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A warm welcome to Livv Health, the newest member of the byFounders community! 🚀 Founded by Sverre Sundsdal and Ishita Barua, MD PhD, Livv Health is revolutionizing healthcare by consolidating fragmented medical records into a single, accessible platform. By creating your comprehensive "Medical CV," they are enabling improved, proactive, and personalized care for patients! We are excited to be part of Livv Health's journey and look forward to their transformative impact on global healthcare. Inventure Calm/Storm Shifter.no Magnus Hambleton Sara Rywe 📰 https://lnkd.in/d7inSbry 📍 https://lnkd.in/d-Afigfd

Congratulations to Tony Beltramelli Florian van Schreven Henrik Haugbølle Ioannis Sintos and the rest of Uizard by Miro Labs team on being acquired by Miro 🚀 The teams' drive has been transparent since day one as they've been creating an AI-powered product design tool... long before AI was cool 😎 We've been so happy to be part of their successful journey as we led the seed round in 2018 and were joined by Insights Partners for the Series A. 📍 https://lnkd.in/dZPhMEfD

In 2022, Magnus wrote an insightful piece "thoughts on the future of AI" exploring the evolution from Classic to Generative and Active AI, highlighting transformative use cases and emerging technologies. If you missed it - or curious if his predictions are coming true - then we encourage you to dive in! 📌 https://lnkd.in/dtWaajur ... and if you're attending Arctic15 today, we'll do you one better: Magnus will be moderating a panel at 13:50 CET today on "The Future of AI Startups: Navigating Investments in Emerging AI Companies." Hear the thoughts of Luke Pappas Herman Kienhuis and Kart Siilats on the AI startup ecosystem, its challenges and success stories, the current startup market, and future predictions. See you there 👋

Our portfolio company Cello is now live on Product Hunt! 😻 Experience the future of word-of-mouth marketing as Cello rewards users to share the products they love - yours! Please support them on Product Hunt and share your feedback in the comments below - we're all ears! 😸 👯 https://lnkd.in/gHcADufc

Bringing together the startup ecosystem is at the heart of what we do 💙 which is why hosting all of you at VOYAGE WEEK was the highlight of our year so far! Some highlights: ⛵ Our 4th sail from Oslo to Copenhagen (and back) with two groups of 70 peers. We sailed, kept watch, climbed the masts, swam, and made long-lasting relationships through deep conversations. ☀ We hosted a Spring Party with Antler and saw 250 people come together to share a beer in the sun. Thank you to all of you for coming and making the day even a little sunnier! ... a special shoutout to our partners Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Danish Industry - this would not be possible without you. ... and a heartfelt thank you to the amazing crew on board the STIFTELSEN CHRISTIAN RADICH - until next year! 📆 Having some FOMO? Share your details and be the first to know when the tickets drop next year: https://lnkd.in/dB4Y6fW5

“Is raising money from a VC the best decision for you and your startup?” This is the topic we explored with three dozen talented founders from Copenhagen School of Entrepreneurship last Friday. Thank you to Bjarke Klinge Staun, Tony Beltramelli, and Martin Krag for sharing your experiences around the advantages, challenges, and dynamics of working with investors, and Christopher Trunk-Black for moderating the panel discussion. Special shout-out to our partners, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Danish Industry! 🌟

⚖️ If we want women to have an equal seat at the table, we must close the equity gap on cap tables. In startups, wealth is created through equity. Those with the highest ownership in successful exits, inevitably shape the future. While our data shows a jump in equity allocated to women—from 4.6% in 2022 to 8.9% in 2023—these figures are still low compared to women’s representation in leadership and the broader workforce. The gap persists, influenced by the gender imbalance in technical fields, where only 21% of European ICT graduates are women. As a VC, there are things we can and will continue to do, including: - Carefully select the companies we invest in, ensuring that female founders have a fair amount of shareholding - Help our founders recruit more women in key roles and encourage them to allocate ESOP fairly - Help source and invite more female angels into our deals We at byFounders aim to expand discussions on diversity and hope to see more discussions on this critical topic to push the industry forward. This data is part of our Impact Awareness Report 2023. Check out the full report here: https://lnkd.in/gNScRCGm 📆 P.S. Catch our founders, Tanya Chaikovska (Salto X) and Daniel Mauno Pettersson (QA.tech), at Breakit FemTalk next week. They will be participating in a fireside chat about the gender equity gap in tech, moderated by Sara Rywe.

📢 Embrace Mudita and Transform the Startup Ecosystem 🌱 In the world of venture, success is rare and scrutiny relentless. We see 1,200 companies yearly, knowing the odds of failure are high. Understanding the odds are, of course, important, but the danger comes when we start to celebrate the failures of those around us (known as Schadenfreude). It’s incredible that we don’t actually have an opposite term in the European languages, but in Sanskrit we find the antidote, Mudita: the joy in watching others succeed. In this article, Eric Lagier speaks of the importance of Mudita as a life philosophy and core value of byFounders, which encourages us to support early-stage founders with personal guidance and community, not just capital. 🔗 Read the article: https://lnkd.in/d-3m2t5g 📅 See Eric Lagier at Latitude59 on 23 May, 2024, at 10:20 AM on the Founder Stage speaking about #Mudita. 🚨 Next time you meet someone, don't ask "how are you" but instead "how can I help?" 🤝 #VentureCapital #Mudita #StartupSuccess #Latitude59 #byFounders #Entrepreneurship #CommunitySupport

Join us for the "Raise @ 8:00 AM" breakfast hosted by us alongside Plural and Karma Ventures at Latitude59. Pancakes 🥞 coffee ☕ and somewhat awake investors 😴 guaranteed. ⏰ 8AM (duh) 🗓 23 May 🌎 https://lnkd.in/dCkpyba4 ⚡ Limited spots available: https://lu.ma/7yg4nom9

Attention Copenhagen ⛵ 🇩🇰 Get ready to mark your calendars! We’re thrilled to announce the byFounders x Antler Joint Spring Community Party. 😎 ️Come aboard the majestic 72-meter full-rigged ship, Christian Radich, and join byFounders and Antler as we celebrate brighter days and like-minded industry colleagues. Enjoy a cold drink and (hopefully) plenty of sunshine. ☀ 📆 Friday, 24 May, from 17:00 📍Christian Radich, Nordre Toldbod, Copenhagen 🔗 Register here: https://lu.ma/30rpyzh4 Don’t let this opportunity sail away without you!