AtVenture DealFlow

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AtVenture Dealflow brings you conversations with Europe’s fundraising founders and the investors who back them. Every week, host Laurie Lancee talks to ambitious startup founders who are raising capital and the angels, VCs, and ecosystem builders who support them. You’ll hear honest fundraising stories, insider investor perspectives, and lessons on: – Pitching and fundraising strategies – What investors look for in early-stage startups – Building diverse and inclusive companies – Europe’s evolving startup & investment landscape 👉 Join the community at atventureplatform.com and see you at the next great deal!

  1. Warnyta Minnaard- Angel Investor & IC member AtVenture Platform

    FEB 10

    Warnyta Minnaard- Angel Investor & IC member AtVenture Platform

    Episode 15 | Investor spotlight: Warnyta Minnaard In this episode of AtVenture DealFlow, host Laurie Lancee speaks with Warnyta Minnaard, active angel investor and member of the Health Investment Committee at AtVenture Platform. Warnyta previously worked as an investment manager at Noaber and Donor Impact Invest Fund. Today, she combines impact driven angel investing with her work as co founder of Missie Tumor Onbekend and project manager at the Netherlands Cancer Agenda, where she focuses on improving oncology care and access to innovation. Her perspective on investing is shaped by personal experience, deep sector knowledge, and a strong belief that impact, credibility, and long term system integration matter more than fast hype. 🎯 Why listen What Warnyta looks for when evaluating very early stage health startupsWhy founder motivation and credibility matter more than polished decksHow health innovations should integrate into existing care and reimbursement systemsWhat traction looks like when revenue is not there yetHonest advice for both founders and first time angel investors 💡 Key focus areas Investment focus: Health and impact driven innovationPreferred stage: Pre seed and seedGeography: NetherlandsValue add: oncology network, health system insight, strategic sparringInvestor lens: impact first, scalable through systems, equitable access 👉 Listen now on Spotify or YouTube and join us at the next great deal. 🔗 More: www.atventureplatform.com

    27 min
  2. Femke Delissen - Fundraising Founder of PAVA

    FEB 3

    Femke Delissen - Fundraising Founder of PAVA

    Episode 14 - Fundraising Founder: Femke Delissen- PAVA In this episode of AtVenture Dealflow, host Laurie Lancee speaks with Femke Delissen, co-founder of PAVA, an Amsterdam-based HealthTech startup using privacy friendly WiFi based motion sensing to support elderly care. Healthcare systems face a structural crisis driven by an ageing population and severe staff shortages. While motion monitoring can significantly improve care quality and efficiency, existing solutions are often invasive, expensive or poorly integrated into daily workflows. PAVA introduces a non invasive WiFi based sensing layer that translates movement into real time insights on activity, safety and lifestyle patterns without cameras or wearables. The solution helps care teams reduce unnecessary checks, prevent incidents such as wandering or falls and deliver more dignified care. Founded by three AI graduates, PAVA bridges proven WiFi sensing technology with the realities of elderly care workflows. The company focuses on being a universal sensing layer that integrates seamlessly via APIs into existing healthcare systems. Key metrics Sector: HealthTech Elderly Care Country: Netherlands Business model: B2B SaaS paid per bed per month Stage: Pre-seed Traction: Paid 6-month pilot with ViVa zorggroep, selected for YES Delft Accelerator and InnovationQuarter HealthTech Accelerator Funding Round: Non dilutive funding €411K EFRO Kansen voor West III grant and €150K Rabobank Innovation Loan + fundraising €200K via SAFE to match awarded subsidy 🎧 Listen to the full episode on AtVenture DealFlow. More: www.atventureplatform.com See you at the next great deal!

    30 min
  3. Julia Minici - Fundraising Founder of Afterwind

    JAN 19

    Julia Minici - Fundraising Founder of Afterwind

    Episode 12 - Fundraising Founder: Julia Minici – Afterwind In this episode of AtVenture DealFlow, host Laurie Lancee speaks with Julia Minici, co-founder and CEO of Afterwind. Afterwind is a Swedish deep tech company focused on true recycling of wind turbine blades and other hard-to-recycle glass fibre composite materials. As wind energy scales across Europe, a massive waste problem is emerging. Wind turbine blades have a lifespan of 15–20 years, after which most end up in landfill or incineration, destroying valuable material and creating long-term environmental harm. Afterwind addresses this challenge by transforming end-of-life composite materials into high-quality raw materials that can be reused in industrial value chains. Using a combination of mechanical and chemical recycling, the company aims to recover over 95% of material value while avoiding downcycling. In this episode, Julia shares how her transition from a senior career at JP Morgan to deep tech entrepreneurship led her to build capital-intensive climate infrastructure, why composite waste is one of the biggest blind spots of the energy transition, and what it takes to scale circular materials across borders. Key Metrics: Afterwind Sector: Deep Tech / Circular Materials / Climate InfrastructureBusiness Model: B2B wholesale recycling (input fees + off-taker sales)Founded: 2023 (Sweden-based, European focus)Team: Four co-founders with 40+ years of combined recycling and industrial experienceTraction: Active pilots with large industrial and energy players; strong market pull driven by EU landfill bansRound: SeedUse of funds: CAPEX for end-to-end recycling lines, capacity build-out and continued R&DMarket: ~45 million tons of composite waste expected by 2050, with limited scalable recycling capacity todayImpact: Recovering material value, reducing landfill and incineration, and cutting composite material emissions by up to 40% 🎧 Listen to the full episode of AtVenture DealFlow to learn why composite waste is becoming a critical climate issue, how Afterwind is building scalable recycling infrastructure, and what investors should understand about capital-intensive deep tech in Europe. More: www.atventureplatform.com See you at the next great deal.

    45 min
  4. Nina van Schaick - Fundraising Founder of Peripear

    JAN 13

    Nina van Schaick - Fundraising Founder of Peripear

    Episode 11 - Fundraising Founder: Nina van Schaick- PeripearIn this episode of AtVenture Dealflow, host Laurie Lancee speaks with Nina van Schaick - co-Founder and COO of Peripear PeriPear is a femtech medtech startup focused on preventing perineal trauma during vaginal birth. Despite strong clinical evidence showing that birth injuries can be reduced by up to 50%, prevention has failed to scale in daily clinical practice. PeriPear addresses this gap with a non-invasive medical device designed to fit existing clinical workflows, without requiring behaviour change from women or clinicians. In this episode, Nina shares how her background as a midwife led her to build a scalable, evidence-based solution for one of the most under-addressed issues in women’s health, and what it takes to build a capital-efficient femtech company in a regulated healthcare market. Key Metrics: PeriPear Sector: FemTech / MedTech / Women’s HealthBusiness Model: B2B medical device (hospitals & birth centres)Founded: 2020 (UK-based, global focus)Team: Clinically led founding team with deep midwifery and healthcare expertiseTraction: Strong clinical validation; growing adoption in birth care settingsRound: Pre-seedUse of funds: Clinical validation, manufacturing, regulatory progress and market entryMarket: ~90% of vaginal births involve perineal trauma, yet prevention remains inconsistentImpact: Reducing birth injuries, long-term pelvic floor damage and associated healthcare and workforce costs 🎧 Listen to the full episode of AtVenture DealFlow to learn why prevention in birth care has lagged behind for decades, how PeriPear is building real clinical traction across continents, and what investors should understand about femtech and regulated health innovation. More: www.atventureplatform.com See you at the next great deal.

    45 min
  5. Caroline Lakshmanan - Fundraising Founder of Cloud Closet

    JAN 6

    Caroline Lakshmanan - Fundraising Founder of Cloud Closet

    Episode 10 - Fundraising Founder: Caroline Lakshmanan, Cloud ClosetIn this episode of AtVenture Dealflow, host Laurie Lancee speaks with Caroline Lakshmanan - co-Founder and CEO of Cloud Closet Cloud Closet is a fashion tech startup building a dedicated social platform for getting dressed. Instead of search or purchase history, Cloud Closet starts from outfit history and real community input to help people discover, plan and shop fashion in a more human and sustainable way. In this episode, Caroline explains why fashion is one of the biggest conversation topics on social media, yet still lacks a platform designed specifically for the act of getting dressed. Key Metrics: Cloud Closet Sector: Fashion Tech / Consumer Tech / Social CommerceBusiness Model: B2C platform with affiliate commerce, resale and rental integrationsFounded: 2023 (HQ US, Global company)Team: Founder-led team with background in fashion, tech and community buildingTraction: 5,000+ outfit uploads within months of MVP launch, strong daily power users, high qualitative community engagementRound: Raising $700k pre-seedUse of funds: Product development, hiring a CTO, scaling community growth and go-to-market Market: Fashion is the second most talked-about topic on social media globally, yet lacks a dedicated platform for getting dressed Impact: Enabling more conscious fashion consumption by starting from outfit reuse, community insight and human taste over algorithms 🎧 Listen to the full episode of AtVenture DealFlow to learn how Cloud Closet is building the social platform fashion has been missing and why community-driven consumer platforms still represent a major opportunity. More: www.atventureplatform.com See you at the next great deal.

    34 min

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AtVenture Dealflow brings you conversations with Europe’s fundraising founders and the investors who back them. Every week, host Laurie Lancee talks to ambitious startup founders who are raising capital and the angels, VCs, and ecosystem builders who support them. You’ll hear honest fundraising stories, insider investor perspectives, and lessons on: – Pitching and fundraising strategies – What investors look for in early-stage startups – Building diverse and inclusive companies – Europe’s evolving startup & investment landscape 👉 Join the community at atventureplatform.com and see you at the next great deal!