European VC Digest: Embedded Finance. Friction. Weirdness. Virtual Communities. Learning Through Play.
Capital Call #35
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Gunita Bhasin 🇮🇳🇬🇧 of Speedinvest shares her perspective about the latest trends in embedded finance: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Embedded Finance.
Hadrien Comte 🇫🇷 of Gaia Capital Partners shares the lessons learned during their investment in the company GetAccept.
Louis Coppey 🇫🇷 of Point Nine Capital is making the case for disrupting old industries with a combination of tech background and strategy: 3 trends to watch in Computer Vision.
Alexandre Dewez 🇫🇷 of Idinvest makes a counter-intuitive point: seamlessness doesn’t always maximize value. Read it all in Adding Friction in Your Product.
Gil Dibner 🇺🇸🇮🇱 of Angular Ventures shares (and comments on) an entire dataset about deep tech and enterprise startups: The Data: Enterprise & Deep Tech VC in Europe & Israel 2020.
Miruna Girtu 🇷🇴 of SyndicateRoom has some advice for newcomers in the VC industry: Deconstructing VC: How Emerging Investors Can Think About Their Value Proposition To Founders.
Christoph Janz 🇩🇪 of Point Nine Capital shares tips from experts at Delivery Hero, Zendesk, and more for making one of the hardest VP hires: how to hire a VP Marketing.
Cecilia Manduca 🇬🇧 of Talis Capital writes about the flourishing of virtual communities over the past year: Sourdough bread, ASMR, and subreddits: virtual communities are here to stay.
Mathias Pastor 🇫🇷 of The Family writes about why the Internet has unleashed The explosion of weirdness—and why it’s a good thing.
Ines Streimelweger 🇩🇪 of Creandum looks into climate tech startups and the role they play in positioning Europe as a global leader in the field: Europe's Leadership in Climate Tech.
D'Arcy Whelan 🇬🇧 of Outward VC knows that founders always feel at a loss when they experience rejection by an investor: How to get candid pitch feedback from VC investors.
Stuart Chapman 🇬🇧 of Draper Esprit and Christophe Jurczak 🇫🇷 of Quantonation discuss quantum computing and why it’s a great opportunity for investors: Why investors love quantum-as-a-service.
Nicolas Colin 🇫🇷 and Balthazar de Lavergne 🇫🇷 of The Family discuss venture capital at the seed stage and the SaaS landscape with Christoph Janz 🇩🇪 of Point Nine Capital: In Good Company #4.
Patrick Ryan 🇮🇪 of Odin shares a wide-ranging discussion from the passion economy to blockchain services with Parin Shah of Lego Ventures: 🎧 Learning Through Play.
Carlos Santana 🇪🇸 of EQT explains the reasons why they like buying out Spanish startups: The 2 biggest startup exits in Spain 2020 from the same relentless buyer, why?
Maren Bannon 🇺🇸 Co-Founder & Managing Partner, January Ventures, Amsterdam 🇳🇱 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Gunita Bhasin 🇮🇳🇬🇧 Associate, Speedinvest, London 🇬🇧LinkedIn | Twitter
Nicolas Colin 🇫🇷 Co-Founder & Director, The Family, Munich 🇩🇪 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Louis Coppey 🇫🇷 Partner, Point Nine Capital, Paris 🇫🇷 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Stuart Chapman 🇬🇧 Managing Partner, Draper Esprit, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn
Hadrien Comte 🇫🇷 Associate, Gaia Capital Partners, Paris 🇫🇷LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Louis Coppey 🇫🇷 Partner, Point Nine Capital, Paris 🇫🇷 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Alexandre Dewez 🇫🇷 Analyst, Idinvest, Paris 🇫🇷 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Gil Dibner 🇺🇸🇮🇱 Founder & General Partner, Angular Ventures, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Miruna-Ioana Girtu 🇷🇴 Venture Partner, SyndicateRoom, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter
Christoph Janz 🇩🇪 Partner, Point Nine Capital, Berlin 🇩🇪 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Christophe Jurczak 🇫🇷 Managing Partner, Quantonation, Paris 🇫🇷 LinkedIn | Twitter
Balthazar de Lavergne 🇫🇷 Director, The Family, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Mattias Ljungman 🇸🇪 Founder, Moonfire, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter
Cecilia Manduca 🇬🇧Analyst Talis Capital, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter
Mathias Pastor 🇫🇷 Director, The Family, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Patrick Ryan 🇮🇪 Co-founder, Odin, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Carlos Santana 🇪🇸 Partner, EQT, Madrid 🇬🇧 LinkedIn
Parin Shah 🇬🇧 Senior Associate, LEGO Ventures, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn
Ines Streimelweger 🇩🇪 Investment Manager, Creandum, Berlin 🇩🇪 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
D'Arcy Jade Whelan 🇬🇧Analyst, Outward VC, London 🇬🇧 Linkedin | Twitter