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More evidence (if you needed it) that the pre seed investment market is alive and kicking. If you're a founder looking for funding, or an investor looking for deal flow check out FundMyPitch

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The Power of Persistence and the Importance of Early Backers. The journey of Kevin Gosschalk - founder of Arkose Labs, is a remarkable example of perseverance and the crucial role early investors play in the growth of innovative ventures. Ranked 30 on the Young Rich List, Kevin has raised over $US106 million for his bot detection company, largely from offshore investors. However, it was Richard Moore, a Brisbane-based investor and member of Brisbane Angels, who was the first to believe in Gosschalk’s vision. This underscores the importance of local capital ecosystems in fostering innovation. Despite the difficulties in raising capital in Australia, Richard’s support, along with Brisbane Angels as the company’s first backers gave Arkose Labs the initial momentum it needed to scale globally. This story highlights not only the value of early-stage investment but also the resilience required to navigate the often challenging path to securing capital. It’s a reminder to investors and founders alike: belief in an idea, coupled with persistence, can lead to extraordinary success. Well done Richard Moore and Kevin Gosschalk on the journey to date, we are expecting even further growth from this tech company, founded here in Brisbane. #entrepreneurship #venturecapital #startups #innovation #leadership #ArkoseLabs #angelinvesting

When we started the FMO - Dutch entrepreneurial development bank's first VC mandate, called FMO Ventures Program, in 2020, we did so because we believed in the large impact potential of technology and technology-enabled start-ups and scale-ups in emerging markets. As 4 years have passed now, we wanted to pause, take stock and provide meaningful insights in the impact that we achieved together with our portfolio and ecosystem partners. And as we have just launched FMO Ventures Program 2, we were also keen to identify, implement and share some lessons learned. We summarized both in the recently published "Impact Review & Outlook, Perspectives of a DFI in VC" report. See ?? for a brief snapshot of the impact highlights. The full report you can find here: https://lnkd.in/eXjV6P2R We are proud of the impact achieved to date and it also made us realize there is so much more to do; we look forward to continue working with our partners to multiply this impact in FMO Ventures Program 2 ??! Great thanks to Steward Redqueen for their support on the report and to the European Commission and the Dutch Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken for making the FMO Ventures Program happen in the first place! #fmoventuresprogram #technicalassistance #innovation #emergingmarkets Robert Haynie Charnez Jacobs Abigail Thomson Wouter Scheepens Hessel Meinderts Pauline Brunner

How often do you meet your investors in person? We have become so accustomed to meeting online that we don‘t always get to meet the founders in person before we invest. Online meeting culture has brought so many benefits but how well can you get a feel for an investor or founder, if you have never met in real life? While I absolutely enjoy that I can take more meetings due to not having to travel, there is still this question of whether or not we got the right impression of the founders we have only met online. I am glad about two things: 1) Our process seems to work because… 2) Luke is a top-notch founder with an important mission that we support. Being able to connect apart from work is also important to build the relationship between founders and investors. It‘s much easier in person without it being a 30 min meeting where you have to talk about the business. We as the earliest investors should not forget that we are mostly in the people business since we invest in the founders who then build a company. We‘re really happy that everything worked out so well and that we are invested in Luke Ferris‘ startup OriginAI alongside EWOR, ROI VENTURES and many other great investors. Excited for what the future will bring! Picture: Tobias Burger, me, Luke Ferris and Laura Raggl

?? Congratulations to Armira Growth on raising €200M for their inaugural Armira Growth Fund I ?? At Vestlane, we supported this significant milestone and are grateful for the trust placed in us. As specialists in providing €10–50M of growth capital to European tech entrepreneurs, Armira Growth continues to build the next tech champions in fast-growing companies with proven business models. Its investors and portfolio firms—osapiens, Wemolo, Workwise, and yoummday—embody their vision of sustainable business models and innovation. Why should scale-up founders partner with Armira Growth? ? Speed and Reliability:?A small entrepreneurial team that moves quickly and delivers on their handshakes from investment through exit. ? Focused Support:?By backing only a few handpicked companies with €10-50M each, they offer tailored, genuine partnerships. ? Strategic Expertise:?Their sparring leverages extensive knowledge on what works and what doesn't, across strategic and tactical dimensions. We believe in empowering more initiatives like this through our innovative #fundmanagement solution, ensuring seamless fund operations for #VCs and #PEs alike. ? Let's shape the future of fund operations together. ?? Florian Tappeiner ?? Sebastian Johnston? ?? Max Berkemeier? ?? Anna Schulte ?? Max Ammon ?? Pieter Timmerman ???Tessa Bottenschein? ?? Sophie M??mer ???Marco Giazzi ?? Bj?rn Thieme ?? Ivo Schmiedt ?? Charles Collet ?? Gabriele Falace #NextGenGP #FundOperations

I compiled a ranking with all institutional investors that did at least two investments in Swedish startups so far in 2024. There's an overall ranking, as well as sub rankings for pre-seed and later stages. Link in the comments. Most active overall: Almi Invest, Industrifonden, Norrsken VC & Norrsken Launcher, Chalmers Ventures, Antler, Y Combinator, byFounders, Partnerinvest Norr, Navigare Ventures, Propel Capital, and Gorilla Capital. If you believe a figure should be updated, please send me a message. (Ranking inspired by this one from Joseph Michael https://lnkd.in/de6jBdvx)

How companies purchase software is rapidly evolving, with cloud marketplaces expected to reach $100B in 2026, up from $15B in 2023. Simply put, if you are building and selling cloud software today, it's imperative that you can sell through a cloud marketplace. The journey, however, can be a little confusing, and management can be even harder. With 3x growth last year and 3/4th of our business now flowing through a cloud marketplace, CloudZero switched to Clazar earlier this year to handle our rapid growth, and I couldn't be more thrilled. Trunal B. and Aayush Bahuguna have a big vision for how cloud marketplaces will evolve and how software will be bought and sold in the future. No matter where you are on your journey, learning from them what's coming next is worth your time.

Great insights on how to pitch effectively from Khosla ventures. A key point to emphasize regarding technical startups is that they should carry technical risks but exhibit lower market risk. High technical risk combined with uncertain market demand is a red flag.