VCLeaders Manifesto

We are living in an era of entrepreneurialism. While there are many passionate and driven entrepreneurs, there are not as many supportive investors. We want to empower great VC investors in their journey to help innovators transform the world. VCLeaders is an educational platform for the VC world to inspire, share and connect great venture capitalists. 

Going against the stream - an interview with Roy Gottlieb

A General Partner at the Spanish-Israeli deep tech VC fund Cardumen Capital, Roy Gottlieb is a self-made man with a passion for technology, law, and finance.

Shooting for the VC moon with Luis Shemtov from Lunar Ventures

Investor, hacker, psychologist, software engineer — Luis Shemtov is a man of many skills, VC prime among them. This jack of all trades is one of the founders of Lunar Ventures, a Berlin-based European VC firm.

An investor with conviction — an interview with Markus Grundmann

Markus loves to play offense, to move fast and break things in a conscious way, and also to be extremely focused and geared towards maximizing his impact whatever he sets out to do. 

Listen and empathize — an interview with Pippa Lamb

The most critical thing to do as a VC is to build a trusted relationship with founders. You need to be able to put yourself in their shoes. 

Scoring a home run - lessons from Bryan Wood

Investing in “good” startups is not the only key to a successful VC. In our recent conversation, Bryan Wood, the founder of Alta Berkeley, shifted the focus from what to invest in — to how to do it. 

I wanted to be different, I wanted to be in a position to make decisions

A lot of people overlook the distinction between a willingness versus the ability to make a decision. You need to understand the difference.