by Christian Rangen | May 25, 2026 | Education, Tools, Venture Capital
In our work with emerging VC fund managers globally, most say they add value. Yet, few can tell you exactly how. That gap — between the claim and the clarity — is what Scott Newton and I set out to explore. In 2024, we interviewed venture capital fund managers across...
by Christian Rangen | May 12, 2026 | Ecosystem, Supercluster, Venture Capital
The New Nordics has the potential to become one of the world’s leading, most recognized, high-output, value creating ecosystems. Here are two tools, based on our global experience developing startup ecosystems, venture capital ecosystems and innovation clusters that...
by Christian Rangen | Apr 24, 2026 | Ecosystem, Strategy Simulation, Venture Capital
Zero. That’s how many €1 trillion companies Europe has ever produced. The US has seven. China has two. Europe’s largest public company, ASML, sits at roughly €520 billion — a magnificent business, but just halfway to the €1T mark. To close this gap, Europe...
by Christian Rangen | Apr 23, 2026 | Education, Startups, Venture Capital
The nine cap table mistakes founders make in Scale Up! Christian Rangen Strategic advisor to CEOs, Boards, governments, innovation agencies, startup- and venture ecosystems, Fund-of-funds & innovation clusters. Run global GP accelerators. Author, Speaker, Faculty....
by Christian Rangen | Apr 21, 2026 | Startups, Tools, Venture Capital
Startup founder, raising pre-seed, seed, seed+, Series A or B? Spent the last six weeks obsessing over your deck? Good. Now let’s talk about the other 95% of the job. By: Christian Rangen Most founders we meet show up to their first investor readiness session...
by Christian Rangen | Apr 19, 2026 | Ecosystem, Strategy Simulation, Venture Capital
Two ecosystems. One label. A decade of confusion. Walk into almost any innovation conference, policy roundtable, or national strategy briefing, and you will hear someone talk about “the ecosystem.” Founders, investors, policymakers and advisors all nod...
