European VC Digest: Battle Royale; Female Healthcare; Eastern Europe.
Capital Call #14
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Beatrice Alipandri 🇮🇹 of Talis Capital shares resources to better understand the complexities of female healthcare: A one-stop shop for female healthcare reading materials.
Robin Dechant 🇩🇪 of Point Nine Capital draws the map of European industrial startups: The Current State of Industrial Startups in Europe — An Update.
Alexandre Dewez 🇫🇷 of IdInvest writes about Unity, a rare European tech startup (from Denmark) that made it all the way to an IPO in New York: 🕹 Unity IPO - The Backbone of Mobile Gaming.
Also by Alexandre, check out 🕵️♂️ A First Take on French Startup Mafias.
Gil Dibner 🇺🇸🇮🇱 of Angular Ventures contributed to Index Ventures’s masterful Expanding to the US. Here’s his focus on the Israeli playbook: The Startup Nation goes to America.
Pierre Entremont 🇫🇷 of Frst wants more angel investors in France, and they’ve assembled an impressive first batch: Meet Frst Wings' Fall 2020 Batch.
Christoph Janz 🇩🇪 of Point Nine Capital offers tips & tricks for better video meetings: Want to look better than natural on your next video call?
Lillian Li 🇨🇳🇬🇧 continues her exploration of the many lessons we can draw from entrepreneurship in China: Battle Royale, Time Machine Management and Why We Should Copy More.
Joshua Lloyd-Lyons 🇬🇧 of Fidelity Ventures shares the ultimate asset management tech stack and where the market is heading: Unbundling the Asset Management Stack.
Tim Rehder 🇩🇪 of Early Bird Capital offers an overview of the European Fintech ecosystem: How Fintech, Banking, and Blockchain Intersect in Europe.
Oskar Stachowiak 🇨🇦 makes the case that VCs in Europe and beyond should take a closer look at Eastern European startups: Why it's a smart idea for VCs to invest in eastern European startups.
Eze Vidra 🇦🇷🇮🇱🇬🇧 of Remagine Ventures shares a deep dive into how private capital is deployed in Israeli startups: Report: Israel Private Capital Breakdown 2020.
Matt Wichrowski 🇩🇪 shares what the typical term sheet looks like at Fly Ventures: Our Term Sheet.
Index Ventures’s Jan Hammer 🇨🇿 shares learnings from 33 European unicorns cracking the US market.
Virginie Morgon 🇫🇷 of Eurazeo pledges that not only will her firm’s own operations be carbon neutral by 2040, but also its portfolio companies.
At Slush, Pär-Jörgen Pärson 🇸🇪 of Northzone lays out what founders, investors, and policymakers can change today to slingshot European startups at Slush’s online conference.
Beatrice Aliprandi 🇮🇹 Principal, Talis Capital, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Robin Dechant 🇩🇪 Associate, Point Nine Capital, Berlin 🇩🇪 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Fred Destin 🇧🇪 Founder, Stride.VC, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Alexandre Dewez 🇫🇷 Analyst, Idinvest, Paris 🇫🇷 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Gil Dibner 🇺🇸🇮🇱 Founder & General Partner, Angular Ventures, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Pierre Entremont 🇫🇷 Co-Founder and Partner, Frst, Paris 🇫🇷 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Jan Hammer 🇨🇿 General Partner, Index Ventures, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter
Christoph Janz 🇩🇪 Partner, Point Nine Capital, Berlin 🇩🇪 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Beata Klein 🇸🇪 Investment Analyst, Creandum, Stockholm 🇸🇪 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Lillian Li 🇨🇳🇬🇧 (Formerly) Investor, Eight Roads Ventures, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Joshua Lloyd-Lyons 🇬🇧 Investor, Fidelity Ventures, London 🇬🇧LinkedIn | Twitter
Virginie Morgon 🇫🇷 CEO, Eurazeo, Paris 🇫🇷 LinkedIn | Twitter
Pär-Jörgen Pärson 🇸🇪 General Partner, Northzone, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter
Tim Rehder 🇩🇪 Partner, Early Bird Capital, Berlin 🇩🇪 LinkedIn
Oskar Stachowiak 🇨🇦 Managing Partner, The Untitled Venture, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn
Eze Vidra 🇦🇷🇮🇱🇬🇧 Managing Partner, Remagine Ventures, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Matt Wichrowski 🇩🇪 Partner, Fly Ventures, Berlin 🇩🇪 LinkedIn | Twitter
We are Willy Braun 🇫🇷, Nicolas Colin 🇫🇷 and Vincent Touati-Tomas 🇫🇷. We work as investors and operators in the European VC industry. Hit reply if you want to send us feedback!