Ash Barbour

Yes.inc

Founder 

Oxbridge AI Challenge

Mentoring AI startups from Oxford and Cambridge University.

Judge and Mentor

Code-named after Apollo 11, A11 is a small network of ultra ambitious founders with moonshot visions.
Currently 20-30 members, with close to $300m raised collectively.

Co-Founder

Woodpecker.co

Woodpecker's share price rose over 20% following the announcement of my acquisition, in Q1 2023.
Woodpecker is a leading B2B sales platform.

Head of AI

G'day.ai

AI tool to clone yourself, for personalised video outreach.

Founder - Acquired by Woodpecker

Get Fruity

I grew social media accounts to 1m+ followers and sold them.

Founder

Yes.inc | Oxford + Cambridge AI Judge

Grew up working on a mango farm, now building Yes.inc - an exclusive network of top business professionals.

After selling my AI sales startup, I went on to build a small network of AI founders, with over $300m raised. Aside from this, I also mentor AI startups at Oxford and Cambridge.

Hitchhiked across 4 continents. Launching businesses since the (ripe) age of 9. Love meeting interesting people and learning new things!

AI Implementation Consultant

Helping SMBs implement the latest AI into their organisation.

Very excited to finally announce our awards program! 🎉 

We live in uncertain times, where influence itself defines much more than our social feeds. We believe influence should be used as a force for good.

It's time to acknowledge the leaders who are crafting our global narrative, and give them a platform to inspire and uplift the next generation.

Our awards program will breathe hope into the lives of millions, one conversation at a time!

We are launching an exclusive awards program for the 100 most influential leaders in the world, across all industries.

We will select the 100 most influential leaders from every respective industry, giving recipients the opportunity to speak at Oxford and Cambridge university, invest in their startups and more - via Oxford Artificial Intelligence Society and Cambridge University Entrepreneurs.

This initiative brings together not only the top minds from each industry, but those who truly influence policy and business, on a global scale.

Join me as I talk about the state of B2B sales, specifically what distribution channels are working right now for our clients. Secret sauce is out!

AI has eaten SEO. Cold outreach is harder than ever. Ads costs are at all time highs. B2B influencer CPMs are getting out of control. What's next? 

Reach out beforehand if you want to talk with me/my team.

Join online for free 1000+ investors: Capital Networking Virtual Conf for LPs, GPs & startups: Apr 24-25 Zoom. 4x entrepreneur.

LPs, GPs & startups – find your match among 1000+ US/EU/RoW investors: $100M+ & $1B+ Family Offices, FoFs, angels & VC/PE/RE/PC funds at 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟, Apr 24-25. Free on Zoom. Like & comment to get an invite:

1. Besides Zoom panels, GPs will match LPs by: 1) fund type, 2) investing in new, emerging or established fund managers, 3) geo, 4) industry. Some LPs are in the images

2. Startups will match investors by: 1) company type & stage, 2) geo, 3) industry. Some investors are in the images

3. Learn how to apply to speak free after registration

4. Tracks are explained in the last image. Find an Easter Egg there 😁

Best practices for building relationships with LPs & FOs. Nate Bishop @ HarbourVest Partners (FoF) ($138B AUM), Kay Makishi @ Lupoff/Stevens Family Office LLC, Christopher Johnson @ Knightsbridge Advisers LLC (FoF) ($2.9B AUM)

How we invest directly into companies at a multi-billion dollar family office? Shubhra Jain, @ SFO Tarsadia Investments ($2B AUM)

How Family Offices, PE & VC funds can benefit from the $162B secondary market in 2025. Sahil Khatod @ Portage ($2.3B AUM), Sebastien Siou @ Overbay Capital Partners (FoF) ($2.5B AUM); moderator Yury Mitin @ RSV Capital

What Family Offices Seek in Fund Managers & Companies? Ken Goldman, former President @ Hillspire (Eric Schmidt’s SFO), Cindy Mihalova @ Ligo Partners Family Office ($620M deployed), Brett Horton @ SFO Paris-Roubaix Group ($6B AUM), moderator Jason Ma @ ThreeEQ

Why 2025 is the ideal time for LPs to invest in Lower Middle-Market Private Credit? Insights from Managing $4B+ in AUM. Brett Hickey @ Star Mountain Capital

Best Practices on Raising Your First Fund. Maher S. @ Founder Capital, Mike Sherbakov @ The Veteran Fund; moderator Ryan Micheletti @ Founder Institute

What We Look for as an Emerging LP – and Why It Matters for GPs? David Cruz e Silva @ EUVC 

How I Grew My SaaS Debt Fund from $5m to $200m AUM in 3 Years (Fewer LPs, Bigger Check Sizes)? Nathan Latka @ Founderpath

I talked to 500 Potential LPs. Top 3 Insights & What My LP Funnel Looks Like. Cody H. @ Scout Ventures

How LPs select Real Estate deals & fund managers? RE Trends 2025. Aleksey Chernobelskiy @ Centrio Capital Partners, Elizabeth Bell @ Hamilton Lane ($134.9B AUM)

World's first AI angel investor - how we trained an AI to make her first $100k check. Alexander Nevedovsky @ No Cap

How We Combine a Venture Studio and Venture Fund and What We Learned Eric Beier, @ Boomerang Ventures

200 startup investments - when, where and how to fundraise and convince angel investors or pre-seed funds. Adam S. @ The Autopilot Fund

More topics & speakers: in the comments & on the website. Want to join?

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