Trying to make the world a better place via The Change, VC insights with cofounder Gavan Wall

We interview Gavan Wall, co-founder of The Change, a new, Northern Irish based VC fund aiming to inspire and catalyse innovation through strategic investments and mentoring.

The Change is a leading Venture Catalyst supporting Leading entrepreneurs in the creation of world changing vision.

We invest in people with ideas that have the potential to change the world. We’re currently raising a £50M for our Tech & Science Fund. If you’re a founder and your values match ours: Leadership, Legacy, Quality and Sacrifice and you have a £billion mindset then The Change VC is for you.

If you’re an Investor who wants to invest in an experienced Team seeking high growth opportunities with The Change Venture Fund then get in touch.

Website https://thechange.vc/

Trying to make the world a better place via The Change, VC cofounder Gavan Wall interviewed

See more about Gavan on linkedin here

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavanwall/

I was a leading Barrister, with large property interests, but walked away from my gilded life a decade ago for the ultimate challenge of an entrepreneurial journey where there are no guarantees but the opportunities are unlimited.

My entrepreneurial life started disastrously as my property empire crumbled in the crash leaving my family and me homeless in 2009. It took five hard years, when my wife and I and our x3 children lived in my sister-in-law’s back bedroom, to rehab our finances and rebuild a financial fortress.

I am now one of NI’s leading Entrepreneurs with wide ranging business interests in Technology, FMCG, Franchise & Property. I am blessed to have an amazing Team in The Wall Group (Spar & Subway stores) which enables me to build upon other entrepreneurial interests whilst The Wall Group still trades successfully.

For many years I pro bono mentored hundreds of other Entrepreneurs fusing my unique mix of energy, empathy and knowledge creating the #SecretSauce which changed the lives of many. Ultimately I became NI’s most in demand mentor having to develop the Speed Mentor concept to keep up with demand. I’ve since helped create abundance and huge success for client mentee’s through working on Mindset, Motivation and Massive Action.

My mission is to become Northern Ireland’s No 1 Entrepreneur by objective measurement. I will achieve this by continuing to build our business interests, inspiring our Teams to greatness, and changing the mindset of our country creating a #NewNI where we network and connect with each other, banish the scarcity mindset, chase down Gorilla Goals and celebrate success.

The latest chapter in my entrepreneurial journey started in 2017 when I began to look for opportunities in the tech & startup space. Ultimately Angel Investing in several startups in fintech, legaltech, VR & beautytech.

I learnt so much from the Angel Investing and through a growing relationship with Andrew Cuthbert, tech & business strategy maven, we identified a gap in the market for private investment in early stage startups in NI. And so The Change was born in June 2019.