by Christian Rangen | Jul 4, 2025 | Venture Capital
(A story on exits in MENA. Based on the fictive fund DVP) The Transformation Was Stunning. When Dubai Venture Partners (DVP) closed their Fund I in 2021, they were another promising Dubai-based early-stage fund with big ambitions but limited exit experience. Fast...
by Christian Rangen | Jul 4, 2025 | Venture Capital
VC ecosystems around the world are maturing at different pace, each with its own set of challenges and dynamics. But the views articulated in The great Mavcap misfire (Emmanuel Samarathisa) come across as both flawed and based on the wrong underlying assumptions on...
by Christian Rangen | Jul 4, 2025 | Venture Capital
I’ve Recently Reviewed A Series Of Emerging Fund Manager Pitch Decks. It Is Clear That Hours, If Not Years Has Gone Into Them. Yet, They Are All Missing One Key Item. The Limited Partners’ Value Proposition. Over the last 5 years, I’ve had the chance to work in-depth...
by Christian Rangen | Jul 4, 2025 | Venture Capital
The room falls silent as Sarah, a first-time fund manager from Nairobi, practices her pitch to a mock Norwegian DFI representative. She’s confident talking about her investment thesis and market opportunity, but when the “LP” asks about her...
by Christian Rangen | Jul 4, 2025 | Tools, Venture Capital
In most venture capital ecosystems, the lack of exits and liquidity events form a massive challenge for LPs, GPs, founders, employees and the next generation of entrepreneurs alike. Yet, we see investors, like Silverback Holdings, being able to generate liquidity...
by Jolene Foo-Hodne | Mar 13, 2025 | Venture Capital
CASE STUDY | VENTURE CAPITAL Bridging Gaps, Building Funds: Empowering Egypt’s VC Future with Falak Startups Building Momentum: A Return to Cairo’s Venture Capital Landscape The Egyptian venture capital ecosystem is evolving rapidly, with significant...
