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Sharing about The Unicorn Trajectory at Epicon Capital Club. The Unicorn Trajectory is The Operating System that I created over 10 years of crafting growth strategies that enable Pre/Series A and growth-stage startups to raise 8-9 figure rounds, 5X-25X revenue in 2 years (yes you heard it right) AND profitable AND sustainable, expand globally and exit through M&A or IPOs. My vision, stemming from my background as a sustainability scientist, is that creating massive, sustainable, profitable infrastructure-grade technology companies is the fastest and most effective way to tackle globally pressing issues, such as climate change, infrastructure, inequality, etc. So it's always great to meet a full room of people creating new and better ways. Thanks everyone for a great evening. Skye Nguyen #TheUnicornTrajectoty --- Visit https://lnkd.in/d88Cz68k for your Unicorn Trajectory Roadmap Sustainable and hyper-growth - startup, you can HAVE IT ALL

I have really enjoyed getting to know ALL of the startups competing in this year's Accelerate Okanagan Angel Summit. You've made our job as investors pretty difficult. To those who've made it to the final round, congratulations! You've done an amazing job telling your story and supporting it with details and documentation. INHUB FARMS, SIGNALYTIC, skiKrumb Trackers , FireSwarm Solutions Inc, Propra, VersaFile (An RKO Company) To those founders who didn't make it to the final round, I'd like to share a few quotes I've kept for the last 20 years from a polite refusal from an investor who came close to buying out Bomgar Corporation (now BeyondTrust) before it even really got going: "After discussion and consideration, we are going to decline further investigation into this possibility" "No easily defensible IP - it would not be hard for a competitor or a larger company to simply recreate what has been done, or worse yet, implement it into other software offerings as a feature." "We simply do not want to offend you with an offer that reflects the 'buy vs. build' decision had we wanted to go forward." If I remember correctly, the offer in question was six figures for the whole company. Ten years later, Bomgar had 10k customers and $50M in revenue. When we finally sold the company, it was for approximately 1,000x this early offer. If BeyondTrust were to sell today, it might be 10,000x. All that to say, you can learn a lot from the investors you're pitching (and I hope you've learned a lot in this process), but don't forget that investors can make really stupid mistakes and their assessment of your company can end up being comically wrong. When you get the "we are going to decline..." email, it's a datapoint but it's not destiny. Above Sensing Ltd., BlossomEV, Concepts 3D Systems, Crewjoy, Cybird, DOUBL, Durendal Resources, EntheoTech, Loba, Made Live, Modern Farmgate Inc, OOMAX Pro Software Inc, Origen Air, Perfectly Snug, Block Rewards, Glohaven Community Hub, ProperaAI, StadiaX, Rabbitzy https://lnkd.in/gBkJqhBT

Slush 2023 — Recap Around 13,000 people gathered for the two-day global tech conference in Helsinki, Finland, including some 3,000 investors and 5,000 startup operators and founders. This year's theme of "building to last" reflects the challenging year that startups have faced because of lower levels of venture investments and the need to prioritize long-term sustainability over short-term hypergrowth. As the year draws to a close, venture investors are predicting a deal-making rebound in 2024. — Pitchbook #slush #slush2023 #slushhelsinki #events #conferences #startups #investors #helsinki #finland #europe

Our yearly 'SINGAPORE-ISRAEL Technology meetup' we had last week It was great evening, while leading Israeli startups met and mingled with Singaporean investors and potential partners. Selected startups presented in front of leading VCs ,Corporates, Angels and Family offices. Together with Rebel Labs, we are promoting Israeli startups to penetrate SEA , matching them with Singaporean investors and sales channels. The presenting companies included: Deeyook, Gordian-Surgical, Looq-Sensing, Mindfly, Motiv8ai, Newpace Medical, Sonovia, Therapnea Labs, Watt Car and Xtend. Among the Singaporean investors who have met the presenting companies: ALToken Ventures - NYX ventures - LiG Capital - Genesis Alternative Ventures - Blue InCube Ventures Pte Ltd - Oneness holding private limited - EM Investments - Startup Junkie SG - Zaz Ventures - August Global Partners - Optimal Investments Pte Ltd - National University of Singapore - SGInnovate - Maunakai Capital Partners - EM Investments - Buenoz Capital - Fuwahgroup international - Varidus Asia Pacific Ventures Pte Ltd - Seedop Technologies Pte Ltd - LinkGlobal Capital - Fuel Ventures - ST Engineering Ventures - Burda Principal Investments.

Discover Forbes’ article about Switzerland's Tech start-up scene written by David Prosser to learn why many big tech and venture capital firms are making important investments in the country, and how it could potentially become a European equivalent of Silicon Valley. 📈🎯 swisstech #swisstech #WhySwitzerland

🛠️ Working in support of investors and startup communication, you learn a lot. One of the areas I've been watching from the sidelines is how VCs use technology to discover more founders and startups. ✍️ Yesterday, I heard an expert round of input on this exact topic and I bring you my take on their insights below. 🎙️ Thanks to Dr. Andre Retterath, Stéphane Nasser, Francesco Corea, PhD, Mike Arpaia, Philipp Omenitsch, Ralph King, Danish A. and MC of the event, Francesco Perticarari, for sharing their perspectives. 👀 See why 'It's ok to sprinkle tech on venture. ' 🌱 #VC #Tech #Observations #Investing #Future https://lnkd.in/e6cQ6QUe

Check out this article from Silicon Valley Bank on what VCs are saying about startup benchmarks, recent funding trends and what’s next for the Innovation Exonomy.

【#CVCF2023】GreenTech and Sustainability Venture Day: New Connections for GreenTech Power   Cyberport is home to numerous smart living and green technology startups, and it has implemented various environmental initiatives and projects within its campus. Recently, during the "Cyberport Venture Capital Forum 2023" a spotlight event called "GreenTech and Sustainability Venture Day" was held. It served as a centrepiece of the International GreenTech Week, unlocking the potential of green technology. The "GreenTech and Sustainability Venture Day" invited organisations such as Friends of the Earth (HK), the Hong Kong Green Finance Association (HKGFA), MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node, and GIS Academy, the GreenTech and Sustainability Venture Day gathered over 20 ecoconscious members of the Cyberport Startup Community, investors, entrepreneurs, startups, academia, enterprises, including Georgina Lok, Head (Market Development), Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), Ir Dr Cary Chan, JP, Executive Director of Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC), Ir Dr Edward Chan, Deputy General Manager, Project Management Department at Henderson Land Development Company Limited, Ms Serena Mak, Executive Director, Sustainable Finance, Institutional Banking Group at DBS Bank (Hong Kong), Mr Ben Wong, General Manager – Technology Innovation, New World Development, attended the event and shared at four impactful sessions around carbon emission reduction, sustainability and the transformative power of green technologies. Themes included “Examining the Role of Smart City and Green Development”, “Green Technologies and Sustainability: A New Trend and Opportunities”, “How technology can support better alignment and tracking of SDG aligned investment” and “How technology and emerging data allow us to navigate into extreme weather and eventually support the development of Transition Finance”. Cyberport will continue to collaborate with industry partners to explore the potential of green technology in Hong Kong, discover fruitful investment opportunities, and drive the city towards a greener future. Relive the exciting moments of the event now! #Cyberport #CVCF2023 #VentureCapital #TechVenturing #Innovationeconomy

From a shifting focus to #Healthcare and #Sustainability to the rise of #ArtificialIntelligence (AI), #Quantum and #SpaceTech, different trends and developments are shaping the future of innovation in #deeptech within our startup ecosystem. To take a closer look at our funding landscape, we dive into an exclusive 3-part Investor Series featuring a number of our VC partners. In this first edition, we speak with Julien Dillon, CFA (Investment Director, Emerald Technology Ventures) and Joel Ang (Principal, Wavemaker Partners), who both bring extensive experience in investment and portfolio management of global deep-tech startups. At a glance, they share more about their outlook for 2024, including key investment trends and useful advice for founders to navigate today’s funding landscape. Key insights include: 📈 As we transition further into 2024, there is still capital in the market to be tapped. However, startups should be aware that investors are becoming increasingly selective and cautious in their investment deployment. 🎯 Investors are looking for ventures with a sustainable business model and clear paths to profitability. While there seems to be a drop in appetite for riskier ventures, investors are still on the lookout for founders and companies who aim to solve global challenges with their innovative solutions. 📝 To founders: Identify the market pain points and relentlessly tackle them. Make sure to raise enough from a broad syndicate of varying investor profiles, all of which can help support your value inflexion milestones. Stay tuned for Part 2 of this series! Find out more: seedscapital.sg #venturecapital #startup #innovation #deeptech