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Flagship reportVol. 01 · 2026
The Taboo Investor Insights Report
Featuring conversations with Christian Tooley, Ben Ditto (VICE Magazine), Janine Kopp, Katie Payne (OhMyV) and more.
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Guest perspectiveThe Price of Intimate Image Abuse
Marin Scarlett of Image Angel on why non-consensual intimate image abuse is a market failure, and where the investment opportunity in online-safety infrastructure now sits.
Marin Scarlett
Guest perspectiveChristian Tooley on Taboo Investing
Christian's unedited answers to the questions we put to him when we put together the Taboo Investor Insights Report.
Christian Tooley
Investment case studyWhy we invested in OhMyV
A hundred-year-old product, a brand-new category of STI protection, and why we backed Katie Payne before the market catches up.
Nicola Telford
EssayTaboo + The Hype Cycle
Why the usual venture playbook misreads taboo categories, and where the returns actually sit.
Nicola Telford
EssayToo charged to touch
Why “taboo” isn't what you think it is, and why that misreading is where the opportunity begins.
Nicola Telford
EssayAn angel's edge
What these founders would build with capital, and the timing advantage of getting in before the money does.
Nicola Telford
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