Daina Spedding is an investor at BGF and is responsible for finding and completing new investment opportunities, as well as supporting the boards of investee companies. Daina has led numerous investments at BGF since joining the team in 2019, with a particular focus on the consumer and e-commerce sectors. She is passionate about backing female founders in particular and developing BGF’s ESG investment strategy.

Before joining BGF’s London team, Daina worked at Blue Coast Capital, a family-backed investment group focusing on consumer investments globally. Daina has also spent five years in PwC’s transaction services team, specialising in company valuations and analysis. Daina is CFA qualified and holds a Master’s Degree in Strategic Management from EDHEC Business School in France. She is married and has two young sons who keep her on her toes at all times.