Carta CEO on African exits, liquidity & ownership

Here is a list of the most active Angel Investors in the UK, Europe, Middle East and Asia: Angels are an essential source of funding for #founders and #startups: UK Angel Investors: Alexander Chesterman Simon Murdoch Robin Klein Brent Hoberman Nick Jenkins James Wise Saul Klein Eileen Burbidge Richard Read Rohan Silva Europe Angel Investors: Niklas Zennström Oliver Samwer Sophie Adelman Frédéric Mazzella Ilkka Paananen Middle East Angel Investors: Fadi Ghandour Noor Sweid Khaled Talhouni Asia Angel Investors: Shailesh Rao Shintaro Yamada #investors #investment #angels In my career I've raised close to £100MM for my ventures and helping Founders, and Angels have always played a key role. It's useful to have Angels in your camp early as they bring 'Intelligent Capital', a 'Black Book' and above all lots of experience. Angels give you runway while you work on larger rounds.

Let's talk about crafting compensation beyond currency. Discover how tailoring value to each team member's aspirations can turn a job into a calling. Excited to share another highlight from my talk during the MentorPitch7 Program. #IngressiveCapital #business #africa #startups #founders #venturecapital #techinnigeria #onlineafrica #technology #investment #funding #MHF

2024 African Startups Review: Unpacking Key Trends and Events – Part 3 (Edition 2) The Year of Local Investors: How Africa’s VCs Stepped Up in 2024 When global investors slowed down, Africa’s local VCs stepped up! From Janngo Capital’s USD 78 M gender-equal fund to TLcom’s USD 154 M TIDE Fund, local funds brought the energy startups needed. 2024 was proof that Africa’s future is in our hands. To catch up on the recap, click the link: https://lnkd.in/gPSMuaCQ #VentureCapital #AfricaInnovation #LocalFunds

#Investors are betting on #Indian wealth #techstartups as a growing middle class turns to diversify #investments and #startups challenge traditional #financialadvisors for high-net-worth #clients. #SolisCapitalVentures #VentureCapital #CapitalVentures #VentureCompany

Here are the full terms of our recent investment Round size: $61.500 (430.000 DKK) Equity dilution: 2% Valuation: $3.000.000 (21.000.000 DKK) Post Money Cap Pro rata: no Type: SAFE Round Stage: Angel For context: Alvas was founded 11 months ago We’re two founders, one highly technical, the other technical and highly commercial. We build product and get customers ourselves Early revenue with 12 clients and $3250 MRR Our product is simple to understand, solves a pain point for a smaller niche And we’ve shown how we create value for multiple big Danish brands 🦄 #investment #StartUp #founder #unicorn _________________ I’m sharing the journey of building a Unicorn We’ve recently received funding, and I’m sharing everything about the investment Tomorrow I will share why we raised, and what the money will be spent on Feel free to follow along

Exciting news from BCR Seed Starter🌱 Guess what? We're hitting the road next week and our first stop will be Timisoara. Our Chief Investment Officer, Adrian Rosoaga, CFA will be a speaker at the Timisoara Business Days 2024, during #BeyondBusinessEvolution event🌟 Join us to hear Adrian share insights on how BCR Seed Starter is pioneering corporate venture capital (CVC) in Romania to support innovative tech startups. With over 15 years of experience in investment banking, Adrian has been instrumental in guiding entrepreneurs and corporations through mergers and acquisitions, capital market operations, and bond issuances. His strategic vision has driven numerous successful projects at BCR, providing traction for startups. During the session 'Entrepreneurs vs. Investors' Adrian will cover: ✅️ What is a CVC and the main objectives BCR Seed Starter has taken on; ✅️ The importance of corporate venture capital (CVC) and the differences from other financing forms; ✅ Selection criteria for the BCR Seed Starter CVC ✅️ The impact of technology in the financial industry; ✅️ Collaboration between banks and startups. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights and connect with us, as well as fellow investors, tech enthusiasts and entrepreneurs! See you in #Timisoara! #BCRSeedStarter #techstartups #investment #seed #TimisoaraBusinessDays #innovation #CVC

We know managing financing is crucial for startup success. That's why we created SAFE Stacks to simplify SAFE financing for founders and investors, with your private deal team for support. Our team of financial and legal experts specializes in rounds for African startups, helping you design your SAFE round, audit past ones, and save founders time to focus on sales and product roadmap. 👉 Learn more about our SAFE stacks: https://lnkd.in/ete3yg53 What makes this tool stand out? It's all about making SAFE financing easier and more efficient. Avoid costly mistakes, accurately plan and calculate valuation caps, and optimize strategies. With Africa's unique challenges like inflated valuation caps and currency devaluation, this tool is your solution! 👉 Get early access: https://bit.ly/SAFEstacks #SAFEstacks #Raise #Deals #Investors #AfricanStartups #Startups #SAFEmanagament #AfricanInvestors #Fundraising Lisa Illingworth Marvin H. Coleby 🔥 Victor Asemota Maya Horgan Famodu Caleb Maru Brian Sykes Eunice Ajim Nedu Ottih Wale Ayeni Ola Brown, MFR Yvonne Bajela Richard Aseme Jérémy Goillot Réna Kakon

TLcom Capital LLP has led investors backing HUB2's Series A - https://lnkd.in/dAttZAJm - between them, the investors (which include FMO - Dutch entrepreneurial development bank, Enza Capital, and Bpifrance are putting $8.5mln into the #fintech startup. Maurizio Caio Ashley Gauzere Jean-Rémi Kouchakji Mike Mompi #africa #vnturecapital #growthcapital #privatecatpial #deal #news #SeriesA

In today’s episode of “LS Africa Presents: Venture Voices,” Lowenstein’s Raquel Smith Hall and Deangeor Chin Walker sit down with pioneering South African investor Janade Du Plessis to discuss the remarkable evolution of Africa's venture capital ecosystem from $25M to $6B in a decade, and how his ventures blend profit with sustainable development. Listen to the full episode: https://bit.ly/3Wzari4 #venturecapital #africa #investors #africatech #startups

When I am meeting repeat and serial founders I asked them about the startups they failed to scale or failed to raise money for. The reality is that most founders shy away and start sugar coating their experience. If that happens I open up and tell them about my failed startups, and then they open up. I have heard a trend in the European VC ecosystem that VCs would look only to invest in repeat exited founders. That limits quite significantly the pool of founder you could invest. It also makes the ecosystem a place where people would not take a risk to fail. What Hadley Harris describes as the uniqueness of the US ecosystem is the ingredient to build resilience. If there is something we need to do in Europe is fund founders who have bruises, and scars from failed startups and provide them capital, community and support to grow from their mistakes and teach us. #VentureCapital #Funding #Failure #Investment #Founders