VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

One question that keeps coming up when speaking with early stage entrepreneurs when it comes to funding, is what metrics the company needs to hit to raise seed/series A/B etc: What’s a good conversion rate? Deep tech is harder to measure/compare, especially in the early stage. What should our MRR growth be?

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David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

A typical VC thesis: “we invest in tech startups in Europe at an early stage” However, our experience shows that in many cases: . “Europe” means a handful of countries, for instance, France, UK, and Germany. These results are consistent for both US-based and Europe-based VC firms.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 1, 2014

Tripp Braden gave a great piece of advice to those venturing into a start-up business, saying “no matter how innovative an organisation is at the early stages, they require a significant partner to enhance their brand within key larger accounts”. Like the saying goes, ‘networking is everything’ and it’s all about who you know.

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Scalable Startup

JANUARY 15, 2015

This discussion began last week and has fostered some great comments and resources… Offshore resources/Europe company for U.S. I’m looking for suggestions on how to scale this using people in europe without adding too many “middle men” 1. Jobs career early stage offshore Paris Software Development tom nora'

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The Next Web

MARCH 2, 2014

Many entrepreneurs claim that there’s just not enough money, and that investors in Europe fear failure. Yes, we must be sensible with public money but does the risk outweigh the benefits of growing and keeping good companies in Europe? It teaches you just how mundane the everyday existence of an early-stage startup is.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 10, 2011

You find early stage employees expecting to work normal hours, to get paid a regular salary, and not asking or expecting equity. The young entrepreneurs I met are bringing impressive energy and intelligence to their goal of building one of Europe’s leading technology hubs in Helsinki.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The 2022 Founders Factories report by DealRoom and Accel shines a spotlight on the startup clusters that produced most unicorns across Europe and Israel, and then tracks the alumni of those unicorns to test where the talent goes to found their next companies. In 2021, a new unicorn was created every 3 days.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 29, 2024

Spoiler alert: I believe that 2024-2025 will be an amazing time to invest in early stage startups. If you’re building a category defining startup in Israel or Europe, we’d love to chat. Shameless plug, Remagine Ventures is open for business.

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Generative AI Global Venture Capital Valuation 171

The Next Web

OCTOBER 16, 2012

The Founder Institute , the early-stage startup accelerator that aims to ‘globalize Silicon Valley’, is doubling down on Europe big time. In addition, the Founder Institute is also testing new programs in Barcelona, Lisbon, London, Zurich, and Warsaw, and will be hosting several free events across Europe this autumn.

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Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Accel Euroscape: The 100 most promising Software-as-a- Service companies in Europe and Israel -This article was co-authored with my colleague Pia d'Iribarne and published initially on Tech.eu. When I moved back to Europe in 2011, I had to reduce my activity significantly in this area, as there was not enough going on.

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Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Since the attractiveness of investments is also largely related to exit channels, this aspect affects the availability of capital and company valuation at every stage. It is not uncommon for companies wanting to go public to relocate their registered office to the USA at an early stage. regarding employee issues. edition.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 24, 2014

But if we’re honest, Amsterdam is currently outdone by several places in Europe. According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor the Dutch outperform the EU big five in terms of early stage entrepreneurial activity. Entrepreneur Europe Analysis and Opinion' The Dutch are an entrepreneurial bunch.

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Netherlands Technical Review Stock Silicon Valley 143

VC Cafe

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The picture that emerges is one of a major decline in venture activity (consistent, but a bit stronger than the declines in US and Europe), but on the other hand, we’re starting to see the signs of stability in the rate of decline. Two new industry reports paint the picture of the Israeli tech ecosystem in 2023.

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Generative AI Artificial Inteligence Stealth 78

David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. David Teten , Versatile’s founder, was previously a Partner with HOF Capital and ff Venture Capital, two early-stage New York VC firms. in idea-stage and side-hustle founders using a Convertible Income Share Agreement, or CISA.

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Equity Revenue Cofounder Colorado 78

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Should the New Administration Focus on Europe or IndoPacom? His team advocates for a Europe-centric approach to US foreign policy. If you look at the history of some of our autonomous drone systems, it was Congress poking the Pentagon to get over their intransigence at the early stages. I disagree with that.

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Technical Review Technology China Taiwan 235

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Today, these alliances are being reshaped to respond to Russian threats to the Baltics and Eastern Europe and to China’s economic, military, and technological influence worldwide. During the Cold War U.S. diplomatic and military alliances existed to defend freedom around the world. Hacking for Allies.

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Norway Silicon Valley Russia United States 214

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

I would say the norm for many early-stage companies is somewhere between 6-10 in-person meetings per year. The earlier stage the more likely it is 10 meetings and the later stage the more likely it is 6. You may have an opinion on your market-entry strategy for Europe. Ask for short conference calls.

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Advisory Board CTO Hire Fractional CTO Los Angeles 365

David Teten

MARCH 14, 2018

USC Marshall Professor Noam Wasserman observes in Upside-Down Venture Capitalists and the Transition Toward Pyramidal Firms: Inevitable Progression, or Failed Experiment? : “T he early-stage VC industry was [historically] dominated by small firms composed primarily of senior staff members and only a few junior members.

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VC Cafe

JULY 4, 2012

Below is a table of the equity Crowdfunding platforms operating in Europe: Location. Entrepreneurs are unable to access debt financing (bank loans) in the early stages of the startup, due to the risky nature of their business and typically lack of revenue. Capital raised so far through the platform. How investment is facilited.

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Equity Europe Due Diligence Startup 160

VC Cafe

AUGUST 9, 2012

Building a good reputation is one of the most fundamental components to a successful start-up and is particularly invaluable in the early stages. The start-up scene within Europe and particular in the UK is growing fast and brings with it many competitions. Photo credit: Images_of_Money, Flickr. Guest post by Nitzan Yudan*.

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Elevator Pitch Startup Europe Reputation 109

Transformify

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Our guest today is Andrew Alexander who manages a remote team of employees on 3 continents (United States, South America, Europe). Andrew has been a serial entrepreneur since 2011, first building a digital magazine publishing company up to 1.3 million readers. I was born and raised in New York.

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techcrunch.com

APRIL 26, 2013

In December, AngelList , a service that matches early-stage startups with investors, debuted the ability to allow accredited investors to actually invest in startups on the platform with as little as $1,000. European M-Payments Startup SumUp Partners With Revel Systems, An iPad POS Provider, For Its Push Into Europe.

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techcrunch.com

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

Ressi estimates that the debt note now accounts for over 50% of all angel and early stage deals. Yokum Taku, Corporate and Securities Partner at the Palo Alto, California Office of Wilson Sonsini agrees, “I can’t think of a good reason not to shift early stage seed financings toward convertible equity away from convertible debt.”.

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Equity San Francisco Technical Review Angel Investor 87

The Next Web

JULY 15, 2013

Today he begins a series, cross-posted from his own blog , in which he draws on his experience to offer advice for aspiring entrepreneurs in Europe and beyond. Early-stage investors do look very careful at the education of founders, they either look for an excellent academic education, or years of experience in the industry.

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Cofounder Europe Bankruptcy Germany 134

Cracking the Code

JULY 23, 2021

You can now put your company forward for Accel’s 2021 Euroscape , the list of the top 100 SaaS companies across Europe and Israel. It’s now five years since Accel launched its inaugural Euroscape report - SaaS Wars: Europe Awakens. We’re only halfway through the year and Europe and Israel’s SaaS companies are already making history.

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Europe IPO Cloud 62

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

It’s part three of a series, cross-posted from his own blog , in which he draws on his experience to offer advice for aspiring entrepreneurs in Europe and beyond. At an early stage, be sure, he or she commits to at least spending some hours each week working with you. You can follow him on Twitter, where he is @ChristianReber.

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Technical Review Software Review Cofounder Early Stage 120

Steve Blank

MARCH 17, 2020

If you’re an early stage company, that number may be zero. and Europe into a long recession? And how much are variable expenses (salaries, consultants, commission, travel, AWS/Azure charges, supplies, etc.?). Next, take a look at your actual revenue each month – not forecast, but real revenue coming in each month. is in order.

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Burn Rate Startup Valuation Sales Cycle 436

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

LeWeb , Europe's largest (and the world's second largest) Internet conference is held in Paris every December. OSEO validation in turn makes early-stage startups eligible for a variety of support services and funding options. A rite of passage for many is to go through OSEO , which will analyze and validate a project.

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France Technical Review Incubator Early Stage 163

View from Seed

JUNE 21, 2022

RH: What’s your favorite thing about being an early-stage founder? Nuw team members across the US and Europe, Nuw normalised as the place for your wardrobe to get a second life. Get to know the founders. RH: Founders, please introduce yourselves. . AB: Aisling, originally from Dublin, Ireland, now living in London, UK. .

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techcrunch.com

JUNE 22, 2012

Having to invent ad hoc terms to work together, negotiating terms, and throwing money into hiring lawyers can really hamstring the formation of productive founder-advisor relationships — something that can really make or break a startup in its early stages. Enterprise. Smartphones. Digital Cameras. Headphones. CrunchBase.

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Cracking the Code

JULY 5, 2016

For early stage companies, the stakes are even higher, and finding a great country manager is the single most important element of a successful launch. Fortunately, there is another, proven strategy, which I will expand on here – the acqui-hire.

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Italy Technical Review Germany Poland 59

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

You start traveling around Europe, starting working for them overseas. Or did I want to move to Europe? I only went because I wanted to live and work in Europe. DEREK 8:33] So you’re working in Europe. 00:12:57] DEREK: This was in Europe? Not in Europe or South Korea. Tell us about that.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 26, 2013

It’s part three of a series, cross-posted from his own blog , in which he draws on his experience to offer advice for aspiring entrepreneurs in Europe and beyond. Before you start talking to large VCs, find some early stage investors. You can follow him on Twitter, where he is @ChristianReber. 10-20% for employees.

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Management Cofounder Startup Bootstrapping 120

The Next Web

JUNE 6, 2014

Jay Patani is an analyst at EC1 Capital, a London-based early stage, Web technology focused venture capital company. Entrepreneur Europe Insider Analysis and Opinion' Email him at jay(at)ec1capital.com. The UK government has been keen to champion the UK as a hub for technology and innovation.

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United Kingdom Europe IPO Early Stage 141

David Teten

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Please note that we expect our members to invest at least $25,000/year in early-stage investments, although there is no contractual commitment to do so. HBSANY members are required to be accredited investors (per SEC regulations) and are expected to agree to the terms of the HBSANY Membership Agreement.

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Technical Review New York Accredited Investor IP 128

Cracking the Code

APRIL 21, 2021

Founded in Bucharest, and now headquartered now in New York City, UiPath rang the bell this morning at the NYSE, becoming the largest public cloud company born in Europe. In early 2017, while the company only had single-digit revenue, it was already operating in North America, Europe, India and Japan.

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The Equity Kicker

MARCH 10, 2014

BrightSun have just published research on the number of seed funds in Europe. As you can see from the graphs below the number of seed funds is growing very fast whilst the number of later stage funds is flat.

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