Robert Jan Galema is one of the Managing Directors at INKEF Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Amsterdam. He created an individually addressable television for the flight information display systems at airports, under the umbrella of Phillips. Find out how he entered the… Read more
Choose Preparedness That Comes from Passion
In our new ‘Guide to Investing’ blog series, we’re taking you through seven steps of startup investing. In this sixth blog, find out how to pick a startup to invest in. The prepared startup It’s well known that investors like passionate founders. You can figure… Read more
German Startup Changemakers: Tobias Seikel
Tobias Siekel is a Managing Partner at Hanse Ventures, a key institution for digital startups. He’s in charge of operational management, business development and the overall project management with the portfolio firms. He’s also a mentor at Next Media Accelerator and feels privileged to work with young and… Read more
Movacar: One-Way Travel Options Starting at 1€ per Trip
Movacar provides users with access to one-way travel options starting at 1€ per trip. The idea originates from the founders’ operational experience and is based on monetizing inefficiencies in car logistics within the rental industry. Find out what the benefits of Movacar are, what type of… Read more
German Startup Changemakers: Thomas Promny
We talked to Thomas Promny, the CEO of Velvet Ventures GmbH and an internet entrepreneur focused on B2B event businesses. He started his first company at the age of 18 and quickly embraced a learning-by-doing attitude. Find out what are his plans for the upcoming months and… Read more
Dutch Startup Changemakers: Phuong Do
We interviewed Phuong Do, a serial entrepreneur and founder of many companies in tech, design and product. She’s also the Global Head at Startupbootcamp, where her mission is to empower hundreds of startups and scale-ups by helping them to find growth opportunities that can scale… Read more
Industry Changemaker: Johan van Mil
In our new ‘Industry Changemakers’ blog series, we pick the hottest topics and the experts that can tell us all about them. We talked to Johan van Mil, an active investor, entrepreneur and the co-founder of Peak Capital about the European VC scene. Find out… Read more
Advice From Europe’s Top 10 Startup CEOs
Creating a startup takes courage! Believing in yourself and in your team is key to leaping, and the first step towards being a successful entrepreneur. At least, this is what we gather from listening to the top 10 startup CEOs in Europe. Earlier, we shared… Read more
Startups, Investor Updates Are Important (Here’s Why)
So, you’ve spent hours and hours searching for investors and pitching your idea. You’ve reached your funding goals (Congratulations!), and now it’s time to roll up your sleeves, get to work and forget about everything else. The next time you will worry about investors will… Read more
Ligo – Entrepreneur’s Partner in Legal
Accessibility, affordability, transparency, simplicity and convenience – these are the key elements of Ligo, a revolutionizing startup that offers online legal services to entrepreneurs. They include safe management of legal documents without the help of a lawyer as well as engagement in 30-minute consultations with… Read more