Hello, I’m Paul Miller — Managing Partner and CEO at Bethnal Green Ventures, Europe’s leading early-stage venture capital firm backing startups using technology for good. I co-founded BGV in 2012, and since then we’ve invested in and supported over 200 companies working toward a more sustainable planet, an inclusive society, and healthier lives.

Before BGV, I was on the other side of the table — as co-founder and CEO of an education technology startup. Earlier in my career, I worked at two UK-based think tanks: Forum for the Future and Demos, where I focused on the intersection of technology, innovation, and social change.

I’ve written widely on supporting early-stage tech for good ventures, including the reports The Startup Factories (on the rise of accelerator programmes) and Good Incubation (on methods of supporting social ventures). I also co-host the Tech for Good Podcast, where we speak with founders, funders, and changemakers building better futures with technology.

In 2020, I was honoured to receive an OBE for services to startup investment.

I’ve been blogging (sporadically!) since 2002 — sharing book reviews, ideas, predictions (some more accurate than others), and the occasional food or travel recommendation.