Another edition of Amsterdam Capital Week has gone by, during which Leapfunder’s events played a great role. Both investors and founders interacted offline, something they don’t often get to do on such a scale. From the biggest Round Table Session, we ever hosted to Angel… Read more
Friday, September 30th marks another of our Round Table Session XXL, and this time at the startup+investor event of the year: Amsterdam Capital Week. Startup founders can ask investors anything they need guidance with, and investors can find promising new startups. Leapfunder’s Round Table Sessions… Read more
Investing in startups takes more than just money. 3 out of 4 startups fail, so you should be prepared to deal with failure and volatility, and learn to develop a sense of foresight. Angel investment is a risky business and no expert has gotten ahead… Read more
Following last year’s success Capital Week is back in Amsterdam. The 2016 edition is a sine qua none for the 500+ investors and startups from around the world who will assist in the last week of September. At Leapfunder, we have seized the opportunity to… Read more
Fundraising from investors may initially be a way to raise the capital necessary for bringing the company forward. But in most cases, the relationship between entrepreneurs and their investors extends beyond the chequebooks, often it is even described as a sort of ‘marriage’. And with… Read more
After we previously wrote about some traits of successful entrepreneurs, we would like to reflect on some traits we often see in successful investors. Investing is a world in which taking risks, making the right decisions at the right time, and knowing how to deal… Read more
You’ve been told a thousand times, in a hundred different ways, to diversify your portfolio. Don’t put all eggs in the same basket. And so on and so on. But you have only so many eggs you can put in baskets, so how do you… Read more
We’ve interviewed several Dutch angel investors, and when asked what they look for when investing in a startup, the team is always a part of the answer. We also know that the legendary investor Ron Conway isn’t looking at the idea, he’s looking at founders.… Read more
Why do people invest in startups, when the reality is that many fail? Of course, it is exciting. It could be because of the passion that drives the founding team, maybe it’s a great opportunity in the market you’re familiar with, or even because it… Read more
Recently CB Insights partnered with the New York Times to rank venture capitalists as well to conduct the “Venture Capital Power Rankings.” The latter was a ranking of venture capitalists by general partners of various venture capitalist firms, asking respondents to pick which 20 firms… Read more
