Mapping Dutch Angel Investors: A Survey by Techleap
The role of angel investors is crucial to every startup ecosystem, including the Dutch one. Business angels play an essential role in the early, most risky, phase of a company, providing much-needed capital and expertise. Unfortunately, the share of deals done by Dutch angels during the early stages is significantly lower than in other countries….
Count on Leapfunder During COVID-19 Crisis
Over the past couple of weeks, COVID-19 has created a lot of uncertainty. However, Leapfunder still has your back! We decided to move our activities online and give back to the community by supporting you as much as we can. Find out how to join our workshops, participate in our signature Round Table Sessions or…
Our New Priced Equity Product
Have you heard about Leapfunder’s new Priced Equity product yet? Although the convertible has become the standard financial instrument for pre-seed and seed funding, we’re hoping that our priced equity product will provide a less technical alternative for many situations. Learn more! Characteristics of a priced equity round As the name suggests Leapfunder’s priced equity funding…
German Startup Changemakers: Harald Zapp
We interviewed Harald Zapp, the founder & CEO at Next Big Thing AG. He’s a business angel, tech entrepreneur, and an IoT innovator with over 30 years of experience in the ICT industry. Find out how Harald entered the startup world, what is his mission at Next Big Thing AG, and what are the top…
Becoming Indifferent
In our new ‘Guide to Investing’ blog series, we’re taking you through the highs and lows investors might experience during their journey. In this blog, we talk about the importance of becoming indifferent, to help you through the highs and the lows of startup investing. In the beginning, most investors have a positive and enthusiastic…
Podcast: ‘Angels of Deutschland’ by Christoph Räthke
Christoph Räthke is a startup founder, investor, writer, speaker and mentor – and one of the business angels supporting Leapfunder. According to the scant data available, less than 1% of wealthy Germans – people with property in excess of 1 Mio € – are active startup investors. With his new podcast/blog/talk show format Angels of…
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 out if someone is passionate by the way they talk…
Keep Learning and Experimenting
In our new ‘Guide to Investing‘ blog series, we’re taking you through seven steps of startup investing. At Leapfunder we always advise new investors to start by investing small amounts. It is sensible to start building your portfolio slowly over years. Experience is your secret weapon, so if you keep learning and experimenting along the…
Overestimating Yourself and the Startup
In our new ‘Guide to Investing’ blog series, we’re taking you through seven steps of startup investing. People who have successfully invested in real estate, bonds, and equity often think they will be successful at investing in startups. However, it’s an inherently different thing. If you are from the world of Price to Earning Ratios you…
Thinking You Can Do Everything Yourself (Alone You Are a Novice, in a Team Perhaps a Master)
In our new ‘Guide to Investing’ blog series, we lead you through seven steps of investing. The third blog in the series is dedicated to analysing a startup and collecting other people’s opinions and experiences to help you make smarter investing decisions. Stop thinking you can do everything yourself! Analysing the startup Seed investing in…