VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2023

First and foremost, PGC it’s a meeting palooza – I received over 40 requests for meetings, mainly from game studios all over Europe. Live operations refer to the ongoing management and maintenance of a game after its initial launch, and can include things like events, updates, and community management. billion in 2022.

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Generative AI San Francisco Technical Review Europe 103

David Teten

MARCH 18, 2021

Public theses are often inconsistent with how firms actually deploy capital. 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. 1) Industry funds.

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Technical Review Cofounder Venture Capital Deal Flow 78

YoungUpstarts

JULY 16, 2019

million in venture capital to move. Montreal is a spot for new start-ups and venture capital. It is a central point between Europe and the Americas. The province has the lowest operating costs for companies working in the digital services industry. of all business. Tech Jobs in New Brunswick.

Canada 149

Canada Hiring Artificial Inteligence Software Developers 149

David Teten

JANUARY 9, 2013

Partners for a New Beginning (PNB), a public-private partnership housed at the Aspen Institute, is organizing a Venture Capital, Private Equity and Angel Investor Delegation from the Maghreb. David Teten, HBS 98, Partner, ff Venture Capital, will discuss his research study on VC portfolio operations, recently featured in Forbes ).

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Tunisia Libya Algeria Mauritania 114

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. Should the New Administration Focus on Europe or IndoPacom? I disagree with that. It was more about flexibility.

Technical Review 235

Technical Review Technology China Taiwan 235

David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

V: Should you raise venture capital from a traditional equity VC or a Revenue-Based Investing VC? GCVF is pioneering the future of venture capital and high growth startups for all small communities. II: Who are the major Revenue-Based Investing VCs? IV: Should your new VC fund use Revenue-Based Investing?

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Equity Revenue Cofounder Colorado 78

VC Cafe

APRIL 29, 2020

According to a survey of 87 startups by Viola Ventures , the majority of startups are taking a ‘wait and see’ approach and continue to work from home, and many will control the number of employees in the office going forward. The new normal – Source Viola Ventures. Meanwhile in Europe.

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SBA Technical Review Startup 124

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Don’t take my word for it – in the roundup of venture capital predictions for 2017 , I found it to be the top recurring theme. In 2016 alone, 300+ “machine intelligence” (AI + ML) startups in Europe raised over €1.4 Venture Capital investments in AI, Europe 2016 (Source: Dealroom ).

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Startup 122

The Startup Magazine

APRIL 29, 2021

The city prides itself on being an intersection of government, entrepreneurship and venture capital, creating a unique synthesis that enables the industry to work with support from all angles. . More than 220 fintech companies are based in Switzerland overall, out of which over 100 operate in the blockchain sphere.

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Switzerland Artificial Inteligence Silicon Valley Europe 178

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? I don’t know, I was just always dicking around with computers.

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Cofounder Technical Cofounder Startup San Diego 337

Steve Blank

MAY 3, 2022

At the onset of the war in Ukraine, Russia launched a cyber-attack on Viasat’s KA-SAT satellite, which supplies Internet across Europe, including to Ukraine. Venture capital and startups have spent 50 years institutionalizing the rapid delivery of disruptive innovation. government satellite in orbit. In the U.S.,

Ukraine 277

Ukraine China Private Equity Russia 277

Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In 3 years, they predict more than 50 operating units. For example exporting a new amusement concept to the US from Eastern Europe. We are building and operating escape rooms. I built up a growing American franchise from Eastern Europe from nothing in less than 5 years. Tell us about your products and services.

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Hungary San Jose Nashville Phoenix 62

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Beginning of 2009, Mitul designed and sold a solution that enables mobile operators across the globe to seamlessly exchange SMS, while taking care of billing, settlement, and routing. Inside Sales), Channel, Pre-Sales, SDRs, Marketing, Customer Success, and Professional Services. During that time, he had key successes.

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Founder B2B Private Equity India 127

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 18, 2019

The top 100 SaaS companies in Europe and Israel The European Software-as-a-Service world changed forever when Daniel Dines, the founder of UiPath, made the cover of Forbes as ‘Boss of the Bots’ last month. The rise of Europe Against this healthy backdrop, let’s drill down into Europe. Full presentation available here.

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Europe IPO API 48

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

I was in the midst of sizing the mobile handset markets in 3 regions: US, Europe and Asia. They had interviewed telecom operators, handset manufacturers and corporate buyers. I was leading the analysis with a team of 14 people: 12 Japanese, 1 German and 1 Turk. I was the only one whose Japanese was limited to just a sushi menu.

Investment Bankers 415

Investment Bankers Mobile Software Review Japan 415

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Once you’ve been around for a few years, attracted some great people, landed real, paying customers and raised venture capital you’ve likely got a talented team around you. My first company was founded in Ireland, headquartered in England and had country operations in the UK, France & Germany.

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Ireland Sales Bankruptcy Germany 319

The Next Web

JANUARY 16, 2014

Although we are surrounded by startup accelerators in Europe, with Wayra , Seedcamp and TechStars leading the way, Australia only has a few but those few are already showing impressive results. By all accounts, venture capital in Australia is still a big issue – especially when it comes to substantial Series A and follow-on funding rounds.

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Australia San Francisco IPO Cofounder 146

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. Stefan Tirtey, Partner at Doughty Hanson Ventures , created this document with Berlin early stage investors. Brad Feld wrote a great book about Venture Capital.

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Management Cofounder Startup Bootstrapping 120

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

3, 2010) —Venture capitalists from around the world invested $7.8 Europe, Canada, Israel, Mainland China and India, according to industry tracker Dow Jones VentureSource. Venture investment in some major investment hubs, such as Europe, has not regained its footing following the economic downturn in 2008. NEW YORK (Nov.

China 74

China Europe North America India 74

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 29, 2013

It was much harder for a “remote” company in the Mid West, Europe, or Canada to draw any attention to themselves. And what is true for start-ups is also true for venture capital firms. How the Internet changed the venture capital landscape: Albert Wenger (business.financialpost.com). Look global and local.

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Silicon Valley Global Finance New York City 161

VC Cafe

JULY 7, 2023

To put things in context, global venture funding in Q2 2023 reached $65 billion, an 18% decline quarter over quarter, and a 49% drop compared to the second quarter of 2022, when startup investors spent $127 billion, according to Crunchbase. I tried to consolidate my thoughts as well as other perspectives from leading venture capital funds.

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Generative AI ChatGPT Startup 88

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

New Capital Earmarked for Global High-Growth Investments LARCHMONT, N.Y., 26 Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP), the oldest venture capital practice in the United States, today announced the closing of a $350 million supplement to its current fund family, BVP VII, which closed in June 2007. 2009 Bessemer Venture Partners.

Software Review 48

Software Review Partner United States Venture Capital 48

NZ Entrepreneur

MAY 18, 2020

Applying for patent protection after already operating a business can be a long and drawn out process which is often not very successful. In most cases, you will also need to present your idea to third parties, for example venture capital investors. ii) Using open source software.

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IP Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Open Source 105

VC Cafe

JANUARY 15, 2024

There’s been a process of ‘right sizing’ in venture and many growth investors played it safe and waited for the market to bottom out. Startups that survived 2023 had to make significant adjustments: reduce their burn, improve their margins and unit economics and learn to operate in a capital constraint environment.

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IPO Valuation Private Equity 88

Steve Blank

APRIL 27, 2009

And while the Soviets are fighting the Germans in massive land battles in eastern Europe, until the allies invade Western Europe in June 1944, the only way the U.S. Bear with me as this history takes you from the skies of Europe to Fred Terman.) All the radar operator would see was noise, rather than airplanes.

Silicon Valley 180

Silicon Valley Technical Review Europe Germany 180

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Venture Capital Cafe > Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). Boilerplate Venture Funding Documents. National Venture Capital Association â?? Raising Venture Capital. Venture Hacks equity section. Pingback: The Entrepreneur’s Wish List from VCs [part 1] | Venture Capital Cafe.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

What a pleasure that I got to spend an hour talking with both Om Malik (whom I’ve always respected his views) and Paul Jozefak , a venture capital partner at Neuhaus Partners in Germany (and formerly the head of Europe for SAP Ventures). Tags: This Week in Venture Capital. We talked about Facebook.

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Venture Capital Non-Compete Vertical Europe 225

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

If you’re a startup entrepreneur, you risk facing a competitive disadvantage if you wait too long to expand your operations. Managing employees and tasks remotely can be a recipe for disaster when you’re building a nascent operation. For example, angel funding is more prevalent in the United States than in Europe.

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France Marketing Social Media Startup 77

Steve Blank

MARCH 17, 2020

Here are a few thoughts about operating in uncertainty in a pandemic. and Europe into a long recession? Revise your sales revenue goals, product timelines and create a new business model and operating plan – and communicate them clearly to your investors and then to your employees. And what’s in my lifeboat?”.

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Burn Rate Startup Valuation Sales Cycle 436

VC Cafe

MARCH 27, 2022

Over the past few weeks, we’ve witnessed the launch of ginormous new venture funds focusing on the space. Venture capital firms poured more than $32 billion into digital-asset startups last year and there’s plenty more dry powder out there: Haun Ventures – $1.5 Source: Visual Capitalist.

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Cofounder Venture Capital Equity 179

Cracking the Code

JULY 5, 2016

If you wonder how to pick your next launch country first, see my earlier post here. ** One of the most important decisions any company of any size will make is how it will successfully launch operations in a new country (the following applies to launching in new cities or states within an existing country).

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Italy Technical Review Germany Poland 59

The Equity Kicker

MARCH 25, 2014

‘Carried interest’ is the name given to the profit share schemes that investors in venture capital funds, typically called ‘LPs’, use to incentivise the partners at at the funds in which they invest. Venture Capital' If there is no hurdle then the maths are fairly simple.

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Carried Interest Venture Capital Vesting Europe 109

The Equity Kicker

JULY 17, 2016

“Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” is an old French saying that translates literally as “The more it changes, the more it’s the same thing” Before the Brexit vote there was a lot of debate about the trajectory of the venture capital markets and that has intensified considerably in the last couple of weeks.

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Europe Venture Capital Ukraine Russia 60

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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Leadership Hockey Stick North America Europe 62

The Equity Kicker

JANUARY 11, 2013

I was chatting with a friend last night about the lack of institutional investor (LP) interest in European venture capital as an asset class. We both believe that now is an attractive time to invest in European technology startups and started why we think so differently to most of the people we would like to invest in our funds.

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LP Europe Institutional Investors Venture Capital 143

VC Cafe

JUNE 24, 2011

Facebook Expands Credits Offers to Europe Via SupersonicAds – a huge deal for the Israeli startup, perhaps thanks to its UK office? Facebook users in Europe will soon have the opportunity to earn Facebook Credits by completing hard offers through the offer walls of social games. VentureTech Alliance, and Taiwan’s CIDC.

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United Kingdom Venture Capital Taiwan 107

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

BigBand Networks, which has more than 200 customers in North America, Asia and Europe, provides broadband service providers with digital video networking solutions designed to make it easier to distribute, manage and monetize video. Fifty of its manufacturing activities and 70% of its consolidated revenues derive from global operations.

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Peru Technical Review North America 96