In the summer of 2019, VC firm LocalGlobe threw a party of sorts. The team invited investors, founders, academics, policymakers and journalists to its HQ in London’s King's Cross for finger food made by a local social enterprise, panel discussions and a presentation given by partner Saul Klein.
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