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Excited to announce CoinFund's investment in Vincent Weisser & Johannes Hagemann, the founders of Prime Intellect! As high-end GPU supply has become constrained and fragmented, it's become important to provide GPU access to all AI developers. Access to compute and AI model ownership are crucial topics to get right today, in order to continue the tradition of the open internet! Check out this piece to learn more: https://lnkd.in/dm4w7KS8

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I’m happy to share TMV’s latest investment in transportation and sustainability startup Signol, and my appointment to the company’s board. Signol has already saved shipping and aviation companies more than 100,000 metric tonnes of CO2 by optimising human decision-making, without any technological or physical changes to ships or aircraft. There’s always a human factor when it comes to transforming industries - especially in maritime which is responsible for 90% of the way in which goods are transported. That’s why we’re glad to support Signol’s efforts to shift operational behaviour and culture towards more sustainable practices in shipping and other hard-to-abate industries. Read more about TMV’s investment here: https://lnkd.in/e47W4eXd Axel de Mégille TMV Takuya Sakamoto Ultranav Dorian LPG Haymon Sinapius Per Lange Théodore Mollinger Bob Gershen Michael Fanning Harriet Hunnisett-Johnson Peter Hadjipateras Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. Gavin Laidlaw Shaun Hon Motion Ventures Cliff Tan

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Welcome ecoLocked to the Climentum Capital portfolio! We are proud to have led the €4M funding round together with Matterwave Ventures, and delighted to have existing investors Counteract, Startup Family Office, Sabancı Building Solutions, and VOYAGERS.io joining the round. The investment will support ecoLocked’s mission to revolutionize the construction industry with carbon-negative building materials. Concrete production accounts for 8% of global CO2 emissions, making innovations in this field crucial for achieving net-zero goals. ecoLocked is leading the change by converting carbon captured from biomass into functional, carbon-negative building materials. This funding will accelerate ecolocked's efforts to turn buildings into carbon sinks, scaling their innovative biochar-based solutions and enabling 1Gt carbon removal by 2040. Doerte Hirschberg Morten Halborg Stefan Maard

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Today I visited the GREENTECH FESTIVAL in Berlin with my dear friend Andreas. 💚 To make it short: Good vibes, busy floors and a big startup space. But tbh I wondered if it's really worth it for startups. I remember from my active time as an exhibitor that we weren't honest about the hard costs per lead. We argued a lot: being there is everything, you have to be seen, brand building is important, it's where the industry meets, serendipity happens, if we just get one big order it will pay off... not to forget the parties! That's all true, but the opportunity cost of attending a trade show is very high, especially for startups. And while this isn't meant to be a trade show bashing at all, here are a few suggestions from my experience, on how to make the most of it... - Train your team to proactively approach people. - Initiate a challenge to see who can get the most leads. - Prepare in advance and market your attendance by actively inviting customers. - Consider a small side event, such as a VIP dinner. - Try to book a package with a speaking engagement at the conference, that has always paid off for us. - Use the exhibitor directory for your own prospecting. - Calculate cost vs. lead conversion after the show with real data and decide whether to repeat. - Push your presence on social in real time. Good luck to all exhibitors and happy selling 🚀 ____________________________ Sharing my experience as an entrepreneur and angel investor. Investing in early stage B2B SaaS startups. Happy to connect 👋

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🚨 EGYM attracts nearly $200 million in primary funding from L Catterton and Meritech at a valuation of over $1 billion 🚨 I'm excited to announce that EGYM / EGYM | DACH / EGYM Wellpass has recently secured nearly $200 million in primary funding from L Catterton and Meritech Capital, valuing the company at over $1 billion. The fundraise last year with Affinity Partners marked a significant achievement for EGYM: we were profitable, debt-free, and maintained a big chunk of the fundraise in the bank, all while experiencing rapid growth. That meant that we no longer relied on investor funds for survival; instead, we could take the time to focus on building relationships with the best possible investors to support EGYM's mission. Phew 😅 that was quite a relief as a founder, and the next round ended up happening much faster than expected. We are a fitness technology company: In my research, I identified L Catterton as the ideal partner for EGYM on the fitness and health side, given that they are the world's largest fitness investor. For the technology piece, Meritech Capital stood out as the best fit, given its deep understanding of SaaS and its success stories with leading companies like Facebook and Salesforce. Therefore, I started reaching out to both firms with the intent of building a long-term relationship, which has turned into a round of funding. I had the pleasure of meeting Marc Magliacano, a Managing Partner in the L Catterton Flagship Fund, and was impressed by his extensive experience in fitness investing. His deep industry knowledge will be invaluable as he joins our board. On the Meritech side, I was equally impressed by Paul Madera, a co-founder of the firm. His sharp questions and focus on the important elements of our business convinced me that he is the right fit for EGYM. The EGYM team has earned the trust of what I consider to be the best possible investor partners for our mission to get to where we are today, and we are much more capitalized than we were planning. However, this trust now comes with even greater responsibility. Our mission to build the leading global platform at the intersection of fitness and health is not just a business goal but a commitment to driving sustainability into the world's largest market—healthcare. We are 120% dedicated to making it happen and are grateful to our existing investors for their continued support. 👋🏻 Welcome aboard, Marc and Paul. 🚀 Let's go, EGYM team!

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Counting down to launch :) Eva, Sam and I are hosting a webinar tomorrow at 1300 UK time on cold investor outreach. We'll cover best practice, along with investor founder perspectives. Now at ~800 registrations - sign up link below. #capitalraising #startups #fundraising #founders

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Thanks (again) Martin and Jan for the great discussion in today’s Investments & Exits episode of Startup Insider. See the link to the episode in the comments. 👉 TL;DR: (1) Congrats to the team from Caeli Wind GmbH for announcing their 11M EUR Series A from Notion Capital and Santander with participation of existing investors HTGF | High-Tech Gründerfonds. Ben Schlemmermeier and Heiko Bartels are building a platform to match wind park developers 🍃 with landlords of suitable locations ⛳. On top of matching these parties and taking out the friction in the market, the solution provides deep tooling for both sides of the platforn. (2) In that context we discussed the potential expansion opportunities and also the general need to be empathetic with both sides of such a marketplace model 🔄 (3) We all shared our fascination for the model and the team's approach and also highlighted that in many instances the real power of such a solution lies beyond the obvious. 🔍 (4) Finally, we reemphasized that we are both Cavalry Ventures and Picus Capital very open to talk to founders in the very early stage, especially on the non-obvious and tricky challenges that e.g., the #EnergyTech and #ClimateTech space is facing. #StartupInsider #InvestmentsExits #Podcast #PreSeed #Seed #Series A

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Johan Attby, thank you for being part of 'The Investor Talk' podcast! Appreciate the time taken to generously share your insights and expertise on investing and supporting Founders with me. Your words will definitely empower many Founders to understand the world of Venture Capital. Norrsken #equitymatch #growth #startups #investment #venturecapital #startupfunding #fundraisingforstartup #startupinvesting #seedinvest #earlystagefundingforstartups #privateequity #tech #technology https://lnkd.in/d_TvKkj5

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