Björn Nilsen
Principal
Heartcore Capital
About
Björn Nilsen
Björn is a Principal at Heartcore Capital and leads the firm’s Stockholm office. Heartcore invests in pre-seed through series A stage startups across Europe and have been fortunate to back Kontakt and Quesma in Poland as well as companies like Neo4j, Tink, GetYourGuide, Peakon and Travelperk across the continent. Björn himself has been involved with or led investments in companies such as IONLACE, Majority, Kive, Scapin’ and Sunbeam.
Nobody's a prophet in their own land - why is it easier for CEE founders to attract VCs abroad?
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14:15
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15:00
Nobody's a prophet in their own land - why is it easier for CEE founders to attract VCs abroad?
A deep dive into the curious phenomenon where CEE founders prefer securing venture capital abroad than within their own borders. We will explore the reasons behind this trend, including the potential biases and barriers within local markets, and the allure that CEE founders hold for foreign investors.
