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Aug 30, 2019

10 ways successful early-stage startups might look different in Europe

More and more foreign VC funds are taking a closer look at startups in Europe, but judging them by the same standards and patterns as in the US might lead to overlooking great European companies whose businesses and traction might look different, even at a similar stage in their growth…

Startup

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10 ways successful early-stage startups might look different in Europe
10 ways successful early-stage startups might look different in Europe
Startup

13 min read


Aug 21, 2019

How VCs cover Europe

European tech continues to grow and grow while spreading more evenly across the continent. Dealroom data shows the number of European unicorns founded outside of the UK, Germany, Netherlands and Sweden quickly increasing and even smaller towns are seeing early-stage activity pick up. It’s fair to say that the next…

Venture Capital

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How VCs cover Europe
How VCs cover Europe
Venture Capital

13 min read


Published in Kima Ventures

·Jan 31, 2018

Kima Ventures 2017 Recap

This is an email we sent out to the Kima portfolio founders to recap 2017 and introduce the new companies in the portfolio. Dear Kima founders, Last year was another very busy year for the Kima portfolio and team, keeping up the pace of 2 new investments per week…

Startup

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Startup

5 min read


Jan 29, 2018

Personal update: moving on from Kima Ventures

This is an email I sent out to the Kima portfolio founders. Dear Kima founders, I hope you had a good break over the holidays and are looking forward to what lies ahead in 2018. It has now been 4.5 years since I started working at Kima Ventures and the…

Startup

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Startup

2 min read


Published in Kima Ventures

·Jan 27, 2017

Kima Ventures 2016 Recap

This is an email we sent out to the Kima portfolio founders to recap 2016 and introduce the new companies in the portfolio. Dear Kima founders, We hope you’ve all had a happy holiday and are looking forward to what lies ahead in 2017. As we always enjoy reading your…

Startup

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Kima Ventures 2016 Recap
Kima Ventures 2016 Recap
Startup

4 min read


Published in Kima Ventures

·Aug 15, 2016

Kima15: lessons learnt and what’s next

tl;dr we’ve closed the separate Kima15 offer and application as it was causing too much confusion around what Kima Ventures does. …

Venture Capital

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Kima15: lessons learnt and what’s next
Kima15: lessons learnt and what’s next
Venture Capital

7 min read


Published in Tech London

·Jun 27, 2016

How some mentors take advantage of startups they are meant to be helping

Looking for more leads for your consulting business? Startups in accelerators are a great target as they’ve just raised funding and are looking for additional help. Accelerators have mentors who volunteer their time to advise the companies during the programme, if you use this to build an air of authority…

Startup

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How some mentors take advantage of startups they are meant to be helping
How some mentors take advantage of startups they are meant to be helping
Startup

3 min read


May 26, 2016

Regulatory arbitrage and the UK: drones, challenger banks and psychoactive substances

There are many factors that can help certain startup sectors to thrive in particular countries but an important one is the country’s regulatory environment. Founders who don’t find a clear and favorable regulatory environment for their business where they are, will quickly look to move to where regulation allows them…

Fintech

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Regulatory arbitrage and the UK: drones, challenger banks and psychoactive substances
Regulatory arbitrage and the UK: drones, challenger banks and psychoactive substances
Fintech

4 min read


Published in Kima Ventures

·May 20, 2016

Introducing two new Kima team members

[This is an email we sent out to the Kima portfolio founders to introduce our new team members.] Dear Kima founders, It’s been a few months since we sent out our previous update in September to welcome Jean to the team. …

Venture Capital

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Venture Capital

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Published in Kima Ventures

·Feb 9, 2016

Kima Status: know where you are in the fundraising process, in real-time

A few months ago, @chrija polled founders to find out what they considered to be the worst part of raising venture capital funding. The factor that ranked the worst (4.06 on a scale of 5) was “Not knowing where I am in the process”. At Kima we try to make…

Startup

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Kima Status: know where you are in the fundraising process, in real-time
Kima Status: know where you are in the fundraising process, in real-time
Startup

3 min read

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Vincent Jacobs

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Belgian abroad. ex- @KimaVentures

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