This podcast series is of my thoughts on startups, venture, and all things tech. It also includes podcasts I've done via Seedcamp's podcast series.
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This Much I Know is the podcast from Seedcamp, Europe’s seed fund. Tune into hear the inside story from startup founders, investors and leading tech voices: the people who’ve built businesses, scaled globally, failed fantastically and learnt massively. Seedcamp invests early in world-class founders attacking large, global markets and solving real problems using technology. Seedcamp provides the infrastructure to fast-track a founder’s vision and create value through immediate access to smart ...
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EUVC is your go-to podcast for everything European VC. Co-hosted by Andreas Munk Holm and David Cruz e Silva, EUVC features some of the most prominent people from the European VC industry, giving you a fresh new perspective on the industry and geo we love. Follow us and stay in the loop with everything European VC on eu.vc
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Announcing our investment into Silicon Roundabout Ventures
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We're excited to announce our investment in Silicon Roundabout Ventures, a £5 million SuperAngel Deep Tech pre/seed fund by Francesco Perticarari. Backing Silicon Roundabout Ventures is a bet on Francesco. We’ve known Francesco for three years now and following his journey, unwavering hustle and community grow has been an inspiration. Francesco bri…
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Panel discussion on the intersection of Law & Tech - a deep dive into legal innovation | E342
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In this episode of the EUVC podcast, we prepared a new panel discussion with our friend Tom McGinn, General Counsel at Northzone. We’ve been looking forward to having a conversation on this topic for a long time, especially after Generative AI gained traction. So, without too much ado, let’s dive into all things LegalTech. We are joined by: Zach Po…
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[Startups in Focus] Building Trust in Enterprise AI: A Conversation with Leonid Feinberg of Verax | E341
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The latest episode of Startups in Focus features Leonid Feinberg, founder of Verax, a Seedcamp-backed company that provides enterprise-grade trust solutions for generative AI. Having a strong background in security and cloud services, including a previous company acquired by Amazon, Leonid shares insights on managing AI-related risks and offers pra…
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Building Trust in Enterprise AI: A Conversation with Leonid Feinberg of Verax
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The latest episode of Startups in Focus features Leonid Feinberg, founder of Verax, a Seedcamp-backed company that provides enterprise-grade trust solutions for generative AI. Having a strong background in security and cloud services, including a previous company acquired by Amazon, Leonid shares insights on managing AI-related risks and offers pra…
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EUVC Webinar VC:LP Roundtable on Data Driven Portfolio Modelling | E340
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For today’s episode of the EUVC podcast, we have prepared a panel discussion on Data Driven Portfolio Modelling, and we brought together: Joel Larsson, Founding GP of Pale blue dot Jon Coker, Founding GP of Eka Ventures Joe Schorge, Founding GP of Isomer Capital Anubhav Srivastava, Founder & CEO of Tactyc. Together, we discuss portfolio modeling, f…
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Christian Dorffer, Defiance Capital on The Unicorn Founders DNA Report | E339
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In this episode of the EUVC podcast, Andreas talks with Christian Dorffer, Founder and General Partner of Defiance Capital, about The Unicorn Founders DNA report that Christian and his team recently published. Defiance Capital is a €25M fund based in London focused on investments at the pre-seed stage. They invest in sectors like enterprise AI for …
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Mid Year Review 2024: European Fundraising Sentiment with Chris Wade, Isomer Capital | E338
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In this episode of the EUVC podcast, David discusses with Chris Wade, Founding Partner at Isomer Capital. David and Chris discuss the current sentiment in the European venture capital ecosystem. They touch on topics such as VC sentiment, comparisons to previous years, LP appetite, the potential IPOs of Revolut and Klarna, the rise of AI and semicon…
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[Startups in Focus] Carlos Espinal & Ryan Donnelly on AI governance and compliance - navigating the future | E337
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This is the second of the “Startups in Focus” series, where Carlos Espinal from Seedcamp chats with Ryan Donnelly, co-founder and CEO of Enzai. Their conversation revolves around: the impact of AI as a technological revolution similar to the mobile shift, dotcom boom, and web invention the importance of regulations and standards in ensuring AI’s re…
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Achievement of The Year Finalist: On resilience and making difficult decisions - TourRadar's story E336
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In this episode of the EUVC podcast, Andreas discusses with Chris Wade, Founding Partner at Isomer Capital, and Travis Pittman, co-founder and CEO of TourRadar, one of the finalists in the Achievement of the Year category at this year’s European VC Awards. TourRadar is an Organized Adventure Platform, offering the world’s largest selection of multi…
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Mikhail Taver, Taver Capital on a deep dive into robotics and AI in the industrial sector | E335
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In this episode of the EUVC podcast, Andreas discusses with - Mikhail Taver, Founder and Managing Partner of Taver Capital II, with a target fund size of $20M. Taver Capital is a fund based on Delaware, US, focused on early-stage global AI startups from the industrial sector. They have already invested in companies like Earth AI, MSQRD (acquired by…
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Empowering women in innovation and venture - CO-INVESTIN roundtable | E334
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In this roundtable discussion, experts from European venture capital and innovation ecosystems share insights on empowering women in these fields. The conversation addressed the importance of female representation in venture capital, investment in women-led startups, women's challenges in these industries, and initiatives to support female entrepre…
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AI Governance and Compliance: Navigating the Future with Ryan Donnelly of Enzai
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In a new episode of Startups in Focus, our Managing Partner Carlos Espinal is joined by Ryan Donnelly, co-founder and CEO of Enzai, an AI governance platform that allows organisations to adopt best-in-class AI governance policies and measure against them.They discuss:- the impact of AI as a technological revolution similar to the mobile shift, dotc…
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Angel investing insights with Sarah Harvey, Advisor at Tunic Pay | E333
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Join us as Tom Wilson from Seedcamp and Anthony Danon from Cocoa talk to Sarah Harvey, Advisor at Tunic Pay. In this episode of the Super Angel podcast, Sarah Harvey discusses her career transition from strategy roles in both corporate and non-profit sectors to operating roles in startups, eventually starting her journey into angel investing. Sarah…
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Carlos Espinal, Seedcamp on "Fundraising field guide" his latest startup founder's guide to all things fundraising | E332
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n this episode of the EUVC podcast, Andreas discusses with Carlos Eduardo Espinal , Managing Partner at Seedcamp. Carlos Eduardo Espinal is a Managing Partner at Seedcamp, arguably, Europe's leading seed fund, first launched in 2007 to support European entrepreneurs truly compete on a global scale. With investments in over 460 companies including p…
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Sion Evans, VenCap on big vs. small funds, manager selection, performance & portfolio concentration | E331
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In this episode of the EUVC podcast, Andreas discusses with Sion Evans, Senior Investment Manager at VenCap, currently investing out of a $340M fund with $2.0bn in total AUM. VenCap was founded in 1987 and is one of the longest-established FoFs around. They are headquartered in the UK and are backing the leading Tier 1 firms from globally — with ju…
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Giulia Van Waeyenberge, Sofina Group on why you need talent, money, and network to build a great ecosystem | E330
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In this episode, we welcome Giulia Van Waeyenberge to the pod. Giulia is an experienced investor and judge in the European VC Awards and a Managing Director at Sofina Group, an investment holding company with more than 9 billion in AUM. Sofina Group is a global investor investing mainly in the Venture and Growth stages. Its sectors include digital,…
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Roundtable discussion on ESG becoming a core part of doing business in Europe | E329
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In today’s episode, Andreas discusses the importance of ESG in the venture capital industry with our four guests: Henry Philipson, Director of Marketing and Communications at Beringea Ashley Brown, Sustainability Manager at Atomico Antonia Whitecourt, Director at Seedcamp Grace Savage, ESG Lead at Molten Ventures We are talking about ESG in VC beca…
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Angel investing insights with Cyril Chemla, co-founder at ProcessOut (acquired by Checkout.com) | E328
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Join us as Tom Wilson from Seedcamp and Anthony Danon from Cocoa talk to Cyril Chemla, co-founder at ProcessOut (acquired by checkout.com) In this episode of the Super Angel podcast, Cyril shares his inspiring journey from a school project in computer science to building a successful payment business that was acquired by Checkout.com. Cyril discuss…
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Evan Finkel, Integra Global Advisors on global LP's perspectives, allocation strategy and learnings | E327
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In this episode we’re joined by one of the most honest and dynamic LPs we’ve yet met: Evan Finkel, Head of Venture Capital Investments at Integra Global Advisors. Evan’s based in the US with an Early-stage investment focus - first check to Series A in the US, Europe, Israel, and LatAm. This is a long one and covers a lot of ground from an LP’s pers…
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Richard Muirhead, Fabric Ventures on decentralizing the future - Web3 x AI and why does it matter | E326
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In this episode of the EUVC podcast, Andreas discusses, with Richard Muirhead, Managing Partner at Fabric Ventures, the transformative potential of Web3 and AI. Richard shares insights into how these technologies will reshape the internet, the power dynamics between big tech and decentralized communities, and Fabric Ventures' role in this evolving …
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On investing in the recreation of the real world with Patric Hellermann, GP of Foundamental | E325
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In this conversation, we explore the distinction between construction tech and prop tech, with a focus on the former. Construction tech is a project-based business that optimizes supply chains, while prop-tech is an operations-based business that focuses on real estate transactions and utilization. The conversation delves into: The different segmen…
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Sarah Drinkwater, solo GP at Common Magic on community as investment focus | E324
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Celebrating one of the finalists in the Newcomer of the Year category at this year’s European VC Awards, this episode dives deep with Sarah Drinkwater, solo GP at Common Magic. Common Magic is a pre-seed/seed solo GP fund investing in and supporting founders building products with community at their core across Europe and the US. As a small fund, t…
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Beata Klein, Principal at Creandum on AI in B2B SaaS: Beyond Vertical and into the Horizon(tal) | E323
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Celebrating a new finalist in the Firm of The Year category at this year’s European VC Awards, this episode dives deep with Beata Klein, Principal at CREANDUM. Creandum is a leading European early-stage venture capital firm backing some of Europe’s most successful tech companies, including Spotify, Pleo, Kahoot, Depop, Trade Republic, Neo4j, and Fa…
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Angel investing insights with Szymon Sypniewicz, co-founder & CEO of Ramp Network | E322
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Join us as Tom Wilson from Seedcamp and Anthony Danon from Cocoa talk to Szymon Sypniewicz, co-founder & CEO of Ramp Network. Prior to Ramp, he was an advisor for a peer-to-peer bitcoin lending platform. He has a background in law and has worked for several legal firms, including Norton Rose Fulbright. Szymon has also worked as the Director of Rese…
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Xavier Lazarus, Partner at Elaia Partners on the rise of AI in venture capital and future trends | E321
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Celebrating a new finalist in the Firm of The Year category at this year’s European VC Awards, this episode dives deep with Xavier Lazarus, Partner at Elaia Partners. We’re very excited to have this conversation with Xavier because, as you already know, Elaia has achieved many things in +20 years of activity. Elaia is a French venture capital firm …
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Max Bautin, co-founder & Managing Partner of IQ Capital on why DeepTech is on the rise and how to manage the full life cycle of funds | E320
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Celebrating a new finalist in the Firm of The Year category at this year’s European VC Awards, this episode dives deep with Max Bautin, co-founder & Managing Partner of IQ Capital. IQ Capital is investing out of a 185 m€ Fund 4 and also has a 150 m€ Growth Opportunities fund and has an established portfolio of over 60 companies and notable investme…
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Marc-Olivier Luecke, General Partner at Atlantic Labs, and Christian Siewek, co-founder and MD at Vimcar on Vimcar exit | E319
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Welcome back to a new episode of the European VC Podcast!Today, we are celebrating one of the finalists in the Exit of The Year category at this year’s European VC Awards, this episode dives deep with Marc-Olivier Luecke, General Partner at Atlantic Labs, and Christian Siewek, co-founder and MD at Vimcar. Atlantic Labs is a 110M EUR fund with 300M …
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Sumer Juneja, Managing Partner at SoftBank Investment Advisors on fundraising dynamics in venture between Europe and India | E318
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Welcome back to a new episode of the European VC Podcast! Today, we are very excited to introduce you to Sumer Juneja, the Managing Partner of SoftBank Investment Advisors in Europe. For those of you who don’t know, SoftBank is the GP of the Vision Fund that we all know about.SoftBank has an AUM of $147B across all funds, has made around 60 investm…
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Sophie Winwood, co-founder & CEO of WVC:E on diversity in European VC and the underlying causes | E317
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Celebrating one of the finalists in the Achievement of the Year category at at this year’s European VC Awards, this episode dives deep with Sophie Winwood, co-founder & CEO of WVC:E and Operating Partner at Foxe Capital. Foxe Capital is a pre-seed and seed VC fund investing in the next generation of FinTech founders across the UK, Europe, and the U…
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Natasha Lytton, Vincent Touati-Tomas and Jeroen van Dornik on marketing in venture capital | E316
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Welcome back to another episode of the EUVC podcast. Today, we are discussing all things marketing in venture capital, such as: narrative development thesis development measuring marketing activities content creation for a VC firm positioning and its role in fund strategy AI impact on marketing & future trends in 2024 Our guests for this talk are N…
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Rodrigo Ferreira, Investment Director at Vinthera on co-investing & building strong LP relationships | E315
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Today, we welcome Rodrigo Ferreira, Investment Director at Vinthera, for a new episode of the EUVC podcast. As a VC investor at Vinthera, a hybrid venture capital fund, Rodrigo is backing top-performing VCs as an LP and their breakout companies across the US, Europe, and Israel. Prior to joining Vinthera, Rodrigo gained 5 years of experience backin…
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David Dana, Head of VC Investments at EIF on how emerging managers can show performance | E314
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Today, we are joined by David Dana. David is the Head of VC Investments at the European Investment Fund, leading the Disruptive Tech & Innovation VC Team with 10 investment professionals. He contributed to developing the new #InvestEU financing program of the EU, aiming at ensuring the technological sovereignty of Europe. Previously, he has been in…
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Angel investing insights with Leng Lee, co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Oui Therapeutics | E313
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Join us as Tom Wilson from Seedcamp and Anthony Danon from Cocoa talk to Leng Lee, angel investor, co-founder & Chief Product Officer at Oui Therapeutics. Leng was previously the first employee at Codecademy where he was the Head of Product, before joining MongoDB as the Director of Product (Cloud). He later spent a year as a Research Fellow at the…
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Natasha Lytton, Director at Seedcamp on building a strong marketing team for Europe's leading seed fund | E312
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Today, we have Natasha Lytton with us.Natasha is the Director of Brand at Seedcamp, where she runs all things brand, network strategy, and post-investment activities. She creates the infrastructure and runs the team to support the portfolio of the fund that stands for over +460 companies. She loves discovering and helping to build startups that hav…
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Jerry Colonna on What Makes the Best CEOs and How to Foster More Empathetic & Effective Leadership
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The latest episode of This Much I Know is an in-depth exploration of leadership, personal growth, and the transformative power of understanding one's own history and motivations. Carlos's guest, Jerry Colonna, Co-founder and CEO of Reboot, shares his journey from being a venture capitalist to becoming an executive coach, emphasizing the importance …
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Clare Murray on building Blume Equity & investing in sustainable companies | E311
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Celebrating one of the finalists in the Newcomer of the Year category at this year’s European VC Awards, this episode dives deep with Clare Murray, co-founder and Managing Partner of Blume Equity. Blume Equity is a climate-tech growth equity firm investing in companies driving sustainable outcomes for planet and people. With offices in Amsterdam an…
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David Bateman, Managing Partner at Claret Capital Partners on European venture debt in different market conditions | E310
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Today, we have with us David Bateman, Managing Partner at Claret Capital Partners a growth capital fund based in the United Kingdom. The venture capital fund has a total size of €297M with +€700M in AUM and focuses primarily on growth-stage and VC-backed deals with European companies that are typically post-Series B. As an investment thesis, they f…
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[Startups in Focus] Carlos Espinal & Johannes Keienburg, on the evolution and future of access control management | E309
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Today, we have a different episode for you, introducing you to the first episode of the newly launched Startups in Focus series by Seedcamp.This first episode features Carlos Espinal, Managing Partner of Seedcamp, in a conversation with Johannes Keienburg, PhD, co-founder and CEO of Cakewalk, on building access management processes.Their conversati…
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Michael Smith, GP of Regeneration.VC Fund II on going from DJ to VC with the backing of DiCaprio, Martin Gore & corporate luminaries | E308
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Today, we are joined by Michael Smith, the co-founder and General Partner of Regeneration.VC Fund II of $150M. Regeneration.VC is an early-stage venture fund supercharging consumer-powered climate innovation. Michael ran marketing & digital for Smith Broadcasting, a group of 20 network TV stations, before selling to Boston Ventures. Shortly thereaf…
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Stephen Chandler on Building Notion & Raising an oversubscribed Fund V | E307
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Celebrating one of the finalists in the Firm of The Year-category at this year’s European VC Awards, this episodes dives deep with Stephen Chandler, Co-founder & Managing Partner of Notion Capital. With 1.1 bn€ under management and 5 flagship funds under their belt, Notion is one of Europe’s absolute top firms and in this episode, Stephen dives int…
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Angel investing insights with Christoph Deckert, Strategy Expert at Personio | E306
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Join us as Tom Wilson from Seedcamp and Anthony Danon from Cocoa talk to Christoph Deckert, Strategy Expert at Personio. Christoph has a unique mix of operating experience with +7 years of working with Personio, the European HRTech unicorn. Personio now has +2000 employees across 7-8 different European and US offices and a portfolio of more than 12…
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Stephan Heller, Founding Partner at AQVC on AQVC's investment strategy and approach | E305
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Today, we have with us Stephan Heller, Founding Partner at AlphaQ Venture Capital. AQVC is an innovative, evergreen VC fund of funds focused on small VCs globally and democratizing diversified access to venture capital. Stephan is a seasoned tech entrepreneur and investor passionate about nurturing the next generation of innovative companies, devel…
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The Evolution and Future of Access Control Management
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In the newly launched "Startups in Focus" series, our Managing Partner Carlos Espinal chats with Johannes Keienburg, co-founder and CEO of Cakewalk.Their conversation revolves around the importance of access control, visibility, and security in organizations. Johannes shares insights on the need for access management processes from the early days o…
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Carina Namih and Sten Tamkivi from Plural on getting Europe from “Old School VC” to Next Gen VC | E304
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Today, we have Carina Namih and Sten Tamkivi with us. Carina and Sten are Partners at Plural, a 400M EUR early-stage venture fund to back ambitious European founders on massive missions with hands-on help from experienced operators. Plural launched in June 2022 with the aim to give serious founders in Europe investors with company-building experien…
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Angel investing insights with Mikko Silventola, Bolt's and Hugo's First Investor | E303
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Today, we are joined by Mikko Silventola for a new episode of the SuperAngel podcast. Mikko is an angel investor, and Venture Partner at Superangel. 😉Mikko invests his own capital, but also via Magnetic Global Fund (Index Ventures Angel Fund), and he likes to provide capital for the underdogs in the ecosystem. He was the first investor in companies…
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The deep dive on Isomer's 100M€ Secondaries Fund with Joe Schorge and Omalade Adebisi | E302
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The landscape of venture capital is evolving, and Isomer Capital is at the forefront with its new fund designed to meet the dynamic needs of the European venture capital market.We sat down with Joe Schorge and Omolade Adebisi from Isomer to talk through the market, the strategy and the future. Well-worth a watch as we open up the deck that raised t…
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