Being an investor isn’t easy. Choosing the right startup to fund is a life-changing moment for both the investor and the startup. Money makes the world go round, but is it enough for success? We’ve collected a few secret tips from successful angel investors and… Read more
Let’s bring to the spotlight one of the funding world’s heroes. Today we want to shed some light on healthcare innovation, delve deeper into one of the markets with exceptional investment returns, and learn more about NLC Ventures, a startup that accelerates the innovation process… Read more
Last week we organized the Leapfunder Investor Forum. The event’s aim was to create a relaxed environment where investors could meet and interact with each other. As always, we counted on the participation of a few startups who talked about their respective projects and shared… Read more
What to look for in a startup? What should those new to startup investing keep in mind? Willem Schellekens, a startup investor, answers these questions and a few more about his experience with investing in startups. Interview with Willem Schellekens Hi Willem, thank you for… Read more
“Good founders make things happen the way they want. Which is not to say they force things to happen in a predefined way. Good founders have a healthy respect for reality. But they are relentlessly resourceful. You want to fund people who are relentlessly resourceful.”… Read more
Convertible notes have become a standard when investing in an early stage startup. The Convertible has a number of benefits that we’ve mentioned in our recent blog post: 4 Benefits of Raising Funding via Convertible Notes. In this blog post we’ll explain when Leapfunder Notes… Read more
We hebben de afgelopen weken al een korte introductie over startups gegeven; waar je startups kunt vinden, hoe je het kaf van het koren scheidt én wat de investeringsopties zijn. Ditmaal duiken we wat dieper in de verschillende branches. De komende weken lichten we een aantal branches uit en zetten we wat… Read more
“Convertible notes have won. Every investment so far in this YC batch (and there have been a lot) has been done on a convertible note.” Paul Graham, the father of startups and the founder of Y Combinator stated this in a tweet in 2010. In… Read more
We hebben de afgelopen weken al een korte introductie over startups gegeven; waar je startups kunt vinden, hoe je het kaf van het koren scheidt én wat de investeringsopties zijn. Ditmaal duiken we wat dieper in de verschillende branches. De komende weken lichten we een aantal branches uit en zetten wat startups… Read more
Interested in investing in startups? Looking to meet and exchange tips with other investors? Looking for new investment opportunities? If you answered yes to all of the above, we would like to invite you to Leapfunder Investor Gathering taking place on the 9th of April… Read more
