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🌍 Honoured and excited to give back to the "Born Global Community of Founders trying to establish business & life in the USA 🙏 . 📺 Now on Youtube you can see my 20-minute Seminar about: ➡ My Story of being a “Born Global” and accelerating “Born Global” Founders ➡ My “Born-Global-Founders” Playbook: How can we maximize our value and minimize challenges as “Born Global“? Click on the link in the comment ... and Good watch!

Effective collaboration between financial investors and strategics plays an important role in the fundraising ecosystem. How do investors and strategics approach these partnerships to achieve the best outcomes? In our upcoming #LSIEurope24 panel, "How do Financial Investors and Strategics Partner to Support Venture-Backed Startups?", we’ll hear from both financial investors and strategics as they explore the dynamics of these collaborations. Our panelists will share their stories and expertise on forming successful partnerships, navigating challenges, aligning goals, and driving innovation. Featured Panelists: • Nate Harrington (Moderator), Managing Partner, Philips Ventures • Carissa Bellardine Black, Senior Director, Venture Capital, Medtronic • Auriel August, MD, Principal, SANTÉ Ventures • Janke Dittmer, General Partner, Head of European HealthTech Investments, Gilde Healthcare • Alexander Schmitz, Partner, Endeavour Vision Join us at LSI Europe ‘24 this September 16-20th to see more panel sessions like this and connect with nearly 1,000 global Medtech and Healthtech leaders in Sintra, Portugal.

3, 2, 1… Boom, ĀRYA Foundry is now officially launching! 🪩 We are (of course!) beyond happy to be able to finally share the behind-the-scenes work of the last months. ĀRYA Foundry is launching the inaugural cohort of our flagship #impactaccelerator programme, ĀRYA Accelerate. ĀRYA Accelerate is a highly selective, equity-free impact accelerator. It is tailored for early-stage founders in Poland and CEE who develop transformative technology that brings social or climate impact. If you’re at the beginning (<12 months) of your journey with building a venture that is not driven solely by financial gain, but its mission is centred around pushing humanity or the planet forward, and you have global ambitions — ĀRYA Accelerate is precisely for *you*. And we’ll help you get to the next stage. Founders in our accelerator are supported through intense mentoring and coaching, relevant workshops, access to our global network and a community of impact founders. Every single mentor and expert is either an experienced founder or a venture capital investor. Some of them come from Poland, many are international. We will work closely with you to get you closer to product-market fit and connect you to the international ecosystems of other founders. Your fellow cohort members will hold you accountable for the progress you’re making and we’ll host regular mini-demo days. ĀRYA Foundry does not take equity and the programme is free. We do however expect you to be 200% committed throughout the entire programme. Over the coming weeks, we will be sharing much more information about ĀRYA Foundry, but for now, we’ll leave you with the following: 🔗 Our website can be found here: http://arya-foundry.com/ 📮 Any burning questions? Talk to us directly via [email protected] 🖍️ Apply here before October 8, 2023: https://lnkd.in/dRFPNMCh 🎢 Inaugural cohort kicks off November 5, 2023. ⬛️ Welcome to ĀRYA Foundry! Stay tuned for more. ⬛️

[𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭] Say goodbye to DEMO DAY and hello to the exhilarating "𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡" session, where innovation meets opportunity at extreme speed⏱️! Picture this: a high-stakes showdown where cutting-edge tech innovators go head-to-head with esteemed investment giants, all in a lightning-fast 180-second pitch. Partnering with #CICC Capital and with over 150 top-tier investment institutions invited, BEYOND Expo is where the magic of collaboration happens. We're bringing together elite investors from around the globe to shape the future of business. But "𝘌𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘥 #Pitch" isn't just about the spotlight – it's about real results. With 180 seconds to dazzle our audience, success means more than just applause. It means exclusive exposure to a global audience and media, catapulting your startup to unprecedented heights of success. Don't miss your chance to transform innovation into tangible results at BEYOND Expo 2024. Join us and be a part of history in the making! Check out the rules and registration details here: https://lnkd.in/g_SiJQuJ

Meet my colleagues Iris Öhrn and Madelene ✨ Näslund and our friends from Chalmers Ventures, GU Ventures, Almi Invest and mobilityXlab at Hello Tomorrow and learn more about how we commercialize deeptech i Gothenburg. #deeptech #gothenburgtech #gothenburg

🌟March Tech & Innovation Club Internal Event Recap! On March 13th, the Tech & Innovation Club dove into the world of Venture Capital. We learned about how VCs operate, how companies can secure financing, and how to enter the VC world. Led by Louis Desbonnet, who shared invaluable insights from his experiences working at a VC, the session wasn't just informative — it ignited lively discussions and a wave of enthusiasm among us. Join us on the next session as we continue to explore new topics in tech and innovation! 🚀

Day 17: Let's not forget our DeepTech community roots! And you're all invited to join us in person in London with an incredible guest 💣 As I tour Europe on-boarding #LPs for Silicon Roundabout Ventures, we join forces again with Dr Cristina Esteban Pardo & Frontier Deep Tech to bring you an insane in-person fireside chat on April 11th: 💥 Overcoming Life Hurdles ─with Exor N.V. COO & Bestselling Author Suzanne Heywood 💥 🤯 From limited formal education living on a boat for 10 years... ...to securing a place at Oxford and... 🏭 ...becoming COO of investment giant Exor N.V., Chair of industrial groups Iveco Group and CNH Industrial ( NYSE: CNHI ), Bestselling Author, and one of the Most Influential Women in industrial business and automotive! Want to join us? 👇 Link in the comments and your invite for the panel and networking drinks at our next event in London with our very special guest: 🏭 Suzanne Heywood ─ COO at Exor NV and Chair of Iveco Group and CHH Industrial. With a Net Asset Value of around €33 billion, Exor's portfolio includes companies in which Exor is the largest shareholder: Ferrari, Stellantis / Stellantis Ventures, CNH Industrial, Juventus Football Club, Iveco Group, The Economist, GEDI Gruppo Editoriale and SHANG XIA. Of top relevance to the Deeptech community: After such a strong industrial pedigree, Exor launched and now heads both Exor Ventures and Lingotto. Both investing actively in frontier technologies across venture and growth, including UK startup Optalysys. Suzanne has served and currently serves as Chair to many of the companies in the Exor group and is the Bestselling Author behind "Wavewalker: Breaking Free" and "What Does Jeremy Think". She was honoured in Davos 2024 with the World Woman Hero Award of the Year. Suzanne will also be available after the panel to sign copies of her books. We start at 6pm: with the intro and fireside chat, followed by Q&A Drinks & Networking --- Powered by Frontier Deep Tech & Silicon Roundabout Ventures --- #deeptech #familyoffices #limitedpartners #venturecapital #angelinvesting #fundoffunds - - - I'm a soloVC on a 30 day, 40 LPs, 3 countries fundraising trip for my DeepTech fund 1 final closing. Follow me to keep up with the journey 🛣️ For Day 16, you go here: https://lnkd.in/dDvuCX3e UPDATE - Day 18 is out: https://lnkd.in/dqhgZMWV

𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐯𝐬. 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 ⁉️ We are very grateful to have been invited to the panel at Maschinenraum Momentum in Berlin. 🧡 Florian Heinemann (Project A Ventures), Malte Brettel (RWTH Aachen University) and Benjamin Junghans (STIHL) discussed the pros and cons of their different experiences under the kind moderation of Anne Decker. There were also many interesting questions and contributions from the audience. Key takeaways 📝 ➡ Broad consensus on high impact and high efficiency of corporate venture capital investments and venture clienting.  ➡ Venture capital funds seem to increase their efforts to introduce their portfolio start-ups to companies in order to attract them as clients ➡ Very few success stories for corporate venture building due to high requirements in terms of autonomy, entrepreneurial excellence, drive and capital ➡ Some companies use corporate venture building more as a learning and HR tool for change than for direct economic impact ➡ Universities are getting better at teaching and incentivising students to start businesses. At STIHL, Corporate Venture Building has been fully given up in favor of: a) Transformational, customer or problem-focused projects within the core organization b) Venture Capital Investments and Venture Clienting 👉 www.stihlventures.com Thank you to Maschinenraum for having us. It was a pleasure attending the Momentum 2023 following very insightful presentations, taking part in various sessions and networking! #STIHLVentures #Maschinenraum #VentureCapital #CorporateVentureBuilding #Investment

What strategies would you recommend for a company to effectively demonstrate market interest in its technology to a potential acquirer? Navigating different European markets can be daunting for many Medtech startups. In this panel, Filip Pintelon, Investment Partner at Capricorn Partners, makes a few suggestions to companies aiming to demonstrate their value to potential acquirers: • Align your technology within existing reimbursement schemes • Focus on 2-3 markets demonstrating commercial traction • Validate the efficacy and prove that the business model works The full panel, “Continental Capital: Dissecting Innovation & Investment Dynamics & Trends Across Key European Geographies” is now available on our website and YouTube channel: https://lnkd.in/dQDJjzaD Featured Panelists: • Alessio Beverina — Panakes Partners (Moderator) • Sylvain Sachot — Asabys Partners • Anke Cassing — HTGF | High-Tech Gründerfonds • Filip Pintelon — Capricorn Partners