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🎉 Big news: we're not just attending the epic 1st #TechTalentSuperstars event in Budapest – we're one of the masterminds behind it! Yeah, that's right, our very own team together with the amazing OUVC - Venture Capital & Venture Studio is pulling the strings for this awesome gathering, part of the V4-Ukraine Talent Fusion Program. And guess what? It's all going down this afternoon! 🌟 This isn't just any event, we're shining the spotlight on the superheroines of the startup world – the female founders and key players who can help reshape the tech landscape. It's all about inspiring the next wave of innovators and showing them the ropes! 🎤 Kicking things off at 17:30, our co-founder, Kamilla Strausz, will be leading the charge with two rounds of panel discussions. Get ready to dive deep into stories of vision with Viktória Varga, Noemi Marencsak, Petra Hajdu-Pasztor, Dr. Pálma Piller, and how the ecosystem builders have nurtured the industry's future talents with Nora Szeles, Baiba Rozenberga, Tekla Dömötör, Ivett Angyal. 🚀 🕕 Then, at 18:30, it's time for a twist with a reverse pitching session. Investors from the big leagues like Interactive Ventures, Hungarian Business Angel Network, 500 Emerging Europe, Oktogon Ventures, and more will share their insider secrets – what catches their eye and how they make their moves. 💵 🕖 By around 19:00, we're switching gears to networking. This is your golden ticket to meet fellow innovators, chat with ecosystem builders, and maybe even spark some game-changing partnerships. 🤝 🙋🏽♀️ Got dreams bigger than the sky? Want a dose of success stories to fuel your fire? Then you can't afford to miss this! Hit up the Eventbrite and snag your spot ASAP. Check the link in the comments for all the deets. 🔗 💬 See you there! 😉 #V4UkraineTalentFusion #femalefounder #startups #enterpreneurship #networking #moderator #InnoMakerPartners

🌟 Embrace the power of social connectivity at SXSW® 2024. As the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine illuminates the health benefits of social interactions, we see these connections as the heartbeat of entrepreneurial vitality. SXSW® is more than an event; it's a convergence of ideas, aspirations, and shared successes. 🚀 IOOGO Inc. is thrilled to sponsor the Startup Crawl on March 8th from 6-9 PM, where entrepreneurs and innovators unite. Here, networks become support systems, fostering resilience and spurring growth. 💡 Join us to cultivate relationships that go beyond the now—forge partnerships, spark creativity, and drive your business vision forward. Your next conversation at SXSW® could be the one that changes everything. #Entrepreneurship #SXSW2024 #SocialConnectivity #IOOGOInc #InnovationInNetworking

YES - next week it's thankfully time to once again meet up with awesome scaleup founders, VCs,and startup ecosystem friends at TechBBQ here in #Copenhagen. I've had the pleasure to participate since the 2016 version, and though being a Dane 🇩🇰 I have to say I'm pretty impressed on the way Avnit, Sam, Kay and their cool team have improved year after year. 🚀 The stage program is amazing, and so is the both net networking opportunities at the venue, and at the many side events too. Day 0️⃣ I'm happy to join the Investor Breakfast hosted by our friends Lars / Scale Capital and Pirkka / Maki.vc - fully booked, not surprised, can't wait ✅ Nordic Investor Day 2024 at Industiens Hus is also too good to miss, so many of our Nordic Secondary Fund VC friends will be present, what's not to like ✅ Finally, TechBBQ Speaker Networking Event, where the +300 official speakers will mingle and be networking ✅ Day 1️⃣ I'm proud and excited to be on Forest Stage at 10.30-10:55 with Nils - Co-Founder & CEO from Minut 🇸🇪 , our last N2F portfolio member. The topic is "UNLOCKING CAPITAL" : The Benefits of Secondary Market Transactions ✅ Meeting a lot of new and old nice and smart people like; Karl Ágúst Matthíasson, Ebba Sandbecker, Andreas Claudi, Jonatan Kutchinsky, Jaspur Langgaard, Sofia Hjelmberg, Mads Troelsgaard, Lars Fløe Nielsen, Peter Lauerbach, Wouter Vorstman, Peter Baech, Ata Bærentsen, Sander Janca-Jensen, Kristine Bangstad Fredriksen, Thomas Lenz, Raphaël G. , Luisa Alix Orsini, Elena Enache only to mention a few ✅ Day 2️⃣ So far only very few appointments, so if YOU will be around the venue or the side events and wants to learn more about our unique offering on secondaries, doing tickets from €2-9M, don't hold back, ping Frank Lyhne Hansen, Karl Emil Uhre Christensen or me here at LinkedIN, DM us, or come and talk to us ✅ See you soon ☀ #secondaries #liquidity #scaleups #founderfriendly

I'm really excited to be heading to Mexico City for Mexico Tech Week! If you're going to be there, let me know so we can connect! I'd love to introduce you to VentureMatch™ our data-driven tool that connects post-revenue SaaS founders with VCs that are the best-fit for their growth strategy. Also if you're there, definitely check out my cofounder Carlos on the IGNIA Partners hosted and Christine Kenna-modeated panel "Battle Stories: Truths and Lessons from Scaling Startups Beyond Borders", as he and others (Alessandra Angelini, José Tomás Ulloa Hiribarren, Alfonso Santiago) dive into key topics like fundraising, market adaptation, and other areas important to founders scaling their companies. #MexicoTechWeek #IGNIAInsightSessions #CrossBorderExpansion #SaaSFounders #GrowthCapital #StartupScaling

As any VC, one of our favorite things is to invest more than once in the same founders. They know the drill, and they’ve done it before. That's precisely what our fund, #PSVTech01, recently had the chance to do. Today is launch day for spektr, which means we can finally shout from the rooftops that we've backed power founders Ciprian Florescu and Mikkel Skarnager once again. This time not as a duo, but a quartet, as they've gotten Jan-Erik Wagner and Jeremy Joly on board the new founder team 👌 In 2021, we invested in Mikkel and Cip's first company, #HelloFlow, but before we could even say HelloFl… the company was acquired 💸 While it was a great exit story, our collaboration with the two was way too short. Luckily, they soon enough discovered that they had a craving to go back to the sweet-and-sour startup candy shop 🍭 We’re thrilled to announce the second episode of our partnership with the two visionaries. Alongside friends at Northzone and Seedcamp, we've backed Spektr's €5m seed round. Read the full story👇 spektr https://lnkd.in/dJcHKu4z Business Insider https://lnkd.in/dDFNraGX Børsen https://lnkd.in/dERZ8zHk EU-Startups https://lnkd.in/dDFxE4Dc Finextra https://lnkd.in/dckVUQUA

Get ready to be inspired: Bettine Schmitz, General Partner and Founder of the Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund (family of funds) joins our jury panel at the Venturing Women Pitch Day! Bettine believes in the potential of female founders and investors, which led her to establish Auxxo and launch two funds - with volume €19 million and up to €50 million (in fundraising), co-investing in the strongest pre-seed and seed-stage startups founded by women in Europe. Auxxo has executed 15 angel investments and 32 investments through the fund to date. Prior to Auxxo, Bettine has worked as a strategy consultant and product manager in the past and has also accelerated nearly 100 companies at Axel Springer Plug and Play Accelerator. 🚀 To startups: Snatch an opportunity to pitch to our stellar jury panel - investors from top-tier VC firms managing €7+ billion in assets. 📆 Important dates: September 20 - early-bird applications close. Secure your spot and learn faster if you are selected to pitch. October 3 - application deadline. October 22 - the event takes place in Berlin. It takes only 2 minutes. Apply here: 👉 https://lnkd.in/d8E2ViU3 #femalefounders #investment #pitching #startups

Let's grab a beer. Whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur or just starting out, the more diverse the perspectives, the better the conversation. Let's build a network with @waterlooInc, Communitech, Catalyst Commons, Accelerator Centre and Velocity where we can learn from each other's experiences, collaborate on exciting projects, and, of course, enjoy some good company. #techpreneurs #tech #startup #startups

⚡ 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

BOLE Intelligent Machinery. We firmly believe that only professional teams will drive digitalization in the field of plastics and metal processing in the future. The core competence of a machine manufacturer is to deliver machines to the processor at the best price/performance ratio with the best availability and the lowest costs over the lifetime of the machine. The solutions currently offered by machine manufacturers in the field of digitalization have not been proven to really save money. With the new approaches of Tomorrowthings and BOLE Intelligent Machinery, we will really offer our customers solutions that sustainably reduce their costs. That is why we are concentrating on building the machines and working with professionals in the field of digitalization processes.

⚡️And the nominees are… ⚡️ For years, Danish AM Hub has nurtured and cultivated the AM start-up scene in Denmark. We have connected them to growth capital, given them a platform like AM Summit, and advised them on commercial and strategic issues. Now – ladies and gentlemen – we have a whole new category of Danish AM startups that we will celebrate at www.amsummit.dk. On October 24th, three of the leading Danish AM start-ups will present themselves and their ideas in our big pitch competition. They will pitch in front of 1000 Summit guests and a jury with members from Danish AM Hub , AM Ventures, and Formnext - Where ideas take shape. The winner will be sent to an exclusive pitch event at Formnext – the largest AM event and exhibition in the world. Along with 12 other amazing start-ups, the three nominees have been a part of AM Growth 2024, where the companies have been nurtured and guided from idea to strong products and commercial focus. You can meet the three nominees – Exo360, Euler, and Perfi – and the other exciting start-ups from AM Growth 2024 in the Start-up Valley at AM Summit. #startup #additivemanufacturing #3Dprint