JUNE 2021

BY ANDREW BOTT

EVENT ASSISTANTS:
EVANGELIA MITSA,
ASHIS LIMBU & VERONIKA US
DISCOVER AN INSIDE VIEW ON START-UP
INVESTMENT
Start-up investment or raising finance is often an opaque hidden mystery to most
seeking it. Our elite panels of investment industry insiders will shine a spotlight on
this process. This rare inside view will educate, entertain and give you solid advice
from those who know.
GET FUNDED
June 1st, 2021
5:45pm - 9:00pm Central Eastern Summer Time
(4:45am BST, 11:45am EST)

5:45pm-6pm
Doors Open: Welcome by Andrew Bott

6pm-6:45pm
“How VCs Evaluate PreSeed and Seed Startups”
This panel will focus on the valuation and metrics VCs follow when it comes to a PreSeed or Seed Startup. Where do they focus before
investing, what’s the most important aspect for them and what can make them turn away? Join this panel to listen to evaluation
insights!

“Choosing the Right Investor ”

How many times startups come to the dilemma of choosing the right investor? This panel will emphasize on where you should focus
and what to look for from an investor. Choosing the right investor can vary according to your stage, industry and many more, who will
be discussed during this panel.

6:45pm-7:30pm
“French VC Ecosystem Chat”
A special French VC ecosystem chat hosting leading experts within the French area. Join this panel to listen more on how French VCs
invest, how do they evaluate startups and what excites them the most.

7:30pm-8:15pm
“How Investors Choose Startups”
A unique panel focusing on investors and their investment decision making. This panel will emphasize on the elements VCs focus
more and how they choose and eventually invest on startups.

“VC Advice – Spending First Capital”

Join this panel if just receive your first capital and looking on how to efficiently allocate it. Is there the perfect allocation, which are the
most important parts that you should spend to and how to avoid bad spending. Join this panel to learn more on your capital’s better
allocation.

8:15pm-9pm
Video Networking
Our software allows attendees to be matched automatically every 5 minutes in 1:1 video chats! Network, make connections, and find
opportunities through some great conversations
PITCH NIGHT
June 2nd, 2021
5:45pm - 9:00pm Central Eastern Summer Time
(4:45pm BST, 11:45am EST)

6:00pm-7:30pm
Start-up Pitches & Feedback from the Judges
Start-ups pitch to judges for Investment and are given feedback from our judges who are all currently investors. Investors from around
the world attend and watch the pitches, and start-ups/investors have the chance to

7:30pm-9pm
Video Networking
Our software allows attendees to be matched automatically every 5 minutes in 1:1 video chats! Network, make connections, and find
opportunities through some great conversations
 Pitch Night Start-ups
JUNE 2ND| 6 PM - 7:30 PM CEST
Everykey
Industry: Cybersecurity
Country: US
Company LinkedIn: link
Amount raising: $4M USD
total, $1.5M USD remaining
Perkio
Industry: SaaS/HR Tech/
Corporate Health & Wellness
Country: Germany
Company LinkedIn: link
Amount raising: €350-450K
HELLOELLA
Industry: Travel/Saas
Country: The Netherlands
Company LinkedIn: link
Amount raising: 400K
Settlrs
Industry: B2B Asset Rental
(Future Fintech)
Country: India
Company LinkedIn: link
Amount raising: $850K–$1M
GoBuddy
Industry: e-Commerce
Country: Hong Kong SAR,
China
Company LinkedIn: link
Amount raising: $300K
Bourgeois Boheme
Industry: Sustainable Fashion
Country: UK
Company LinkedIn: link
Amount raising: £500,000
Open Art Source
Industry: Blockchain/Artificial
Intelligence/Art
Country: US
Company LinkedIn: link
Amount raising: $2MM
DEALOGIKAL
Industry: E-Commerce/FinTech
Country: Philippines
Company LinkedIn: link
Amount raising: $1MM
Convertible note
Peafowl Solar Power
Industry: Green tech/energy
harvesting from light
Country: Sweden
Company LinkedIn: link
Amount raising: €2.5M
Traveloptions.AFRICA
Industry: Leisure/Travel/Tourism
Country: Nigeria
Company LinkedIn: link
Amount raising: $524.866
Typewise
Industry:
AI/ML/DeepTech/Mobile
Country: Switzerland
Company LinkedIn: link
Amount raising: €3-5m
Unleashed (Facilitate)
Industry: VR/EdTech/training
technology/SaaS
Country: Australia
Company LinkedIn: link
Amount raising: $550K
Superpow!
Industry: Digital Health
Country: UK
Company LinkedIn: link
Amount raising: £550,000
Sakowin Green Energy
Industry: Manufacturing
equipment for green hydrogen
production
Country: France
Company LinkedIn: link
Amount raising: €3,5M
OFFSchool
Industry: EdTech
Country: EU
Company LinkedIn: link
Amount raising: £250K-£500K
 “How VCs Evaluate PreSeed and Seed Startups”
JUN 1ST | 6 PM – 6:45 PM CEST
Maria Georgopoulou
MODERATOR, MEETFOUNDERS
Book Recommendation: Integrated Investing: Impact Investing with Head, Heart, Body,
and Soul by Bonnie Foley-Wong

Maria has completed her BSc in Business Economics at Cardiff University and recently
completed her MSc in Entrepreneurship at Cass Business School. She is particularly interested
in marketing, sales and business development and has related work experience in the
pharmaceutical and energy & oil sector in London, UK and Athens, Greece.

Camille Thomas
PRINCIPAL, BREEGA

Startup founder Camille joined Breega in spring 2019. A fintech enthusiast, she's eager to
promote disruptive business models and technologies. A HEC graduate, Camille began her
career at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development building complex financial
models for numerous long-term projects, carrying out risk analysis and helping to place
consultants in developing economies. She went on to structure & manage financing projects of
environmental infrastructures across five European countries and the Middle East. Inspired by
helping people to improve their quality of life, she founded the startup Movelinks which proposes
face-to-face and digital programmes for personal development.

Yvan-Michel Ehkirch
MANAGING PARTNER, KARISTA
Book Recommendation: Crossing The Chasm by Geoffrey A. Moore

Invested in 30+ companies (digital, health, deep tech, industry) in the last 20 years, mainly at
seed stage (JeChange.fr, Comiteo (acquired by Natixis), Greenpoint (acquired by WebHelp),
Sevenhugs (acquired by Qorvo), Navya (listed on Euronext Paris), Webgeoservices (primary
Googlemaps partner in Europe).

Jacob Claerhout
EARLY STAGE INVESTOR, PARTECH

Early Stage VC at Partech. Worked at Forest Admin before joining Partech two years ago.
 “Choosing the Right Investor”
JUN 1ST | 6 PM - 6:45 PM CEST
Rohan Bansal
VC ANALYST, FIRST BRIDGE VENTURES
Book Recommendation: Secrets of Sand Hill Road by Scott Kupor

Worked in the VC and fund management industry for nearly 3 years with diverse experience in
both late and early stage funds across France, Germany and the UK.

Costanza Carissimo
PRINCIPAL, CATHAY INNOVATION

Costanza is a Vice President at Cathay Innovation, based in the Paris and Munich offices. She
contributes to screening, evaluating, and executing potential Cathay Innovation investments,
specifically focusing on opportunities in Germany. Prior to joining Cathay in 2017, Costanza was
at Cherry Ventures, an early stage VC fund based in Berlin. Her previous experiences includes
management consulting at the Boston Consulting Group in Milan and experimental research on
low energy astroparticle physics at the Max Planck Institute for Physics in Munich.

Arnaud Barthélémy
PARTNER & COO, ALPHA INTELLIGENCE CAPITAL

Arnaud Barthélémy is an experienced investor in start-ups specialised in deep tech and

artificial intelligence. As a partner and COO at Alpha Intelligence Capital, a global VC fund
solely dedicated to A.I, Arnaud has conducted several investments in Series-A to Series-E
start-ups in the United States, France, U.K, Israel and China.

Armelle de Tinguy
INVESTMENT DIRECTOR, ELAIA PARTNERS
Book Recommendation: The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz

Armelle joined Elaia in 2015. Prior to that, she worked several years in Investment Banking, where
she specialized in digital & software and executed a dozen M&A and fundraising transactions.

Julie Lewkowicz
INVESTMENT MANAGER, INFRAVIA CAPITAL PARTNERS
I'm an Investment Manager at InfraVia Growth, a B2B tech focused Growth fund investing
€10m to €50m in Series B and beyond across Europe. Before that, I spent a couple of years at
DN Capital, an early-stage VC fund based in London.
 “French VC Ecosystem Chat”
JUN 1ST | 6:45 PM – 7:30 PM CEST

Clarisse Lam
VC ANALYST, NEWALPHA ASSET MANAGEMENT
Clarisse joined the investment team of NewAlpha's Venture Capital fund in 2020 as an analyst.
As part of the investment team, she participates in the sourcing and analysis of investment
opportunities. Prior to joining NewAlpha, Clarisse worked in the Deal Advisory department of
KPMG in Paris, within the Transaction Services team. Prior to that, she worked at PwC in audit
in Bucharest and in venture capital at Truffle Capital in Tokyo. Clarisse holds a Master degree
from emlyon business school. Clarisse est titulaire d’un Master de l’EMlyon business school.
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Emanuele Levi
GENERAL PARTNER, 360 CAPITAL

Emanuele started in the Venture Capital Industry in January 2000 in Milan and has since
made over 30 investments in France and Italy, mostly in the digital industry as well as in the
e-commerce sector. Emanuele held board positions in various companies such as Aramis
Auto, Leetchi, Quitoque, Tiller Systems, Venere.com, Withings, Yellow Korner and Yoox.

Alexandre Joulié
PRINCIPAL, MAIF AVENIR

Alexandre Joulié is a Principal at MAIF Avenir, the first French innovation capital investment
fund to have embarked on the path of enterprise with mission, continues to deepen its
commitment by making the search for a positive social and environmental impact a priority in
the taking into account the performance of companies.
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Thomas Bigagli
SENIOR VENTURES ASSOCIATE, PLUG AND PLAY
Book Recommendation: Good to Great by James C. Collins

Thomas Bigagli is a Senior Investment Associate at Plug and Play Tech Center, with a large
experience in the European investment sector and is involved in over 10 offices on 4 different
continents. Before joining the Plug and Play team, Thomas worked as a startup strategy
consultant and in corporate innovation.
 “How Investors Choose Startups”
JUN 1ST | 7:30 PM – 8:15 PM CEST
Maria Georgopoulou
MODERATOR, MEETFOUNDERS
Book Recommendation: Integrated Investing: Impact Investing with Head, Heart, Body,
and Soul by Bonnie Foley-Wong

Maria has completed her BSc in Business Economics at Cardiff University and recently
completed her MSc in Entrepreneurship at Cass Business School. She is particularly interested
in marketing, sales and business development and has related work experience in the
pharmaceutical and energy & oil sector in London, UK and Athens, Greece.

Sandrine Mikowsky
INVESTMENT STARTUPS DIRECTOR AT KEYRUS
I started my first investment as an Angel before my 30's. I am also a mentor for
entrepreneurs and female entrepreneures. Before becoming an investor, I was working at
different Startups which is a strong value to advise them.

Arnaud Barthélémy
PARTNER & COO, ALPHA INTELLIGENCE CAPITAL

Arnaud Barthélémy is an experienced investor in start-ups specialised in deep tech and

artificial intelligence. As a partner and COO at Alpha Intelligence Capital, a global VC fund
solely dedicated to A.I, Arnaud has conducted several investments in Series-A to Series-E
start-ups in the United States, France, U.K, Israel and China.

Julie Lewkowicz
INVESTMENT MANAGER, INFRAVIA CAPITAL PARTNERS
I'm an Investment Manager at InfraVia Growth, a B2B tech focused Growth fund investing
€10m to €50m in Series B and beyond across Europe. Before that, I spent a couple of years at
DN Capital, an early-stage VC fund based in London.
 “VC Advice- Spending Your First Capital”
JUN 1ST | 7:30 PM – 8:15 PM CEST

Katrin Kyoseva
MODERATOR, MEETFOUNDERS
Book Recommendation: Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It by
Scott Kupor

Katrin is an experienced Operations and Analytics professional currently working at a

InvestTech startup, leveraging and quantifying investor sentiment for public companies. She is
particularly interested in how businesses grow and operate at scale. She received her BSc in
Biochemistry from the University of Glasgow, UK

Minh Q. Tran
MANAGING PARTNER, MANDALORE PARTNERS
Book Recommendation: From Zero To One by Blake Masters and Peter Theil

30 years of (Corporate) Venture Capital experience in Media, Telecom and Financial Services

Mathias Flattin
PARTNER, AXELEO CAPITAL
Mathias is a Partner at AXELEO, early stage VC which also combines an accelerator to both
support European startups at strategic and operational levels. AXELEO CAPITAL manages 2
venture funds : Axeleo Capital I, dedicated to early stage B2B Saas & Axeleo Proptech I, the first
Proptech fund in France, since July 2020. The team is able to invest up to 3M€ per portfolio
company.

Paul Bolardi
SENIOR ASSOCIATE, AXA VENTURE PARTNERS
Book Recommendation: Zero to One by Blake Masters and Peter Thiel

Paul joined AXA Venture Partners in Paris two years ago to focus on early stage investments,
and has invested in start-ups such as Incepto Medical and InsideBoard. Prior to joining AVP,
Paul was an Associate at Clipperton, a leading European investment bank dedicated to start-
ups. While at Clipperton, he worked on 20+ private placement and M&A transactions in
fintech, SaaS, adtech, marketplaces, cybersecurity, etc.
 Jérome Joaug
PARTNER, ASTER CAPITAL
Jérome is a Partner at Aster Capital, a leading venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs
focusing on the sectors inseparable from the world's shared challenges - climate change,
social inequality and the sustainability of economic growth.
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 “Judges for Live Pitch Event”
JUN 2ND| 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM CEST

Moderator: Maria Georgopoulou

MODERATOR, MEETFOUNDERS
Book Recommendation: Integrated Investing: Impact Investing with Head, Heart, Body,
and Soul by Bonnie Foley-Wong

Maria has completed her BSc in Business Economics at Cardiff University and recently
completed her MSc in Entrepreneurship at Cass Business School. She is particularly interested
in marketing, sales and business development and has related work experience in the
pharmaceutical and energy & oil sector in London, UK and Athens, Greece.

Moderator: Ashis Limbu

SOCIAL MEDIA LEAD, MEETFOUNDERS
Ashis is currently a Investors Relations at MeetFounders. His educational background includes
Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Marketing from the University of Surrey in
the UK

Hans Van Houwelingen

FOUNDER AND MANAGING PARTNER, URBAN IMPACT VENTURES
Book Recommendation: Impact: Where Passion and Purpose Makes a Difference by Stacey
O’Byrne

Hans is Founder & Managing Partner of Urban Impact Ventures. Before that he was CEO of
ACTIAM, a global leader in Sustainable and Impact investing with €65 billion AuM. He fulfilled
various international executive and non-executive leadership roles in the investment
management, insurance and technology industries; besides being passionately involved with
multiple entrepreneurs as mentor, advisor and investor.

Yvan-Michel Ehkirch
MANAGING PARTNER, KARISTA
Book Recommendation: Crossing The Chasm by Geoffrey A. Moore

Invested in 30+ companies (digital, health, deep tech, industry) in the last 20 years, mainly at
seed stage (JeChange.fr, Comiteo (acquired by Natixis), Greenpoint (acquired by WebHelp),
Sevenhugs (acquired by Qorvo), Navya (listed on Euronext Paris), Webgeoservices (primary
Googlemaps partner in Europe).
 François-Henri Champagne
ASSOCIATE, CITIZEN CAPITAL
Book Recommendation: The Hard Things About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz

After getting an engineering degree (Ecole polytechnique), and in finance (HEC), i joined
Citizen Capital. I have been in the investment teams for two years now and have done several
investments in education, health, construction and HR Tech

Jacob Claerhout
EARLY STAGE INVESTOR, PARTECH

Early Stage VC at Partech. Worked at Forest Admin before joining Partech two years ago.

Augustin de Cambourg
INVESTOR, REFLEXION CAPITAL
Book Recommendation: Venture Deals by Brad Fled and Jason Mendelson

After 5 years preparing 20+ tech startups to raise funds in Paris and Singapore, I recently
switched side to invest in entrepreneurs capable of combining high-growth and profit.

Jérome Joaug
PARTNER, ASTER CAPITAL
Jérome is a Partner at Aster Capital, a leading venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs
focusing on the sectors inseparable from the world's shared challenges - climate change,
social inequality and the sustainability of economic growth.
.

Maxime Paradis
FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER, G. VENTURES
Book Recommendation: Venture Deals by Brad Feld & Jason Mendelson

Entrepreneur turned VC.

 Selma Gasc
ASSOCIATE, 360 CAPITAL
Blog Recommendation: Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires,
Icons, and World-Class Performers by Tim Ferriss
Selma joined 360 Capital in 2019 as an analyst, she graduated from ESSEC Business School, and
attended an exchange MBA at HKUST. Before joining 360 Capital, she assisted the CEO of The
Socialite Family (media and e-commerce selling furniture and decoration), and participated in the
Lion Program, a school for the vanguard of startup employees. Selma is also the co-founder of
World of Women, a digital media portraying women with atypical backgrounds all over the world.