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Which are the most active founders and VCs communities in Switzerland? 🇨🇭 Comment below⤵️ The Swiss Startup Resources Hub features three communities. But I am sure there are more regional and vertical-focused founders’ groups out there! ✋ Help me shape the resources page and suggest your favorite community! Featured founders & VCs communities: - SwissVC: the official SwissVCs community - Swiss Women in VCs network: the go-to community for women in VCs in CH led by Thuy-Linh Uong - Swisspreneur Slack Community: community on Slack incl. 400+ founders, investors, and experts. #VentureCapital #Startup #SwissStartups #SwissTech

If you’re new to VC, one great way to start networking is to join slack groups that have virtual coffee matches every week. When I started, I was a part of multiple & each week I got paired with different investors across the ecosystem. Starting with a blank networking slate is hard, so highly recommend trying this your first couple of years in VC. Here are some slack groups that have #virtualcoffee channels: Emerging Venture Capitalists Association (EVCA) Gen Z VCs 500 Startups Global Women in VC VC Unleashed VCFamilia Are there others?👇🏼 #venturecapital #startup #recruiting

We have a handful of seats remaining for our 2nd biannual "Moves in VC" reception+dinner next week at #SFTechWeek, with 35 venture firms and LPs already confirmed to attend. 👉 If you are a senior VC or LP who has made a move in the last 12 months (new firm/fund launch, changed firms, or promoted), give us a heads up so we can consider you for one of the remaining seats --> https://lu.ma/2i17dp33

At our recent Assembly, Hangyul Lee-Song and team at Briter and V54 Open Impact (via Ventures 54) launched their Beyond The Noise Report, looking at investment trends for women founded startups across African markets. Today, women-founded businesses account for only 11% of deals and receive just 6% of the total funding volume across the continent. The report explores these numbers, as well as nuances from the type of funding raised by women vs men founders, to the length of time it takes to raise rounds, to the ways this differs across sectors. Here's a roundup of key insights from the report. You can download the full version here: https://lnkd.in/d3sh4fGq

Today is International Woman's Day and we are incredibly excited to announce the launch of Playfair 's 11th edition of Female Founder Office Hours!! Unfortunately we still live in a world where only 1.8% of VC funding goes into female founders and this is why we started FFOH Founders who have joined previous FFOH's editions have gone on to raise £1.4 Billion 🤯 FFOH's 11th edition will be on April 18th, and 300 incredible founders will have the opportunity to meet 4 investors for 15 minute mentoring and pitching sessions If you're a woman founder, or know any women founders out there that fit these criteria, please do apply/share with them: 🌱 Inception to Series A 🚀 💻 Tech company 🌍 Europe HQ 🙋♀️ Women-led A huge thank you to everybody involved for their continued support including Google Cloud, Revolut Business, FieldHouse Associates and all the 170 investors taking the time outside of their day jobs to participate 🙏 To find out more and to apply, please check out the links in the comments below 👇 #ffoh #startups #venturecapital #technology #entrepreneurship #investing #innovation #future #founders #femalefounders #womenintech 

NEW DATE! Register now for our next Industry Insights Live webcast on December 12, when NAIC President & CEO Robert L. Greene (Bob) will lead a discussion with Miriam Rivera, CEO, Co-Founder, and Managing Director of Ulu Ventures. A leading seed-stage venture fund in Silicon Valley, more than 80% of Ulu Ventures’ portfolio companies are founded by diverse teams, including women, underrepresented groups, and immigrants. Ulu Ventures’ investment strategy is data-driven, aiming to reduce bias and focus on emerging markets that have been historically overlooked by traditional venture capital. The daughter of Hispanic migrant farmers, Rivera’s career is marked by significant achievements, both as an entrepreneur and a tech industry leader. Before founding Ulu Ventures, Rivera played a critical role at Google, joining the company in 2001 as its second attorney. Join us for an intriguing conversation with a Silicon Valley leader who is reshaping the venture capital landscape. Register: https://lnkd.in/exi2VNFu #VentureCapital #HispanicHeritageMonth #DiverseLeadership

Just a few days left to get your applications ready for the @GoogleforStartups Accelerator: Women Founders cohort! The 12-week program will support startups with @Google resources, mentorship and more. Check out the details and apply today: goo.gle/wf_europe24 #AcceleratedWithGoogle

FOUNDERS FIRST 🌟 How VCs can build a platform for success? According to Melvyn, it starts with fostering diversity and ensuring good governance at board level. Investors have an important role to play in championing more women founders in tech startups. In addition to the moral obligation to bolster diversity, studies have shown that businesses with a women founder or co-founder outperform those founded by only men by 30% 📈 The strongest entrepreneurs use good governance as a lever to drive business value, as opposed to viewing it as something that constrains them.🚀 Thanks again to the AVCA - The African Private Capital Association organization for another great event!

Last week we attended the 2024 Antler European Founder Conference in London, here are our three main takeaways: 🔎 Decentralized Talent and Capital: We’re witnessing a decentralization of talent and capital, with unicorns emerging from diverse parts of the world. This is reshaping the global startup ecosystem in the era of globalization. 📈 European Venture Trends: Technical founders tend to outperform non-technical founders. 70% of US tech giants have technical founders compared to only 26% in Europe. However, there has been a significant shift since 2023, with unicorn founders with tech backgrounds increasing from 26% to 54% in Europe. 💡 Talent Dynamics & ESOP: While European founders often move to the US for greater funding and higher exit multiples, Europe offers more affordable talent. The fragmented and often complicated employee option pool system in Europe contrasts with the more streamlined US approach. This contributes significantly to the higher general capital markets engagement of Americans over Europeans. #VentureCapital #Antler