Lilia Planjyan

What an extraordinary Venture Capital Conference. I gained powerful insights of the investment and entrepreneurial ecosystem in the netherlands and europe. 🚀🍀 It is also great to be member of the Financial Study association Rotterdam (FSR). #Slinghot #FinchCapital #NosuchVentures #venturecapital

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Insights: the state of Dutch venture capital in Q1 2024👇🏼 #tech #vc #netherlands === Key takeaways: ➡️ Dutch startups raised $1.3B in Q1 2024, the biggest Q1 on record for venture capital. Investment is up 2.2x year on year. ➡️ In 2024 Dutch VC investment is currently tracking above even the global boom years of 2021/22. ➡️ 44 rounds of $2M+ were raised by Dutch startups in Q1 2024. Venture is currently more active than any time pre-2021. 📊 You can dive into this data yourself in an interactive way! 👉 Full report: https://lnkd.in/e4sYndDA Brought to you by: #dealroom === ➡️ Deal readiness New State Ventures operates as an independent deal maker for software and technology-led businesses. We collaborate with high-growth companies, their founders and investors to drive deal readiness and transaction value in preparation for and execution of investments, acquisitions and exits. 👉 Contact: https://lnkd.in/eFAxZ9W #newstateventures #founders #investors #venturecapital #privateequity #dealreadiness https://lnkd.in/e3pSEFe7

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(Open source) software is eating the world. Open + Free + Commercially Sustainable = Paradox? At Serena, we wanted to understand better the relation between Open Source values and commercial success - which is key for entrepreneurs, customers, VCs and, more importantly, projects' sustainability. So, being data-driven as we are, Matthieu Lavergne put together our first Commercial Open Source Report - together with the Serena team and with the help of awesome contributors such as JB Onofré from the Apache Software foundation, open-source entrepreneurs such as OpsMill's Damien Garros, Kotzilla's Arnaud GIULIANI and Miguel Valdes Faura, IT-law expert Gilles Rouvier and of course our very own Bertrand Diard who co-founded open-source and Nasdaq-listed Talend. There's a ton of insights in there that hopefully will help navigate, benchmark and understand COSS. Some takeaways that I find exciting: - VC funding of COSS has steadily been growing. - US unsurprisingly dominates VC-funding of COSS but Europe is on the rise. But there's also a lot to learn when looking at software categories, correlation between funding and success metrics, impact of the license models, relationship with foundations, etc... It's free and accessible here: https://lnkd.in/d5uBvjAU

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🌍 Green business building often involves large-scale infrastructure and tangible assets. These are difficult to finance, especially in the early phase. 💸 If you want to hear from Gustav Bolin about McKinsey & Company's playbook on green tech scaling, with learnings from leading unicorns in Europe, as well as other thought leaders on de-risking hardware and their financing journeys, join us in Berlin on June 11. 👋 Link to apply in the comments

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#fundingalert 💼Company: Refreshworks 💰Funding: €750k ⚡Round: New Round 👥Investors: Eleven angel investors Refreshworks, the AI business transformation partner. Their goal is to use artificial intelligence (AI) as the catalyst to make the Netherlands a co-explorer in the fourth industrial revolution. They support cost-cutting and business growth. With the support of this finance, the business is dedicated to expanding and achieving its goal of making the Dutch business community a leader in the fourth industrial revolution. Simon Neefjes, Ebel Slijp, Diederik Klever, Koen Snieder   Read more - https://lnkd.in/g829Bcnt To share your startup story write us on - contact@startuprise.co.uk #Refreshworks #businesstransformation #finance #revolution #business #funding #fundingnews #news #startup #startupnews #startuprise

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In recent years, the amount of capital raised in the Dutch private equity (PE) landscape has accelerated significantly. ➡️ This growth seems driven by both increased fund sizes and a rising number of funds. ➡️ Across specific asset classes (buy-out, early-stage, venture, growth, mezzanine, etc.), this pattern holds. ➡️ In fact, 2023 has been another record-breaking year despite the rough investment climate during and after the pandemic. ❓What do you think this implies for entrepreneurs, companies, LPs, and GPs? What are the crucial observations and nuances at a more granular level? 🤗 There's more behind these numbers. Let me know or reach out if you wish to discuss further!

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Insights: the state of Dutch venture capital in Q1 2024👇🏼 #tech #vc #netherlands === Key takeaways: ➡️ Dutch startups raised $1.3B in Q1 2024, the biggest Q1 on record for venture capital. Investment is up 2.2x year on year. ➡️ In 2024 Dutch VC investment is currently tracking above even the global boom years of 2021/22. ➡️ 44 rounds of $2M+ were raised by Dutch startups in Q1 2024. Venture is currently more active than any time pre-2021. 📊 You can dive into this data yourself in an interactive way! 👉 Full report: https://lnkd.in/e4sYndDA Brought to you by: #dealroom === ➡️ Deal readiness New State Ventures operates as an independent deal maker for software and technology-led businesses. We collaborate with high-growth companies, their founders and investors to drive deal readiness and transaction value in preparation for and execution of investments, acquisitions and exits. 👉 Contact: DM (or https://lnkd.in/eFAxZ9W) #newstateventures #founders #investors #venturecapital #privateequity #dealreadiness https://lnkd.in/e3uTFNAp

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Driving innovation together: How startups and corporates collaborate at HLTH Europe Gabor Heltovics, CEO of SERDA therapeutics, will be speaking at the upcoming HLTH Conference in Amsterdam at the NLC Pavilion. Gabor will be sharing his insights fostering collaborations between startups and corporations. Session highlights: 🌱Benefits for startups: -Mitigating market entry barriers: Strategies to navigate and reduce obstacles that prevent new healthtech startups from entering the market. -Mitigating reimbursement challenges: Tips on how startups can manage and overcome the complexities of the healthcare reimbursement landscape. 🌱 Benefits for corporates: -Externalized innovation: How partnering with startups can bring fresh, innovative ideas and solutions to established corporations. -Pipeline building: Insights on leveraging expertise from the world’s leading R&D organizations to build effective and productive innovation pipelines. 🌟 Visit us at NLC’s pavilion! 🌟 Meet us at the NLC Pavilion during the HLTH Conference. This is an exciting opportunity to discuss potential collaborations, find out how the NLC is influencing the future of health technology, and find out how startups and corporations together can overcome obstacles when bringing scientific discoveries to market. 📅 Mark your calendar! Catch Gabor's session on 19th of June from 16:00 - 16:15 at the NLC Pavilion to learn more about strategies that empower healthtech ventures to thrive in complex markets. #NLC #HLTHEurope #Startups #Corporates 

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Fascinating data about the VC investments per capita by now in 2024 that Yoram Wijngaarde and his team at Dealroom.co brings. As we get stuck in our mindset on the big advanced ecosystems that are making lots of noise, there are incredible places where resiliency in terms of capital raised is remarkable. Singapore 🇸🇬 (Jacqueline Poh, YC Choy) is at the top of the charts followed by the UAE 🇦🇪, right ahead the US! Switzerland 🇨🇭 is the leading European country with the most VC money invested per capita, followed by Israel 🇮🇱 (Michal Freeman-Shor). My take is, watch for small countries that put tech, AI, startups and the private capital market in their priorities as a leading economic growth driver. Those are the tech exporters of talent, tech and capital and will attract investors globally. #capitalmarkets #privatecapital #venturecapital #startups #innovation #technology #AI #economy #growth #entrepreneurship #privateequity

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🌟 Exciting Opportunity Alert! 🌟 Join us for a workshop led by our talented colleague, Hessel Mittelmeijer from DeepTechXL at The Gate! 🦾 Get insights into engaging with early-stage investors, understanding what VCs seek, perfecting your pitch, and navigating the due diligence process. Don't miss this chance to learn and ask questions! 🚀 #workshop #investorrelations #startups #learningopportunity

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🇳🇱Exciting times for the tech landscape in the Netherlands! 🚀 Here's a recap of this week's funding rounds: Refreshworks Funding Round: €750K AI business transformation, enhance digital workflows Investors: Several angel investors Magic Lane Funding Round: €3M Mapping and location platform Investors: No Such Ventures Coolgradient Funding Round: Amount not specified Optimizes data center operations through AI Investors: 4impact capital Antfarm Funding Round: €200K Develops robots and AI for profitable recycling Investors: Company’s co-founder and CEO Sébastien Willems VaultN Funding round: €1.4M Smart distribution platform for digital games and goods Investors: PixCapital, Ubit - Want to stay up to date with the latest news from the European startup scene? Follow Seed Europe

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💰 Mental Health startup Meela has raised €2.6M in seed funding for its patient-therapist matching platform. The round was led by Dutch venture capital firm Peak with participation from The Inner Foundation, Unconventional Ventures and Calm/Storm. 💬 "Meela needs to exist in the world. I come into this space as a patient myself. I know what it feels like to meet the wrong therapist for you. So for me, it feels important, and urgent to make sure we can help as many people as possible." Tiffany Boswell, Meela Founder & CEO #health #healthcare #healthcareinnovation #digitalhealth #virtualcare #mentalhealth #brainhealth #therapy #cbt #investment #startup #vc #venturecapital #inveestor #sweden #europe #femhealth #femalfounder

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👉 Full story: https://lnkd.in/eR2v_pXD 🚨 A group of 10 tech entrepreneurs is sounding the alarm and uniting under the name 'Tech Champions'. In their eyes, The Netherlands lacks the innovation and business climate in which scale-ups have the opportunity to be successful. Compared to the US, deep-tech scale-ups in the Netherlands grow four times slower. As united scale-up CEOs they call on government, investors and companies to commit to deep-tech scale-ups to ensure the future prosperity of the Netherlands. 💬 "We, the 10 Tech Champions below, have united to shape the future of the technology sectors from the NTS together. Consistently implementing the NTS (National Technology Strategy) with a focus on scale-ups is crucial to create value in a healthy and sustainable way and preserve the level of prosperity in the Netherlands. This is far from self-evident. We call on investors, the government and companies to join us in the challenge for the successful implementation of the NTS. This is how we create an economically strong, independent Netherlands, with a sustainable, healthy and safe future." The statement is signed by these 10 entrepreneurs: - Johan Feenstra (SMART Photonics) - Mattijs Slee (Battolyser Systems) - Koenraad Wiedhaup (Leyden Labs) - Merel Boers (Nicolab) - Hamed Sadeghian (Nearfield Instruments ) - Elise de Reus (Cradle) - Christian Rood (LeydenJar) - Fabrizio Del Maffeo (Axelera AI) - Joep Gommers (EclecticIQ) - Matthijs Rijlaarsdam (QuantWare)

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The Amsterdam-based startup previously known as YourCampus has rebranded itself as Alleo, securing a robust €5M in Series A funding led by Mediahuis Ventures, among other investors like Newion, DFF (Dutch Founders Fund) e ROM InWest. This rebranding marks a pivotal shift for Alleo, founded in 2021 Florian Gendrault, Ruben van den Boogaard, Sven Cune, George Visniuc and Adil Bougamza, by emphasizing its commitment to innovating flexible and personalized compensation solutions that cater to various life stages of employees. The transformation reflects Alleo's strategy to address the evolving needs of the workforce and to expand its footprint in the corporate market. Alleo's platform stands out by allowing employees to tailor their compensation packages to align more closely with their personal and professional needs, integrating seamlessly with tax regulations and collective agreements. The startup's focus on flexibility and transparency is proving to be a game changer in the HR landscape, attracting significant attention from both SMEs and larger corporations alike. Looking forward, Alleo's strategic rebranding and successful funding round are set to fuel its expansion, particularly into the German market where it has already begun making significant inroads.

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Amsterdam the new DeFi powerhouse? Thanks Marcel van der Kuil for taking time and talk about the future of transactions, the concept of money, climat impact balance sheets and digital assets. Next event: Data, AI and how to capture digital assets?

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Louis Coppey deconstructed VC’s Decision Making Framework. Here’s the quick summary of the article to save you some time. 🕰️ Louis talks about complexity and importance of decision making in Venture Capital, where VCs operate in environments filled with uncertainties. This process determines the success of their investment, which makes it even more crucial 🧑🏻‍💻 The framework centers Team, Product, Market Size, and Growth potential for reaching the decision. Team Evaluation: 1. Experiences & Background of the founding team 2. Complementary Skills 3. Commitment and Cohesion Product Assessment:🛠️ 1. Someone has to have an excellent product instincts and can make informed decisions swiftly. 2. Product either has to be cheaper or it has to be 10x better than the existing ones. 3. The ability to quickly iterate and integrate feedback. Market & Growth Analysis: 1. TAM has to be really really large 2. The business model should be scalabale 3. Customer retention and engagement rates should be industry standards or above. By systematically evaluating these metrics VCs aims to make informed decisions. Tell us in the comments, what would you like to add in this framework? p.s. we cover exciting frameworks and case studies that helps people break into Venture Capital, applications open for Cohort3. Link in the comments. #venturecapital #thevcfellowship #framework

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Last month, we Version One Ventures shared an update on our thesis: “We back mission-driven founders who are early in new areas.” In it, we mentioned that deep tech is on our radar. What does this mean?    For us, deep tech (or hard tech) is an umbrella term for tech that touches atoms, not just bits. There’s a physical (hardware) component beyond the digital (software).   In the past decade+, we’ve invested in many deep tech startups across several categories:  - Autonomy: Pickle Robot Company & a stealth co building a robot that traverses extreme terrains for industrial data collection - Genomics & Proteomics: Gencove & a stealth co building Illumina for proteins - Diagnostics/Bio: Qvin & Scanwell Health - Energy: Moment Energy & EnergyBank - Materials: Shellworks & Bedrock Materials We've learned a lot (check out blog post on lessons in comments) and are excited to meet more founders building in deep tech! Please reach out :)

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