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Capital Call #32
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Oussama Ammar ๐ซ๐ท๐ฑ๐ง of The Family reflects on the rise of creators and how technology is changing the game: Anyone can become a creator.
Matt Clifford ๐ฌ๐ง of Entrepreneur First shares thought-provoking ideas about the state of the world. Have a look at his reflections on what went wrong recently: How did the world get so weird?
Nicolas Colin ๐ซ๐ท of The Family (and co-host of Capital Call) suggests we get back to simpler questions ๐ Why can't Europe create a social media giant?
Ari Helgason ๐ฎ๐ธ, David Helgason ๐ฎ๐ธ and Benjamin Ratz ๐ธ๐ช are launching a new VC firm which aims to back transformative ideas addressing the impending ecological crisis: Back to building...
Balthazar de Lavergne ๐ซ๐ท of The Family writes about the lessons public market investors could learn from venture capitalists when it comes to putting a price on assets: The Great Divide.ย
Xavier Lazarus ๐ซ๐ท of Elaia Partners looks back at 2020 and the impact the pandemic had on his firm and portfolio: Elaiaโs 2020 year in review & the sunny road ahead.
Yannick Oswald ๐ฑ๐บ of Mangrove Capital Partners writes about how early-stage founders should approach budgeting: The Startup Jiujitsu!
Ricardo Sequerra Amram ๐ต๐น comments on Point Nine Capitalโs latest investment, with a focus on safety in industrial facilities: Creating safer industrial work environments.
Marie Ekeland ๐ซ๐ท of 2050 details a vision of upgrading the VC industry to serve long-term goals in Sifted: Want to save the planet? Tear up the VC system.
Greece ๐ฌ๐ท TechCrunch interviews 10 (!) Greek VCs to assess the (promising!) state of the local ecosystem: As location becomes irrelevant, Greek VCs eye local talent and spread their wings.ย
Klaus Hommels ๐ฉ๐ช of Lakestar shares with CNBC his plans to launch a SPAC next week, to be listed on the Frankfurt stock exchange: Tech investor Klaus Hommels launches $332 million SPAC in Europe.
Marc Menasรฉ ๐ซ๐ท of Founders Future is unleashing his plans for his new fund, targeting products that are more respectful of many criteria, including climate impact and ESG: a new fund for impact startups.ย
Oussama Ammar ๐ซ๐ท๐ฑ๐ง Co-Founder & Director, The Family, London ๐ฌ๐ง LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Apostolos Apostolakis ๐ฌ๐ท Co-Founder & Partner, VentureFriends, Athens ๐ฌ๐ท LinkedIn | Twitter
Matt Clifford ๐ฌ๐ง Co-Founder & CEO, Entrepreneur First, London ๐ฌ๐ง LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Nicolas Colin ๐ซ๐ท Co-Founder & Director, The Family, Munich ๐ฉ๐ช LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
George Dimopoulos ๐ฌ๐ท Co-Founder & Partner, VentureFriends, Athens ๐ฌ๐ท LinkedIn
Aristos Doxiadis ๐ฌ๐ท Partner, Big Pi Ventures, Athens ๐ฌ๐ท LinkedIn | Twitter
Marie Ekeland ๐ซ๐ทFounder, 2050, Paris ๐ซ๐ทLinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Ari Helgason ๐ฎ๐ธ Building something new, London ๐ฌ๐ง LinkedIn | Twitter
Klaus Hommels ๐ฉ๐ชFounder & CEO, Lakestar, Zurich ๐จ๐ญ Twitter | Blog
David Helgason ๐ฎ๐ธ Building something new, London ๐ฌ๐ง LinkedIn | Twitter
Dimitris Kalavros-Gousiou ๐ฌ๐ท Co-Founder & General Partner, Velocity Partners Venture Capital, Athens ๐ฌ๐ท LinkedIn | Twitter
George Karantonis ๐ฌ๐ท Partner, Metavallon, Athens ๐ฌ๐ท LinkedIn
Beata Klein ๐ธ๐ช Associate, Creandum, Stockholm ๐ธ๐ช LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Balthazar de Lavergne ๐ซ๐ท Director, The Family, London ๐ฌ๐ง LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Xavier Lazarus ๐ซ๐ท Co-Founder, Elaia Partners, Paris ๐ซ๐ท LinkedIn | Twitter
Marc Mรฉnasรฉ ๐ซ๐ท Founder, Founders Future, Paris ๐ซ๐ท LinkedIn |ย Twitter
Yorgos Mousmoulas ๐ฌ๐ท Partner, Metavallon, Athens ๐ฌ๐ท LinkedIn
Yannick Oswald ๐ฑ๐บ Principal, Mangrove Capital Partners, Luxembourg ๐ฑ๐บ LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Panos Papadopoulos ๐ฌ๐ท Partner, Marathon Venture Capital, Athens ๐ฌ๐ท LinkedIn | Twitter
Myrto Papathanou ๐ฌ๐ท Partner, Metavallon, Athens ๐ฌ๐ท LinkedIn
Pavlos Pavlakis ๐ฌ๐ท Principal, VentureFriends, Athens ๐ฌ๐ท LinkedIn
Katerina Pramatari ๐ฌ๐ทPartner, Uni.Fund, Athens ๐ฌ๐ท LinkedIn
Benjamin Ratz ๐ธ๐ช Operating Partner, Nordic Makers, Stockholm ๐ธ๐ช LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Ricardo Sequerra Amram ๐ต๐น Partner, Point Nine Capital, Berlin ๐ฉ๐ช LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog