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How to avoid failures as a founder
/in Corporate Startup Engagement, Know-how for Founders, Market Pulse, News /by Anna WeissmannIn this article, you can find the checklist founders need to keep in mind day and night! This is useful for all startups, of course, but is most critical in the precarious early stages.
Most cost-effective ways to grow a startup
/in Corporate Startup Engagement, Know-how for Founders, Market Pulse, News /by Anna WeissmannSuccess in entrepreneurship can be elusive. European startups, in particular, have fallen behind startup hubs across the pond like Silicon Valley or in various Asian cities like Tokyo and Seoul. However, the scales are starting to shift as European startup founders are beginning to drive up investments and support. Starting in 2019, European startups have earned over Beyond gaining financial investment capital, it will take resiliency, adaptability, and awareness on the part of the founder/s, who must also implement cost-effective ways to grow their startup.
European Venture Investor Sentiment Hits a Record High
/in European Venture Sentiment Index, Know-how for Investors, Market Pulse /by VenionaireThe ongoing global vaccination efforts show first promising results, with leading countries being on track to normality. The pandemic’s latest developments support optimistic forecasts for businesses and provide both ventures and investors with more confidence. This positivity is reflected by a record jump in the sentiment index in Q1 and all-time high transaction volumes in venture investments.
Europe’s Top Investment Deals in 2020 and Q1 2021
/in Market Pulse, News /by VenionaireNews of an investment deal is a reason for the entire ecosystem to celebrate. In this article, we listed top investment deals and valuations.
Professional Investors and the SPAC boom: Proceed with Caution
/in Know-how for Investors, Market Pulse /by VenionaireAs an investor, you pride yourself on your ability to rationally assess a startup’s potential. But how to proceed when it comes to SPACs?
Who is still investing during the crisis?
/in Know-how for Founders, Market Pulse, News /by Berthold Baurek-KarlicThere are quite a few investors who are still investing – see the published lists. You may expect them to be as selective as they were before and – beware – some of them might look for bargain deals during the crisis. Make sure you get proper introductions to the investors which make the most sense for your business.
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/in Corporate Startup Engagement, Market Pulse, News /by Anna WeissmannInvestors are optimistic again – European Venture Sentiment Index Q4 2020
/in European Venture Sentiment Index, Know-how for Investors, Market Pulse /by Berthold Baurek-KarlicFocus CEE: Venture Sentiment Slides
/in Know-how for Founders, Know-how for Investors, Market Pulse, News /by Anna WeissmannIn light of the vast economic changes in the European venture capital market as a result of the COVID-19, we started to monitor the venture sentiment more closely and highlight important findings in an aggregate index on the European level. In today’s article we take a closer look at CEE.
CEO Insights & Outlook on Covid-19 Implications
/in Know-how for Founders, Know-how for Investors, Market Pulse, News /by Berthold Baurek-KarlicHow is the startup community and investors doing in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis? It’s been a rather stormy ride for many over the last half-a-year and it’s far from calming down. Read on for Berthold Baurek-Karlic’s opinion, CEO of Venionare Capital, from an investor’s perspective.
Looking into the future of Private Equity strategies?
/in Know-how for Founders, Know-how for Investors, Market Pulse, News /by Anna WeissmannPrivate equity (PE) funds, the larger cousins of venture capital funds, typically invest in more mature companies. In this article, we will look into the past, present and future of private equity strategies. The evolution of private equity is driven by accidentally discovered effects that our team of experts and analysts identified recently.
Overview of Startup Valuation Methods
/in Know-how for Founders, Know-how for Investors, Market Pulse, News /by Berthold Baurek-KarlicThere are various ways to value a startup depending on their stages of development. We prepared an overview to help you distinguish between different valuation models so that you can choose the method that best fits your company or investment case.
Startup Valuation – Rating Method
/in Know-how for Founders, Know-how for Investors, Market Pulse, News /by Berthold Baurek-Karlic‘The Startup Rating model by Venionaire Capital’ is a proprietary model for investors, which may be applied across different stages, without limitations of pure qualitative or financial models. The model adjusts the average valuation you have calculated or observed from the market and makes it transparent how much you should over- or underpay compared to an average valuation in order to make a fair deal.
7 Hacks to Pitch your Startup
/in Know-how for Founders, Market Pulse, News /by Berthold Baurek-KarlicEntrepreneurs need to be prepared to pitch their company, anytime, anywhere. An elevator pitch should be short and crisp – you only have a few minutes (2 – 5 min.) to explain your vision and trigger a spark of interest from your audience / investor. Pitching a startup is really difficult and we have a lot of respect for that. Founders need to master this skill set, as there are many talents out there, setting the bars higher every day.
Early-Stage Startup Valuation – Part 2: The Berkus Method
/in Know-how for Founders, Know-how for Investors, Market Pulse /by Berthold Baurek-KarlicFollowing the first introduction to the pre-revenue startup valuation, in this article we review the other well-known model for pre-revenue startups: the ‘Berkus Method’, named after its inventor, Dave Berkus, a well-known Californian angel investor.