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Capital Call #27
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Sophia Bendz 🇸🇪 of Cherry Ventures extends her advice to early-stage founders seeking to raise a Series A: You raised seed — and now you want to raise a Series A.
Paul Christophle 🇫🇷 of Korelya Capital offers a wake-up call: VCs should pay much more attention to regulations! Dealing with regulation as a venture capitalist.
Nicolas Colin 🇫🇷 of The Family (and co-host of Capital Call) comments on the latest EU idea: investing directly in startups—in Sifted: Why the EU shouldn't directly invest in startups.
Christoph Janz 🇩🇪 of Point Nine Capital keeps on refining his views about what investors look for in SaaS businesses: Persistence and predictability of SaaS growth.
Jean de La Rochebrochard 🇫🇷 is announcing New Wave’s next steps and what shaped their investment thesis: Join New Wave.
Patrick Newton 🇬🇧 of Form Ventures continues his writing aimed at improving the founder-VC relationship: Ask your VC (part 2): how will you help?
Yannick Oswald 🇱🇺 explains again why baseball is a good metaphor for venture capital—even if we Europeans aren’t very familiar with that particular game: Homeruns are what matter.
Bruno Raillard 🇫🇷 of Frst VC reflects on leaver clauses and brings a new perspective to the whole thing: The case for company-centric Leaver clauses.
Marc Rougier 🇫🇷 of Elaia Partners tells the story of Voltera’s $500m exit two years after their investment and how the startup went from having a great product to raising a Series A: F5 acquires Volterra, the platform for distributed cloud services.
Chris Smith 🇬🇧 shares insights about Playfair Capital’s recent investment in the (promising) construction industry: Our Investment In Continuum Industries.
Eze Vidra 🇦🇷🇮🇱🇬🇧 of Remagine Ventures has been blogging for 15 years at VC Cafe. Here are a few thoughts about his journey writing about his job as a VC: 15 years of VC Cafe.
Alice Zagury 🇫🇷 of The Family wishes entrepreneurs a Happy New (Pandemic) Year and reflects on what her firm is all about: Happy New World!
Pär-Jörgen Pärson 🇸🇪 of Northzone is looking back at 2020 with Station F’s team: The world is in shambles but venture is doing better than ever, Tech and the Economy in 2021.
Sophia Bendz 🇸🇪 Partner, Cherry Ventures, Berlin 🇩🇪 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Paul Christophle 🇫🇷Investment Manager, Korelya Capital, Paris 🇫🇷 LinkedIn | Twitter
Nicolas Colin 🇫🇷 Co-Founder & Director, The Family, Munich 🇩🇪 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Fred Destin 🇧🇪 Founder, Stride.VC, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Alexandre Dewez 🇫🇷 Analyst, Idinvest, Paris 🇫🇷 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Christoph Janz 🇩🇪 Partner, Point Nine Capital, Berlin 🇩🇪 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Gil Dibner 🇺🇸🇮🇱 Founder & General Partner, Angular Ventures, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Jean de La Rochebrochard 🇫🇷 Managing Partner, Kima Ventures, Paris 🇫🇷 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Patrick Newton 🇬🇧 Founding Partner, Form Ventures, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Yannick Oswald 🇱🇺 Principal, Mangrove Capital Partners, Luxembourg 🇱🇺 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Pär-Jörgen Pärson 🇸🇪 General Partner, Northzone, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter
Bruno Raillard 🇫🇷 Co-Founder & Partner, Frst, Paris 🇫🇷 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Marc Rougier 🇫🇷 Partner, Elaia Partners, Paris 🇫🇷 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Chris Smith 🇬🇧 Managing Partner, Playfair Capital, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter
Eze Vidra 🇦🇷🇮🇱🇬🇧 Managing Partner, Remagine Ventures, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Alice Zagury 🇫🇷 Co-Founder & CEO, The Family, Paris 🇫🇷 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog