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Subscribe to our newsletter here. Follow us on LinkedIn here.Subscribe to our YouTube channel here.Joseph Pizzolato is the Founder & General Partner at Defiant VC, a newly launched venture fund bringing a tech-first approach to investing.Joseph shares his journey from engineering to venture capital, his experiences at Vitruvian Partners and Felix Capital, and what led him to take the leap and launch Defiant. He explains how the fund is using data-driven insights, deep thematic research, and proprietary software to build a new model for venture investing.We also discuss:The future of venture capital and why it needs to evolveThe role of proprietary technology in sourcing, selecting, and supporting startupsHow to structure a portfolio thoughtfully and avoid ‘groupthink' in VCJoseph's views on AI investing and why it may be overhypedLessons from raising a first-time fund in one of the toughest VC marketsThis is a must-listen for VCs, LPs, and founders interested in the future of venture capital and how emerging funds can differentiate in a crowded market.Don't forget to like, subscribe, and follow The Riding Unicorns podcast on your favourite platform and stay connected with us on social media for more inspiring episodes!

In this episode, we welcome Giulia Van Waeyenberge to the pod. Giulia is an experienced investor and judge in the European VC Awards and a Managing Director at Sofina Group, an investment holding company with more than 9 billion in AUM.Sofina Group is a global investor investing mainly in the Venture and Growth stages. Its sectors include digital, healthcare and life sciences, consumer, education, and sustainable supply chain sectors. Sofina has a direct investment strategy, investing from a series B/C until IPO and beyond. They also invest in venture and growth capital funds on a global basis. They invest from their balance sheet and take a long-term view. Sofina is also a shareholder in Vinted (a second-hand marketplace), Mistral AI, Cleo (an AI chatbot providing financial advice to young adults), and ByteDance.On the fund side, they have long-standing relationships with US managers where they have invested for several decades in firms like Sequoia, Iconiq, and Lightspeed. In Europe, they invested in several European GPs, some more emerging than others. In the seed stage, they have a partnership with Point Nine, Moonfire, Atlantic Labs, Seedcamp, Visionaries Club, Stride, and Hoxton. On the seed/series A stage they have invested in Blossom Capital, Singular, and Alven. On the platform side, they have in funds like Northzone, Balderton, Atomico, Dawn, and Felix Capital.Go to eu.vc for our core learnings and the full video interview

Sur sa page Linkedin, Julien Codorniou se définit lui-même comme un vétéran de la Tech. Mais ce quadra avenant et hyper actif est beaucoup plus que ça. Ancien de Microsoft et de Meta, il a connu et contribué à quelques-uns des grands mouvements de l'industrie high-tech du XXIe siècle. Auprès de Mark Zuckenberg, il était notamment en charge du développement de Workplace by Facebook, la plateforme de collaboration pour les entreprises. Depuis plus de deux ans, il se consacre à l'investissement dans les start-up au sein du fonds Felix Capital, basé à Londres. Il a déjà mis en lumière quelques pépites comme Pigment, dont la valorisation dépasse aujourd'hui le milliard d'euros. L'activité n'est pas vraiment nouvelle pour lui : il joue les business angels depuis plusieurs années déjà, aide et accompagne de nombreux entrepreneuses et entrepreneurs. Il conseille aussi quelques poids lourds de l'industrie des médias dont le groupe Le Monde, dont il est administrateur où la société de production Mediawan, où il était membre du board jusqu'en 2021. Ces expériences composites en font un parfait interlocuteur pour décrypter les grandes tendances des nouvelles technologies de l'information et des communications. Il nous parle métavers, intelligence artificielle et transformation numérique des médias. Avec la sagesse d'un gourou. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Welcome to a new episode of our special series At The Cap Table.Today, we are joined by Sarah Finegan, an Investor at Antler, in a conversation with Susan Lin, a Partner & Investor at Felix Capital.Susan is an investor at Felix Capital. Over the past 10+ years, Susan has advised, invested, and worked in a range of consumer and technology companies in their journeys to grow and scale. Susan joined Felix Capital from HgCapital, a London-based private equity fund where she focused on software investments and portfolio companies. Prior to HgCapital, Susan was a management consultant at Bain & Company in San Francisco, Singapore, and London, advising private equity and growth capital funds on potential investments and CPG and e-commerce companies on go-to-market, M&A, and growth strategies.Felix Capital is a venture capital firm for the creative class, operating at the intersection of technology and creativity. The fund focuses on digital lifestyle across multiple verticals, investing in authentic consumer-facing brands and platforms and related enabling B2B technologies. Their mission is to be a partner of choice for entrepreneurs with big ideas and help them build category-defining companies that move the world forward.Chapters:00:00:00 Introduction and Welcome00:02:16 Susan's Journey into Venture Capital00:02:51 The Impact of Parents' Entrepreneurship00:04:31 Susan's Career Path and Experiences00:05:34 Transition into Investing and Joining Felix Capital00:06:54 Understanding Felix Capital and Its Approach00:12:44 Opportunities in Consumer Investing00:18:22 Impact and Positive Change in Investments00:20:47 Outlook on Investing and Advice for Founders00:26:10 Diversity in Europe's Tech Ecosystem00:29:35 Advice to Younger Self and Conclusion

Hedda Båverud Olsson is the co-founder and CEO of Lassie, a pet health app and insurance provider. Lassie has now raised €36.5 million from Balderton Capital, Felix Capital, Inventure, Passion Capital, and Philian. Since Lassie's successful launch in Sweden, over 2.5 years ago, and 60,000 customers later, the company recently launched in Germany. Where to find Hedda Båverud Olsson:• Website: Djurförsäkring – Din digitala djurförsäkring | Lassie• LinkedIn (6) Hedda Båverud Olsson | LinkedInWhere to find Hadi Radwan:• Newsletter: Principles Friday | Hadi Radwan | Substack• LinkedIn: Hadi Radwan | LinkedInIf you like our podcast, please don't forget to subscribe and support us on your favorite podcast players. We also would appreciate your feedback and rating to reach more people.We recently launched our new newsletter, Principles Friday, where I share one principle that can help you in your life or business, one thought-provoking question, and one call to action toward that principle. Please subscribe Here.It is Free and Short (2min).

In der Rubrik “Investments & Exits” begrüßen wir heute Mathias Ockenfels, General Partner bei Speedinvest. Mathias bespricht die Finanzierungsrunde von Lassie und Soplaya sowie die Übernahme von Bergfreunde und Adevinta. Lassie, eine App für Haustiergesundheit und Versicherungen, sammelt in einer Series-B-Finanzierungsrunde unter der Leitung von Balderton Capital 23 Millionen Euro ein. Bestehende Investoren wie Felix Capital, Inventure, Passion Capital und Philian (H&M Chair Karl-John Persson) haben sich ebenfalls beteiligt. Die Finanzierung soll dazu genutzt werden, das Team und die Produkte von Lassie zu erweitern, darunter der Verkauf von Gesundheitsprodukten für Haustiere innerhalb der App und die Expansion über die Kernmärkte Deutschland und Schweden hinaus. Die App bietet auch Online-Kurse und präventive Gesundheitsinformationen für Haustiere, belohnt Besitzer mit niedrigeren Prämien und Treuepunkten für den Online-Shop, wenn sie diese Kurse abschließen.Das FoodTech Soplaya aus Mailand konnte sich unter der Leitung von Sinergia Venture Fund (Alkemia Capital) 12,5 Millionen Euro sichern, um die Restaurant-Zulieferindustrie zu revolutionieren. Bestehende Investoren wie P101, Azimut and CDP Venture Capital haben sich ebenfalls beteiligt. Mit einem Fokus auf Transparenz, Effizienz und Nachhaltigkeit in der Lieferkette für Restaurants will das Unternehmen mittels Technologie und Automatisierung gleiche Chancen für unabhängige Restaurants und kleine bis mittelgroße Ketten schaffen. Durch eine umfassende Plattform, die Einkaufsdaten verwaltet, sollen Kosten- und Zeitersparnisse sowie eine bessere Kontrolle über Bestellungen und Lieferungen ermöglicht werden. Soplaya plant, nach Konsolidierung auf dem italienischen Markt in neue Regionen zu expandieren, während sie KI verstärkt einsetzen wollen, um die Betriebsabläufe und die Vorhersage der Nachfrage zu optimieren.Der Mutterkonzern von Kleinanzeigen und Mobile.de, Adevinta, steht kurz vor einer Übernahme durch die Finanzinvestoren Blackstone und Permira. Die beiden Beteiligungsgesellschaften haben ein Übernahmeangebot über 141 Milliarden Norwegische Kronen (ca. 12,1 Milliarden Euro) vorgelegt und halten bereits 72 Prozent der Anteile. Das Angebot liegt acht Prozent über dem Börsenkurs und wurde von Adevinta, Ebay und dem norwegischen Verlagskonzern Schibsted bereits im September bestätigt. Der Aufsichtsrat könnte jedoch das Angebot ablehnen, falls es als zu niedrig eingestuft wird.Decathlon hat Bergfreunde, einen aufstrebenden deutschen Online-Outdoorhändler, von der US-Mutter Backcountry übernommen. Bergfreunde wird als eigenständiges Unternehmen innerhalb von Decathlon agieren, wobei die aktuellen Geschäftsführer an Bord bleiben und das Unternehmen weiterhin profitabel wächst, allerdings langsamer als zuvor. Der Verkauf signalisiert Decathlons Interesse an der Stärkung seines globalen Outdoorportfolios durch die Ergänzung mit einer Premiummarke und zielt auf Wachstum in Europa, insbesondere auf dem deutschen Markt. 

Die Themen im heutigen Versicherungsfunk Update sind: Bundesregierung setzt Aktienrente in den Wartestand Am Montag beschloss die Bundesregierung im schriftlichen Umlaufverfahren einen Nachtragshaushalt für das aktuelle Haushaltsjahr. Im Rahmen dessen wurde auch die ursprünglich vorgesehene Darlehensvergabe von 10 Milliarden Euro an das Generationenkapital gestrichen. Diese Änderung beruhe darauf, dass es noch keine gesetzliche Grundlage für das Generationenkapital gibt, so die Bundesregierung. Laut FDP werde die Aktienrente trotzdem noch umgesetzt. die Bayerische erhöht Überschussbeteiligung Im kommenden Jahr soll die laufende Verzinsung sowohl bei der Bayerischen Beamten Lebensversicherung als auch der operativen Lebensversicherungs-Tochter BL die Bayerische Lebensversicherung von 2,7 auf 3,0 Prozent steigen. Die Gesamtverzinsung bei der BL erreicht demnach bis zu 3,75 Prozent. Sie setzt sich zusammen aus der laufenden Verzinsung von 3,0 Prozent, dem Schlussgewinnanteil von 0,35 bis 0,6 Prozent sowie der Mindestbeteiligung von 0,15 Prozent an den Bewertungsreserven. Die Gesamtverzinsung der Bayerische Beamten Leben wird für auf 3,55 Prozent angehoben. Neben der laufenden Verzinsung ist ein Schlussgewinnanteil von 0,25 Prozent sowie die Mindestbeteiligung an den Bewertungsreserven von 0,3 Prozent enthalten. Betriebliche Krankenversicherung besitzt deutliches Potenzial Derzeit denkt jeder vierte Entscheider in Firmen ohne eine betriebliche Krankenversicherung (bKV) über eine Einführung nach, weitere 13 Prozent haben sich bereits für eine Einführung entschieden. Von Letzteren wollen wiederum 58 Prozent die Einführung bis Ende 2024 abschließen. Andererseits ist 12 Prozent der Unternehmer ohne bKV ein solches Angebot als Mitarbeiter-Benefit noch völlig unbekannt, was durch verstärkte Information und Ansprache zusätzliches Potenzial birgt. Das geht aus einer Yougov-Umfrage im Auftrag der Arag hervor. Bundesregierung will Grundfreibetrag und Kinderfreibetrag stärker anheben Die Bundesregierung plant den steuerlichen Grundfreibetrag und Kinderfreibetrag für das Jahr 2024 stärker anzuheben als es ursprünglich vorgesehen war. Darauf habe sich die Bundesregierung intern verständigt. Darüber berichtet das "Handelsblatt" und beruft sich auf Regierungs- und Koalitionskreise. Demnach solle der Grundfreibetrag von 10.908 auf 11.784 Euro steigen. Der Kinderfreibetrag solle von 6.024 auf 6.612 Euro angehoben werden. Im Inflationsausgleichsgesetz waren für den Steuergrund- und Kinderfreibetrag noch Anpassung auf 11.604 Euro sowie 6384 Euro vorgesehen. HDI erweitert das Vorstandsteam Jens Köwing (46) übernimmt das neu geschaffene IT-Ressort im Vorstand der HDI Deutschland AG und wird für IT-Grundsatzfragen und die übergreifende Anwendungsentwicklung verantwortlich sein. Sein bisheriges Mandat als IT-Vorstand der HDI AG für das Ressort Querschnitt & Service Operation führt er bis auf weiteres fort. Insurtech sammelt 23 Millionen Euro ein Das Insurtech Lassie hat in einer Series B-Runde 23 Millionen Euro eingesammelt. Das schwedische Unternehmen bietet eine Haustierversicherung an, die auf Prävention setzt. Der Risikokapitalgeber Balderton Capital fungierte dabei als Lead Investor, Bestandsinvestoren, wie Felix Capital, Inventure, Passion Capital und Philian (H&M Chair Karl-John Persson) haben sich ebenfalls beteiligt.

Episode Overview: PT II Women's role, power and what is a fully expressed woman.  Female sexual expression evolution & female objectifying in the media.  Following your passion as a compass in life. Community living and living according to your natural predispositions.  Taking the path of Mind or intuition to get to where you want to go? Why does society dismiss older women?  Is beauty the only thing women have to offer? Ageing gracefully and loving yourself fully.  Pleasure is healing and why is squirting useful.  Training your pelvic floor.  Why has Sexual energy been repressed in this society. What can women do to open up and embrace their sexuality.  Why are so many women having trouble climaxing? What are we doing wrong in sex?  How did Kama come about? Why is it so hard for men to receive? Recipe for happiness  About Guest: Chloé Macintosh, the visionary behind Kama, is reshaping sexual education and exploration. With Kama, she's making sexual wellness both accessible and empowering. Prior to this, Chloé was the Chief Creative Officer at Soho House Group, leading digital transformation for its vast membership. She co-founded the e-commerce platform Made.com, which went public at £775M in 2021. As a Venture Partner at Felix Capital, she advises on investments and brand strategy. Starting her career as an architect at Norman Foster, Chloé became the youngest Associate Partner at 26. Now based in London, she originally hails from Paris. Find Chloe on : https://www.linkedin.com/in/chloemacintosh/ Find Dana on https://rb.gy/pm0wwp ⁠Listen to the audio version here https://anchor.fm/dana-grinberga If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure to Follow and share. Sponsors: https://momo-kombucha.com Use discount code ISTHISIT15 to get a 15% off of your first order of 6 or 12 bottles of Momo kombucha. If you are enjoying this show, please consider joining my exclusive Patreon Community for some bonus content. http://patreon.com/user?u=82757269 Sign Up for My Newsletter https://mailchi.mp/1f9ea0495d70/better-life-one-tap-away --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dana-grinberga/message

Episode Overview: PT I What's your life philosophy? Chloe's purpose. What is embodiment . How to incorporate new habits in your life. Pleasure is healing. Your own experience vs learned knowledge from someone else. Sexual being vs sexual doing. Why is it so hard for us to just receive ? Living in the body vs living in the mind. How to unlock the wisdom within. What is the Consciousness ? The creation of pathways that change your programming. Heart- genital meditation. There is no freedom without boundaries. Boundaries and consent. Tapping into our intuition powers. About Guest: Chloé Macintosh, the visionary behind Kama, is reshaping sexual education and exploration. With Kama, she's making sexual wellness both accessible and empowering. Prior to this, Chloé was the Chief Creative Officer at Soho House Group, leading digital transformation for its vast membership. She co-founded the e-commerce platform Made.com, which went public at £775M in 2021. As a Venture Partner at Felix Capital, she advises on investments and brand strategy. Starting her career as an architect at Norman Foster, Chloé became the youngest Associate Partner at 26. Now based in London, she originally hails from Paris. You can listen to this podcast to learn more about Chloe's professional journey https://spotify.link/Mn8gKt252Db Find Chloe on : https://www.linkedin.com/in/chloemacintosh/ Find Dana on https://rb.gy/pm0wwp ⁠Listen to the audio version here https://anchor.fm/dana-grinberga If you enjoyed this episode, please make sure to Follow and share. Sponsors: https://momo-kombucha.com Use discount code ISTHISIT15 to get a 15% off of your first order of 6 or 12 bottles of Momo kombucha. If you are enjoying this show, please consider joining my exclusive Patreon Community for some bonus content. http://patreon.com/user?u=82757269 Sign Up for My Newsletter https://mailchi.mp/1f9ea0495d70/better-life-one-tap-away --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dana-grinberga/message

In der Rubrik “Investments & Exits” begrüßen wir heute Enrico Mellis, Principal bei Lakestar. Enrico bespricht die Finanzierungsrunde von Lanch.Das Berliner Startup Lanch, das mit Influencern zusammenarbeitet, um Food-Delivery-Marken zu schaffen, hat sich eine Finanzierung in Höhe von 6,9 Millionen US-Dollar gesichert. Die Serie A wird von Felix Capital und HV Capital finanziert, wobei eine Reihe von Einzelpersonen beteiligt sind. Die Bewertung wird nicht bekannt gegeben.Die von Influencern geführten Lebensmittelmarken von Lanch arbeiten aus "virtuellen Küchen" in bestehenden Restaurant- und Einzelhandelsküchen. Das erste Projekt, "Happy Slice", in Zusammenarbeit mit den deutschen YouTubern Knossi und Trymacs, verkaufte an seinem Startwochenende über 30.000 Pizzen. Eine zweite Marke, "Loco Chicken", mit dem deutschen Musiker Luciano, ist in Arbeit. Auch wenn das Konzept unkonventionell erscheinen mag, will Lanch auf den Erfolgen ähnlicher Influencer-getriebener Lebensmittelmarkeninitiativen aufbauen, trotz der Herausforderungen, denen sich einige US-Startups in diesem Bereich gegenübersehen.

My guest is Katy Trost! Katy Trost is an esteemed coach and advisor to tech CEOs in London and New York City, specializing in helping them become more effective leaders and cultivate healthy organizations, particularly during periods of growth like Series B and beyond. Her impressive client portfolio includes companies backed by prominent investors such as SoftBank, First Round Capital, Primary Venture Partners, Felix Capital, Octopus Ventures, Inflexion, Maven, and others. Katy serves as a coach and judge for renowned programs like Tech Nation Future Fifty, Upscale, Octopus Ventures, Techstars, Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs, PwC Fintech, and the Mayor of London Mentoring Program, in addition to her advisory roles with various startups.  With a global perspective honed through years of travel and experience in the US tech ecosystem, she expanded her consultancy to the UK. Katy holds an Executive mini MBA from the London School of Business and Finance (LSBF), PCC accreditation from the International Coach Federation (ICF), and certifications in leadership methodologies, including iPEC, Workboard™ OKRs, and Gazelle's Scaling Up™ framework, which has propelled countless firms worldwide to successful scaling. She has also completed programs like the Financial Times Board Director Program and the Nedx Board Alliance Program.  Katy's impactful work has been featured in prestigious publications such as Forbes, Success Magazine, The Org, Thrive Global, and others, and she collaborates with organizations like WeWork, Soho House, Home Grown, and Quinnipiac University to deliver training on business, leadership, and high-performance psychology. Social and Website: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katytrost/ For more episodes and information, visit us at https://www.digitalnicheagency.com/media Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4zS5V79... Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=524781... Follow Digital Niche Agency on Socials for Up To Date Marketing Expertise and Insights Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/digitalniche... Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/digi... Instagram: DNA - Digital Niche Agency @digitalnicheagency • Instagram photos and videos. Twitter: https://twitter.com/DNAgency_CA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDlz…

In der Rubrik “Investments & Exits” begrüßen wir heute Enrico Mellis, Principal bei Lakestar. Enrico spricht über die Finanzierungsrunde von Effy:Das französische Unternehmen Effy hat 22 Millionen US-Dollar in einer Finanzierungsrunde von Felix Capital erhalten. Das Startup begann vor 15 Jahren als Unternehmen für energetische Sanierung von öffentlichen Gebäuden, Wohngebäuden und Industrieanlagen. In den letzten Jahren hat es seine Dienstleistungen erweitert, um Websites und Tools zu erwerben, die für energetische Sanierungsprojekte nützlich sind. Unternehmensangaben zufolge konnte Effy im Jahr 2022 18 Millionen Besucher auf der Webseite vermerken und es wurden Transaktionen im Wert von 800 Millionen Euro über die Plattform abgewickelt. Das Unternehmen plant, zu einem Marktplatzmodell überzugehen, bei dem Kunden direkt mit dem Unternehmen in Kontakt treten, um Angebote auszuhandeln.

In der Rubrik “Investments & Exits” begrüßen wir heute Martin Janicki, Partner bei ​​Cavalry Ventures. Martin spricht über die Finanzierungsrunde von Vue Storefront.  Vue Storefront, ein Unternehmen mit Sitz in San Francisco und Warschau, hat in einer Series A+ Finanzierungsrunde 20 Millionen US-Dollar an Eigenkapitalfinanzierung erhalten, die von Felix Capital geleitet wurde. Zu den weiteren Investoren gehörten außerdem Philippe Corrot, Nagi Letaifa, Creandum, Earlybird und SquareOne. Vue Storefront ist eine Frontend-as-a-Service-Plattform, die kundenspezifische Storefronts für Online-Shops bereitstellt und derzeit von über 2.200 Einzelhändlern und Händlern weltweit genutzt wird. Zu den Kunden des von Patrick Friday, Filip Rakowski und Bart Roszkowski gegründeten Unternehmen zählen unter anderen die Berlin Brand Group, Zenith Watches und Zadig & Voltaire. Das Unternehmen plant, das Kapital zu nutzen, um weiter zu wachsen und seine Teams zu vergrößern, das Produkt zu verbessern und international zu expandieren.

Hunter Somerville is a Partner @ Stepstone, one of the largest secondary buyers, fund investors and players in our ecosystem with over $600BN in capital responsibility and over $100BN AUM. Additionally, Hunter serves on the LP Advisory Boards for Felix Capital, Foundry Group, Imaginary Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, Boldstart Ventures, Ludlow Ventures, and more. Prior to StepStone, Hunter was a general partner with Greenspring Associates, a venture capital and growth equity investment firm that merged with StepStone in 2021. Before that, he worked as an associate for Camden Private Capital. In Todays Episode with Hunter Somerville We Discuss: 1. Three Types of Secondaries: What are the three different types of secondaries? What is the current situation with company secondary opportunities today? What is the current landscape for fund secondary opportunities today? What are GP-led restructuring or strip sales? How do they work? 2. LPs Today and Moving Forward Investing in Funds: Will we see a wave of LPs not commit to their existing managers? What is the denominator effect and how does that impact LP deployment into funds? What are the top 3 reasons why LPs will not re-commit to existing managers? Do LPs feel VCs have fairly marked down their venture books in the last 6 months? Does Hunter agree that if you have not returned cash to your LPs when you could have done ijn the last 5 years, then you are most in trouble? Why does Hunter believe we will see more international LPs entering venture than ever before? 3. Liquidity: When Does the Cash Hit: Why was liquidity so bad in 2022? How did that compare to 2021? How does Hunter forecast liquidity environments in 2023? What could drive them? How active were Stepstone in secondary buying over the last few years? Is now the time to be greedy when others are fearful in secondaries? What discount was Hunter seeing both on fund and company side secondaries in 20-22? What is the current level of discount being applied to both company and fund secondaries? 4. AMA with One of the Largest Secondary Buyers: Which LP class will be hurt the most from the last fund cycle? What would Hunter most like to change about the world of venture? What was Hunter's biggest mistake on a company investment? What are the biggest mistakes LPs make when they do direct investing? Why are big-name people entering firms as GPs not always a good sign?

In der Rubrik “Investments & Exits” begrüßen wir heute Katharina Neuhaus, Principal bei Vorwerk Ventures. Katharine bespricht die Finanzierungsrunde von Fractal Home und Creative Fabrica:Fractal Homes, ein Proptech mit Sitz in London, hat eine Startfinanzierung in Höhe von 30 Millionen US-Dollar erhalten, um seinen Betrieb zu erweitern und seine Dienstleistungen auf den Nahen Osten auszudehnen. Fractal Homes will die Art und Weise ändern, wie das Miteigentum an Zweitwohnungen funktioniert, indem es die Immobilien in acht Teile aufteilt und dann jeden Teil legal verkauft. Auf diese Weise will das Unternehmen das Zweitwohnungseigentum für eine hauptsächlich im Nahen Osten ansässige Kundschaft zugänglicher machen und sich so von den anderen Unternehmen auf dem Markt abheben. Die 30 Millionen US-Dollar werden durch eine Aufteilung des von White Star Capital bereitgestellten Eigenkapitals (4 Mio. $) und des Fremdkapitals durch einen nicht genannten privaten Kreditfonds mit Sitz in London (26 Mio. $) aufgebracht.Die in Amsterdam ansässige soziale Plattform für Handwerker und Designer, Creative Fabrica, hat in einer Wachstumsrunde 61 Millionen US-Dollar erhalten. Das Unternehmen kombiniert Risiko- und Fremdkapitalfinanzierung, um sein Designernetzwerk auszubauen, sein kreatives generatives KI-Toolset zu erweitern und leitende Talente auf globaler Ebene zu rekrutieren. Die Plattform zielt darauf ab, Kunsthandwerker und Designer mit Käufern und Verkäufern ihrer Waren und Dienstleistungen zusammenzubringen. Die Finanzierung wurde von Alven angeführt mit Beteiligung von LionTree und TriplePoint sowie von den bestehenden Investoren Peak Capital, Felix Capital und FJ Labs.

Thank you Oksana Stowe for the introduction to our guest today, Susan Lin. Susan is a Partner at Felix Capital. Felix Capital is one of the premier consumer investors based in the UK. Some of their investments include Goop, Oatly, Peloton, Seller X. We discuss what consumer-driven means and how that's even spilled over to B2B, difference when scaling a european company vs. U.S., what are real competitive advantages for companies, and why Felix recently raised $600 million What was your attraction to entrepreneurship and venture capital? How do you think about investing in consumer-driven companies today? What do you think about How do you spend your time? Do you have a thesis? Congratulations on raising $600m! We've seen this trend in consumer that as funds get larger and larger, investing in consumer brands becomes less of a focus. Will this be the case with Felix? Why did you decide to join Felix Capital? What's different about the European venture ecosystem vs. U.S.? What are your thoughts on the fundraising market of today? Where are some of the trends and opportunities you're seeing in Europe? What do you make of this current market? What's one thing you would change about VC? What's one book that has inspired you personally and one that inspired you professionally?When breath becomes air What's the best piece of advice that you've received?Authentic self

“One of the biggest misconceptions in VC is that it's an easy way to be successful, or a quick shortcut to something - that's absolutely wrong. It's a really long journey.” In today's 40 Minute Mentor VC Feature series episode, we're joined by Antoine Nussenbaum, the Co-Founder of Felix Capital. Felix is a venture capital firm for the creative class, at the intersection of technology and creativity, focusing on opportunities in digital lifestyle. They're on a mission to support ambitious Founders with big ideas, capturing new behaviours and cultural shifts. Their portfolio includes the likes of Farfetch, Deliveroo, Unmind, Papier, amongst many other high-growth brands. In this episode, Antoine shares some incredible insights into the market and buckets of brilliant mentorship for Founders and aspiring VCs, including: What led Antoine to start Felix Capital [06:36]Why he chose the digital lifestyle niche and what makes Felix so different from other VCs [08:50]The potential opportunities the economic downturn can present to Founders, no matter whether they're in B2B or B2C [11:27]What common traits some of the most successful Founders share and how you can stand out when fundraising [17:02]The difficulties of separating work and life as a Founder and how it can sometimes be beneficial to let the two intertwine [21:55]What makes Felix's culture so special and how Antoine tests for high conviction in interviews [25:01]What Antoine looks for when he assesses Founders and their businesses [29:12]The most common mistakes he sees Founders make during pitches [31:09]Why working in VC isn't about finding a shortcut to success [32:51] ⛳️  Helpful links: ➡️ More about Antoine: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoinenussenbaum/➡️ More about Felix Capital: https://www.felixcap.com/ ⭐Enjoyed this episode?⭐️Keep up to date with all our latest episodes, by hitting the subscribe button on your favourite podcast platform. And for any feedback on what you enjoy the most and ideas on what we can do to make 40 Minute Mentor even better, please leave us a review on https://ratethispodcast.com/40mm

This week, Alex talks to Silicon Valley polymath Touraj Parang about his new book,  EXIT PATH: How to Win the Startup End Game, and then Connie interviews Frederic Court of Felix Capital about the European VC scene.Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Listen in podcast appIn this week's episode of Reformed Millennials, Joel and Cam talk Alberta’s Childcare plan and its impact on women’s unemployment, Political Policy changing as we move down the rungs of Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs and all things inflation.It’s a long-term game. Stay the course.Listen on Apple, Spotify, or Google Podcasts.If you aren’t in the Reformed Millennials Facebook Group join us for daily updates, discussions, and deep dives into the investable trends Millennials should be paying attention to.👉 For specific investment questions or advice contact Joel @ Gold Investment Management.📈📊Market Update💵📉Remember, inflation will come down when no one can afford to buy anything. The best cure for high prices, is high prices.After the index entered a bear market yesterday, dropping more than 20% from highs, S&P 500 futures are pointing to a relatively small rise at the open.Fed FeverTraders in the bond markets are fully prepared for the Federal Reserve to raise its benchmark rate by 75 basis points on Wednesday. While Chair Jerome Powell had vowed to increase the Fed funds rate by 50 basis points this month, a report in the Wall Street Journal suggested that policy makers were considering a bigger move after inflation accelerated in May. Meanwhile, JPMorgan Chase & Co. said there was a "non-trivial risk" of a 100-basis point increase.Bitcoin dropsLiquidity draining out of financial markets sent Bitcoin to the the lowest in about 18 months. But crypto’s trouble isn’t all external, with the freezing of withdrawals by the Celsius lending platform adding to concern that systemic risk in the crypto ecosystem will accelerate the digital-asset market meltdown. Meanwhile, MicroStrategy Inc. may need to post additional collateral for a loan as Bitcoin tests a key price range flagged by the company last month.10yr     3.3%U.S. 2-year yields spiked the most since 2008FOMC decision is tomorrowPowell has communicated a 50 bps increase but don’t be surprised if its 75JPMorgan said “non-trivial risk” of a 100-basis point increaseI think the street is now at 75 bpsCrude  122Oil YTD +62%Biden to visit Saudi Arabia in July 13-16Can he convince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) to increase production?DisneyDisney won the local TV broadcast rights to India’s Premier League cricket matches5 year deal worth ~$3 billionViacom won the streaming rights worth $2.6 billionStreaming rights would have gone on Disney+ Hotstar in 2024Disney CEO has said that the cricket matches are “not critical” to achieving its 2024 subscriber targets.TwitterElon Musk is to attend an all-hands meeting with Twitter employees on ThursdayGood sign Elon wants the deal but at a lower priceContinental ResourcesShale oil billionaire offers to take Continental private$4.3 billion, $70 all-cash offer, 8.5% premiumEarningsOracle             +12%, 10% organic revenue growthCRYPTOMajor crypto lender Celsius froze withdrawals, swaps, and transfers yesterday due to “extreme market conditions”Here’s Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky 2 days before:The Celsius freezer helped spark a massive sell-off with major cryptocurrencies declining 15% on averageTotal liquidations totaled over $1BHere’s a look at the spike in Bitcoin liquidations:Bitcoin held long-term support around in the $20-22k range:💸Reformed Millennials - Post of The WeekMany companies are now facing a Hobson’s choice between trying to maintain the high-flying valuation they’ve established over the last year — no matter the contortions necessary to do it — or conducting a “down round,” a financing that results in a lower valuation. And industry experts suggest the latter often makes more sense.Brad Feld, who has been a venture capitalist for more than 25 years, is among those who advocate for embracing the down round in cases where a company needs capital and hasn’t yet grown into a previously established valuation. Feld says that he has participated in financing rounds for startups so married to a particular number that they’ve agreed to anything to maintain it. He has also participated in deals where the company and its board agreed to bite the bullet and readjust the company’s valuation downward.Based on both experiences, he says his “strong belief” that “just doing a clean resetting — at whatever the valuation so that everybody is aligned and dealing with reality — is much, much better for a company.”He’s not alone. “As a young investor in the early 2000s, I ended up spending a lot of time restructuring cap tables” after the dot com bust, says Frederic Court, founder of the early-stage firm Felix Capital in London. Court says he learned then that “trying to readjust things or maintain an artificially inflated price through structure is a recipe for disaster.”Maslow’s and its impact on political policy and market direction.Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a theory of motivation which states that five categories of human needs dictate an individual's behaviour.Those needs are physiological needs, safety needs, love and belonging needs, esteem needs, and self-actualization needs.🐦 Twitter Thread of The Week 🐦BITCOIN IS DEAD! - from my most trusted name in Crypto, Ari Paul of BlockTower Capital🎬 Video of The Week🎬🔮Best Links of The Week🔮🥵 Over 100m Americans urged to stay indoors over extreme heat and humidity💊 FDA approves historic alopecia treatment🛑 Ford issues stop-sale of electric Mustang Mach-E crossovers due to potential safety defectAs the world tightens, China prepares to ease - China Last Night This is a public episode. 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Mercredi 8 juin, François Sorel a reçu Frédéric Simottel, éditorialiste Tech à BFM Business, Julien Bonnet, journaliste Auto à BFM Business, Denis Barrier, cofondateur de Cathay Innovation, Maxime Eduardo, cofondateur et président de Naboo, Frédéric Court, fondateur de Felix Capital, Sabrina Quagliozzi, correspondante de BFM Business à New York,Nicolas Fratini, cofondateur des Agences de Papa, Morgane Lopes, directrice du marketing digital de Printemps, Claude Grison, directrice de recherche au CNRS, finaliste du Prix de l'inventeur européen 2022, ainsi qie Frédérick Pasternak, ingénieur aéronautique, finaliste du Prix de l'inventeur européen 2022, dans l'émission Tech & Co sur BFM Business. Retrouvez l'émission du lundi au jeudi et réécoutez la en podcast.

Felix Capital fait partie de ces fonds d'investissements qui parient sur des startups qui développent de nouveaux usages. Farfetch, Sorare, Frichti, PerfectStay, ont été accompagnés par l'équipe piloté par Frédéric Court avec lequel je vous propose d'échanger pendant une heure passionnante, pour découvrir les arcanes du fonds d'investissement doté de 1,2 milliards de dollars en gestion.

Does making chocolate and supporting future unicorn startups have something in common? Listen to this podcast episode with the incredible Carmen Alfonso Rico - VC turned angel and find out more about her journey towards creating Cocoa VC. Previously to Cocoa, Carmen was a VC at Felix Capital and Blossom Capital. She is an early investor in Hopin.Follow Carmen on Linkedin Follow Katia on Linkedin or TwitterFollow Female Business Angels Podcast on Instagram (@female_business_angels) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Paul Becker is now on his second tech startup. He has successfully raised over $120M for both of his ventures. The most recent of which aims to help SaaS companies optimize their own funding and financing. re:cap has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Felix Capital, Project A Ventures, Mubadala Capital Ventures, and Entree Capital.

The Title of the Interview "Community-Owned Headless Checkout for E-commerce Platforms" Main Interview Questions #1 - Maybe you can give the audience some background history info connected to founding CartHook and your new company Rallyon? #2 - Your company CartHook ingrates with Shopify and you have been quite public on the "good, bad and ugly" parts of semi relying on somebody else's eco-system can you give the audience some quick insights connectedto this? #3 - Can you give some 2 to 3 of the most important lessons you have learned connected to founding CartHook which would be the most important to share with our audience? #4 - Your new company Rallyon you state that it's a "Community-Owned Ecosystem" what does this really mean and why should people care? #5 - How hard was it to raise $6 million for the project and what are some of the things you have learned from the process? #6 - Can you give us three people of books that have influenced you the most in your business or personal journey? More about Jordan Gal and Rallyon We're excited to announce that we've raised $6m in seed financing to build a world-class eCommerce checkout and a community-owned eCommerce ecosystem. You can read more about it here: https://lnkd.in/g55-u8BR A very big thank you to our investor group. The round was led by Rainfall Ventures with participation from Felix Capital, Long Journey Ventures, Afore VC, Commerce VC, and some extremely helpful angel investors. If you're a merchant on BigCommerce or WooCommerce, sign up for early access here: https://www.rallyon.com/ https://www.rallyon.com/ https://jordangal.com/

Susan Lin started meeting angel investors aged ten. No, she wasn't a child entrepreneur - she was the child of entrepreneurs! From these unconventional beginnings, Susan shares the motivations, decisions and international moves that led to her being made Partner at Felix Capital this year. She also speaks candidly about the thought process and guidance she had around starting a family, and about what she's looking for in deals now she's back in the saddle! https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanravelin/ https://www.felixcap.com/susanlin

In episode 19 of PEP Talk, Simon interviews Jack Tang. Jack is the co-founder and CEO of Urban (formerly known as Urban Massage), the on-demand app on a mission to empower people through wellness. Founded in 2014, it is now the leading at-home massage, fitness and wellness platform. They have built a network of over 2,500 wellness professionals offering at-home massage, physiotherapy, osteopathy and beauty treatments. What started as a way to book wellness online become much more. Jack and co-founder Giles Williams discovered an industry that was broken: practitioners typically took home only 20% of booking revenue and worked long hours to make ends meet. Meanwhile, customers had little other than a salon's reputation to go off of before making a booking with a specific practitioner. Since then, the duo envisioned a platform that would benefit practitioners and customers alike. On Urban, practitioners take home 72% of bookings. And customers are able to choose between trusted, pre-vetted practitioners, thanks to detailed profiles with personal bios, ratings and reviews. To date, Urban has enabled the delivery of 300,000+ treatments generating economic value of more than £25M. Urban currently operates in London, Paris, Birmingham and Manchester, and is backed by London's leading VC funds including Felix Capital, Passion Capital and LCIF. Jack is a Forbes 30 under 30 honouree and co-founded Urban in 2014 following the successful sale of his first start-up which became the UK's largest student job portal.

Outbrain, a recommendation platform connecting advertisers with open web consumers, has announced its raise of $200 million in a private equity round from The Baupost Group at an undisclosed valuation. The fundraising comes a week after it filed a proposal for the IPO of its common stock with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.Lidya, a digital financial services platform, has raised $8.3 million in a pre-Series B funding round led by Alitheia Capital with participation from Bamboo Capital Partners, Accion Venture Lab and Flourish Ventures, reports state.Localyze, a Y-Combinator-backed startup aiding cross-border employee relocation, has raised €10M ($12M) from Blossom Capital in Series A. Its previous round (Seed) was closed in 2020, and with this funding, Localyze plans to accelerate expanding into other markets besides its base, Germany.Juni, an e-commerce platform, has announced the raise of $21.5M in a Series A funding round, co-led by DST Global and Felix Capital. The company had only launched in 2020 and raised its seed round funding around November last year. The proceeds from this funding would be used in product development and hiring across teams.San Francisco's mmhmm has announced the raise of $100 million in its Series B funding led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, exactly a year after its private beta launch. Since its launch in 2020, mmhmm has raised about $136 million in four funding rounds in less than a year, with the most recent Series A and debt financing round in October 2020, where it raised $35 million collectively, as per Crunchbase. Sequoia Capital, Mubadala Capital, Human Capital, World Innovation Lab (WiL), and many earlier investors participated in the round.Dataminr has bought WatchKeeper, a situational awareness platform, for an unknown sum. With the purchase of WatchKeeper and its integration with Dataminr Pulse, Dataminr will grow its global corporate customer base. As part of an early access program, business customers will be able to utilize the integrated version of Dataminr Pulse later this year. The broader release is slated for early 2022.ZeroFox, external threat intelligence and security firm, has bought Vigilante, a dark web threat intelligence firm. Vigilante will be incorporated into ZeroFox right away, giving customers a one-of-a-kind Dark Ops solution. Vigilante will provide clients with information and security resources, allowing them to make better decisions.Hopin, a platform for event management, has announced the purchase of Attendify to strengthen and expand its event marketing capabilities. Hopin will soon provide Campaign Manager with Attendify, allowing event marketers to leverage a strong email engine. Attendify's products, such as Audience CRM, a complete attendance data platform, will enhance Hopin's portfolio in various ways.Unit21, a no-code risk, fraud, and compliance software, received a $34 million Series B investment round led by Tiger Global Management. The money will be utilized to expand the engineering, R&D, and go-to-market teams within the firm. Unit21 was formed because the current method of fraud prevention and detection, which relied on “black box” machine learning, was flawed.Opaque, a company that helps businesses analyze encrypted cloud data, has received $9.5 million in a seed round sponsored by Intel Capital. With Opaque, clients can work with secure data on the cloud while guaranteeing that the data isn't exposed. Secure hardware enclaves and cryptographic fortification are part of Opaque, which is a mix of two essential technologies built on top of state-of-the-art cloud security.  Repeat has secured $6 million in a Series A round of funding led by Battery Capital. The funds will be used to grow the company's operations. Client purchasing patterns are tracked by the platform, which alerts them when it's time to repurchase. It then builds a personalized shopping basket for each, which makes replenishing a breeze.Cloverly has raised $2.1 million from TechSquare Ventures in a seed round. Customers may purchase carbon offsets from public markets to offset their carbon footprints while also utilizing technology to develop solutions. Cloverly monitors the offset market to ensure that the providers are trustworthy and continuously looking for new ones.Fountain9, an AI-driven company that focuses on predictive inventory planning, has raised $1.9 million in a seed round. The money will be used to improve the intelligence of the startup's demand sensing engine, increase its product offerings, and expand into new areas.San Francisco's r2C, a software security startup, has announced the raise of $27 million in a Series B funding led by Felicis Ventures with participation from existing investors Redpoint Ventures and Sequoia Capital. Alongside the funding, it announced on its official blog that its open-source product, Semgrep, would now integrate with GitLab.Seattle's WellSaid Labs has announced the raise of $10 million Series A funding led by FUSE, with participation from Voyager, Qualcomm Ventures LLC and GoodFriends. The company would use the fresh capital to enhance its AI-generated synthetic voice business.San Francisco's Renegade Partners has announced the close of its first fund, $100 million, to partner with companies going through a critical inflection point, which it cites as a supercritical stage, in their venture and help them become outliers. The VC firm made its announcement in a series of tweets.

Malte Horeyseck is a multi-time startup entrepreneur. His most recent venture rolls up his previous experiences in M&A, backed with over $100M in funding. His startup, SellerX has raised funding from top-tier investors like 83North, Christopher North, Felix Capital, and Francois Nuyts.

Malte Horeyseck is a multi-time startup entrepreneur. His most recent venture rolls up his previous experiences in M&A, backed with over $100M in funding. His startup, SellerX has raised funding from top-tier investors like 83North, Christopher North, Felix Capital, and Francois Nuyts.

Das Travel-Tech-Unternehmen aus München trotzt der Corona-Krise und sichert sich im Rahmen einer Serie-D-Finanzierungsrunde 37 Millionen Euro. Das Kapital kommt u.a. von 83North sowie den bestehenden Investoren Prime Ventures, EQT Ventures, Coparion, Senovo, Kees Koolen, Lios Ventures und Chris Hitchen. Im Interview diskutieren Johannes Siebers, CEO und Mitgründer von Holidu, und Jan Thomas, Startup Insider, über den aktuellen Status der Tourismusbranche, über das Geschäftsmodell von Holidu und den besonderen Ansatz eines parallelen B2B- und B2C-Ansatzes. Außerdem ordnet Peter Specht von Creandum im Rahmen unserer Reihe “Investments & Exits” die aktuellen Finanzierungsrunden von Unmind und Grin ein. Unmind - eine Plattform zur Unterstützung der psychischen Gesundheit am Arbeitsplatz - hat 47 Millionen Dollar eingeworben, u.a. von EQT Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, Project A, Felix Capital und True. Die Influencer-Marketing-Plattform Grin hat sich im Rahmen der Serie A 16 Millionen Dollar gesichert. Beteiligt an der Runde sind Imaginary Ventures, Good Friends Venture und eventures.

JP is an Entrepreneur & Tech Investor at Felix Capital with 10+ years of experience investing in, advising and operating companies across Europe and the USA. He was previously at Vitruvian Partners, a global growth equity fund, where he specialised in B2B Software, Fintech and Consumer Internet businesses. He was involved in a number of high profile investments across countries, including Pindrop, Ebury, Standish and Farfetch. During this interview we cover: 00:00 Contentfy, Your On-Demand Content Team (Sponsor) 01:02 - Intro + Announcement   02:50 - Joseph's Background, Past Ventures Becoming and Becoming an Investor 08:33 - A Firm for the Creative Class & Focusing on the Digital Lifestyle 09:16 - Key Metrics when Looking at an Investment 12:18 - Red Flags & Deal Breakers for SaaS Businesses  14:00 - Once Invested, The Relationship with Founders Afterwards  15:05 -  Advice to Upcoming Investors to Solve the Chicken & Egg Problem 17:17 - Main Reasons why to Trust Someone After the First Meeting  18:46 - 6 Core Principles that Every Start-up founder Should Have 27:12 - The SaaS Industry Going Forward from an Investor Standpoint 30:56 - How JP is Calculating Valuations for SaaS Companies 33:54 - Advice JP Would Tell his 25 Year old Self 34:34 - Biggest Challenges JP is Facing Right Now 35:09 - Instrumental Resources for JP 35:58 - What does Success mean to JP Today 36:47 - Pitch your Startup & Get in Touch with JP Mentions: https://www.felixcap.com/ (Felix Capital) https://www.uipath.com/es/company/rpa-analyst-reports/gartner-magic-quadrant-robotic-process-automation?utm_source=Sales&utm_medium=letter&utm_campaign=VE21ULF&utm_content=invitation&gclid=Cj0KCQjw9YWDBhDyARIsADt6sGaEHm5tmbJlfotdv5Z0_uMBQMoUfsXEwX90Hx7SVnbqLuW_25Xk9H0aAv2JEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds (UIPath) https://www.pipedrive.com/ (Pipedrive) https://www.snowflake.com/?lang=es (SnowFlake) Podcasts: https://mastersofscale.com/ (Masters of Scale) https://www.thetwentyminutevc.com/ (20MinuteVC) Books: https://www.thetwentyminutevc.com/ (Thinking Fast and Slow) People: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Neumann (Adam Neumann) Get In Touch With JP: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-pizzolato/ (Joseph's Linkedin) joseph@felix.com Tag us & follow: https://www.facebook.com/HorizenCapitalOfficial/ (Facebook)  https://www.facebook.com/HorizenCapitalOfficial/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/horizen-capital (LinkedIn)  https://www.linkedin.com/company/horizen-capital https://www.instagram.com/saasdistrict/ (Instagram)  https://www.instagram.com/saasdistrict/ (https://www.instagram.com/saasdistrict/) More about Akeel: Twitter - https://twitter.com/AkeelJabber (https://twitter.com/AkeelJabber) LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/in/akeel-jabbar (https://linkedin.com/in/akeel-jabbar) More Podcast Sessions - https://horizencapital.com/saas-podcast (https://horizencapital.com/saas-podcast) 

Angela Chou and Sarah Shanfield, investors at Felix Capital, join us the final episode of the ‘Breaking into VC' series. In this episode, we discuss thematic sourcing at Felix Capital, the creator economy, and what drew them to Creative Fabrica. We also walk through their due diligence process for Creative Fabrica in the hopes that it will help you prepare for your next VC case study. Check out the Felix Capital portfolio here: https://www.felixcap.com/portfolio 0:55 - 5:35: Intro to Sarah & Angela, and Felix Capital 5:40 - 8:10: Overview of Felix Capital 8:10 - 10:15: What is thematic sourcing? 10:15 - 13:05: Breaking down the creator economy 13:05 - 15:20: What does Creative Fabrica do? 15:20 - 33:20: Felix Capital's due diligence process and how it was applied to Creative Fabrica 33:20 - 34:30: Investment Process at Felix Capital 34:30 - 36:50: Support post-investment 36:50 - 41:05: What's next post-VC on the career side?

In der dritten FFC-Folge sprechen Nick und Lukas mit Ben Kremer von YFood. YFood bietet innovative Produkte im Bereich Mahlzeitenersatz an und wächst damit rasant, mittlerweile auch außerhalb von Deutschland. Neben dem frühen Investor Frank Thelen sind heute auch Branchengrößen wie Five Season Ventures, Felix Capital und Fonterra mit an Bord. Wie Ben sich die Zukunft der Ernährung vorstellt und warum YFood nichts mit Astronautennahrung zu tun hat, erfahrt ihr in diesem Podcast.

My guest today is Avi Meir, co-founder and CEO of TravelPerk, a Barcelona-based business travel platform that revolutionizes the way that organizations budget, book, and manage business travels.Avi's story is fascinating: after doing an MBA in Barcelona he started Hotel Ninja – a hotel management software company – that he then sold to Booking.com.In 2015, less than a year after his first exit, Avi co-founded TravelPerk and has been on an absolute roll since then. TravelPerk has raised over $130 million in six funding rounds from investors like Spark, Felix Capital, Heartcore and Target Global and is one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in Europe.Avi is an extremely insightful and entertaining guest, so this episode is full of fun tidbits, random rabbit holes and tactical advice for founders. We cover absolutely everything:  Why Avi started TravelPerk only 10 months after selling his first company, His thoughts on ‘work-life balance' and ambition, How TravelPerk dealt with COVID-19, Doing their first acquisition in the middle of a pandemic, The importance of family, The value of reading and journaling, ...and much, much more. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

In der neuen Ausgabe unseres Interview-Podcasts ist Benjamin Kremer, Gründer von YFood, zu Gast. Seit 2017 ist die Jungfirma im sogenannten Complete Meal Market-Segment unterwegs. YFood bietet unter anderem eine Trinkmahlzeit an. In der fünften Staffel der Vox-Show “Die Höhle der Löwen” investierte Dauer-Löwe Frank Thelen 200.000 Euro in YFood. Zuletzt investierten Felix Capital, Fonterra, Five Seasons Ventures und New Ground Ventures 15 Millionen Euro in YFood. Insgesamt flossen bereits rund 20 Millionen in das Startup. Sponsoren gesucht Hier ist Platz für eure Werbebotschaft! Wenn ihr einmal im ds-Podcast werben möchtet, schreibt bitte an podcast@deutsche-startups.de. Ihr möchtet das Team von deutsche-startups.de einfach so unterstützen? Gerne! Via Paypal könnt ihr uns ganz einfach den Betrag eurer Wahl zukommen lassen: www.paypal.me/deutschestartups. Startup-Radar Kennt ihr schon unseren neuen Newsletter Startup-Radar? Für den Startup-Radar geht die Redaktion von deutsche-startups.de jede Woche auf die Suche nach jungen Startups, die noch nicht jeder kennt. Jetzt 14 Tage lang kostenlos testen: startupradar.substack.com/dsPodcast. Zudem gibt es den Startup-Radar jetzt auch als Podcast. In unserem Pitch-Podcast können Gründer ihre Idee in maximal 180 Sekunden vorstellen. Schickt uns euren Audio-Pitch! Entweder per Mail oder per WhatsApp. Über uns Der deutsche-startups.de-Podcast besteht aus den Formaten #Insider, #News und #Interview. Im Insider-Podcast kommentieren OMR-Podcast-Legende Sven Schmidt und ds-Chefredakteur Alexander Hüsing offen, schonungslos und ungefiltert die wichtigsten Startup- und Digital-News aus Deutschland. Zudem liefert der Podcast, der Woche für Woche Szenegespräch in der Startup-Welt ist, exklusive Nachrichten und Insider-Infos, die man sonst nirgendwo bekommt. Der News Podcast liefert einen Überblick über das aktuelle Geschehen in der deutschen Startup-Szene. Im Interview-Podcast holen wir Gründer, VCs und Szenekenner vors Mikrofon. Mehr unter: www.deutsche-startups.de/tag/DSPodcast/ Anregungen bitte an podcast@deutsche-startups.de. Unseren anoynmen Briefkasten findet ihr hier: www.deutsche-startups.de/stille-post/

René Rechtman is the co-founder and CEO of Moonbug which is a universe of fun and safe digital IP for pre-schoolers. The company has raised $145 million from The Raine Group, Felix Capital, and Fertitta Capital. Prior to this, he sold Maker Studios for $500 Million to Disney and before this, he sold Goviral to AOL for $100 million.

Let's talk about the business of wellness…   Jack Tang is the Co-Founder & CEO of Urban (formerly known as Urban Massage). An app on a mission to empower people through wellness.    Founded in 2014. Jack and his team have built a network of 2500 wellness professionals, offering at home massage physiotherapy, osteopathy, beauty treatments and very soon personal training too. To date Urban has enabled the delivery of more than 300,000 treatments, generating an economic value of £25 million+. Urban currently operates in London, Paris, Birmingham, Manchester, and is backed by leading VC funds Felix Capital, Passion Capital, and LCIF.    In this episode, Jack shares why his greatest learning at school was dropping out to launch his first business, why they chose to launch Urban at a time when wellness as an industry was still very unknown, and why building trust is integral to the business. Jack also dives into the mindset behind building a successful brand, why there is “no worse failure than not actually trying”, and how three questions keep him on the rollercoaster ride of entrepreneurship: ‘Am I still enjoying it? Am I still learning? Do I still have the same intent and purpose (to make a positive impact?'   Do you want to stay ahead of the trends driving the growth of the $4.5 trillion wellness industry? Subscribe to this podcast and receive 10% off all Welltodo Trends Reports. Use code: PODCAST10   Thank you to our sponsors: The go-to legal firm supporting the wellness industry Bird & Bird. Software booking experts, MINDBODY. Creative agency for all your wellness business needs, Skipper & Skipper.   To find out how Welltodo can help you grow your business and support your career objectives, head to welltodoglobal.com today.

In this episode, I interview Jonathan Petrides – aka JP – from allplants, a plant-based frozen food subscription service in the UK. JP is a serial entrepreneur passionate about building businesses that solve major global problems. He founded Africa's first and fastest growing mobile bank, M-Shwari, which now has more than 30 million users, most of whom previously had no access to a bank account, and issues more than 100,000 new loans each day. He also founded an award-winning retail health chain, Penda Health, in Kenya, bringing a new model for affordable mass-market healthcare to East Africa. After returning to the UK, he started allplants with his brother Alex in January 2016, soft-launching the first range of frozen plant-based meals to family and friends, before rolling out the subscription-based service nationwide in January 2017. In May last year allplants secured £800,000 funding from Felix Capital. This was the first time the venture capital firm had invested in a plant-based startup and the largest amount raised for a European plant-based startup to date. In this interview, JP talks about: • The importance of testing concepts before committing to and launching a new business • The innovative way allplants carried out recipe tests • The dangers of relying on grants or competitions to fund your business and why you shouldn't think of them as ‘free' money • How allplants managed to raise £800,000 in investment funding • The most important thing you must have in place before approaching investors • How to know when you are ready for investment – and the ideal situation to be in when preparing to do this • Why he decided to make the company a B-Corp • Why talking openly and endlessly about your project in the early stages, rather than keeping your ideas a secret, is the key to success and attracting the right connections • And much more Visit the allplants website Brands mentioned in vegan business news roundup: Booja Booja The Lip Bar Sheese (Bute Island Foods) Tofurky RESOURCES: My Online PR Course for Vegan Business Owners & Entrepreneurs: Vegans in the Limelight My book Vegan Ventures: Start and Grow an Ethical Business Follow Vegan Business Media on: Facebook   Twitter  Instagram  Connect with me personally at: Facebook  Twitter  LinkedIn

Our guest today is Sasha Astafyeva ( https://www.atomico.com/team/sasha-astafyeva/ ) , Partner at Atomico ( https://www.atomico.com/ ). Atomico invests in Europe's most ambitious tech founders at Series A and beyond. Some of their investments include Farmdrop, Habito, and teatime games. Sasha leads new investments in consumer. Previously, she was a Principal at Felix Capital and VP of Finance and Business Intelligence at VivaReal. A couple of books that inspired Sasha personally and professionally are The Cost of Living ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/163557353X?camp=1789&creativeASIN=163557353X&ie=UTF8&linkCode=xm2&tag=theconsumervc-20 ) by Deborah Levy and Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007D6EW8U?camp=1789&creativeASIN=B007D6EW8U&ie=UTF8&linkCode=xm2&tag=theconsumervc-20 ) by Jeanette Winterson. You can also follow your host, Mike, on Twitter @mikegelb ( https://twitter.com/MikeGelb ). You can also follow for episode announcements @consumervc ( https://twitter.com/ConsumerVc ). Some of the questions that I ask Sasha are - * What initially attracted you to venture capital? * Talk to me about the European landscape when it comes to the startup ecosystem, what makes you excited about it? * What's your definition of Series A? How do you think about that stage? * What are milestones that a startup has to achieve in order to raise a Series A? * What are some qualities you like to see in founders? * Since the United States is such a big market, you can create a massive business in the United States alone. I imagine it must be harder to scale in Europe since you're dealing with many countries. * What are some consumer trends that you are excited about? * Has COVID changed some of your thesis' around certain trends? * Has it been harder establishing conviction amongst founders since you have to meet with them remotely? * I recently had on Ezra Galston, who runs Starting Line, a VC fund out of Chicago. He mentioned that deals are getting done really quickly, almost at pre-COVID pace. Is this the same in Europe? * What's one thing that you would change about venture capital? * What's one company you had an opportunity to invest in, didn't and in retrospect wish you did? * What's your most recent investment and what makes you excited about it? * What's one book that inspired you personally and one book that inspired you professionally? * What's one piece of advice that you have for B2C founders?

This episode are highlights from my conversation with Sasha Astafyeva. Sasha Astafyeva ( https://www.atomico.com/team/sasha-astafyeva/ ) , Partner at Atomico ( https://www.atomico.com/ ). Atomico invests in Europe's most ambitious tech founders at Series A and beyond. Some of their investments include Farmdrop, Habito, and teatime games. Sasha leads new investments in consumer. Previously, she was a Principal at Felix Capital and VP of Finance and Business Intelligence at VivaReal. Links: Click here to listen to my full conversation with Sasha. ( https://www.theconsumervc.com/70-sasha-astafyeva-atomico-growing-a-real-estate-tech-company-in-brazil-series-a-consumer-landscape-in-europe-and-how-she-thinks-about-international-expansion/ ) Click here on Mobile to join our Community. ( https://link.upstreamapp.com/eEoV65h1U6 )