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The rise of family offices as startup investors
Family offices have been on the rise as an important source of startup funding. They have emerged as investors and taken an active role in shaping up the startup world. Family offices have been closely associated with the ultra-wealthy. In fact, many are high net worth individuals. More family offices are breaking free from stereotypes…
Amy Covey from Quake Capital – Promoting diversity in startup portfolios
Amy Covey is a managing partner of Quake Capital. Forbes ranks Quake among the top 10 seed investors, as well as the top ten leading investors in the United States. The company invests in companies that tend to have traction based on merit, rising above the level of high excellence. The importance of adding more…
How The Investment Landscape Is Shifting In 2022
The investment landscape this 2022 is being shaped by a number of key trends. These trends include the rise of blockchain technology, the growth of artificial intelligence and machine learning, changes in the global economy, and the increasing popularity of passive investment vehicles. All of these trends will have a significant impact on how investors…
Top European Venture Capitalists This 2022
Investable entrepreneurs are visionaries, and visionaries don’t have boundaries. They think outside the box; they stay flexible and adaptable, and they aren’t constrained by geographical borders. Successful investors – Venture Capitalists, Angels, Family Offices etc. – share very similar traits. They don’t limit themselves to a small pool of potential. They cast their net as…
Michail Blakey from Cocoon Capital & Keith Daniel from Resillient Ventures – Raising funding as a first-time founder
Michael is the Managing Partner and co-founder of the early-stage venture capital firm Cocoon Capital. Cocoon focuses on pre-seed and seed-stage deep tech and enterprise tech companies across SE Asia. Set up alongside Will Klippgen in 2016, Cocoon adopts a hands-on, founder-first approach to investing.Rev. Dr. M. Keith Daniel is the Co-Founder and Managing Director…
Varun Goenka from Charge-up – What problem is your product solving?
Varun Goenka is CEO of Charge Up, a battery swapping company, where they are building Bharath’s largest battery swapping network. From a business family and now a resident of Delhi. He discusses how Charge Up has improved the livelihood of the majority of drivers in India and how the company still stands to gain more…
Startup valuation basics
Your startup valuation plays a key role in determining your firm’s financial health. It will influence how much funding you can raise, the capital needed to grow your business, and whether or not investors are interested in partnering with you. If you want to build a successful company that generates sustainable growth and profitability, it…
Train like a Hollywood star with Fitlov
Fitlov app is a two-sided platform connecting fitness & wellness trainers with users needing personal training to achieve their health & fitness goals. Trainers today face very tough employment conditions in gyms, and as freelancers they waste time & money from underutilization, travel time and lack of digital tools. On the other side, consumers face…
Investor Matt Reeves from Crowe – Pitch decks are boring
A seasoned angel investor, he has a deep understanding of how to build companies from early stages to later stages and then take them to Nasdaq. Startups that have a strong team and a disruptive approach to their industry attract his interest. Increasing the value of a startup and ensuring its longevity on the market…
