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September 21, 2022

Former Bulb boss Hayden Wood joins UK VC — and plans to build a new energy company

Wood told Sifted he's working on "something at the intersection of technology, climate and property.” 


Freya Pratty

2 min read

Hayden Wood, the former cofounder and CEO of collapsed British energy startup Bulb, is joining London-based Giant Ventures as a venture partner, another in a steady stream of former European founders making the leap to the investment world. 

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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