by Christian Rangen | Nov 6, 2025 | Venture Capital
The journey from first contact to final investment is a structured, rigorous process that separates exceptional opportunities from the merely good. Here’s how leading venture capital firms navigate the path to investment. The venture capital investment process...
by Christian Rangen | Nov 6, 2025 | Strategy Simulation
Angel e-mail (written for Scale Up MENA! Masterclasses) From: Mohammed, local angel mentor To: The new startup team Re: Congrats on your new startup Hi team, Congratulations on your latest startup. I am super excited to see talent such as yourselves spending...
by Christian Rangen | Nov 6, 2025 | Startups
Are you heading into one of our upcoming Scale Up MENA! Masterclasses? In that case, you might want to explore the wonders of cap table management first. Think about this as a soft warm-up exercise. Cap tables matter Cap tables are the backbone of any successful...
by Christian Rangen | Nov 3, 2025 | Startups, Venture Capital
What is a ‘good cap table’? How have we trained 4,000+ participants on cap tables to date and how can new trainers become masters of cap tables? Over the coming 12 months we expect to train and certify 30-60 Scale Up Train-the-trainers. These range from...
by Christian Rangen | Nov 3, 2025 | Ecosystem, Venture Capital
“We just hit unicorn status!” the founder announced proudly at the Dubai Angel Network event. Congratulations flowed. Champagne corks popped. LinkedIn lit up. But here’s the uncomfortable question nobody asked: How are you actually going to turn that...
