Tips for investors and startups published in Q3 in 2019

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...

Graciëlla van Vliet is an enthusiastic and passionate entrepreneur. She’s the Co-Founder of Closure, a service for relatives to end or alter subscriptions, contracts and accounts of their loved one, once he/she has passed away. Find out how she entered the startup world, what is it about entrepreneurship that particularly attracts her and what are the top...

Dennis Huizing designs and implements scalable processes that stimulate the growth of startups. He guides them through their first investment and makes sure they are investor-ready for potential follow-ups and have healthy relationships with all investors involved. Recently, he joined the Leapfunder team as the Country Leader for the Netherlands. Find out what his main...

We interviewed Ben Ohloff, founder of 7Druids, who has profound internet and technology experience. He took part in setting up and growing one of the most successful german startups, StayFriends. Find out how he entered the startup world, what is it about entrepreneurship that particularly attracts him, and what are the lessons for founders he learned over...

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...

MyStay is a Dutch-based startup with 15 employees, which has expanded from an SBC program in 2016, raising more than 1,4M€. The Van der Valk hotel chain was their first piloting partner and has cooperated with MyStay since day one. Booking.com recognized the platform’s potential scalability and offered MyStay to be part of their piloting...

We interviewed Robin Dohmen, the co-founder of Pitchy, an online pitch tool, and OWOW, a creative agency that designs and develops apps and websites for (funded) startups and corporates. He was fortunate enough to work with hundreds of startups, scaleups and innovating corporates, which is why he’s quite familiar with the Dutch startup ecosystem. Find out...

We interviewed Miriam Bundel, the Co-founder of Unternehmerwissen, who is now also part of the Leapfunder team. Thanks to her experience and background in the startup world, she is now responsible for organizing the Round Table Sessions in Germany. Find out what’s her experience at Leapfunder so far, how she feels she can influence the...

In our new ‘Guide to Investing’ blog series, we lead you through seven steps of investing. In the second blog, we’re talking about deal-making. If you want to make a deal, you negotiate terms. That gives some people inspiration to be creative, but you probably shouldn’t be. Find out why! Standard deals When making deals,...

Soulskill assists consumer platforms to deepen engagement within their users, by helping them publish curated short-form video content from their influencers. The content sourced by Soulskill stays in line with the brand’s identity and meets the user’s interests. Recently, they launched their first podcast series named ‘The Future of Content’ where they share their knowledge...

Do you want to receive more notifications about rounds & our platform? Or, on the contrary, want to turn it down a notch? Tweak your settings! Even during the summer, Berlin is full of events for startups and investors. You can join a startup battle, learn how to talk to investors, learn about basic financial...

Do you want to receive more notifications about rounds & our platform? Or, on the contrary, want to turn it down a notch? Tweak your settings! We had a chat with Sjoerd Mol, a lawyer advising startups and investors with financing rounds and other legal work such as setting up employee incentive plans. Find out...

Even during the summer, Berlin is full of events for startups and investors. You can learn how to talk to investors, how to use basic financial instruments and network with founders and investors in a casual, informal setting. Check out the events Berlin has to offer this summer! 1. 147 Startup Battle, July 16 Startup.Network has conducted more...

Sjoerd Mol is an attorney-at-law and partner at Benvalor. He is also the co-author of the book ‘Venture Capital Deal Terms: a guide to negotiating and structuring venture capital transactions’.  Find out what equity incentive schemes he has seen in the Netherlands and what kind of scheme he would typically recommend. 1. Hi Sjoerd, thank...