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VIVES Funds Inter-University Fund (IUF), a European science based early-stage fund, secures additional €5 million in funding from the Luxembourg Future Fund 2 (LFF 2), bringing its total funding to €75 million. Building on the successful execution of LFF 1, LFF 2 is a €200 million initiative between the European Investment Fund (EIF) and the Société Nationale de Crédit et d'Investissement (SNCI), which is managed by the EIF. The fund is well-positioned to foster innovation in Luxembourg thanks to VIVES's investment experience and long-standing ties to the nation's startup scene. Among the companies is LMO Space, a Luxembourg-based business creating solutions for precise manipulation during in-flight operations. Philippe Durieux, Eva Kremer, Marjut Falkstedt Read more - https://lnkd.in/g_vdyFSh To share your startup story write us on - contact@startuprise.co.uk #VIVES #Venturecapital #investment #funding #news

🚀 Key Learnings from the Private Capital Symposium 2024 🚀 I recently had the privilege of attending the 15th Private Capital Symposium hosted by Entrepreneurship and Private Capital at London Business School. This symposium brings together influential industry experts, academic thought leaders, and innovators from around the world. Here are my key takeaways: #1 Geographical Significance in Family Office Investments - London continues to be a pivotal hub for family office investments, with unique opportunities and strategic advantages discussed by experts like Hiroko Atherton, Rishi Patel, and Susanne Pöttinger. #2 Fireside Chat on the Future of PE - The fireside chat between Head of Private Capital Europe and North America, EQT Partners and Florin V. highlighted the evolving fundraising ecosystem, trend towards consolidation in PE similar to public markets and how GenAI is being harnessed within PE with specific use cases, emphasizing the importance of adaptability and forward-thinking strategies. #3 Democratization of Private Equity Investments - PE typically requires significant capital and sophisticated knowledge, limiting participation to a small group of elite investors. Reducing minimum investment amounts, creating new investment vehicles and platforms are some of the ways discussed to allow a wider range of investors to access PE opportunities. #4 Inspirational Story - Noor Sweid's journey from consultant to family business, and eventually to setting up her own venture fund with significant wins across three funds, was truly inspirational. Lastly, a big thank you to Eva Negrutzi Dip DigM, Luisa Alemany, Sairina Ramakrishnan and the team for organizing the event and giving me the an opportunity to volunteer. #whyIloveLBS #LBSPrivateCapitalSymposium #PrivateCapital #PrivateEquity

Pedro Sirotsky Melzer, Founding Partner at Igah, Ventures. and Partner at Patria Investments, represented our team of experts at the "Business in Brazil" panel during SuperReturn 2024 in Amsterdam. Throughout the event, we delved into topics such as: 🌍 The influence of the current political and economic landscape on private capital investment in Brazil in 2024, identifying emerging trends that are reshaping the business environment. 🎯 Strategic opportunities and challenges faced by investors. 💡 Technology trends, emphasizing cultural shifts and innovations with high growth potential in Brazilian markets. 🌱 The role of asset-light models in the financial market addressing the credit access gap, where current demand exceeds available credit resources by 6x. 🌿 Health tech solutions for healthcare system inefficiencies, tackling high costs that limit access, with over 75% of the population dependent on the public system. SuperReturn is a pivotal gathering for Private Equity and Venture Capital leaders, offering a platform for strategic networking, idea exchange, and global trend analysis. Patria's participation underscores our commitment to providing robust investment insights and strategies for our partners and clients. #PatriaInsights #SuperReturn #LatinAmerica

🌟Exciting News for Angel Investors in Iceland🌟 This week, we are thrilled to announce the registration opening for the Icelandic Business Angel Network (IceBAN) - a non-profit initiative to transform the landscape of angel investing in Iceland 🇮🇸. Klara Bentsdóttir and I recently decided to move back "home" after 16 years in Denmark. For the past months, I've been looking for opportunities and ways to share my experience as a founder and recent angel investor with the vibrant ecosystem in Iceland. Having spent the last decade building and scaling a MedTech SaaS company, I realized the immense importance of angel investing and collaboration with founders. The success rates of startups can skyrocket when the right investors unite, share knowledge, and leverage their combined expertise. However, after conversations with Icelandic investors, funds, and founders, I recognized a significant gap in our community: the need for a structured, collaborative network for angel investors. 🌟 Why IceBAN? Building on the experience of similar organisations in the Nordics, like the Danish Business Angels - DanBAN, NorBAN - Norwegian Business Angel Network, and Finnish Business Angels Network (FiBAN), we want to encourage more structured collaboration between Icelandic business angels by 👉 Connecting with fellow investors to share experiences and insights 👉 Accessing structured and pre-screened investment opportunities through our web platform (Dealum) 👉 Joining knowledge & expertise events that enhance your investment acumen with events focused on professional growth and best practices 👉 Facilitating a collaborative environment to reduce risk by co-investing with like-minded angels and increasing your chances of success. 📆 The first event, exclusively for IceBAN members, is on June 27th. You can apply for membership today (via https://iceban.is) to secure your spot and start reaping the benefits of our community. I can't wait to move back home and develop this new and much-needed initiative further! 🙌 #BAN #Iceland #investment #angelinvestments

I see an increasing number of founders who don’t want to apply for the EIC Accelerator even if they have a good case for it. The main objections I hear are: 1. The effort/risk ratio is way too high Big money alone is not enough. Many prefer smaller but less time-consuming grants with better odds of securing funding on the first attempt without having to wait 6+ months for the first grant payment. 2. EIC equity comes across as a hassle Applying for EIC equity 3 years before the actual investment at a 10-25% stake from an institution that has shown low flexibility feels too big of a commitment. Many prefer choosing investors in due time. This doesn’t mean founders shouldn’t apply for this grant if it suits them. It just means they must accept the consequences of doing so: High risk, high reward.

Looking forward to meeting old and new faces at the Zero One Hundred Conferences (PE & VC Platform) in #Vienna on Thursday February 29th. 🤝 This will provide a great opportunity to connect with the #moversandshakers of the private capital market, being #LimitedPartners or #GeneralPartners from the #PE and #VC ecosystems. A few interesting #content sessions that I planned to attend include: 💡 Focus on Attractive Industries & Highest Valued Companies. Blooming VC Tech with the participation of Lucanus ⛵️ Polagnoli 💡 A Deep Dive into Seed and Pre-seed Stage Funding | How to Activate Regional Angel Investors & LPs into Early-stage Investing? with the participation of Christian Roehle 💡 Family Offices & HNWI Allocations into Venture Capital Funds & Direct Investments with the involvement of Laura Raggl, Florian Haupt, Benjamin Ruschin & Johann 'Hansi' Hansmann 💡 LPs’ Appetite for Regional VC Investments. Strategies & Insights with the involvement of Herve Cuviliez & Joel Wajsberg, CFA Thank you to Tomáš Tuleja and to the entire #0100 team for pulling off this valuable event, as well as Duran Cesur & Susanne Fromm, my sparring partners for #fundraising 🤗 🙏 #venturecapital #privateequity #familyoffice #fundoffunds #HNWIs #conference #privatecapital #impactinvesting #masawa #nurturecapital cc: Masawa, Joshua Haynes

"Why is it easier for CEE founders to attract VCs abroad?" Well, it's not. End of panel ;) Some founders from the CEE region promote the narrative that "none of the local VCs wanted to invest" so they went to Silicon Valley and raised easily. While those cases definitely happen (oh hello Xenia Muntean!) most founders find it easier to get their initial check locally. Things change dramatically once you get some traction and need to raise a proper seed or a Series A round. There are only a couple of venture capital investors in CEE worth talking to about round sizes of $5M+. Most have a private equity attitude, they optimize for downside protection which limits their upside to a 3-5x return in 2-3 years. They are not looking to invest in risk-taking founders aiming to become a global leader in their space. That's why the optimal fundraising strategy if you're a CEE founder is to raise a preseed from local angels and small private VC funds (ideally with no EU funding which restrict you in many ways) that have the necessary network where you want to raise your next round in Silicon Valley. If you know one of such founders, ping me ;) Thanks for an interesting discussion Kamil Mieczakowski Björn Nilsen Maximilian Schausberger & Bartosz Lipnicki #VCCentral #venturecapital #ceevalley

IIE.VC ‘GP Subsidy Pilot’ Recipient Spotlight: Features Capital 🤝 Team: Jenny Barba, Managing Partner; Jeff Chu, Managing Partner 🏠 HQ: $3.4 million Vermont 💲SSBCI allocation: Vermont 🏆 A Med-Tech fund specializing in the future of healthcare & bridge health inequalities  🌟On behalf of IIE.VC, congrats to Jenny, Jeff and Features Capital! 💡 About the program: IIE.VC's GP Launch Expense Subsidy Pilot is addressing the entrepreneurial challenges emerging managers face in navigating the startup expenses of launching funds by awarding flexible subsidies of up to $50,000 to underrepresented emerging VCs. Subsidies can cover a range of launch expenses, including legal, accounting, and operating costs.

Interviewed in 2022...and the same advice is pertinent today. Thank you again EisnerAmper (Elana Margulies-Snyderman). https://lnkd.in/gRTEe-_6 #venturecapital #impactinvesting #investmentstrategies #investmentstrategies #investingforimpact Elana Margulies Snyderman #pharmaceuticalindustry #foundations

Week in, week out we hear the North's potential is limited by access to preseed investment. Whether its founders, advisers or ecosystem leaders, everyone agrees that we aren't getting the right money to the right people to help them get their business off the ground. That's why we launched PraeSeed. This is not an accelerator, this is cohort investing. And the first of its kind in the North. This programme will focus on getting early stage investment into preseed or pre-revenue businesses. Run by Jessica Jackson, PraeSeed will invest up to £200k into 35 Northern companies in the next 7 years. But this is about more than money. This investment will come with advice from founders who’ve scaled success stories before and content from experts who can help businesses get the best start. Our team want to find the #NextInTheNorth. If that's you, applications will open in May and the cohort will kick off in June. #NextInTheNorth #preseed #preseedfunding #seedfunding #vcfunding #praeseed