European VC Digest: Black History Month, Sweden, from Seed to Series A, startup studios.
Capital Call #18
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Maren Thomas Bannon ๐บ๐ธ of January VC explains why technology innovators have missed the opportunity to address womenโs healthcare needs in Why It Is Time To Do Away With The Term Femtech.
Elina Berrebi ๐ซ๐ท of Gaia Capital Partners, Lucile Cornet of Eight Roads Ventures and Nicola McClafferty of Draper Esprit share some tips for founders looking to raise their Series B in Sifted: How to attract late-stage investors.
Thibaud Elziere ๐ง๐ช of eFounders went through what made his startup studio successful in the past, including the big winners in their portfolio: Scaling the Startup Studio Model.
Feliks Eyser ๐ฉ๐ช reflects on the experience curve in tech entrepreneurship: What Successful Second-Time Founders Do Differently.
Chandar Lal๐ฌ๐ง and Toby Coppel ๐ฌ๐ง of Mosaic Ventures write about artificial intelligence creating value and solving problems usually handled by lawyers: Machine intelligence and legal contracts: why now?
Elisheva Marcus ๐ฉ๐ช of Earlybird shares an open note to founders on how VC can support them in How VC delivers the right impact for startup growth, even in tough times.
Gabriel Matuschka ๐ง๐ช of Fly Ventures explains how seed-stage founders can pull off the impossible: closing deals on enterprise markets: Winning Enterprise Clients as a Seed Stage Company
Julia Morrongiello ๐จ๐ญof PointNine is bullish about marketplaces and many opportunities to come in the space: Mum, why the f*** did I launch a B2B marketplace?
Yannick Oswald ๐ฑ๐บ of Mangrove writes about the pandemic accelerating progress in contactless technology: The second wave and the contactless economy.
Peter Specht ๐ธ๐ช of Creandum shares insights on a key inflection point for startups: Getting from Seed to Series A.
Michael Tefula ๐ฌ๐ง, Check Warner ๐ฌ๐ง and Shriya Anand of DiversityVC celebrate Black History Month, highlighting the achievements of those of African and Caribbean descent in the UK.
Niklas Zennstrรถm ๐ธ๐ช of Atomico shares why Sweden has become one of Europe's leading tech powerhouses with The Telegraph: Why Sweden is on the verge of another tech revolution.
Maren Thomas Bannon ๐ฌ๐ง Co-Founder & Managing Partner, January Ventures, Amsterdam ๐ณ๐ฑ LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Elina Berrebi ๐ซ๐ท Founding Partner, Gaia Capital Partners Paris ๐ซ๐ท LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Nicolas Colin ๐ซ๐ท Co-Founder & Director, The Family, London ๐ฌ๐ง LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Toby Coppel ๐ฌ๐ง Co-Founder & Partner, Mosaic Ventures, London ๐ฌ๐ง LinkedIn | Twitter
Lucile Cornet ๐ซ๐ท Principal, Eight Roads Ventures, London ๐ฌ๐ง LinkedIn | Twitter
Thibaud Elziere ๐ง๐ชFounder, eFounders, Paris ๐ซ๐ท LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Feliks Eyser ๐ฉ๐ชAngel Investor, Stuttgart ๐ฉ๐ช LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Henrik Grim ๐ธ๐ช Investment Manager, Northzone, Stockholm ๐ธ๐ช LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Christoph Janz ๐ฉ๐ช Partner, Point Nine Capital, Berlin ๐ฉ๐ช LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Chandar Lal ๐ฌ๐ง Research Associate, Mosaic Ventures, London ๐ฌ๐ง LinkedIn
Elisheva Marcus ๐ฉ๐ชMarketing Manager, Earlybird, Berlin LinkedIn | Twitter
Nicola McClafferty ๐ฎ๐ช Investor, Draper Esprit, London ๐ฌ๐ง LinkedIn | Twitter
Julia Morrongiello ๐จ๐ญ Associate, Point Nine Capital, Berlin ๐ฉ๐ช LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Yannick Oswald ๐ฑ๐บ Principal, Mangrove Capital Partners, Luxembourg ๐ฑ๐บ LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Peter Specht ๐ฉ๐ช Principal, Creandum, Berlin ๐ฉ๐ชLinkedIn| Twitter
Michael Tefula ๐ฌ๐ง Principal, Downing Ventures, London ๐ฌ๐ง LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Check Warner ๐ฌ๐ง Partner, Ada Ventures, London ๐ฌ๐ง LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Niklas Zennstrรถm ๐ธ๐ชFounder and CEO, Atomico, London ๐ฌ๐ง LinkedIn | Twitter