two weeks in the US and I'm seeing so many people taking fractional work seriously. 

Startups want great talent. Smart people want ownership over how they work. 

Fractional is the best of both worlds.

Blessed to be invited onto CBS Austin to talk to Sierra Waggoner about the journey. 

Proud of the team who make all this happen and the people supporting us along the way 🙏

Full interview clip in the comments!

CEO @ Connectd | $13M ARR | #5 LinkedIn Top Startup UK | Ex-RealSport Founder (acquired)

Robin Crow

Imperial College London

I'm interested in fintech, deep tech that I can understand, education, sustainability, and social impact. Typically at the concept, pre seed, and early stages.
For latter stage companies of merit, I would humbly refer you to more appropriate investors who are friends and acquaintances of mine.

The Entrepreneurs Network

I was keen to upgrade my membership of TEN, and my only regret was not doing so earlier (due to health issues) Have since increased my involvement by attending in person events at Canary Wharf and The House of Lords. -Especially relating to diversity, entrepreneurship, partnerships, and environmental concerns.

Network Supporter

I was invited to join TEN by its founder Phillip, and was most impressed by his ability to distil complicated policy into simple actionable points.

Associate Member

Grow Crows Startup Studio Investor Network

cofounder, syndicate manager, investor, advisor

Thus far my focus has been on concept, pre-seed and seed-stage startups

I'm interested in:

impact, social responsibility and governance, lifelong learning, social mobility
STEAM: science, technology, engineering (particularly design engineering collaborations), art, mathematics
AI, ML, deeptech, education, edtech, and fintech

CECrow founder

Angel @PodCaw the Grow Crows podcast looking for guests

InnovationImmediately

Innovation Immediately is my fairly new boutique firm -that may be used for investment and advisory services.

Clients pitch a problem they have, and II uses automation (machine learning, AI), and humans to help find the best solutions.
 
we are re branding to Crowation as we pivot to become a subsidiary of my startup studio Grow Crows.

Chief Innovation Officer CIO & cofounder

Vice President Strategy

LateralCollege UK Ltd. (LCUK make your luck)

LCUK has evolved over the years though we have always been an education consultancy social enterprise project.
Currently we work with and around  universities, colleges, schools, charities, community social enterprises, and PLCs to deliver the colleges of the future.
We go beyond conventional curricula and false dichotomies to help improve personal outcomes.

Principal Consultant Teacher and cofounder

Impact investor & advisor

Thus far my focus has been on pre-seed and seed-stage startups
 
I'm interested in:
education, edtech,
impact, social responsibility and governance, lifelong learning, social mobility
STEAM: science, technology, engineering (particularly design engineering collaborations), art, mathematics
AI, ML, deeptech

principal advisor (education, edtech, lifelong learning, social mobility)

Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU)
Mathematics Education Consultant · 2009 to present
 participant in how to speak Maths in public, facillitated by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications
  our group came second in the competition section out of several teams.

Physics and Enterprise Education Consulant
 Our team was awarded first place at the  Instiute of Physics' How to be a successful Physicist national event

Director Of Education

University of Oxford

Academia as workplace: Linking past, present and future

Educational Consultant

UK India Business Council

I'm just getting started due to covid restrictions but am excited for the international development opportunities in social enterprises. Particularly cultural and education exchanges

Global Education Conference

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:H39khnqxi_4J:www.globaleducationconference.com/page/advisory+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk

Outreach Board Member

Jisc

contributed to various groups and conferences
notably the Evaluation of Learners' Experiences of E-Learning Special Interest Group

Association for Learning Technology, UK

I founded Grow Crows

which will be a hybrid of: a startup venture building studio, an angel investment syndicate/network, venture capital sourcing, grant automation, and members' clubs.

We are industry agnostic 
Rather our broad focus is on growing social enterprises that are better for society using
Environmental, Social, and Governance goals (ESG)
My personal niche is the overlap between fintech and edtech that helps people develop future careers and lifestyles. -Aiming to meet their needs and values.

I'm starting the world's first Venture Capital firm for neurodivergent founders, and those building services for neurodivergent customers.

World leading perks from us, third party companies, universities etc
please see our company page job adverts if you'd like
to be colleagues
or your business/organisations would like to partner

Unfortunately, I have many unread messages -perhaps you can help with those :)
we are working on having a custom pitching tool/stack to facilitate 

I've studied:
physics, mathematics, education, computer science, strategies for innovation and entrepreneurship, and future forecast planning.

I have been consulted on these areas by universities, charities, social enterprises, public bodies, private sector companies, and individuals including:
University College London, Oxford University, Cambridge University, UCL Institute of Education, Association of Teachers and Lecturers, the National Science Learning Centre at the University of York, and Warwick.

Some of my memberships & committee positions and campaigning partnerships include:
Imperial College Investors, UK India Business Council, The Entrepreneurs Network, the Institute of Physics, Association of Managers in Education, Association of Teachers and Lecturers, Royal Statistical Society
Founding chair of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications' London Branch, and served various roles on national committees.

I manage groups that have virtual and blended real-world events. which typically facilitate the career development of students and early career professionals.

My friends and I volunteer in collaboration with many organisations, such as
Generation Success
and my environmental small nature charity
instagram.com/peacockspeacocks/
twitter.com/TweetPeacocks

linkedin.com/company/lateralcollege
facebook.com/lateralcollege

linkedin.com/company/innovationimmediately
facebook.com/InnovationImmediately
tweet @robinravi

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