European VC Digest: Expanding to the US; TikTok Lessons; Asking Stupid Questions.
Capital Call #13
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Nathan Benaich 🇬🇧, a GP at Air Street Capital, writes about the pandemic, the hopes we all placed in technology and how AI has disappointed on Covid (in The Financial Times).
Nicolas Colin 🇫🇷 of The Family (and co-host of Capital Call) writes about the never-ending Trump-TikTok saga: What the US and China's tussle over TikTok means for Europe.
Cayetana Hurtano 🇪🇸 🇫🇷 of Balderton looks at the future of social platforms and the key components anyone needs to keep in mind: Building tomorrow's social platform.
Joyce Mackenzie Liu 🇨🇦 shares resources about finance and operations during the growth phase: Enabling Predictable Growth: The Role of Finance and Operations in a Startup.
Dominic Jacquesson 🇬🇧 of Index Ventures has prepared the definitive guide for European founders willing to expand in the US: Destination USA 🇺🇸
Also check out this overview that Dominic shared with Slush: In Pursuit of the American Dream.
Christoph Janz 🇩🇪 of Point Nine Capital announces a new fund (check out the amount) and two additional members joining their equal partnership: Bonjour Louis, boa tarde Ricardo!
Also on Point Nine’s two new partners, check out their profiles: Meet Louis Coppey 🇫🇷, Partner at Point Nine (by Christoph Janz 🇩🇪) and Meet Ricardo, Point Nine's new Partner (about Ricardo Sequerra Amram 🇵🇹 by Pawel Chudzinski 🇵🇱)
And don’t miss the four partners discussing many interesting things with Village Global’s Erik Torenberg (podcast): Investing in SaaS and Digital Marketplaces with Point Nine Capital 🎧
Madeline Lawrence 🇬🇧 of Peak Capital shares tips for a segment where virality is crucial—marketplaces: The Virality Handbook For Marketplace Founders.
Yannick Oswald 🇱🇺 of Mangrove Capital Partners writes about the Mangrove Foundation and why it matters to him that his work as a VC has impact: Driving Change beyond Tech.
Eze Vidra 🇦🇷🇮🇱🇬🇧 of Remagine Ventures discusses the rise of corporate venture, with tech company Wix joining the party: Wix announces new venture arm.
Also by Eze, check out The rise of Consumer SaaS and the Bundle Wars.
Gabriel de Vinzelles 🇫🇷 of Frst shares his firm’s Seed Term Sheet, in hopes of relieving some of the anxiety the process generates for founders in Our Term Sheet, open-sourced.
EQT’s Carolina Brochado 🇵🇹 and Cherry Ventures’s Sophia Bendz 🇸🇪 on the seed-stage versus later-stage tech arena as part of TechCrunch disrupt conference: The boom in Europe’s early and growth-stage startups
Hussein Kanji 🇺🇸 of Hoxton Ventures answers Steve O’Hear’s questions about having already invested in 3 unicorns: VCs have to train themselves to 'ask the stupid questions'.
Fiona Pathiraja 🇬🇧of Crista Galli Ventures (CGV) answers Sifted’s Mimi Billing’s questions about a new healthtech fund: Patient capital for patient care.
Leila Zegna talks with Sifted’s Amy Lewin about Kindred Capital’s new fund and what’s coming: Kindred Capital closes £81m seed VC fund.
Nathan Benaich 🇬🇧 General Partner, Air Street Capital, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Sophia Bendz 🇸🇪 Partner, Cherry Ventures, Berlin 🇩🇪 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Carolina Brochado 🇵🇹 Partner, EQT, London 🇺🇸 LinkedIn | Twitter
Pawel Chudzinski 🇵🇱 Partner, Point Nine Capital, Berlin 🇩🇪 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Nicolas Colin 🇫🇷 Co-Founder & Director, The Family, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Louis Coppey 🇫🇷 Partner, Point Nine Capital, Paris 🇫🇷 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Cayetana Hurtano 🇪🇸 🇫🇷 Principal, Balderton, Paris 🇫🇷 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Dominic Jacquesson 🇬🇧VP Insight & Talent, Index Ventures, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter
Christoph Janz 🇩🇪 Partner, Point Nine Capital, Berlin 🇩🇪 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Hussein Kanji 🇺🇸 Founder, Hoxton Ventures, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Madeline Lawrence 🇬🇧 Analyst, Peak Capital, Amsterdam 🇳🇱 LinkedIn | Twitter
Luciana Lixandru 🇷🇴 Partner, Sequoia Capital, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter
Joyce Mackenzie Liu 🇨🇦 Founder, Pegafund, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Yannick Oswald 🇱🇺 Principal, Mangrove Capital Partners, Luxembourg 🇱🇺 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Fiona Pathiraja 🇬🇧 Managing Partner, Crista Galli Ventures,🇬🇧& 🇩🇰 LinkedIn | Twitter
Ricardo Sequerra Amram 🇵🇹 Partner, Point Nine Capital, Berlin 🇩🇪 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Gabriel de Vinzelles 🇫🇷 Principal, Frst, Paris 🇫🇷 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Eze Vidra 🇦🇷🇮🇱🇬🇧 Managing Partner, Remagine Ventures, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Leila Zegna 🇬🇧 Founding Partner, Kindred, London 🇬🇧LinkedIn | Twitter
We are Willy Braun 🇫🇷, Nicolas Colin 🇫🇷 and Vincent Touati-Tomas 🇫🇷. We work as investors and operators in the European VC industry. Hit reply if you want to send us feedback!