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Securing venture capital is one of the most misunderstood processes in the startup world. Founders spend months perfecting their pitches, worrying about valuations and following the firms that they’ve read about in…

Europe’s deep tech industry is at a crossroads. Artificial intelligence, robots, semiconductors, biotechnology, quantum technologies, advanced manufacturing, and climate innovation are moving out of laboratories and into commercial markets. But it takes…

Deep tech entrepreneurs ponder on a question that often comes at a wrong time – typically when raising funds or negotiating deals with an unfamiliar investor. Surprisingly, founders frequently ask, “Is this…

Of all the mistakes an entrepreneur can make when seeking funding, one of the most commonly made is targeting a fund that is totally mismatched for that entrepreneur in terms of the…

One of the key decisions a founder can make is finding the correct investor at the correct time. This decision becomes especially significant at the seed stage, as the partner you choose…

Over the last decade, the setup of European startup network has developed at an astonishing pace. Traditionally, companies followed a standard and fragmented path to scale a high-growth in the businesses. Founders…

The venture capital landscape is experiencing a discreet but profound change. For a long time, early-stage investing was a volume game, working on the model of endless inbound decks, stick to rigid…