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Isomer Capital's Venture Partner Hiroshi Baba will be the conference chairman of Global Corporate Venturing Asia on November 13th If you are interested in attending please get in touch with someone on our team and we can share with you our discount code.

Isomer Capital's Chris Wade will be speaking at HSBC Innovation Banking’s Next Gen Development Series — a unique program designed to inspire and equip Europe's high-potential, pre-partner investors. 🗓 Event 4: LP Access (Part 2) - Meet the Investors In this exclusive session, Chris will join a panel to dive deep into the realities of fund-raising from the LP perspective. If you’re a GP proving yourself within an established fund, or gearing up to raise your first fund, this event will provide you with invaluable insights on: - Turning LP interest into commitments - Securing large-scale support as a first-time fund manager - What LPs value in emerging managers

Chris Wade will be speaking at the GCV Connect: Germany. The panel will be discussing "How to select the right VC fund for your portfolio." 📅 Panel Date: 25th October ⏲️ Time: 15:20-16:00 🏛️ Location: PWC Experience Centre, Frankfurt, Germany. Global Corporate Venturing

Chris Wade will be speaking at the Inpho Venture Summit in Bordeaux on October 25th! Chris will be joining a panel discussing: "LPs: The Pros and Cons of Investing in Deeptech" 📅 Panel Date: 25th October 🏛️ Location: Bordeaux He’ll be sharing insights alongside industry leaders: David DANA🎗️ – European Investment Fund (EIF), Zhi Hong LOW – Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB)

Two (possibly biased) observations from Thomas Schneider morning cycle ride: 1. Cowboy bikes are definitely faster than Lime or Forest shared bikes 2. Spotted more Cowboy than VanMoofs today... or he just has a selective vision. 😉 Fun times in the urban cycling world!

Exciting times in Paris! Isomer's Chloe Dagnell joined an insightful panel discussion at WVC:E on 'What do LPs really think about venture right now?' The room was filled with dynamic female energy—powerful and inspiring!

🎙️ New Podcast Listen to Joe Schorge, Managing Partner at Isomer Capital, as he shares valuable insights on secondary trends in VC. Hosted by Giovanni Amodeo. The discussion covered a range of critical topics, including the differences between secondary and primary investing, the current state of the market, and the skills required to navigate this complex arena. https://lnkd.in/eQq727hg

This Monday, the BVA organised another edition of the VC Roundtable! 🏗 This time, it was held at Tomorrowland's brand new innovation campus, the "Lab of Tomorrow," bringing together the best tech companies in the event industry. 🙏 A warm welcome was given by the Lab's manager, Hanne D., who gave us a sneak peek of the future plans for the region. 📈 Bjorn Tremmerie from the European Investment Fund (EIF) provided valuable insights into the performance of European VC funds. As an LP in more than 1,500 PE & VC funds, with over €39 billion committed, their data shows that most European VCs deliver superior and competitive returns. 🥇 The top quartile of EU VCs has actually outperformed their US counterparts over the last 18 years (Source: PitchBook). 🦄 Unicorns are clearly great founder factories. Ex-founders and ex-employees of these companies start new (successful) companies, which creates a "snowballing" effect. One example in Belgium is with the original Netlog founders: 🙏 Lorenz Bogaert, Boris Bogaert, Nicolas Van Eenaeme, and Toon Coppens. 🔥 Currently, Belgium ranks 9th among VC funding destinations in Europe for 2024. 1st place = UK ($11.5B), 2nd place = Germany ($5.6B), 3rd place = France ($5.6B). 🌤 We are seeing signs of market stabilization and a recovery after the market correction in 2022. The investment landscape is stabilizing and returning to "normal." Startups are recruiting again, with a significant rise in job postings. A lot of money is flowing into GenAI, climate, deep tech, and health sectors. 💡 Joe Schorge from Isomer Capital gave an insightful session on creating liquidity for LPs through secondaries. They have over 77 VC fund investments as an LP, 44 direct co-investments, and secondaries in companies, as well as 33 unicorns in their portfolio. 🎓 European VC has created many great companies but not enough liquidity for their investors, often being illiquid for more than 12 years. Secondary funds can play an important role in providing liquidity for LPs, founders, and VC firms. A big thank you to Tom Sas from Boker Tov, for providing the delicious catering! ❤️ Thanks to the following funds for participating and contributing to the lively discussions: 6 Degrees Capital Akiles Angelwise BeAngels Birdhouse Ventures Capricorn Partners Droia Ventures imec.istart future fund Aconterra TCD Capital (ex TheClubDeal) Smartfin Fortino Capital Pitchdrive | Early-stage VC 🚀 HERAN Partners Volta Ventures ScaleFund KBC Focus Fund Seeder Fund Qbic Fund | Venture Capital LRM NV Ninepointfive European Investment Fund (EIF) Isomer Capital BVA | Belgian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association

A rare privilege to be on the same stage as President Walesa. He showed what positive sentiment can do in changing Europe for the better

"Live from the Global Secondaries Summit! 🎤 Join Michael Joyce from Isomer Capital as he moderates an exciting panel featuring top industry experts: Alan Vaksman, Founding Partner at Launchbay Capital Olav Ostin, Managing Partner at TempoCap Jamie Quinn, Principal at NewView Capital Alana Karmeinsky Moles, Vice President at StepStone Group We're diving deep into Technology, Infrastructure, and Real Estate Secondaries: 💡 How are they priced? 🛠 What skillsets are needed? 🌍 Exploring Infrastructure, Real Estate, Private Credit, and Venture. Plus, a key question: What similarities exist between PE and non-PE markets, and what makes them unique?