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.… Read more
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
We interviewed Jan Geert van Hall, the Investment Director at YES!Delft, one of the largest High-Tech incubators in the world. He entered the startup world more than 10 years ago, and he’s been shaping the Dutch startup ecosystem ever since. Find out what’s his mission… Read more
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
In our new ‘Video Lessons’ blog series we share knowledge for both startups and investors in a short video format. Welcome to Leapfunder’s guide to investing! Today we are going to talk about pre-money and post-money valuation. We hope you have enjoyed this video. Stay… Read more
Ingo Juraske is a partner at IMPACT51, a business angel syndicate based in Berlin. He has worked in the IT industry for more than 35 years and has been investing as an early-stage business angel since 2010. Find out more about his background, IMPACT51, and… Read more
Jens Lapinski is one of Europe’s most active angel investors, making 10 to 20 investments per year. He is the CEO of Angel Invest Ventures based in Berlin, and he was the Managing Director at Techstars, where he managed four programs and invested in 40… Read more
In our new ‘Raising Funding for Your Startup’ blog series, we’re taking you through six steps of raising funding. The sixth and last blog is dedicated to the long-term founder/investor relationship. Learn about cash flows, updates, and why early-stage startups should talk to VCs. Long-Term… Read more
In our new ‘Raising Funding for Your Startup’ blog series, we’re taking you through six steps of raising funding. In this fifth blog, we’re talking about closing the deal. Learn more about closing deals the right way and the importance of asking for help when… Read more
In our new ‘Raising Funding for Your Startup’ blog series, we’re taking you through six steps of raising funding. In this fourth blog, find out how to talk to the right investors, and read more about the importance of timing, transparency and team spirit. The… Read more
