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b2venture's Anna Bosch will be speaking at this year’s #Startupland Conference in Cologne, to discuss the current state of the German startup scene and what trends, challenges, and opportunities are unfolding at this critical juncture. She will be of an an esteemed panel, including Simon Schneider from neoteq ventures, David Rosskamp of Magnetic Capital, and Michael Treskow from Eight Roads. 🗓️ November 6, 2024 ⏰ 10:00 - 10:25 AM 📍 Founders Stage Some of the fantastic founders from our portfolio such as Irene from Edurino | We are hiring! and Philipp from 1KOMMA5° will be speaking at the conference as well. 🎟️ 🎟️ Haven't got tickets yet? Get them here --> https://lnkd.in/dzSft2fY

Our Startup Resources are designed to give early-stage founders a solid foundation in all aspects they need to consider: from fundraising and finding the right investor, to strategy, HR, go-to-market, and governance. 🔥🔥 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝟏. 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 - There are many different frameworks for business strategy, but most are designed for large, complex organizations and not for startups. We’ve curated a guide with a simple strategy framework designed specifically for startups. 𝟐. 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡-𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐤 - While it might be tempting to reinvent the wheel with alternative formats, it rarely sets you apart positively. To run a smooth process, we've put together an overview and templates you can use to meet investor expectations. 𝟑. 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 - Together with our top angel investors, we have created resources on how to effectively design and run a company board, which plays a crucial role in ensuring that a startup navigates challenges with ease, benefiting from solutions that have been successfully implemented countless times before by great companies. 𝟒. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 - Developing a product effectively across a startup’s life cycle requires founders to master a variety of factors, from developing a roadmap to pricing and positioning the product and hiring the right team for the right phase. We’ve got all of the basics covered. 𝟓. 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬 - Technology alone is not what makes a startup successful - the key driver of innovation is more often a company’s business model, which is the rationale of how an organization creates, delivers, and captures value. It can be an essential differentiator, particularly, in very competitive industries. We go over the basics and have categorized the underlying patterns that make for successful business models. 𝟔. 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 - A well thought-out budget has a multitude of benefits: first and foremost, it can serve as your company's commercial roadmap. It is also one of the most crucial and simplest instruments of strategic alignment for all decision-makers and stakeholders of your company.  𝟕. 𝐆𝐨-𝐓𝐨-𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 - One of the essential questions any startup will need to answer is their go-to-market strategy. What are the necessary steps that a startup needs to take to win in a new market or sell to a prospective persona? You can find all of these topics and more at our microsite here - https://lnkd.in/eJn_XwNz We love feedback and have curated these resources as a helpful starting point for early-stage founders, so get in touch with Marisa if there’s something missing or if you have any questions! 

We are happy to share the news that our portfolio company Nelly Solutions has closed a strategic partnership with Volksbank, securing a purchase volume of EUR 100 million from the bank to advance the digitalization of factoring services for medical practices. This partnership enables Nelly to expand their product portfolio and provides the additional capacity needed to make their solutions accessible to even more medical practices. Medical practices can now manage all their financial needs through a single point of contact. 🤝 Congratulations to Niklas, Lukas and the entire Nelly team on this important achievement! 🔎 🔎 Read more about the news at Startbase ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ev-yJniV

b2venture’s Johanna Junkermann will be participating in the Europe-wide Female Founder Office Hours on 7th November 2024, hosted by Playfair Capital in collaboration with Microsoft for Startups and Carta, alongside 200 VCs from leading funds. ✍ ✍ Applications closing Tuesday 15th October!   If you’re a female founder and would like the opportunity to meet investors for pitching or mentoring, register here👇👇 https://lnkd.in/e9GH5gi2

💥💥 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬! Get ready for our first-ever 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐏𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, an invite-only evening of hands-on inspiration and exchange with like-minded tech builders and founders that we are hosting together with Le Wagon. We’re giving the stage to 6 of Berlin’s finest tech builders to demo their prototypes, self-coded tools or fully-fledged applications. 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐮𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞? Then apply now! 👉 👉 https://lnkd.in/dzKDvPrU

🚨🚨 Very happy to share the news that our portfolio company, Atlas Metrics, has raised a EUR 12.2 million Series A to make ESG compliance and performance management effortless across Europe. This funding brings the company closer to their vision of simplifying ESG compliance and turning sustainability data into a competitive advantage for all organizations. We want to welcome MMC Ventures on board and are thrilled to continue our support along with Cherry Ventures and Redstone. “Atlas Metrics stands out as a solution that goes beyond pure reporting and is on track to become a key data infrastructure player. We are enormously excited by both their progress as a company and their mission to address a major pain point as organizations worldwide adapt to new ESG regulations and compliance standards,” says Jan-Hendrik Buerk, Partner at b2venture. Congratulations to Wladimir Nikoluk and the entire team! 🔎 🔎 Read about the news at Tech.eu here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eqmxWiA9 👀 👀 See open positions at Atlas Metrics here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eCxC38Ze cc Dominik Perisa Oliver Richards Filip Felician Dames

🚨🚨 We are thrilled to share the news that Marvel Fusion has successfully closed a EUR 60 million series B to ramp up the next stage of their fusion technology! We at b2venture contributed to the round alongside Tengelmann Ventures, which was led by HV Capital, with existing investors Earlybird Venture Capital, Athos Ventures LLC, PRIMEPULSE, Deutsche Telekom via T.Capital, SPRIND - Bundesagentur für Sprunginnovationen, and Bayern Kapital. Gerrit Jurilj 🇺🇦 Partner at b2venture: “Fusion energy has the potential to provide an abundant, clean, and baseload-capable energy supply without dependency on imports from autocratic regimes. We are proud to support Marvel Fusion, a pioneer in the space with a unique and groundbreaking approach to make fusion technology commercially viable.” 🔎 🔎 Read more about the news at our website ➡ https://lnkd.in/dwE_m9iT

⚡⚡ JOBS ALERT!! Do you have a passion for entrepreneurship, enjoy networking and working across teams to build relationships with institutional investors? Our Investor Relations team is growing and we are looking for a Visiting Analyst to join us in Berlin. You'll collaborate with our investment teams and help drive our relationship management with our existing investor base and elevate our fundraising activities. Please apply via the link in the comment below or tag someone you think would be right for the role. cc Camilla v. Gayl Stephan Schuerer

📌📌 Don't miss b2venture's Sabrina Stöckl at this year's Sifted Summit in London on the 3rd of October, where she will be part of the panel "𝐀 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡-𝐀𝐈-𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭" moderated by Kai Nicol-Schwarz. 📅 3rd of October 2024 at 11:00 - 11:35 am 📍 Spotlight Stage at Magazine London 🎤 "𝐀 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡-𝐀𝐈-𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭" Staff shortages, growing (and ageing) populations, as well as outdated legacy operating systems — could AI be the cure? How are startups already reaping the rewards? Where are VCs hedging their bets? 🎟 🎟 If you still need tickets, click here for more information https://lnkd.in/eCM__MVd

📣 📣 Camilla v. Gayl recently caught up with b2venture angel investor Joachim Drees to talk about his unique career path - from consulting businesses and the German government to leading as a corporate CEO and becoming a venture investor for the next generation. Joachim’s career is a testament to the importance of curiosity, adaptability, and action: “𝐈𝐟 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐲 “𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧” 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐝𝐨.” Joachim loves being a real partner to the founders he invests in - whether it's sparring on strategy or helping open doors through his network. Want to know more about Joachim and why he works with b2venture? 🔎 🔎 Read the entire article on the b2venture website here. https://lnkd.in/duDiU8A7