Melania Edwards
Managing Partner at Limitless
London, England
Overview
Work Experience
Managing Partner
2024 - Current
Powering impactful investment ecosystems across the world.
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.
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.
Fellow at the Royal Society of Arts
2019 - 2024
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.
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.
Investor
2020 - 2021
Invested strategic capital into Oxford-affiliated startups in the US.
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.
Barclays Wealth
2009 - 2011
Private Banking across Europe and Asia