Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

The reach is very broad, however, with 30 branches worldwide covering over 80 countries in Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia and Australasia, and over 120,000 members worldwide. Angel Capital Association (ACA).

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Gust

OCTOBER 19, 2014

In Europe, software is already deemed not patentable, and other parts of the world are somewhere in between. I’m a big supporter of building and protecting a portfolio of real intellectual property, and maximizing your startup’s valuation, but it shouldn’t be just a legal game. Different rules around the world.

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Software Review Software Technical Review Intellectual Property 173

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

That company is lottery start-up Lottoland , which managed to make it to 128 th on the list of fastest growing companies in Europe, an enviable feat for a gaming company. Nigel Birrell, Lottoland CEO, said: “We’re delighted to have proven our place among the fastest growing companies in Europe.

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Europe Startup Portfolio Revenue 63

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 16, 2012

Some countries in Europe may have lost their AAA ratings, but they have not lost their appetite to innovate and create new online services. It is interesting to note that this model has been invented in Europe (Blablacar started in 2006) and while there have been some similar and more recent initiatives in the US (e.g., Portfolio. (3).

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Software Review Europe Technical Review Spain 95

The Startup Magazine

APRIL 29, 2021

Blockchain is used in many industries, including logistics, energy and insurance, and has been gaining real momentum in the past few years, which explains why Zug is the fastest growing technology community in Europe. of the global biotech patent portfolio, while accounting for 4% of its value. billion to $3.7

Switzerland 181

Switzerland Artificial Inteligence Silicon Valley Europe 181

Babbling VC

OCTOBER 3, 2011

For those of you not in the know, they are one of the largest limited partners ( LP's : investors in venture capital funds) in Europe and are basically in almost all the funds throughout the market. Hence anything from them is going to be based on information that truly represents the situation in Europe. . Look at Wooga or Wimdu.

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LP Europe Germany Venture Capital 82

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

At the height of the pandemic, Mitul helped bring seamless/contactless passenger processing (using biometrics) to airports, airlines and border control agencies across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India to help resume air travel. Passenger Processing in the Pandemic. He was featured on CNBC and quoted in The Times for his work.

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Founder B2B Private Equity India 135

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 28, 2015

billion in revenue in 4Q14 – signifying that the iPhone has been cemented at the core of the value propositions of Apple’s entire product and services portfolios. and Europe, setting the stage for sustained, significant growth even if growth in developed markets should begin to taper off as its installed base grows larger.

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China Technical Review Mobile Revenue 100

Transformify

JULY 25, 2016

There may be immediate political implications in continental Europe. “We now face a period of uncertainty as the exact terms of Britain’s exit from Europe are negotiated,” said Neil Woodford of Woodford Investment Management. Consequently, the portfolio strategy will not change. James’s Place.”

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United Kingdom Europe Portfolio Forecast 61

David Teten

JULY 14, 2014

The most pervasive has been the expansion of passively managed portfolios, such as index funds and ETFs, which allow both retail and institutional investors access to a broad spectrum of investment opportunities at a much lower cost. How are investors thinking and protecting against volatility in their portfolios?

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Management Portfolio Institutional Investors Government 114

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 1, 2020

As we do at the end of every quarter, we’ve summarized some of the key highlights and activities across our portfolio. . And, Drover announced $26M in funding to take its car subscription marketplace to Europe. Announcements. Patch , a platform for negative emissions, officially launched.

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Portfolio Software Review Cofounder Canada 95

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

VCs crave the ability to help portfolio companies. You may have an opinion on your market-entry strategy for Europe. ” and this morning, “Mark, I sent intro to [redacted], she is in LA. Please meet her while she’s there.” ” Here’s the thing people don’t quite get. Always seek input.

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Advisory Board CTO Hire Fractional CTO Los Angeles 365

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Freelancing and project-based work is more common in Los Angeles than it is in most US markets; it’s also common in Europe and doesn’t indicate an unwillingness to take a full-time job. Interview processes are an important part of the effort to add creative talent — in-person meetings, panel interview formats, portfolio review, etc.,

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Technical Review Silicon Valley Los Angeles New York City 100

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Matt Blumberg, who runs one of Fred’s portfolio companies, Return Path, follows up with an additional three : Don’t be a bottleneck (make sure you aren’t holding up people’s work). I have been involved as an investor in many CEO / founder disputes including many that are not in my portfolio.

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Ireland Sales Bankruptcy Germany 319

Version One Ventures

JULY 1, 2020

And while these past three months have been far from typical, there was a lot of activity across our portfolio. The funding will be used for product development and to continue their geographic expansion (more in Europe and eventually Asia). At the end of every quarter, we publish a quick recap. Here are some of the highlights: .

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North Carolina Raleigh Stealth Seattle 148

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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Cofounder Technical Cofounder Startup San Diego 337

ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 18, 2011

He was a lead for distributed teams in India, Europe and the U.S., Seeing that Web developers take a lot of pride in their online portfolios and keep their LinkedIn profile up to date this just appears incredibly dated. Right now I see a lot of people from Europe moving to the U.S.

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Europe India Hiring Engineer 139

techcrunch.com

AUGUST 12, 2012

The fund views its portfolio startups as fulfilling one of the three layers of the “Big Data stack”: 1. Enterprise. Smartphones. Digital Cameras. Headphones. CrunchBase. Hot topics. Disrupt SF. Zachary Bogue And Matt Ocko Launch Data Collective, An Early Stage Fund For Big Data Startups. .” About & Staff. startupcto

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Gust

JULY 12, 2012

I enjoyed giving a short interview on BBC radio the following morning, after which a dozen Halo members participated in a workshop I led on portfolio strategy and post-investment relationships. We found Tallinn to be both a delightful place to visit and the best preserved medieval city in Northern Europe. Isaac’s Cathedral.

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Community Estonia Ireland Finland 121

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Europe Consumer. (1). Portfolio. (3). In search of Europe's next tech stars. CornerstoneOnDemand. anecdotes. (13). Cloud Computing. (1). Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). sales and marketing. (10). Small and medium businesses. (2). software. (10). Venture Capital. (3).

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Software Review Technical Review Valuation Europe 101

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

The US market is worth more than $25 billion and Europe is the same. Our portfolio company Ring had a new “security doorbell” which is truly a new market. That’s why Ring is amongst the fastest growing company in our portfolio. So, let’s start with the basics. Competition.

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Startup Seed Money DC Software Review 150

Babbling VC

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Well, in Europe we are starting to have one. As I've said recently on Twitter and so forth, multiple VC's have told me that the most successful founders in their portfolio typically come from rich families. In Europe, not so much the case. It's just different and harder in certain ways when doing it in Europe.

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Venture Capital Europe Germany Networking 106

David Teten

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Unlike 1st generation discs, their discs have an elastomeric core that provides a more natural range of motion, and have already received CE mark in Europe and are in clinical trials in the U.S. C8 Sciences ( [link] ) markets web-delivered cognitive development programs based on Yale IP of integrated computer and physical exercises.

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Technical Review New York Accredited Investor IP 128

Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Europe Consumer. (1). Portfolio. (3). In search of Europe's next tech stars. CornerstoneOnDemand. anecdotes. (13). Cloud Computing. (1). Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). sales and marketing. (10). Small and medium businesses. (2). software. (10). Venture Capital. (3).

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Software Review Technical Review Cloud Europe 59

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2015

Between the US & Europe alone the video sector is worth around $500 billion. This is a stunning video done for our portfolio company Osmo that has been watched > 200,000 times. We often recommend Sandwhich to startups since they’ve done great work with several of our portfolio companies.

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Startup B2C Portfolio Video 150

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 15, 2010

But there was tons of client demand in Europe for Internet projects and very few people with real experience and so my senior partner in the London office was talking about 3 or 4 projects he was considering me for in Europe. By then I knew the local team well and they realized that I had done several relevant projects in Europe.

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San Francisco Europe Japan Switzerland 379

Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

Highlighted Homebrew Portfolio Jobs. They’re hiring in a variety of roles across US, Canada, Europe and Remote. This essay about the widening economic gap between tech and most everything else. Plaid is a developer-first company making it easy for financial data to move between apps.

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Advisory Board Equity Vesting Startup 150

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Europe Consumer. (1). Portfolio. (3). In search of Europe's next tech stars. CornerstoneOnDemand. anecdotes. (13). Cloud Computing. (1). Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). sales and marketing. (10). Small and medium businesses. (2). software. (10). Venture Capital. (3).

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Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital 54

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

This supplement to our BVP VII fund will ensure that we can take advantage of future investment opportunities and that the companies within the Bessemer portfolio have continued access to capital." Labels: Portfolio , Venture Capital. Europe Consumer. (1). Portfolio. (3). In search of Europe's next tech stars.

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Software Review Partner United States Venture Capital 48

Ben's Blog

AUGUST 28, 2012

Today, the end of Communism in Eastern Europe seems so obvious, but in my home country of Romania, until the day Nicolae Ceausescu was shot dead, I thought he would rule forever. In the Andreessen Horowitz portfolio, no companies deploy applications on premise, every employee has a mobile device and all deploy modern social software.

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Romania Software Review Cloud Mobile 77

The Equity Kicker

MARCH 19, 2012

These meetings are the equivalent of board meetings for our portfolio companies. My hope is that the following description of the meeting will help explain the information we request from startups and the pressures we sometimes find ourselves under which we then have to pass on to our portfolio companies. Portfolio update.

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LP Europe Portfolio Private Equity 97

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 14, 2010

Europe Consumer. (1). Portfolio. (3). In search of Europe's next tech stars. CornerstoneOnDemand. anecdotes. (13). Cloud Computing. (1). Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). sales and marketing. (10). Small and medium businesses. (2). software. (10). Venture Capital. (3).

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Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital 48

The Next Web

AUGUST 31, 2012

That is to say: backing way more startups than the average investor, with relatively small sums of cash in the hopes that a handful of exceptional exits will make up for the many ‘normal’ or failed portfolio companies. Berrebi says Kima Ventures invests roughly $150,000 per startup in the Americas or 100,000 euros in Europe.

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Angel Investor Europe Early Stage Cofounder 116

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Just some food for thought as you build your investment portfolio. Europe Consumer. (1). Portfolio. (3). In search of Europe's next tech stars. CornerstoneOnDemand. anecdotes. (13). Cloud Computing. (1). Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). sales and marketing. (10).

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Cloud Europe 48

Women Entrepreneurs Can

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

EU competition law could impact private equity firms that process the personal data of European Union citizens, even if those firms aren’t located in Europe. Additionally, the new European rules for market participants could lead to additional scrutiny of private equity firms and their portfolio companies.

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Private Equity Equity Due Diligence Securities and Exchange Commission 52

View from Seed

JUNE 21, 2022

Nuw team members across the US and Europe, Nuw normalised as the place for your wardrobe to get a second life. AB: Same old, same old: Daily sharing of memes on Slack, obsession over KPIs, little celebratory dance everytime an item is exchanged and given a new home, and strong female energy building Nuw. .

Ireland 156

Ireland Europe Early Stage Founder 156

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 8, 2009

Europe Consumer. (1). Portfolio. (3). In search of Europe's next tech stars. CornerstoneOnDemand. anecdotes. (13). Cloud Computing. (1). Favorite Podcasts. (1). internet. (6). McKinsey highlights. (1). Online Gaming. (1). sales and marketing. (10). Small and medium businesses. (2). software. (10). Venture Capital. (3).

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Software Review Cloud Technical Review Venture Capital 48