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Melania Edwards

Managing Partner at Limitless

London, England

Overview 

Melania Edwards is a London-based VC and Innovation Consulting professional with a background in start-up consulting and corporate development. She currently serves as the Managing Partner at Limitless, and has previous experience at notable organizations like HSBC and Barclays in roles such as Vice President of Venture Capital and International Manager. Two highlights of Melania's career include her role as Director of Investor Relations at Unreasonable and her position as Vice President of Venture Capital at HSBC, showcasing her expertise in managing investor relationships and venture capital.

Work Experience 

Limitless

  • Managing Partner

    2024 - Current

    Powering impactful investment ecosystems across the world.

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The Club of Florence

  • Advisory Board Member

    2023

    The CoF’s mission is to convey great minds, unorthodox entrepreneurs, and innovative financiers who, under the overarching theme of “Renewed Humanism”, disseminate knowledge, seed ideas and convert them into action to contribute to goals set by the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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500 Global

  • Global Investment Team

    2023 - 2024

    500 Global is a venture capital firm with more than $2.7 billion in assets under management that invests in founders building fast-growing technology companies.

  • Advisor

    2020 - 2023

    Advising startups globally on fundraising, strategic branding, and business development.

500 Global is a multi-stage venture capital firm that invests in founders building fast-growing technology companies.

Raised $2,271,999.00 from Abu Dhabi Financial Group.

500.co
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The RSA (The royal society for arts, manufactures and commerce)

  • Fellow at the Royal Society of Arts

    2019 - 2024

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Unreasonable

  • Director of Investor Relations

    2022 - 2023

    Unreasonable exists to re-purpose capitalism.

Unreasonable builds community between entrepreneurs, institutions, and investors to profitably solve pressing global problems.

unreasonablegroup.com
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TED Conferences

  • Curator of TEDxCheltenham

    2021 - 2023

    TEDxCheltenham is an independently organised event, bringing together luminaries, thought leaders, and unique perspectives from Cheltenham and its surrounding areas.

TED is a technology, entertainment, and design company that offers conferences focused on ideas worth spreading.

ted.com
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Oxford Angel Fund

  • Investor

    2020 - 2021

    Invested strategic capital into Oxford-affiliated startups in the US.

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HSBC

  • Vice President, Venture Capital

    2018 - 2020

    Connected the venture ecosystem with HSBC's extensive global network and capabilities, by developing and managing relationships with top tier venture capital firms to identify opportunities for their portfolio companies at HSBC, both in the US and globally.

  • International Manager

    2011 - 2020

    The 'International Manager Program' at HSBC was a fast-track talent and leadership program, designed to train executives for senior management positions through building a portfolio of management and finance skills, developed across various geographies and business functions. Prior roles include: - Relationship Manager (San Francisco) - Policy Manager, Global Trade (London) - Chief of Staff to the Head of HSBC Commercial Bank UK (London)

Oversees relationships with the venture capital community and connects their portfolio companies to the right people at HSBC.

business.us.hsbc.com
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Barclays

  • Barclays Wealth

    2009 - 2011

    Private Banking across Europe and Asia

Education 

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