Weekly digest - chapter 8

Welcome to our weekly conversation starter.?

From an investor's perspective, enabling technological advancement and contributing to the next step in a company's development on one's own conveys a sense of importance that buying stock in a big company rarely can.?

With this in mind, let's grab a coffee and get going. ?

Portfolio News

• Hyperhuman?expands and strengthens its presence in the global digital health & fitness industry.?Read more.
• Kinderpedia?is?exhibiting at?GESS Dubai?between November 15-17.?
• PD Neurotechnology's?recent milestones: +150 certified physicians,?+500 patients monitored in 13 countries worldwide.
• Oveit?partners with MultiversX/Elrond to?will transform the future of live experiences, travel and communities.?Read more.

Learning through conversation

Tech Investors Academy Masterclass

Investing is for the long haul. A financial plan and behavioral discipline are essential to achieve your goals. Florin Ilie, former top 3 equity analyst of CEE, will talk to us on Wednesday about how you can build a healthy and high-performing investment portfolio.?Curious to learn more??

Macai Pitch & Q&A | Soon on SeedBlink

Macai is an Italian Q-commerce startup aiming to create a fully digital supermarket. Founded by a serial entrepreneur and joined by a stellar team, the FoodTech?raises up to €10M in a?Seed round co-invested?by 5 VCs.?

Join the conversation this afternoon.

Swisspod Pitch & Q&A | Soon on SeedBlink

Swisspod is a Swiss LogTech startup building the next technology platform that enables Hyperloop. The startup is founded?by the?winners?of?the SpaceX Hyperloop?Competition and is supported in this Late Seed round?Robert Karsunsky,?Ace Investment and Seldor Capital.?Join the conversation tomorrow.

Prosperty Pitch & Q&A | Soon on SeedBlink

Prosperty is Greek PropTech developing a digital real estate platform that provides institutional & individual investors with integrated services, unlocking new exclusive real estate properties. The round is supported by an institutional investor.?

Meet the CEO?on Thursday.?

Investors resources pick

Tech sector dominates the startup ecosystem

Of the top 150 unicorns, only 7% (11 companies) are not tech-sector-focused. The tech industries with the highest-valued unicorns include artificial intelligence and EdTech.?Dive into a report?that includes a handful of startup industry statistics to understand possible future trends better.?

The Bulgarian angel investment landscape

In Bulgaria?there is a growing number of people interested in startup investing and smart money. This led to the creation of the CEO Angels Club, a community that aims to bring them to the table. Milen Ivanov and Elena Nikolova representing the Club draw a map of the local ecosystem?in this article.

Spotify's story. In a Netflix miniseries.

The Playlist, telling the story of Spotify from its beginnings to today is particularly interesting. History is subjective, and the miniseries does a good job of looking at the narrative from different angles: be it that of the founder, the investor,?or other key players. A recommended addition to your?watchlist.

Meet & greet us at

• ?????Nov 14-15:?Get In The Ring, The Hague
• ?????Nov 15:?Impact Fest, Amsterdam
• ???? Nov 15: Gala Profit.ro, Bucharest
• ?????Nov 16:?Pitch4Capital, Amsterdam?
• ???? Nov 16: Romanian Business Leaders, Bucharest?(learn more)
• ???? Nov 22: Masterclass Carmen Sebe x BiSM?(learn more)

Thanks for reading

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