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Founded in 2016 by Premysl Rubes, Czech Presto Ventures has become a visible VC in Central and Eastern Europe. After successfully deploying Fund II into 43 companies across 12 countries, the firm launched its €150M third fund, Presto Tech Horizons, in June 2024. 💰 Partner Vojta Rocek shares insights from their journey and future plans with the new fund in the newly published article. 🚀 “Half of our portfolio companies have raised at least one follow-on round, and we’ve celebrated our first early exit with Inventoro, which delivered a healthy multiple less than two years after we invested, ” Rocek shares. https://hubs.la/Q032f-js0 #PrestoVentures #TechStartups #Resilience

Founded in 2016 by Premysl Rubes, Czech Presto Ventures has become a visible VC in Central and Eastern Europe. After successfully deploying Fund II into 43 companies across 12 countries, the firm launched its €150M third fund, Presto Tech Horizons, in June 2024. 💰 Partner Vojta Rocek shares insights from their journey and future plans with the new fund in the newly published article. 🚀 “Half of our portfolio companies have raised at least one follow-on round, and we’ve celebrated our first early exit with Inventoro, which delivered a healthy multiple less than two years after we invested, ” Rocek shares. https://hubs.la/Q032fXGL0 #PrestoVentures #TechStartups #Resilience

New York based Solo GP venture capital firm Nebular recently reached the final close for its new tech fund. 💸 $30 million Nebular Fund I with backing from Hanna Marie Asmussen, John Goulding, Mark Cummins; and institutional investors such as Ninja Capital, RSJ and K8 Capital, among others. 💡 Investing in #preseed start-ups in the software space, with ticket sizes of between $500k-$1.5m per deal and reserving 20-30% for follow-ons. 🌍 #USA and #Europe 📈The VC has already made several investments including Anterior (formerly Co:Helm), Lumen Orbit (YC S24), Arya, among others. 💭 “Generally I think it's a super exciting time to be investing in early stage companies - there's developments in #AI, #space, #manufacturing and #healthcare, that are all moving faster now then they have in the past decade so I'm trying to invest along those lines.” - Finn Murphy, Solo-GP Nebular 🗞️By Business Post https://lnkd.in/et22FBgM 👏 For the #AudaciousInvestors unleashing innovation and empowering tomorrow🚀Finn Murphy I Lydia Rahill I Team Nebular … #venturecapital #vc #funds #startups #entrepreneurs #funding #tech #usa #entrepreneurship #technology #innovation #newyork #venture #fund

Founded in 2016 by Premysl Rubes, Czech Presto Ventures has become a visible VC in Central and Eastern Europe. After successfully deploying Fund II into 43 companies across 12 countries, the firm launched its €150M third fund, Presto Tech Horizons, in June 2024. 💰 Partner Vojta Rocek shares insights from their journey and plans with the new fund in the newly published article. 🚀 “Half of our portfolio companies have raised at least one follow-on round, and we’ve celebrated our first early exit with Inventoro, which delivered a healthy multiple less than two years after we invested,” Rocek shares. https://hubs.la/Q032g4by0 #PrestoVentures #TechStartups #Resilience

🗞️ Earlier this year, a survey by the European Union revealed 71% of Europeans have been affected by disinformation and 86% of Europeans agree that the rapid spread of disinformation is a major problem for democracy. Disinformation campaigns are increasingly being used against corporates and commercial entities for nefarious reasons. This has impacted the reputation of companies, their senior leaders and their share prices. ⛏️ In the mining sector, Rio Tinto's CEO claimed a "well-organised" disinformation campaign is undermining support for their lithium mine in Northen Serbia. In other news, Bloomberg reported a ruby-smuggling syndicate in Mozambique had ignited a disinformation campaign that the Gemfields Group “opened its mine for mining by anyone” for 24 hours. And this is happening across a number of industries and it's only growing. Tom Garnett and ‎Vlad Galu co-founded Refute to fight against disinformation, by building software to detect and respond to campaigns at the speed of the attackers. They have come out of stealth to announce their £2.3M pre-seed investment round, led by Playfair and Episode 1 Ventures and are joined by Amadeus Capital Partners, Notion Capital and Ventures Together. I'm grateful to be a small part of their entrepreneurial journey as an angel investor, and I can't wait to see them tackle this problem, at scale. Check out their TechCrunch coverage 👇

Faber launches third VC fund with $34M first close, aims for $64M The startup ecosystem in the Iberian Peninsula — the region encompassing Spain and Portugal — h

We are proud to announce that Refute has secured a £2.3m pre-seed investment round as covered by TechCrunch, led by Playfair and Episode 1 Ventures with participation from Amadeus Capital Partners, Notion Capital and Ventures Together. We’re also pleased to have experienced business angel investors on board, including: Alastair Paterson, Andrei David, Carlos Eduardo Espinal MBE, Charlie Songhurst, Colin Evans, James C., Mircea Danila Dumitrescu, Nefyn Jones, Paul Young and Rockman Law. This investment accelerates our mission to fight disinformation at the speed of the attackers. We’re excited to have the investors as part of the team. Read the TechCrunch article here: https://lnkd.in/gbV78PjC #playfair #episode1 #amadeus #notioncapital #venturestogether #ukfundraising #fundraiseannouncement #fundraisinground #preseedinvestment #preseedround #ukstartups #counterdisinformation #fightingdisinformation #ukstartupstowatch #uktechstartups #disinformation

What has changed in 2024 pitching and fundraising strategy? Discover the insights from Valerianus Ian Sulaiman below!

Syndicate One, an international startup investment network, has announced the final close of its debut #fund, raising €6.5 million. The oversubscribed fund marks a significant milestone for Belgium’s tech ecosystem, uniting government, entrepreneurial families, and industry leaders under one vision: empowering the next generation of global tech leaders. https://lnkd.in/dpybSip7

I've heard from several founders over the past few weeks that some Baltic accelerators advise finding a lead investor willing to take just 5-7% equity in their seed rounds. This feels like a “have your cake and eat it” approach - trying to minimise dilution while securing top investors - but I don't think this is a good advice. Seed investors usually expect a 10-20% stake, which aligns with market norms and signals real commitment. Smaller stakes could limit access to strong investors and raise red flags in later rounds. Since quality investors bring not only capital but also strategic support and networks, it might make sense for accelerators to reconsider this advice. #startups #Lithuania #fundraising