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🔥Throwback to last month’s DN Capital Portfolio Day in Berlin! In September we were delighted to welcome so many of our portfolio companies, investors, and friends from across the industry to Berlin for our 2024 Portfolio Day, supported by Google Cloud and POELLATH. It was fantastic to host such a cross-section of the Berlin and European ecosystem under one roof, and to share valuable insights on the state of the market, the future of AI, diversity and ESG and much more. Thanks again to everyone who came along - check out the video for some of the highlights 📽️ #DNCapital #PortfolioDay

💫 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 & 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐆𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. ❤️❤️ For me this is a dream come true to be able to have impact not only in business but beyond for our society through 2hearts and my personal commitment to equal access for young people and talent irrespective of background. Showing that the granddaughter of Turkish immigrants made it to New York during United Nations General Assembly Week to use her voice, network and power to speak out for those that don't get the visibility, equal chances, access and are being discriminated for such a long time. 🙏🏽 Thank you Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates, Gargee Ghosh, Johann Voss and the entire Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for the honor to be part of your inspiring Goalkeeper Community, a global collective of collaborative and diverse changemakers and leaders committed to achieving the United Nations 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development with fresh ideas and innovative work to accelerate the progress. 🤍 It was an honor to attend the Goalkeeper event in New York along side global inspiring leaders & change makers and representing Germany with Kristina Lunz, Johann Harnoss, Düzen Tekkal, Janina Breitling, Sawsan Chebli, Laura-Kristine Krause, Daniel Nagel and Leona Rethmann. 🫴🏽 This year was focused on malnutrition across the globe: More than 400 million children aren’t getting the nutrients they need to grow and thrive, impacting their potential and reducing economic growth. Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is renowned for his steadfast commitment to childhood nutrition. His Bolsa Familia program dramatically reduced malnutrition-related stunting from 37% to 7%. Now, he continues this leadership during Brazil’s G20 presidency. It was fitting that President Lula received the 2024 Global Goalkeeper Award for his tireless work to address poverty and hunger.    ❣️ 𝐖𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 … 𝐈𝐟 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫.

🚀 How’s the European tech market faring as we head into Q4? Nenad Marovac cast an eye over the state of the market for the foreword of Tech.eu’s September monthly report – highlighting a threefold increase in investment compared with August, with €4.2 billion raised across 347 deals. Between this and the sense of growing confidence among the investors and operators at our Portfolio Day in Berlin last month, Nenad makes the case for a strong Q4 in Europe’s tech and VC ecosystem. Read the full report for more: https://lnkd.in/e3BGTaPQ    #DNCapital #VC  

🚀 DN Capital at Private Equity Insights DACH 2024   We’re proud to be attending the largest private equity and VC conference in DACH, taking place in Munich in October.   DN co-founder Nenad Marovac will be speaking at the conference on opportunities in growth equity and tech – feel free to reach out if you’re planning to attend.   Check out the agenda here: https://lnkd.in/eR94U3gA   #DNCapital 

📢DN Capital joins QED Investors in backing Plumery for their Series A in 2025! 💻Plumery, a digital banking platform provider, empowers banks and financial institutions to implement mobile and web applications for their customers. 🚀We are thrilled to be backing Ben Goldin, and the entire team at Plumery, as they embark on the next phase of their growth. Guy Ward Thomas

🔥Celebrating a fantastic DN Capital Portfolio Day in Berlin! Thank you to everyone who came along to our Portfolio Day last week, and especially to our fantastic portfolio companies and panelists who gave up their time to join some really valuable discussions. We’re also grateful to our event sponsors POELLATH and Google Cloud for their support. The day was packed with highlights including: 📊 A panel on the state of the market chaired by Nenad Marovac featuring insights from Nadine Urseanu (Goldman Sachs), Jean Tardy-Joubert (Highland Europe), Jana Scharfschwerdt (Somea Partners) and from our portfolio companies, Christian Gaiser (Numa) and Simon Phelan( Hometree). 🚀 A great overview of the angel investing landscape with Videesha Boeckle (Altitude), Dr. Tanja Emmerling (HTGF), Konstantin Urban (G-Fund), Oskar Hartmann and Alexander Brand (Superangels). 💻 Compelling debate on AI with Itxaso Araque (Google Cloud), Yasmin A. (Responsible Technology Hub), and from our portfolio companies, Heiko Hubertz (Oxolo), Tobias Schweiger (Hawk AI) and Philipp Heltewig (Cognigy). 📈 Discussion on raising growth equity with Raluca Ragab (Eurazeo), Zoé Fabian (Noteus Partners), Dr. Michael Inhester (Poellath) and from our portfolio companies, Philipp Heltewig (Cognigy) and Veit Blumschein (Lanes & Planes), both of which have recently raised growth rounds. 🌎 Guidance on expansion from the EU to the US featuring Ludwig Ensthaler (468), Henrik Persson and from our portfolio companies Felipe Navío (Job&Talent) and Christian Brink Frederiksen (Leapwork), both of which have achieved successful transatlantic expansion. 🗺️ A panel on the importance of diversity and ESG chaired by Gülsah Wilke featuring İskender Dirik (2hearts), Doerte Hirschberg (Climentum) , Dr. Gesa Miczaika (Auxxo) and from our portfolio companies, Christian Köhler (Filu) and Franziska Meyer (Steiner) (Edurino). 🎤 Brilliant keynote speeches from our friend Nikolai Riesenkampff, founder of Skrill on resilience as a founder and from Nils Regge on the longevity ecosystem. 🗪 Fireside chats from Remitly CEO Matt Oppenheimer talking about being a mission-driven founder, and Yassir CEO Noureddine Tayebi discussing growing a MENA unicorn. ❇️ Elevator pitches from our fantastic portfolio companies Cognigy, Hawk, Numa, Incode, Leapwork, Filu, Job&Talent and Edurino. 🎉And of course, a fantastic dinner and celebration co-hosted with our friends from Atlantic Labs! Stay tuned for more highlights from the event! #DNCapital #VC

Our upcoming Portfolio Day in Berlin will bring together experts to cover some of the most pressing questions on founders’ minds. We’ll be hosting panels on: 🌐 Securing capital and options for exits in the current climate, with insights from Numa, Hometree , Goldman Sachs, and more ⛯ The angel investing landscape in 2024, with a number of renowned angel investors 🚀 The latest developments in AI, featuring our portfolio companies Oxolo and Hawk 📈 Growth capital, including insights from Cognigy, which recently raised a €100M growth round 🌎 How EU startups should approach expansion into the US, with first-hand insights from the founders of Leapwork and Job&Talent 🍃 Diversity and ESG in the tech and VC ecosystem Furthermore, you will hear speeches and fireside chats from, amongst others, two of our Unicorn companies, Yassir and Remitly. And much more—stay tuned for the details, and if you’d like to join, remember to RSVP! Reach out to tordis@dncapital.com for more. #DNCapital #VC #PortfolioDay

🚀 It’s just under one week to go until DN Capital's Portfolio Day in Berlin! We’re gathering the best and brightest from across the DACH and European startup and VC ecosystems including the CEO of a NASDAQ-listed company, renowned professors, unicorn founders, and top investors from across Europe for a day of thoughtful discussion and connection. The day will feature many of our fantastic portfolio companies from the German tech ecosystem and beyond, including AI customer service technology provider Cognigy which recently raised a $100m series C, super app Yassir which is North Africa’s largest startup, money transfer service Remitly and more. There are a handful of spots left, make sure to reach out to tordis@dncapital.com to RSVP! #DNCapital #VC #PortfolioDay

Heading to Munich soon! ✨ A few of our team members will be there from September 26 to October 1. We are excited to meet founders, investors, and innovators in Munich and to attend the fantastic Bits & Pretzels conference. Let us know if you are around as we would love to connect. #VC #Munich #BitsAndPretzels #Networking #Startups

𝟮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 | 𝗗𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗡 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 In July, the 2hearts Angels Collective hosted a dinner with Lucas Schaubel, Ragnar Jongen, and Gülsah Wilke from DN Capital. The 2hearts Angels Collective is on a mission to build the most diverse investing community in Europe, focusing on culturally diverse founder teams. This mission involves building a talented investor community, attracting exceptional migrant founders, and actively investing in overlooked high-potential ventures. The data speaks volumes: 💡 70% of unicorns in the US and UK have founders who are immigrants, women, or people of color. 💡 In Germany, 60% of unicorns include migrant founders. 💡 Interestingly, migrant founders are also often more ambitious and resilient than their non-migrant peers. 💡 However, it remains relatively more challenging for migrants to become founders and secure funding. To overcome this, we are very grateful to have the support from and collaborate with leading investors like DN Capital who are committed to actively shaping tomorrow's success stories that reflect the richness of our society. 🙏 A heartfelt thank you to DN Capital who made the dinner possible and all 20 angels who joined us. For more information about the 2hearts Angels Collective, please reach out to Selma Meryem Peters, Richy Ugwu, or Tolgay Azman. More about DN Capital: DN Capital is a leading European early stage venture capital firm with operations in London, Berlin and Silicon Valley. The firm focuses on Series A investments in software, fintech, marketplace and consumer internet. DN Capital’s mission is to support entrepreneurs in creating global category leaders. DN was an early backer in global category leading unicorn companies such as Auto1, Shazam, Endeca, Incode, Go Student, Job and Talent, Mister Spex, Hometogo, OLX, Remitly, Quandoo and Yassir. #venturecapital #diversity #migrantfounders #europe #collaboration #unicorn