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. 

You become emotionally attached to the companies you back

While celebrating victories might be the best side of venture capital - saying no to companies you back is definitely one of the hardest. 

The ultimate lessons come from the deals you make

“The ultimate lessons came from the deals we made. Or the ones we didn’t” says Thomas Wilke, General Partner at 42CAP. Now in their second fund, 42CAP invests in early-stage companies across Europe.

“I love what I do not for what it is called, but for with whom I get a privilege to spend my time.”

Before starting his VC career he launched a startup, spent some time in the corporate world and consulted companies in Silicon Valley. Now, he is enjoying his VC life at enern, having backed docplanner, Twisto, and finiata.

“It’s a people’s business”: How main incubator digitizes one of the biggest banks in Germany

Main incubator plays a vital role in ensuring that Commerzbank stays relevant in the face of looming competition. 

The challenge is to stay relevant to your stakeholders — an interview with Jan Habermann

“The challenge is to stay relevant to my stakeholders,” says Jan Habermann, founding partner at Credo Ventures, a Seed and Series A VC focused on companies in Central and Eastern Europe. 

Understanding health-tech — insights and lessons from Christian Schneider

During our recent conversation with Christian Schneider, a Managing Partner at Vesalius Biocapital, we talked about the race to find a treatment for COVID-19, best practices in investing in life-sciences startups, and how his childhood dream to become a forest warden impacted his career path.