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Dan Chaplin is a Partner at Dawn Capital.Dawn Capital is one of Europe’s leading specialist B2B software investors, announcing a $700m fund in September 2023 to invest in the next generation of global software leaders.Dan leads on all things fintech with a particular interest in payments, credit, digital assets and infrastructure platforms and has subsequently led on investments including open banking leader Tink, digital assets infrastructure platform Copper, as well as Cover Genius, Elwood,...

Ertan Can is the Founder of Multiple Capital.Multiple Capital invests in micro and seed-stage venture capital funds globally with a focus on European managers, frequently solo fund managers in niche geographies and verticals that are often overlooked.The firm has backed Nathan Beniach’s Air Street Capital, which recently raised its second fund of $121m and Angular Ventures, the deep tech fund backing companies out of Tel Aviv and London.Subsequently, their euros have been invested into catego...

Marc Cohen is a Solo GP at unbundled vc.unbundled is a single FO deal-by-deal vehicle that co-invests 50-200k alongside leading VCs into early-stage digital tech companies and has backed the likes of Magrathea and Runna.We discuss:Founder or market in early-stage investingThe switch from algorithmic trading to VCThe investments of Runna and MagratheaIs it best to be ownership-sensitive or sensible?Why a fund is the natural next step, LP strategy and points of differentiation Portfolio co...

Laura McGinnis is an investor at Balderton Capital.Balderton is a tier-one venture capital firm that has been investing in Europe for more than 20 years backing companies like Revolut, Depop, Dream Games, Contentful and The Hut Group, spurred by two funds, early and growth, and the ability to write checks up to $60M.Laura focuses her time on early-stage Retail, Climate, Cyber Security, and Crypto investments and is passionate about youth education and wealth equity having previously worked as...

This week's guests are Dan Marcus, CEO at Ramp and Paul Lehair, Investment Director at Albion VC.Ramp is a UK-based predictive analytics start-up. The team provide executive and FP&A teams with valuable insights and accurate forecasts to make informed, data-driven decisions boasting a customer base that includes major players like FRVR, Pixel, and Space Ape Games. Albion led Ramp's $5m seed round in March this year with Eurazeo & Triple Point.We discuss:Dan’s journey before forecastin...

This week's episode is awesome. Guests are Babs Ogundeyi, Founder at Kuda and Dr. Ricardo Schäfer, Partner at Target Global.Kuda is the money app for Africans around the world, giving a better alternative to traditional finance by delivering free money transfers, smart budgeting, investments and instant access to credit. Target came in at what was the largest African Fintech seed round in history before going on to raise from the likes of Peter Thiel's Valar Ventures.We discuss:The eureka mom...