The dataroom has always been a core feature on dealroom.co for sharing non-public information between Founders and VCs. Now this feature has been significantly improved. When you log in you will notice a blue button at the top-right of the screen (next to the search bar). Here’s how it works, depending on if you are a founder or an investor. If you are a VC The button is called “my projects” and takes you to an overview…
Today we are witnessing banking activities being disrupted, vertical by vertical. Instead of banks sitting on technology and using it to their own benefit, FinTech is about giving the end-user…
On November 13th and 14th 2014, internet industry leaders gather again in London for the annual NOAH Conference, a preeminent European event for Internet CEOs, venture capital and private equity investors. I will…
We just launched our biggest upgrade ever, making it easier for you to identify, analyse, compare and track winning tech companies using real-time information. Growth performance tracking » Identify winners,…
4 ways to sabotage your own fundraising process or exit
6 July, 2014
Fundraising or selling your company is neither an art nor a science. It is a fairly standardised process. But it is important to avoid some common mistakes and stick…
10 years in banking motivated us to rethink the corporate finance service model and the way it is best delivered. We like to call it: Service-as-a-Software (yes, the other…
The shadow banking system, still here… still growing
27 February, 2014
Here’s a little digression, but interesting nevertheless. It has been over 5 years since the financial crisis struck. Reduced banking regulation (since early 1980s) was certainly a big part…
Nassim Taleb’s anti-fragility concept in private equity situations
18 February, 2014
Private equity investors and lending banks are fond of subscription businesses because they provide more “stable and predictable” cash flow. I once worked on a buyout deal where the…
VC software: platforms vs. discovery tools (the hunter vs. the hunted)
7 January, 2014
Recently I read a post by Li Jiang from Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm GSV Capital describing the venture capital ‘stack’ discussing software to…