Haakon OverliinDawn CapitalEnter quantumEvery once in a while, a convergence of knowledge, progress and will occurs, and changes the course of human history.Sep 28, 2021Sep 28, 2021
Haakon OverliinDawn CapitalOur long-standing commitment to our founders: Introducing Dawn Opportunities IILast year, software saved the world. We saw it happen in real-time as we worked, shopped, and socialised from home. Now, and for years to…Jul 22, 2021Jul 22, 2021
Haakon OverliinDawn CapitalThe founder case for SPACsThere are an unprecedented number of later stage funding opportunities out there — but with those come important decisions. Here, we’ll…May 7, 2021May 7, 2021
Haakon OverliinDawn CapitalIntroducing Dawn IV: $400m to build the future of European B2B software2020 will go down in history as the year software saved the world. As Covid-19 hit, we went remote — almost overnight. We’d been doing it…Sep 9, 20201Sep 9, 20201
Haakon OverliinDawn CapitalWhat I’ve learnt from Dawn founders about listeningI remember being a founder in the trenches over 20 years ago. I co-founded Selftrade, a share-dealing platform, in 1997 and sold it in…Jun 17, 2020Jun 17, 2020
Haakon OverliinDawn CapitalBeing an all-weather investorThere is a lot of noise in the funding market today — from VCs saying they are open for business on the one hand, to startups seeing term…Apr 24, 2020Apr 24, 2020
Haakon OverliinDawn Capital£1.25bn for VC-backed startups — Dawn’s response to the UK government’s coronavirus planThe UK government pledged this morning to invest £1.25bn in high-growth companies — a bailout for VC-backed businesses struggling to…Apr 20, 20201Apr 20, 20201
Haakon OverliinDawn CapitalA lonely timeIt is strange what comes to the fore, now we all work at home. I have been forgetting to keep hydrated, while sticking to the thing I have…Mar 31, 2020Mar 31, 2020
Haakon OverliinDawn CapitalDawn doubling down on Europe’s best techThis week we announced the closing of Dawn Opportunities Fund. At $125M, it’s Europe’s largest B2B opportunities fund. We have already…Jun 21, 2019Jun 21, 2019
Haakon OverliinDawn CapitalCaps on visas for entrepreneurs will only stifle innovation in BritainThis article first appeared in the The Sunday Telegraph on Sunday 7 July 2018Sep 21, 2018Sep 21, 2018