In the last few years, the complexity of cybersecurity threats has been on the rise. All analyses point to it increasing even more in the future. Clients of all sizes, small and medium enterprises especially, need solutions that are both effective and simple to use, to manage, and to understand. The complexity of the problem…
This article is part of a series dissecting the startup pitch deck slide by slide, in no particular order. The intent is to help founders create brief, relevant, and well-structured presentations for their ventures. The competition slide is a key component of any startup deck. Surprisingly, this slide actually tells us more about the startup…
Mixed feelings in Startupland Our society seems to be split at this moment, with the general sentiment swinging from one extreme to the other: from unsubstantiated optimism to irrational pessimism. A behavior that increases the confusion we all swim in. On the one hand, the media started to obsessively talk about an economic crisis. Nothing…
Due to the uncertainty that follows the Coronavirus pandemic, many startup founders worry that early-stage investments will be impossible to attract for the foreseeable future. I have a more optimistic view – investments will not freeze and investors are still willing to support startups that are not sensitive to an economic downturn. In this interview,…
The fair way to handle your payroll in times of crisis. Making decisions that impact the lives of your co-founders and your employees is not easy. But, as CEO of an early-stage startup, you have no one to look up to and no one to hide behind. When winter is coming, you are the only…
About the agritech startups that we would like to meet Typically, tech startups in agriculture need a longer time to mature — it’s difficult to simulate crops in the lab and iterate in short cycles as it happens in other industries. That’s why it may be a good idea to invest in agritech early in…
The future of cities EGV recently invested in Neobility, the brainchild of Mihai Rotaru, who exited Clever Taxi to Daimler not so long ago. Here is how we looked at this deal and what made us buy into Neobility’s vision. We live in crowded cities. And each week, an estimated 1.3 million people from rural areas move into cities, increasing urbanization…
Digital infrastructure for the retail industry EGV recently invested in Tokinomo in a Seed round with large participation from angels. This is a short piece on what clicked for us and why we decided to invest. Tokinomo defines itself as a customer engagement platform that increases sales in stores and hypermarkets through customer interaction. The platform consists of…
