It's time to say #goodbye to #2024.
Bye to one of the most heartbreaking year that I had on a personal level in a long time, but also bye to one of the most accomplishing year that I had since I set on this journey of #becoming a #DeepTech #investor.
Looking back, it's insane to think about what we have accomplished within a year:
. we grew our team to 20+ crazy people that believe in supporting and investing in the AIxBIO ecosystem,
. we launched and incubated during more than 9 months our cohort#1 taking in 6 #startups from Europe and US,
. we held the first edition of our AIxBIO #DEMO #Day for our cohort#1 in #San #Francisco during #A16Z #TechWeek , flying in our founders from Europe and featuring a snapshot only of some of the most interesting pre-seed startups that we are meeting day to day out there,
. we grew our presence in more than 15+ #countries ,
and last but far from the least:
. we have finally kicked off the implementation of our investments strategy and made our most significant investment by joining #BIOMEMORY $18M
#Series A.
2024, what a year! But none of it would had been possible without our amazing team! This is the reason why I want to end this year's review by bringing in the spotlights on those who made it happens:
. I have been blessed to work during these past 3 years with my amazing partner Jason Roper, and to welcome Claude Allaoua and Alex Tsado along the way in 2024. What can I say besides that we are grateful for the support, advices, and contributions offered during this year.
. Along the way in 2024, we made one of the most significant move ever. We finally decided to open up our equity to some of our team members who joined us from the very beginning as Venture Associate and believed in our vision.
This has been underwrap for some time now and I am thrilled to finally let the cat out of the bag and announce that we have decided to bring up, as Investor Relation Partners:
. Šárka Sirůčková, in charge of NxS UK,
. Ian Schlander, in charge of NxS USA, New York
. Kingsley Chow, and Eugene ZHOU in charge of NxS USA, San Francisco,
. Mahdi Roohnikan, in charge of NxS Canada,
. Steevanson Bayer, in charge of NxS Hong Kong,
. Alema Pelesić, in charge of NxS Serbia,
. Iuliia (Julia) Karnysh🇺🇦, in charge of NxS Switzerland,
As part of that structuration of our team, we are also thrilled to welcome new team members in this new role:
. Finn Hatherell, in charge of NxS Ireland,
. Mona Oliveira, PhD, in charge of NxS Brazil,
. Ian Peter Busuulwa , in charge of NxS Kenya.
Finally, we have been grateful to build an amazing community of #Venture #Associates with:
. Sara El Jabri, NxS France,
. Matthew Chung, NxS UK,
. Chuchu Huang, NxS Denmark,
. Michael Saunders, NxS Canada,
. Dylan Riffle, NxS USA New York,
. Jelisaveta Ilić, NxS Serbia
. Peter Wang , NxS Singapore,
. Wenjun Jiang, NxS Saudi Arabia,
. Valia Khodr, NxS UAE,
. Rashi Bhavsar , NxS India,
Thank you for your trust!
Time to rock 2025 !
