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Capital Call #42
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Nicolas Colin ๐ซ๐ท of The Family (and co-host of Capital Call) explains why Daniel Ek buying Arsenal might be a coming of age for European tech (in Sifted): Would Daniel Ek buying Arsenal be a gamechanger for European tech?
Alexandre Dewez ๐ซ๐ท of Idinvest delves into the European instant grocery market: ๐ A Pamphlet Against Getir & GoPuff's European Copycats.
Benedict Evans ๐ฌ๐ง, a venture partner with both Mosaic Ventures & Entrepreneur First, casts a light on how much the pandemic has changed retail: Step changes in ecommerce.ย
Aurore Falque-Pierrotin ๐ซ๐ท of Samaipata writes about whether or not data can trigger increasing returns to scale: Data network effects โ the new Holy Grail?
Melanie Hayes ๐ฌ๐ง & Milly Shotter of Bethnal Green Ventures make the case for more transparency on VC returns: VCs need to adopt some of that 'radical transparency' startups love.
Balthazar de Lavergne ๐ซ๐ท of The Family shares wise words about the virtue of patience and discipline: Getting Rich Slowly.
Mina Mutafchieva ๐ต๐ฑ of Dawn Capital writes about an Australian, a Belgian and a Dane walking into a tough data engineering problem: Why We Invested in CluedIn.
Patrick Newton ๐ฌ๐ง of Form Ventures suggests the UK push harder so that retail investors can have access to VC as an asset class (in City AM): To make the UK a tech leader, retail money must be given more access to private investments.
Mathias Pastor ๐ซ๐ท of The Family tells you everything you ever wanted to know about SPACs: A primer on SPACs.
Tristan Schnegg ๐ฌ๐ง & Samon Sanchuli ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ท of Collective Equity have compiled data on 1020 founders that have become limited partners in VC funds: From Founder to Limited Partner.
Lily Shaw ๐ฌ๐ง of Omers Ventures reflects on her past experience on public markets and what stayed the same now that she works in VC: Blurring lines: public and private markets (Part I).
Beata Klein ๐ธ๐ช of Creandum shares insights on how to build a personal brand as an investor and the role played by content: Building a Brand with Beata Klein.
Nicolas Colin ๐ซ๐ท Co-Founder & Director, The Family, London ๐ฌ๐ง LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Fred Destin ๐ง๐ช Founder, Stride.VC, London ๐ฌ๐ง LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Alexandre Dewez ๐ซ๐ท Analyst, Idinvest, Paris ๐ซ๐ท LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Benedict Evans ๐ฌ๐ง Venture Partner, Entrepreneur First & Mosaic Ventures, London ๐ฌ๐ง LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Aurore Falque-Pierrotin ๐ซ๐ท Principal, Samaipata, Paris ๐ซ๐ท LinkedIn | Twitter
Melanie Hayes ๐ฌ๐งManaging Partner, Bethnal Green Ventures, London ๐ฌ๐ง LinkedIn | Twitter
Henna Kerรคnen ๐ธ๐ช Strategic Partnerships, Sting, Stockholm ๐ธ๐ช LinkedIn | Twitter
Beata Klein ๐ธ๐ช Associate, Creandum, Stockholm ๐ธ๐ช LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Balthazar de Lavergne ๐ซ๐ท Director, The Family, London ๐ฌ๐ง LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Mattias Ljungman ๐ธ๐ช Founder, Moonfire Ventures, London ๐ฌ๐ง LinkedIn |ย Twitter |ย Blog
Mina Mutafchieva ๐ต๐ฑ Principal, Dawn Capital, London ๐ฌ๐ง Twitter |ย Blog
Patrick Newton ๐ฌ๐ง Founding Partner, Form Ventures, London ๐ฌ๐ง LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Mathias Pastor ๐ซ๐ท Director, The Family, London ๐ฌ๐ง LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Samon Sanchuli ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ท Equity Analyst, Collective Equity Ownership, London ๐ฌ๐ง LinkedIn |ย Twitter
Tristan Schnegg ๐ฌ๐ง Equity Analyst, Investor, Collective Equity Ownership, London ๐ฌ๐ง LinkedIn
Lily Shaw ๐ฌ๐ง Associate Investor, OMERS Ventures, London ๐ฌ๐ง LinkedIn | Twitter
Milly Shotter ๐ฌ๐ง Partner, Bethnal Green Ventures, London ๐ฌ๐ง LinkedIn |ย Twitter