European VC Digest: Twitter Lists; Pledges for Diversity; Fundraising Tips
Capital Call #3
This is Capital Call, a weekly newsletter highlighting what investors in European startups are thinking—in their own words. We are Willy Braun, Nicolas Colin, and Vincent Touati-Tomas, and you can find out more about the newsletter and who’s featured in it here: About Capital Call.
We’ve been building the Capital Call Twitter account, and a few days ago we added two lists:
One is the growing list of female investors that are engaged on Twitter and deploying capital in Europe. Last week we mentioned the difficulty we initially encountered in our effort to feature more female VCs. Fortunately, once you start asking around and Twitter starts making more suggestions, in less than one week you can end up with a list of 50+ active Female VCs in Europe. As a result, today’s edition is closer to what we had in mind in terms of gender balance.
The other list is simply all the European investors that have been featured in Capital Call. Check it out (and follow) here: Featured in Capital Call.
Brett Bivens 🇺🇸🇫🇷 writes about how corporations can empower new people with new ideas to drive more inclusive growth in Organizing for Innovation.
Ruth Foxe Blader 🇺🇸 explains why climate change creates opportunities to invest in the insurance industry: Anthemis Insurtech Forum: Climate Change and Its Impact on the Insurance Industry.
About climate, have a look at Pale Blue Dot, a new seed fund focused on ClimateTech just raised by Heidi Lindvall, Hampus Jakobsson and Joel Larsson: Launching a Climate Fund.
Brendon Ferreira 🇦🇺 writes about the transition that the pandemic is accelerating in retail: Reimagining Retail With Patch Plants: Will The Uplift In Online Shopping Last Post-COVID?
Oliver Holle 🇦🇹 published a piece to explain the arbitrage at his firm Speedinvest between paying the general partners and growing a team to provide operational support to portfolio companies: Why VCs should pay themselves less — from a VC.
Beata Klein 🇸🇪 writes about the new generation harnessing the power of technology to solve problems faced by women—of which there are many: Beyond the Uterus — The Next Wave of Femtech
Tilman Langer 🇩🇪 writes about term sheets at the seed stage, what founders should pay attention to, and the terms that Point Nine considers important: Seed funding terms — it's the upside, stupid!
Analyst Ulysse Laroche 🇫🇷 explores the world of venture debt and discusses possible avenues for further development: Venture Debt & Alternative Financing.
Joyce Mackenzie Liu 🇨🇦, the founder of Pegafund, writes about a process you can never master enough: Key Tips for a Successful Fundraise.
Charity Mhende 🇬🇧 (writing with Elise Brown), of Anthemis’s marketing team, provide feedback on Why your #BlackLivesMatter response falls short:
As two Black women—a British expat and an American, both members of the venture capital community—we know we are among the least represented groups of the financial services ecosystem.
Julia Morrongiello 🇨🇭 of Point Nine writes about 7 Hacks for Building and Scaling B2B Marketplaces.
Michael Niddam 🇫🇷 invites us on a tour of what European governments are doing to help startups during the pandemic: How are startup support measures across Europe performing?
Joshua Olusanya 🇬🇧 dares to look into the issue of diversity in the VC world. He thinks a change is greatly needed: An Opinion Piece — featuring COVID-19, George Floyd, and Venture Capital.
Sanna Westman 🇸🇪 of Creandum ponders the extent to which the pandemic is accelerating the transition to a different approach to work: The future of work is here — but something is missing.
After explaining Point Nine’s investment in PlayPlay, Louis Coppey 🇫🇷 builds on the case and outlines 9 things you need to get right if you want to raise a Series A: 9 tricks to be “Series-A ready”.
Francesco Corea 🇮🇹, who leads research at Balderton, explains how automation is making its way into the VC world—and how investors benefit from it: The VC Tech Stack.
Back in April, Roland Dennert 🇩🇪 of Cipio Partners was writing about the opportunity that the pandemic and the resulting crisis represent for tech investors in Europe: Why Covid-19 will not wreck but strengthen the European technology investment scene.
Miruna Girtu 🇷🇴 of SyndicateRoom is also a Forbes contributor and just wrote about Starting A VC Fund: 7 Key Criteria To Consider.
Brett Bivens 🇺🇸 Venture Investor, TechNexus, Paris 🇫🇷 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Ruth Foxe Blader 🇺🇸 Partner, Anthemis, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Louis Coppey 🇫🇷 Principal, Point Nine Capital, Paris 🇫🇷 LinkedIn | Twitter
Francesco Corea 🇮🇹 Head of Research, Balderton Capital, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter
Roland Dennert 🇩🇪 Managing Partner, Cipio Partners, Munich 🇩🇪 LinkedIn | Twitter
Brendon Ferreira 🇦🇺 Associate, Forward Partners, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn
Miruna-Ioana Girtu 🇷🇴 Venture Partner, SyndicateRoom, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter
Oliver Holle 🇦🇹 Managing Partner, Speedinvest, Vienna 🇦🇹 LinkedIn | Twitter
Beata Klein 🇸🇪 Investment Analyst, Creandum, Stockholm 🇸🇪 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Tilman Langer 🇩🇪 General Counsel, Point Nine Capital, Munich 🇩🇪 LinkedIn | Blog
Ulysse Laroche 🇫🇷 Venture Capital Analyst, Techmind, Paris 🇫🇷 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Joyce Mackenzie Liu 🇨🇦 Founder, Pegafund, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Charity Mhende 🇬🇧 Marketing and Communications, Anthemis, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Julia Morrongiello 🇨🇭 Associate, Point Nine Capital, Berlin 🇩🇪 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
Paul Murphy 🇺🇸 General Partner, Northzone, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Twitter
Michael Niddam 🇫🇷 Managing Director, Kamet Ventures, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn
Joshua Olusanya 🇬🇧Off-Cycle Analyst, Notion Capital, London 🇬🇧 LinkedIn | Blog
Sanna Westman 🇸🇪 Investment Manager, Creandum, Stockholm 🇸🇪 LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog
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