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Despite what you might read in the news, successful founders come from ALL backgrounds, including from different age groups. For example, Sérgio Mascarenhas Oliveira co-founded the med tech company Brain4Care in his eighties, before passing away in his 90s. I was excited about to read about Brilliant Minds, a VC fund that supports early-stage founders over the age of 60, and is also working to shift our perception of who can be a founder. This topic is even more important given advances in healthcare and longevity. If you are in this age group, I hope you consider launching a startup knowing your next act is still to come and may be your greatest yet! https://lnkd.in/dS5nRKJC

We're honored to be shortlisted for the Investor of the Year category at the Allstars Awards! Thank you to GP Bullhound for recognizing us among an amazing set of founders, innovators and investors reshaping the future of European tech. View the full list of nominees here: https://lnkd.in/dzY9ScrP    #allstars24 #softwareinvesting #growthinvesting #scaleups

Another successful Upfront Summit in the books. @Rob Mazzoni from Wellington's Late-Stage Growth team and @Van Jones from Wellington Access Ventures enjoyed the content, as well as the opportunity to catch up with friends in the venture capital and limited partner communities. It was clear from these conversations that LPs have renewed excitement to back new and existing managers that show clear differentiation. For VCs, the returning momentum of underlying software customer buying behavior is providing confidence that 2024 could be an improved deal environment across sectors, with AI as the clearest driver.

Investing in breakthrough biotech has never been easier! Through a trailblazing process established by Scimar, you can now buy equity in our private Canadian biotech just as easily as buying socks on Amazon. All it takes is 90 seconds and your favorite credit card or Apple Pay. If you're interested in learning more about this exciting investment opportunity and the platform we're using, check out www.scimar.ca. There, you can get a sneak peek, scroll through the information, and even download the offering circular and pitch deck. When you're ready to check out, simply click the blue "invest now" button and you'll be taken through the process. Can you join us at Tech Thursday to hear the whole story? The future of securities is now! __________ Please like and share to spread the word. Cheers

#SFClimateWeek in full swing today. It is a unique opportunity to meet investors and founders willing to shape a more sustainable industry. Great discussions today explaining how SE Ventures is supporting founders from incorporation till growth stages. Our unique founders-led incubation model is very attractive. In return I received great insights during the Union Labs Ventures Congruent Ventures G2 Venture Partners Saul Griffith Rewiring America events and networking diners. Among the great opportunities surfaced: - driving more sustainable Datacenter with PUE<1 - decarbonising scope 3 and associated supply chain - new home electrification solutions Looking forward tomorrow !

What's an unusual task you've done when you were still "hacking it together"? 🥸 This is me yesterday improvising bartending and setup man for our event. I think an Italian real estate mogul once said an investor surprised him when he had to help out with the building works, so he pretended to be his "cousin". Everyone probably has silly stories like these. Isn't it why it's so much fun to build a biz from scratch? HAPPY FRIDAY FELLOW EMERGING VCs and FOUNDERS. 🏋🏻♂️ PS: The event was an amazing fireside chat full of lessons learned and great networking between Deeptech founders and investors. Next week I'll publish the key ones, so do follow and keep an eye out 👀 #deeptech #familyoffices #limitedpartners #venturecapital #angelinvesting - - - I'm a soloVC building my fund & community in public. 📢 On a mission to build a new kind of tech-driven VC firm at the intersection of Venture, Science and Community 👩🔬 👨💻 👫 💹 ❤️ & Follow+ to keep up with the journey 🛣️

I used to report on data interoperability, the plumbing that makes digital learning possible. Certainly not the sexiest or easiest topic to write about! But it’s such an important piece of the infrastructure that makes #edtech possible. Now I’m investing in it! Reach Capital is excited to back Mick Hewitt Doug Weber and the team at Ednition as they unlock data flows for every part of the learning experience: from rostering to attendance, assessment, scheduling, interventions and more. We’re also thrilled to be joined by our friends at GSV Ventures Avalanche VC Long Term Impact Seamless, secure data flow in the edtech ecosystem is a precondition for AI to move from experimental and theoretical to truly transformational, especially as data demands and volume only grow.

The past three months have flown by in the blink of an eye. A whirlwind of late nights, tough decisions, big pivots and so much laughter. Tomorrow, it all comes together as we present Investrio at Techstars Demo Day. We’d love for you to join us! Catch the live stream here: https://lnkd.in/gGtvs7x8 Techstars Economic Mobility Powered by Samvid Ventures Investrio (Techstars '24) Joyce Medeiros #Fintech #techstars #womenintech

🎉 Announcement!!! Seed Angel Forum is foregoing our typical quarterly pitch event in June in honor of Techstars Boulder Accelerator’s final Demo Day! CALLING LOCAL INVESTORS! Join us on June 6th for snacks & libations to pregame the final Techstars Boulder Demo Day and celebrate the Colorado startup ecosystem! We’re holding a Seed Angel Forum Reunion for Local Accredited Investors and prior Seed Angel Forum CEO/Founders. Investors: sign up to attend if you are an accredited investor and have made at least three early-stage investments in the last 12 months… and if you want to connect with some great founders and investors! Founders: you can RSVP if you’ve previously pitched at any Seed Angel Forum event over the past ten years. If you’re interested in pitching your company at a future event, please look to our Q3 and Q4 events to apply to pitch. RSVP: https://lu.ma/saf24q2

Putting Specter Data to excellent use. Due to the geopolitical tensions in the current and previous year, a lot of funds and research can be seen in the defense sector. Below are the top 10 Fastest growing DefenseTech