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At Rubik Hub's Founders Bootcamp, we had the opportunity to engage and gain valuable insights from one of our VCs, Fortech Investments. "Bright Spaces is one of those few start-ups where we had the privilege to know the founding team ever since their beginnings. This allowed us to watch their constant evolution closely and see all their hard work turn into a real digital automated solution for the critical needs that they skillfully identified in the field of real estate. Together with our own expertise in this industry, we will turn this strategic partnership into a fruitful collaboration, and we're committed to helping them make the right choices toward building a viable, sustainable business." - Fortech Investments Thank you, Alexandru Chifu and Valentin Filip, for your continued support. 🙏 As we reach the midpoint of our SeedBlink campaign, the insights gained from such interactions have been instrumental. We're excited to announce 18 confirmed angel investors, with more joining us daily. If you haven't yet, seize the opportunity to be part of our growth story. (link in comments) 🚀 #BrightSpaces #startup #proptech

Bright Spaces is one of those few start-ups where we had the privilege to know the founding team ever since their beginnings. This allowed us to watch their constant evolution closely and see all their hard work turn into a real digital automated solution for the critical needs that they skillfully identified in the field of real estate. Together with our expertise in this industry, we will turn this strategic partnership into a fruitful collaboration, and we're committed to helping them make the right choices toward building a viable, sustainable business. Go support Bright Spaces and their current campaign on SeedBlink at the link in the comments! #proptech #startups #founders #venturecapital

Last night marked a huge achievement for me and the team at VC Unleashed. I got to host my first curated investor dinner in NYC!! 🥳 This event brought together current VCs and aspiring VCs who have been making significant strides toward their careers in venture capital. The goal was to help everyone connect over focused (and fun) conversations about the industry. I learned a lot both during the event and throughout the process of planning it. This event reminded me that there are many other smart, talented aspiring VCs who completely empathize with the journey, as demanding as it is. And while we bond through the ups and downs we’ve encountered, we’re also excited to help each other out even though we haven’t gotten the job yet! To me, that’s truly special. 🫶🏽 Hosting a dinner event was something I had been wanting to do for a while and I’m so glad the perfect opportunity came up to execute on something like this. Thank you so much to Maria Pope and the team at Carta for partnering with us on this event! And thank you to everyone who attended! Alexandra Hornick, Eon Mattis, Lisa Lewin, Zehra Naqvi, Andres Perez, and our group of aspiring VCs all had so much to share. 💫 The energy was amazing and I can’t wait to see what’s next for all of us. This is definitely high up on my list as one of the coolest evenings of 2024 so far. ✨ I have more events (in-person and virtual) in the works and a ton of resources for other aspiring VCs so be sure to follow if you want to stay up to date on what’s happening! #venturecapital #vc #aspiringvc #vcunleashed #venture #startups #tech #nyctech #nyc #venturecapitalists #venturebuilder

⚡ Energized and inspired after an incredible time at GoWest - Nordic Venture Capital Forum in Gothenburg! Over the past few days, we've enjoyed reconnecting with old friends and forging exciting new connections. We thank all our guests and partners who joined us for the afterwork co-hosted with Connect Sverige Region Väst, GU Ventures, and SEB. In a panel discussion, our colleague Maria shared valuable insights exploring diverse routes for startups to raise capital. The feedback we received on the panellists’ advice was truly rewarding! Venture Breakfast by Mesh Community was a highlight, bringing together a dynamic mix of VCs and startups under one roof to kick off GoWest. Co-hosted with us, Industrifonden, Alliance VC, Antler, Schibsted Ventures, Dreamcraft Ventures, and NordicNinja VC, it was an invaluable opportunity for investors and founders to exchange insights. Karl-Christian Agerup's journey as a founder, investor, and executive added an extra layer of inspiration. Our Managing Partner, Evelina Anttila, took the stage for an "epic moderation" (not our words!) of the panel "End Game: Exit Strategies." In a dialogue with Anders Hallin and Terese Ahrens, alongside Carl Svantesson, they went deep into the crucial role of proactive exit planning and strategies. This topic is significant for us as a VC with a shorter holding period. Evelina's insightful questions and opinions sparked a thought-provoking discussion on empowering portfolio companies to implement strategic exit plans effectively - from early on. 🙏 Here's to the power of collaboration, shared knowledge, and the vibrant spirit of the West Coast! 🌟 #foreverforward #GoWest #networking #startup #vc #investment

It's always inspiring to witness how entrepreneurship and investment can drive growth and innovation. Having been a part of the Nordic ecosystem since 2007, I must say, I am impressed by the strides made by the entrepreneurial and investor community. It's been an absolute honor to play my small role in this journey. Let's continue to push the boundaries and achieve even greater heights! #NordicEntrepreneurship #InvestmentCommunity #Innovation #Growth

📣 Tomorrow Mimotype Technologies GmbH will be on the big stage and join SPRIND - Bundesagentur für Sprunginnovationen's most dashing innovators that are about to fundamentally reshape Germany's deep tech sector. 📣 Mimotype is currently ramping up its production of engineered fluorescent proteins for ecologically seamless bio-nanotech applications. 🔬 What does this mean exactly? 🍅 Essentially, we are creating color converting thin films as a passive greenhouse technology to reshuffle the spectrum of incident sun light and render it more photosynthetically active for crops, enhancing yield without requiring more energy input. 🌞 Let's have a chat at our booth to discuss how natural light is enabling a brighter future. 🌅 Danilo Flores, Paul Aspacher, Laura Bernáez Timón, Erfan Moradi Patrick P. Rose, Eileen Stahl and Nicolas Krink

Where has the time gone? The Fellows of the baby vc bootcamps recently completed their 5th and 6th sessions with a particular focus on Due Diligence including the hotly anticipated Due Diligence Challenge 🏆! Without all of the speakers for the 5th Session, we couldn’t do what we do, so a big Merci, Dankeschön, Thank you, Grazie and Gratias to: 🇫🇷 Margaux Gregoir from Alven 🇩🇪🇦🇹🇨🇭 Philipp Handel from General Catalyst and ⁠Sarah Thieme from Yttrium 🇬🇧 Nicolas Slotine and Julien van den Rul from Forestay Capital 🇮🇹 Giorgio Pastarini from P101 and Raffaele Mauro from Primo Ventures 🇪🇸🇵🇹 Tomás Penaguião from Bynd Venture Capital Also a big thank you to Forestay Capital, Bynd Venture Capital, and Primo Ventures for hosting us for another in-person session! Our Fellows learnt all about about Due Diligence during the Growth Stage: • Having the best product is just the beginning. To truly succeed, valuation drivers that VC look at in startups are market conditions, product technology, traction, investment terms, and a strong team. • A successful founding team typically combines diverse strengths: a visionary with deep business expertise, a technical expert with a competitive edge, and a true executor with a strong operational focus. Additionally, unique insights into their industry or product are essential. • Many of the most iconic companies were born during difficult times. And for the tech sector specifically, great companies always raise money, competitors slow down, early stage investments remain hot, and there is now the opportunity to hire the best talent. Exciting times are coming ahead ! #babyvc #diversityinvc

8.5 reasons why you might want to attend Wolves Summit Europe (6-7 November, Vienna) as an Investor: Be among 400 companies at Wolves Summit Europe. 100+ Investors; 250+ Startups and Scaleups; and 50 partners and delegations. 1) Meet Startups from our newest partner: AustrianStartups! 2) Join the VIP Investor evening on 7 November. Join the closed Investors-only Zone both days. Meet 100 other VC, CVC and Angel Investors interested in early-stage European companies. ABB Technology Ventures, UNIQA Ventures, Lighthouse Ventures, dsm-firmenich, VERBUND Ventures, Elevator Ventures. 3) Our Agenda features 45 panelists on topics relevant to Investors, Accelerators, StartUps, and Scaleups - and how to build great companies. 4) The Great Pitch Contest: 49 of the best, pre-selected companies will be presenting their ideas on the stage, sharing more details about their strategy and what kind of support they are looking for. 5) Meet our 50 VC and CVC Jury Members... Yes, 50! 6) Meet our 13 Angel Investor Associations from across Europe: EBAN - European Business Angel Network Deutsche Börse Venture Network Estonian Business Angels Network (EstBAN) Hungarian Business Angel Network (HunBAN) TechAngels Romania HeBAN - Hellenic Business Angels Network (Association) Finnish Business Angels Network (FiBAN) Transylvania Angels Network (T.A.N.) 7) Meet our 13 Accelerators and Incubators from across Europe, like Lyubov Guk of Blue Lake VC. 8) Meet inspiring Founders of young, disruptive companies looking for partners. Use the Brella event app to pre-filter 1-on-1 meetings. and 8.5) Meet the new Wolves Summit team!: Thom Barnhardt, Kaja Kulas, Andrea Bandirali, Andrew Hope, Saira, and Wiktor. We're full of energy and enthusiasm to build Wolves Summit 2.0, and we want to talk to you and listen to your ideas. Save 23% by Booking your Ticket now: https://lnkd.in/dgbehWDM New this Week! ... Wolves Summit Weekly Interview Series: with Laurynas Mačiulis, co-founder of defense-tech firm Astrolight (Lithuania). Currently raising 3 million euro Seed round. Nigel Standish Martin Ring Angus Kidd

How often do you see a startup pitching their investors? I am thrilled to see our investor, Plural Platform raising its second round so fast after its first one. And it's a 400M fund! What makes Plural special is that all of their partners are ex-founders. They can only make around 2 investments per year, meaning they will dedicate a lot of their time to helping the founders. And those are just not empty slogans. Taavet has been our founding investor and having built Wise from 0 to 100 is surely valuable to him, but also to us. He is hands-on with us on a bi-weekly basis. A service that you cannot buy from anywhere. But we have also access to all the other partners. I have built companies together with Sten Tamkivi and honestly, his global tech product experience is second to none. Ian Hogarth has become an AI superstar in Europe (and is just a great person!), Khaled Helioui has helped us with his climate tech connections, and Carina N. with some great thoughts on building in an early phase. We had a Plural founders Summit in Lisbon this autumn and the number of founders had increased 2x over a year. Meeting some amazing minds there, I thought "What a great group of founders this is". There is something special happening with Plural. Also big up to other team members: Daniel, Victoria, Kate, Marit, Sandra, Verner, Eliza, Tamsin 🚀

Announcing my doubling down on the Nordic startup ecosystem with the launch of Osito Ventures together with Alexander 🚨 TL;DR – we invest $50k tickets in Pre-Seed / Seed rounds and syndicate investments with our network in Series A rounds and beyond We partner with the Nordics’ most ambitious Founders who are - Building big, impactful companies - Ready to work relentlessly to will their ambition into reality - Excited to be accountable for their outcomes - Aware of the downsides and risks of the VC model – and motivated by this Our Thesis – there is an unprecedented opportunity for early investments in Nordic bred tech companies, due to: 1) New technologies and specifically the rise of AI massively decreasing the cost of building and scaling companies 2) The current macro environment causing - A mass exodus of talent from scaleups - Startups running extremely cash efficient  - Incumbents focusing on profits over market share, making them ripe for disruption Founders, if you are aligned with the above and we haven’t already discussed your fundraising, now is the time – hit me up in the DMs Links to Press & Website in comments 💬