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?? ???? ?????????? ?????? ????????: ?????? ???? ???????????????? ???? ?????? ?????????????????????? ?????????????? (??????) We are thrilled to share our investment in The Exploration Company's (TEC) $160M Series B round alongside Balderton Capital, Plural and many other investors ? ?? TEC is rewriting the rules of space exploration with Nyx, a reusable and in-orbit refillable spacecraft that promises unmatched cargo capacity, cost-efficiency, and adaptability. ???? With its global reach, partnerships with NASA, and a groundbreaking contract with The European Space Agency, TEC is truly leading Europe's space race. Huge congratulations to Hélène Huby and her team as they pave the way for a sustainable and exciting future to the moon and beyond! Read why we invested in the blog by our team Christian Noske, Ossi Tiainen & Fernanda Aguiar - link in comments ?? ?? To space and back! ?? #SpaceTech #News #DeepTech #SpaceExploration

See you in Helsinki for Slush next week! We're ready for a week full of magic ?????? Here is the low-down on what we'll be up to ?? ?? Meet our team at NGP Capital's investor lounge (#6) where you can pre-book meetings with our team including Jacob Fellman, Fernanda Aguiar, Ossi Tiainen, Lyydia Lappi, Christian Noske, and others, through the Slush matchmaking tool. ?? ???? We've joined forces with our friends at UVC Partners & IRIS to host our invite-only annual #SlushySoirée, and can't wait to meet the hundreds (!) founders, investors, and ecosystem friends joining us on Tuesday 19th! ?? ? On Wednesday 20th, we have joined forces with Kvanted, Combient Foundry, Matterwave Ventures, PwC, and SEB to host an exclusive 'Slush Executive Breakfast'- for a morning packed with insightful discussions on #industrialtech and innovation. ???? And lastly, we'll be co-hosting a breakfast meetup with Silicon Roundabout Ventures - for the #VCData community on Thursday morning. If you're?working on making VC deal flow more #AI and data-driven, drop Atte Honkasalo a note to get an invite. We are ready for a packed #Slush2024, are you? ?

????????????????? ?????? ???? ?????? ?????? ?????????????? ???????????????? ?????????????????? ???? ?????? ??????! In this episode, we continue our journey through the #DeepTech founder's life by exploring how to sell to governments and public bodies. Helping us navigate this complex topic is a guest who has forged strong partnerships with governments across Europe and the world: Cyrille Kabbara, founder and CEO of Shark Robotics. ?? ???? HQ'ed in France, SHARK manufactures fire-fighting and security #robots that help governments fulfill their most important responsibility: protecting human life. When the iconic Notre-Dame cathedral was on fire, Shark Robotics was one of the companies the French authorities turned to. In the episode, Cyrille discusses: ? How to win the ‘chess game’ of selling to governments ? His approach to overcoming the cultural barriers between startups and the public sector ? How the best sales advice can also be the worst ? His personal DeepTech moments of magic ?? Catch a sneak peek below, then dive into the full episode from the link in the comments ???? #Podcast #DeepTech #DeepTechPodcast #Founder #Startups #VC #FounderLife

?? Join us for an exclusive Robotics event at the Canopy in Menlo Park! We’re teaming up with Cybernetix Ventures to bring you #Robotics Inflections: The Next Chapter – a gathering of the brightest minds in robotics. We’ll be diving into the latest breakthroughs and future trends in the field to explore the evolution of robotics and get a glimpse of what’s next! ??? Expect engaging discussions with an incredible lineup of speakers, including visionary #founders and industry leaders who are shaping the future of robotics. Topics include: ?? Panel 1: Building and scaling robotics companies ?? Panel 2: Application-specific vs. general-purpose robotics Spots are limited, so request an invite now to secure your place ?? ?? https://lnkd.in/gEZxzFZ5 ?? Date: Tuesday, November 19th ?? Location: Canopy, Menlo Park ? Time: 4:30 - 7:30 PM PT A huge thank you to our sponsors SVB, Lee & Associates - San Francisco and Samson Rose for helping make this event possible?? Bruce Welty-Locus Robotics, Chris Walti-Mytra, Debjit Mukerji-NGP Capital, Fady Saad-Cybernetix Ventures, Franziska Bossart-Amazon, Josh DeFonzo-Mendaera, Inc., Juliette Chevallier-Scale Venture Partners, Satyandra K. (SK) Gupta-GrayMatter Robotics #Robotics #Future #Founder #PhysicalAI

Great to see our portfolio company, ArmorCode Inc. Inc, named in the #Cyber60 List by Fortune and Lightspeed for the second year running ??

Congratulations to our portfolio company Akeyless Security on securing a strategic investment from Deutsche Bank's Corporate Venture Capital division ?? Learn more below ??

??? #ICYMI DeepTech Unleashed Podcast: In the first episode, we tackle the challenges of enterprise sales in #DeepTech. ??In this episode, Christian Noske chats with Péter Fankhauser, CEO & Co-founder of ANYbotics, to dive into one of the most underrated and overlooked challenges in enterprise sales. ?? ?? Tune in on your favorite podcast platform (link in comments ??) #Robotics #EnterpriseSales #B2BSales #FutureOfWork #StartupLife #Automation #Podcast

Our portfolio company, Akeyless Security, has launched the world’s FIRST Secrets & Machine Identity Platform this week ?? Compromised identities and credentials have become the #1 cause of enterprise breaches, so Akeyless Security solution is here to revolutionize enterprise security and tackle these critical challenges head-on. ?? Learn more about the platform and how it’s transforming enterprise security: https://lnkd.in/d7D9R2jE #EnterpriseSecurity #SecretsManagement #MachineIdentityManagement?

?? Team Promotions Alert ?? We are thrilled to announce the recent promotions of three exceptional team members who have driven our vision forward. Join us in celebrating Ossi Tiainen, Fernanda Aguiar, and Eric Fett! ?? Ossi Tiainen - has been promoted to Partner. Ossi has been with NGP Capital since 2016, bringing over 8 years of venture capital experience. Now based in Berlin, Ossi is focused on our European investments in AI, cybersecurity, spatial computing, and #spacetech. ?? Fernanda Aguiar - has been promoted to Vice President. Fernanda has been instrumental in exploring markets like #industrialAI, robotics, spatial computing, and cloud & edge software infrastructure since joining our European Investment Team in 2022. ?? Eric Fett - has been promoted to Vice President, Eric is a driving force on our US investment team, focusing on areas such as robotics, #verticalAI, and cybersecurity. Please join us in congratulating Ossi, Fernanda, and Eric on their well-deserved promotions ?? ?? And if you're a founder in any of the areas they focus on, make sure to reach out to them ?? #TeamNGP #Promotions #VentureCapital

?? ?????? ?????????? ?????????????? ???? ?????? ?????? ??????????????, ???????????????? ??????????????????, ???? ????????! In it, our host, Christian Noske, talks to Péter Fankhauser, Co-Founder and CEO of ANYbotics, about enterprise sales, an area of founder life that is as vital as it is challenging. We couldn’t have asked for a better guest to tackle this topic. ?? Founded in 2016, Peter and his fellow founders have turned ANYbotics into a spectacular European DeepTech success story. Trusted by hundreds of industry leaders and recognized as the Next Global Hot Thing at the Digital Economy Awards 2023, ANYbotics connects the physical and digital worlds by teaming up humans and autonomous robots. In the episode, Peter talks about: 1. Why you don’t need to wait until your product is perfect to sell 2. Selling solutions, not robots 3. The importance of small alliances when you’re selling to large companies 4. The underrated challenge of having a beautiful product 5. The best advice he’s been given and the not-so-good 6. His moments of magic ?? Watch a preview of the episode below and listen to the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/ef5UiVb4 #Podcast #DeepTech #DeepTechPodcast #Founder #Startups #VC #Future #FounderLife #Entrepreneurship #Entrepreneur