Bryony Cooper

Bryony is an international investor and entrepreneur with a long track record of building bridges between the corporate and startup world, creating value for both sides. Originally from the UK, she has spent 15+ years working with private and public stakeholders across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, as well as co-founding businesses in London, Berlin and Warsaw.

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Bryony understands venture capital from end to end with a 360° view of the fundraising process. She raised investment for startups multiple times, set up and ran an innovation lab, and since 2018 has been investing in early-stage tech startups as Managing Partner of Arkley Brinc – a VC fund co-created with PFR Ventures (the largest Fund of Funds manager in the CEE region) and Group One (part of ServicePlan Group – one of the largest owner-operated advertising agency groups in Europe).

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During her time leading Brinc’s accelerator for the MENA region, Bryony collaborated with corporate partner Batelco (Bahrain’s leading TelCo provider) and the Economic Development Board to boost the local startup ecosystem, as well as supporting Brinc’s HQ in Hong Kong.

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Bryony is passionate about entrepreneurship, environmental sustainability, and gender parity (as featured in the book Dear Female Founder). Her interview was the #1 most shared episode on the podcasts ‚Wickedly Smart Women‘ and ‘Speak like a CEO’ in 2023; she is often found speaking on stage at international tech startup events such as SXSW, Web Summit, and TNW.