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...
by Strategy Tools Team | Nov 27, 2024 | Education, Venture Capital
CASE STUDY | VENTURE CAPITAL / EDUCATION Shaping the Future of Venture Capital:How IMD is Expanding its VC Education Europe’s venture capital (VC) industry is at a crossroads. Despite its growing startup scene and increasing investor interest, it struggles to match...
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...
