Every startup should be prepared for a potential crisis. But how? We asked a crisis comms expert ⬇️
Facing a crisis is daunting and something we’d all prefer to avoid. But in the world of business, that’s not a realistic option. Luckily, there are many things your startup can do now… before the 💩hits the fan.
To help you get started, we interviewed Michael Hoare, a Crisis Communications expert at Kekst CNC, to find out the basic steps founders on any budget can take to minimize the impact of a crisis – from identifying potential crises to knowing when to involve customers and the media.
Watch the video below for a snapshot and head to our blog for the full interview (video and article)👇
#crisiscommunications #startup #founders #venturecapital
How (and when) should early-stage startups begin building a brand identity? We asked an expert.
Our Editorial Content Manager Joe Baur spoke with Saskia Ketz, founder of MMarch NY Branding Studio and Mojomox, an online logo builder for startups, and got her top tips on:
- The brand visuals you really need to get the ball rolling
- How much you should spend on brand identity at the beginning
- Who from your team should be involved in the process
And much more!
Watch the teaser video below and head to our blog for the full video interview plus answers to all your brand-related questions. 👇
https://www.speedinvest.com/blog/how-to-build-a-brand
#brandidentity #startup #founders #venturecapital
How NeoCarbon Is Using Direct Air Capture To Combat Climate Change
NeoCarbon is making direct air capture (DAC) cheaper, more energy efficient, and more scalable than ever.
There are 2,900 gigatons of accumulated CO2 in the atmosphere. According to the IPCC (the UN body for climate change), we will have to remove at least 6 gigatons of CO2 per year by 2050 to avoid catastrophic and potentially irreversible damage to our planet.
NeoCarbon founders Rene Haas and Silvain Toromanoff have developed a prototype that captures up to five tons of carbon from the atmosphere each year. They call it the NeoBox.
How does it work? And what makes it so groundbreaking?
Watch our video for an insider look and learn more about the company’s future plans on our blog 👇
www.speedinvest.com/blog/how-neocarbon-is-using-direct-air-capture-to-combat-climate-change
🌱 Introducing Radia Accelerator: launched to support the next generation of female SaaS entrepreneurs 🌱
Are you a UK-based female operator with a product idea in the B2B software space? Join Radia to learn from fellow SaaS operators, industry experts, and VCs and turn your idea into a company.
Spearheaded by Albion and Speedinvest, participants will receive access to the relevant network, knowledge, and peer community needed at the ideation phase of company formation.
The 8-week program will be delivered online and offline by leading operators and investors from major VC funds across Europe - Balderton Capital, Connect Ventures, Cherry Ventures, Entrepreneur First, Dawn Capital, January Ventures, Notion Capital, Sie Ventures, and Target Global. With support from Ada Ventures, Anthemis Group, Amazon Web Services, ImpactVC, MMC Ventures, Oxx and VentureESG.
Applications are open until Wednesday, 26 April, 23:59 GMT.
Learn more and apply today 👇
https://www.radiaccelerator.com/
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How to Nail an Interview - Insider Tips for Founders
A journalist wants to interview you about your startup. It’s an amazing opportunity. But how do you nail it?
Knowing how to wow journalists is an essential skill for startups who want media coverage… but interviews can be intimidating for first-time founders and even the most seasoned entrepreneurs.
Our Editorial Content Manager, Joe Baur, spoke with Patricia Allen, the Editorial Director for EU Startups, to get her top tips for founders.
What are the common rookie mistakes you should avoid?
How can you prepare in advance?
And what can you do to make a great first impression?
Watch the video below or on our blog (link in comments) for the answers to all these questions and more 👇
We think it’s safe to say after the rollercoaster ride that was 2022, we’re all ready for a holiday break 😉
So we’ll keep this short. THANK YOU to our founders, LPs, team members, friends, and partners for your continued trust, support, and collaboration this year.
We wish you all a relaxing and fun holiday season with those you love, and an incredible start to 2023!
#happyholidays #thankyou #founders #venturecapital
We've raised €500M in new funds!
There’s a lot of noise and uncertainty in tech today. So we’re thrilled to bring you some good news…
We’ve raised €500M in new funds!
But why should YOU care? Because this new capital enables us to partner with even more of Europe’s next-generation pre-Seed and Seed startups and help them scale to global success.
No matter the size of our fund or the state of the economy, our focus remains crystal clear – partnering with founders from the very beginning and doing everything in our power to help them succeed is our top priority. There’s nothing our nearly one hundred team members working across the continent take more seriously.
Read more - https://www.speedinvest.com/blog/speedinvest-raises-500-million-for-european-tech-startups
Thanks to the continued support and trust of our 250+ portfolio companies, LPs, and team, we’re now able to double down on our mission to collectively change early-stage European tech and VC for good.
We’re ready. Are you?
#funding #startup #tech #venturecapital
apiday is making ESG easy
Paris-based apiday makes the manual, ad-hoc & Excel-based ESG reporting process systematic & efficient.
The SaaS-based tool tells companies exactly which documents they need to share in order to comply, report and get ESG certified. It then uses ML and in-house experts to quickly analyze, extract and categorize all relevant ESG data points. And future queries on the topic are made using their exclusive database - instead of hunting blindly with Google.
Our Partner, Andy, says, “Managing sustainability data will be a major challenge for companies in the years to come. We believe that the solution developed by the apiday team will become an integral part of every companies’ tech stack.”
The $3.2M round was led by Speedinvest and Revent. Visit their website 👇
https://apiday.com/en/
