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Startups at NICF Investor Summit! 🚀 Meet Mohtashim Ali, Founder, and Maryam Joumaa, Co-founder of SalamKidsTV, who will be pitching their venture at the Investor Summit! 👋🎤 Tune in to the video to learn about their venture! 🎧

Getting investors to travel is hard. When it comes to Demo Day, regional UK and European accelerators based outside the principal pools of venture capital (London, Berlin, Paris....) are at a disadvantage. So, accelerators: here's a radical solution: Take your cohort showcase to where the money is! Bring your cohort to London, and we do the rest with a fully managed Demo Day program. Pitchflix is the company that brings you rev, the VC reverse pitch series for pre-seed to series A founders; warp, the accelerator reverse pitch series for the earliest-stage founders; and now DDHQ so that at the end of the accelerator program, the cohort has an opportunity to engage with genuine investors.

What makes angel investors tick? 🤔 We caught up with angel investor, Michael Nissim, who shares exactly what he wants to see from startups that guarantee investment💸 If you're about to begin your fundraising journey, looking for an angel investor or simply want to learn a bit more about the process, tune in to the full episode on our YouTube channel this Friday!👇 https://lnkd.in/dDfmxkdy

👇🏼 Solid advice for founders; my take revolved around getting those first 10 in the office to get shit done fast, focus on solving fundamental problems vs chasing what VCs think is cool, and raising the right amount of capital

At our Vintage VC Summit in San Francisco, we had the opportunity to engage with leading venture capitalists on crucial industry topics. 🚀   The 2nd episode of our three-part series, "VC Insights," focuses on Advice for Founders. 💡   The episode features insights from- ⭐ Gaurav Jain (Afore Capital) ⭐ Ed Sim (boldstart ventures) ⭐ Raanan Bar-Cohen (Resolute Ventures) ⭐ Shuly Galili (UpWest) Don’t miss out on these essential tips for founders looking to make their mark. ✨😎 Check it out now!

Getting investors to travel is hard. When it comes to Demo Day, regional UK and European accelerators based outside the principal pools of venture capital (London, Berlin, Paris....) are at a disadvantage. So, accelerators: here's a radical solution: Take your cohort showcase to where the money is! Bring your cohort to London, and we do the rest with a fully managed Demo Day program. Pitchflix is the company that brings you rev, the VC reverse pitch series for pre-seed to series A founders; warp, the accelerator reverse pitch series for the earliest-stage founders; and now DDHQ so that at the end of the accelerator program, the cohort has an opportunity to engage with genuine investors.

Check out my latest episode with Dan Conner, CFA, FSA. Vikram Lakhwara & I loved hearing about his childhood all over the world, surfing a hurricane, and learning about the one book that influenced his thesis. I also loved how he shared how he uses thoughtful gifts to create product storytelling that can help founders find PMF faster. So much to learn from Dan, listen in!

Ever wish you could give your younger self a heads-up? Here is what Sten Tamkivi would tell his 10-year younger VC self. Early-stage is about founders. But don't focus just on their skills. Make sure their mission truly resonates. Even if the business model seems basic. A talented team solving a mundane problem can be a dead end. Sten is a Partner of Plural. A 400M EUR early-stage venture fund to back ambitious European founders. Watch our full conversation with Sten and Carina Namih on EUVC. 🔽 #venturecapital #angelinvesting #startupfunding #europe

Ever wish you could give your younger self a heads-up? Here is what Sten Tamkivi would tell his 10-year younger VC self. Early-stage is about founders. But don't focus just on their skills. Make sure their mission truly resonates. Even if the business model seems basic. A talented team solving a mundane problem can be a dead end. Sten is a Partner of Plural. A 400M EUR early-stage venture fund to back ambitious European founders. Watch our full conversation with Sten and Carina Namih on EUVC. 🔽 #venturecapital #angelinvesting #startupfunding #europe

If you missed Somak Chattopadhyay's Ask a VC Anything appearance, you're in luck! It's now available to watch in full. They covered the current environment for startup investment, what he's learned from painful moments, and much more. Watch it here: https://lnkd.in/gmrNfvfi