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Capital Call #52
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Josh Bell 🇬🇧 of Dawn Capital introduces their newly promoted partner, Mina Mutafchieva 🇵🇱: Meet Mina Mutafchieva, Partner at Dawn.
Stefano Bernardi 🇮🇹🇫🇷 & Yannick Roux 🇫🇷 just sent their quarterly update about European VC firms raising money—a “bumper quarter”: Q2 '21 European VC fundraising note.
Pauline Brunel 🇫🇷 of Blackfin ranks the most vibrant European fintech scenes of the year: Who won the 2021 Euro ̶F̶o̶o̶t̶b̶a̶l̶l̶ Fintech league?
Nicolas Colin 🇫🇷 of The Family (and co-host of Capital Call) got interested by more and more VC firms being listed in Europe—and the trend it potentially reveals: Startups IPO. Why shouldn't VCs list publicly?
Alexandre Dewez 🇫🇷 of Eurazeo is always on the lookout for new deals on the French market: 🇫🇷 H1-2021 French Funding Rounds.
Annalise Dragic 🇬🇧, Kevin Diestel 🇬🇧 & Andreas Weiskam 🇬🇧 of Sapphire Ventures tell us everything about Israel's Booming Tech Scene: Top Trends & Players in the Startup Nation.
Thibaud Elziere 🇧🇪 of eFounders maps the most interesting segments and companies building the future of remote work in his article The Opportunities of Remote Work.
Ladi Greenstreet 🇬🇧 & Daisy Onubogu 🇬🇧, who are taking over at Diversity VC as CEO & COO, respectively, share their vision: Diversity VC — The Next Chapter.
Farhan Lalji 🇬🇧 of Anthemis comments on the firm’s latest investment and making higher education more affordable thanks to ‘Future Earnings Agreements’: Why We Invested: StepEx.
Chirag Modi 🇬🇧 of Lakestar just published a new in-depth analysis of a European tech company that’s about to go public: (Transfer) Wise - Company Deep Dive.
Marcin Szeląg 🇵🇱 of Innovation Nest shares the latest news about startups in Central & Eastern Europe (CEE): 🔥RR #12 Circular Economy, Covid rocket fuel, latest #fintech hub in CEE.
Paul Miller 🇬🇧 of Bethnal Green Ventures explains the rationale for his firm to now operate as part of a prominent asset management firm: Tech-for-good VC Bethnal Green Ventures bought by pension asset manager.
Josh Bell 🇬🇧 General Partner, Dawn Capital, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter
Stefano Bernardi 🇮🇹🇫🇷 Angel Investor & Scout, Atomico, Italy 🇮🇹 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Pauline Brunel 🇫🇷 Investment Manager, BlackfinTech, Paris 🇫🇷 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Nicolas Colin 🇫🇷 Co-Founder & Director, The Family, Munich 🇩🇪 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Alexandre Dewez 🇫🇷 Analyst, Eurazeo, Paris 🇫🇷 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Gil Dibner 🇺🇸🇮🇱 Founder & General Partner, Angular Ventures, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Kevin Diestel 🇬🇧 Partner, Sapphire Ventures, London 🇬🇧 Linkedin| Twitter
Annalise Dragic 🇬🇧 Principal, Sapphire Ventures, London 🇬🇧 Linkedin | Twitter
Thibaud Elziere 🇧🇪 Founder, eFounders, Paris 🇫🇷 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Ladi Greenstreet 🇬🇧 CEO, Diversity VC, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn
Farhan Lalji 🇬🇧 Principal, Anthemis, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn
Paul Miller 🇬🇧 CEO & Managing Partner, Bethnal Green Ventures, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter
Chirag Modi 🇬🇧 Investment Associate, Lakestar, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Mina Mutafchieva 🇵🇱 Principal, Dawn Capital, London 🇬🇧 Blog
Daisy Onubogu 🇬🇧 COO, Diversity VC, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter
Yannick Roux 🇫🇷 Investor, Semantic Ventures, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter
Marcin Szeląg 🇵🇱 Partner, Innovation Nest, Krakow 🇵🇱 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Andreas Weiskam 🇬🇧 Co-Founder & Managing Director, Sapphire Ventures, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter