by Christian Rangen | Oct 21, 2024 | Startups
What role does a bank play in the entrepreneurial ecosystem? Well, as it turns out, a pretty significant one. Since 2014 DNB has supported more than 20.000 startups on their startup journey. With programs like Founders, DNB NXT, 100 Pitches, digital health...
by Christian Rangen | Sep 24, 2024 | Venture Capital
VC Lab or Allocator One? Sanabil x 500 or Newton Venture Program? Coolwater Capital or Thema? Pitch Me First or Baby.VC? 2X Ignite or IMD’s Venture Asset Management? Classroom learning, fellowship or acceleration? For new and experienced people in the global venture...
by Christian Rangen | Sep 11, 2024 | Venture Capital
Imagine you are planning to summit Mount Everest, or participate in the Paris-Dakar rally, or run your first Ironman competition. Naturally, you would want to spend years preparing, training, researching and building your own mastery. The alternative would likely be...
by Christian Rangen | Sep 4, 2024 | Venture Capital
This summer,I had the pleasure of teaching a module on venture capital value creation strategies at the Newton Venture Program at London Business school. Together with Tiffany Bain, Director, Value Creation at DFDF (Dubai Future District Fund) we explored how venture...
by Christian Rangen | Aug 19, 2024 | Startups, Venture Capital
by Christian Rangen & Henrik Amstutz A New Capital Landscape Over the past 24 months, Strategy Tools has assisted accelerators, innovation agencies, and global founder teams in pivoting to a new funding strategy. Gone are the days of relying solely on equity...