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June 27: Tax opportunities for startups and scale-ups together with BDO Nederland at Noviotech Campus. We will address the following with Bernard de Vree: - What are the advantages and disadvantages of different business structures?  - How to gain and maintain control over complex issues with conflicting interests? A great tool for this is the Innovation Control Framework developed by BDO. What if an investor approaches you, will they participate in the entire company or just a part of it? How does that work? And what is their role? What if you need extra help, do you hire employees or work with freelancers? And last but not least: what are the tax consequences of an exit and what is being sold or not sold? Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/e4ANGE_S #taxopportunities #startup #scaleup #entrepreneurs #tax #taxconsequences #businessstructures #investors #employees #lifeport

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ImpactBuying is growing and expanding. And we have some exiting news: Marjan De Bock-Smit and I are very happy to have Moniek van Roon at our side as business partner and shareholder. 🎉 We are full of ambition to bring our #Bcorp to the next level. It was such a wonderful decade working side by side with Marjan as Co-CEO. As off today her role will change into non-executive director so she can focus on international expansion and strengthening our innovation ambitions. We are always moving, always focusing on making things better and enabling sustainable growth with our stellar ImpactBuying team. And just like the legal context for our clients is changing dramatically (#CSRD #CSDDD #EUDR #GCD); we are gearing up as well to help our clients meet all these demands in the right way. All fun and games 😍 Step by step…. Today the press release went out. Details: https://lnkd.in/erAVYSqv #CSRD #dataverification #supplychain #CSDDD #exited #determination #expansion #compliance #positiveimpact

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We celebrated 5 years of 4impact capital earlier this week 🌟. Time flies when you are having fun! It was late 2017 when Ali Najafbagy and I, inspired by our friends Alex Pitt and Henry Wigan at Mustard Seed , joined forces to use our network, experience and complimentary skills to contribute to a better world. Early adopters of the #moralambition you could say, with Ali and having met at Goldman Sachs. It's the best decision I made. We took 2018 to define strategy (impact 🌍 + digital tech 👩‍💻 = strong returns 🚀 ) and launched our Fund I in 2019. That's 5 years ago. We then 🍀 joined the impact journey of Envision , Solar Monkey, Carbon Equity, Satelligence, Equalture, Circularise, Quan - employee well-being, SkillsCV, The Fabricant, Green Story, Carbonfuture, InfoTiles Digital Water, TVARIT, Myrspoven AB, Deftpower, Coolgradient who continuously work on building a better future. 🙌 grew our team with inspiring, passionate and smart people and with serial founder, operator and high energy Victor Straatman joining us as full time partner earlier this year 🤠 🚀 launched Fund II last year, which is a multitude in size vs the previous fund already, allowing us to invest in more visionary founders in BNL, DACH, Nordics. Still fundraising until 3Q to further increase the € going to where it is needed - digital tech innovation for a better planet! I wouldn't be here without Ali's passion, grit and ambition, our early believers, investors, advisors, friends, family and supportive husband (Arjen Wink) 🙏 🙏 ! But this is only the beginning! $6Tr is needed annually to meet the UN SDGs and 70% can be accelerated by the use of software. As VCs we fund innovation and change. Small contributions can lead to big impact if adopted by many, so let's make a change together! If you are a digital tech4good early stage founder or want to learn more, reach out to us at 4impact capital! Yasmin Venema, Sven Meyer, Jessica Ollus, Jill Kuipers, Joep Helsen, Sam Labordus, Hermie Sun #vc, #impact #tech4good #anniversary #timeflies #thankyou

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Where are we on the EU Green Deal ? Inspiring insights shared by top speakers at the conference by Chapter Zero Brussels at TheMerode : Main conclusion by Kurt Vandenberghe , DG Climate Action : “The transition is coming , climate change is happening : do we want this change to happen by disaster or by design?” Bart Steukers explained that without embracing our industries we will never achieve our targets. Julia Bognar made a strong case to use a whole value chain approach in food industry #sustainability #greendeal #esg #durably

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🌱💡 Here's an overview of early-stage energy investors across Europe with their geographical focus and ticket sizes. 💼💰 You can find more investors and actively fundraising startups on Startup Fountain Alain le Loux Daan Jansonius Hans W. Cool Max Schalow 👨‍🚀 Chingiskhan Kazakhstan 🤠 Sem Foreman Claire Tange Djoni de Vos Rutger van Engelenhoven Gaby Zandbergen Andy Lurling Pjotr van Schothorst Johan van Mil Lotte Geldermans Julie Eeftink Roel Franken Ellen Smeele Eline de Haan Bram Ledeboer Tom Doornik Juri van Dolderen #StartupFountain #EnergyInvestors 🌍⚡️

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💠 💠 xQlaim B.V. official launch! 💠 💠   Loaded with great memories and experiences, I am pleased to announce the launch of xQlaim B.V. ✨ xQlaim is a consultancy company supporting innovative MedTechs (start-ups, scale-ups or larger corporate) define their products & services strategy using Medical Device Claim Management as a thread line throughout the innovation process. Healthcare innovation is almost never easy, due to its complexity in a highly regulated environment. For any company, getting it first-time-right (or as close as possible), is known to save time, money and effort. My learning for the last 18+ years in corporate R&D, is that Claim Management is key to the innovation success:  ➡  It helps define the innovation strategy at an early stage: from market needs, positioning against competitors, business viability, technology requirements. ➡  It helps anticipate, as early as possible, feasibility, timelines and costs, in the very complex environment of regulated medical devices. ➡  It is key to market a product. ➡  It is a requirement for medical device certification (FDA and EU-MDR). At xQlaim B.V., we would like to guide and support healthcare innovating companies who need it, to solve one or more of the following key identified challenges: ✨ Get a strong understanding of user and customer needs ✨ Define a competitive positioning in the market to solve these ✨ Select meaningful and realistic medical product claims and their Roadmap to achieve it ✨ Advise on (clinical) evidence creation strategy. ✨ Support the documentation of the claims for regulatory compliance. Our consultancy services have been designed to: ✅ Help align all competences key to the claim management process (Business development, marketing, technology, clinical, regulatory, legal), making use of high performing team principles in the process. ✅ Enable clear and data-driven decision making. ✅ Enable different types of service provision: facilitation, advisory and/or hands-on work. You will soon be able to find more information on our website and our LinkedIn company page (xQlaim B.V.). And feel free to contact me directly via DM, if you want to learn more or see opportunities to collaborate. 🙏 I would like to thank all the people who supported me the last few months to get xQlaim off the ground. Your formal and/or informal mentoring have been invaluable to me. Whether it was to help me find a brand, to challenge me or to simply say “you can do it”, when I needed it most! Thank you, Aleksandra Tesanovic, Shalu (Privender) Saini, Rita Priori, Helga Steinmann, Helen Schonenberg, Mary-Ann Pepers, Boris De Ruyter, Joyca Lacroix, Ted van Groningen, Timon Grob, Rene Aarnink, Joanneke Groen, Stefan Pfundtner, Tim Weysen, Karin de Rijke and my close family and friends. 🙏 🙏 A special thank to Mary-Ann Pepers for the logo and brand design. 🙏 Today marks the start of a very exciting journey for me! I am wishing you a very Happy Labor Day!

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Many startup ideas remain just ideas in the founder's mind, often due to two main reasons: 1. Low budget, making it difficult to hire tech experts to implement the idea. 2. Fear that others will learn about the business, putting the intellectual property (IP) at risk. At vRemember, we help turn these ideas into reality with both affordable and premium pricing options to suit different needs. Regarding IP safety, we have successfully assisted 11 startups in the past four years, ensuring their ideas remain secure. Trust is what we offer. When it comes to technology, we have the proven experience to back it up. #startup #CTOConsultancy #technology #banking #team

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In this episode, Jasper Wognum talks to Frank Appeldoorn, partner at Arches Capital. In the podcast, Frank explains how it all began as an angel investor, what it entails to pitch as a startup, and the secrets behind successful investments. What makes a typical angel investor, and what do they look for when selecting investments? > > Listen in as they delve deeper into adding value to startups and driving growth. #podcast #startups #angelinvestor #innovation

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🚀 Last week EIT Health Summit 2024 in Rotterdam, we were discussing startup investments in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). 📈 Fun Fact (not funny at all, though...) - Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) accounts for only 3.2% of Europe’s overall venture capital investments. Startups in the region, on average, received €1.2M in venture capital investment. This is a significant figure, yet it's only ONE THIRD of the European average of €3.8M. 🔍 This data highlights the need to bridge the funding gap to reach the European average. 🤝 EIT Health seems very determined to build a supportive ecosystem for CEE startups to thrive! #StartupFunding #CEE #EITHealthSummit #HealthTech #feyenally

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🌍 At BIO - the Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries, we believe it is our duty to support the #climatestrategy of Belgium through #impactinvestment in climate positive projects in #adaptation, #mitigation and #biodiversity conservation. 📃 Our new Climate Specialist, Thibaud Lemercier together with the whole #sustainability team drafted our new climate strategy that will guide this commitment and substantially increase our investments in this sector. BIO Invest more than ever: investing in a sustainable future.

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Should family offices invest themselves or use an external manager? Read my article in this month's Business Brief and find out! As always, thank you Amanda (Mandy) Eulenkamp for the opportunity to contribute. #founders #startups #venturecapital #buildinginpublic #investinginpublic More at unbundled dot vc.

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Fascinating data about the VC investments per capita by now in 2024 that Yoram Wijngaarde and his team at Dealroom.co brings. As we get stuck in our mindset on the big advanced ecosystems that are making lots of noise, there are incredible places where resiliency in terms of capital raised is remarkable. Singapore 🇸🇬 (Jacqueline Poh, YC Choy) is at the top of the charts followed by the UAE 🇦🇪, right ahead the US! Switzerland 🇨🇭 is the leading European country with the most VC money invested per capita, followed by Israel 🇮🇱 (Michal Freeman-Shor). My take is, watch for small countries that put tech, AI, startups and the private capital market in their priorities as a leading economic growth driver. Those are the tech exporters of talent, tech and capital and will attract investors globally. #capitalmarkets #privatecapital #venturecapital #startups #innovation #technology #AI #economy #growth #entrepreneurship #privateequity

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The offer which was declined by the board has now been made hostile to the shareholders to vote upon. Training the Profession on succesful M&A activities and showcase previous Business Process Outsourcing model to transform and lead the digital transformation by BPO board of directors and 1500 staff from ABN AMRO to Deutsche Bank and have a Letter of Intent highlight the duration even extend and aim for success of completion of a future digitalizing the German Banking Sector. Why merger and acquisition have a high fail rate to come to the envisioned value adding activities as outlined and perceived by the initial talks. Future development in the banking sector and the non core assets allocation and annual write off sessions to stay within limits of compliance and understanding of loss of customer value when.actions take shape of colletetal of 15 years in jail or similar being placed under care by the misinformed in transparant banking products naming conventions and the associated risks.

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The European VC fundraising scene is showing a clear trend: experience matters. Let's unpack some data on this from The State of European Fundraising Report. 1/ Why track record matters. In a cautious market, LPs (investors) are prioritizing established funds with a proven history of success. Experienced firms captured 54.5% of the capital raised in 2023. 2/ New opportunities for LPs. This market shift presents a golden opportunity for LPs to build relationships with top-tier VC firms. Firms they might not have accessed before. 3/ Focus on creating value. Investors are seeking firms that prioritize building real value, not just hype. This is a great long-term trend for the industry. If you are en emerging fund manager, the time to build a strong reputation and track record is now. Focus on building a compelling value proposition and demonstrating a clear path to success to attract investors. Learn how to navigate the effects of the #TechReset. Get insights from The State of European Fundraising Report. ➡️ buff.ly/4aYglgi Delivered to you by EUVC | Isomer Capital | Floww. #EUVC #fundraising #venturecapital #industryreport

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BIG Ideas matter. Presenting the Bonaire logo and cap to Eugene Ruggenaath, the Dutch representative at the World Bank Board of Directors in Washington, D.C. Even as we grow responsible tourism, we must diversify Bonaire’s economy. BIG Ideas will be needed. One of them: sustainable innovation around small ‘circular eco-systems.’ In that context, keep an eye out for the Bonaire Sustainable Technologies and Education Campus (BOSTEC), and the BOSTEC Incubator, BOSTEC Accelerator, and BOSTEC Fund. BIG Ideas can come from small places!

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You maybe never heard the backstory why I entered into the (c)VC industry as an ex-entrepreneur, intrapreneur & startup operator. I wanted to support amazing entrepreneurs, learn about new business models & technologies, invest in the companies that matched with the corporate mothership (insurance CVC) and help those businesses scale. But there is another reason .... ⚡ It's an industry wide-open for evolution and disruption by ... technology. Really? Yes ... "The VC investment process is broken It’s manual, inefficient, non-inclusive and biased." 💡 Excel has been the preferred tool for ages 💡 Human bias is all over the process 💡 Only the top 20% of VC's is datadriven (with a set of very advanced funds leading the pack like Moonfire, EQT Group, Redstone , ... ) ..... I have been considering the #VC industry as another industry that was in an urgent need for their 'digital transformation'. The acceleration of AI and GenAI was clearly THE momentum to leapfrog. 📢 "VCs need to become data-driven in search for efficiency, effectiveness, and inclusiveness" Over the last 4 days, I attended the first Data-Driven VC Summit 2024. A 4-day summit, +20 sessions and 600 investors/startups discussing the Datadriven VC across multiple domains and topics (sorry numbers are important 😎 Some (incomplete) snippets from 4 days packed with content:  * The different phases in the Investment process require different solutions & data (panel discussions) . No monoliths possible. * Getting the data and normalizing, maintaining, updating, ... them is a massive job (all sessions) * " I don't have to do every good deal, but every deal needs to be good" Mike Arpaia on deal quality versus adding sources * 'Buy or build' is clearly still a debate, with build taking the lead at the moment, with deal sourcing being an exception (buy)? Differentiation is a key motivation to build. * AI will have an impact on the investment process, but 'core people and leadership challenges' will be just as pressing (in scaling up) (Martin Mignot - Index Ventures) * Founder relationships and their impact on succes can be researched and evaluated using the same research on married couples (excellent insights by Prof. Dr. Theresa Treffers on conflict handling being the most predictive dimension) .... There was a LOT more content across all the talks, but hard to summarize here, even using #GenAI ;-) >------------- LET'S TALK 💬 If you consider upgrading your VC or CVC fund to become more data-driven (VC Platform roles), don't hesitate to reach out below to discuss: 💬 https://lnkd.in/e6kjakzF #VentureCapital #DataDrivenVC #GenerativeAI

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Measuring marketing in Venture is useless. Never one to mince my words, I was back on the EUVC podcast alongside Vincent Touati-Tomas & Jeroen van Doornik to discuss all things marketing in VC. Alongside all things narrative development, positioning, culture, and content and distribution, we also covered one of the hotly debated topics of the moment in the US vs Europe debate and even got into the weeds of the impact of regulation and what funds need to do in order to stand out. If you're curious about the mysterious world of venture marketing then have a listen here:

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What an extraordinary Venture Capital Conference. I gained powerful insights of the investment and entrepreneurial ecosystem in the netherlands and europe. 🚀🍀 It is also great to be member of the Financial Study association Rotterdam (FSR). #Slinghot #FinchCapital #NosuchVentures #venturecapital

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