London Technology Club lunch with Alexandre Mars at the Arts Club
Konstantin Sidorov founded the London Technology Club to create a space for investors and tech professionals to network and exchange ideas within the industry. Here he speaks to Samantha Welsh about the benefits of bringing like minded individuals together to establish trusted relationships.
Konstantin Sidorov
LUX: Why did you create the London Technology Club"

Konstantin Sidorov: Venture capital is an access class not an asset class, and, when I first moved to London, I found that getting access to the best tech investment deals was all about trusted relationships. I saw that London was the capital of the world for clubs ? for wine, automobiles and art ? but there was no club to bring together like-minded people passionate about tech investing. So, I turned an initial idea into a sophisticated community of tech investors to have access to the best tech deals. By working with our VC partners, we are able to provide curated, high-quality level of deal flow for our members. LUX: What is your opinion on the valuation of tech companies right now"

KS: It is useless to discuss the overall tech market valuation in general ? many people have different opinions. Some companies look too expensive, some fairly reasonable. It is worth to looking at the valuation of a particular company. And our task as a club is to provide our expertise and opinion to our members regarding the company valuation and potentia...