Published ineqtventures·2 days agoAnnouncing the finalists of this year’s Brilliant Innovators pitch competitionExciting news! The finalists for the Brilliant Innovators pitch competition, presented by EQT Ventures and Brilliant Minds Foundation, have been chosen! These innovative startups are driving change and creating a more sustainable future for all. The competition will take place on June 14th, where the finalists will have the opportunity…3 min read3 min read
Published ineqtventures·3 days agoOn EQT Ventures’ investment in Payrails: the OS for complex payments flowsBy Kaushik Subramanian, Marnix van der Ploeg, Tom Mendoza and Daniel Fraai At EQT Ventures, we’ve been convinced that there is a huge opportunity in payments and we are excited about the space. After all, Europe has produced an ‘American size’ winner for every generation of payments: Worldpay/Vantiv, then Adyen/Stripe…5 min read5 min read
Published ineqtventures·May 24Pitching with Bam, Boom, Pow & WowBy İskender Dirik Foreword from Doreen Huber, Partner at EQT Ventures In a turbulent finding environment, startup founders can’t afford to make mistakes when they pitch. But few understand how to deliver the kind of pitch that makes investors sit up and take notice. That’s why we invited Iskender Dirik…5 min read5 min read
Published ineqtventures·Apr 19Welcoming Shivram Ayyagari, our new Partner based in Berlin!At EQT Ventures, we’re partnering with ambitious and determined founders across Europe and the US to build the next Generation Defining Companies. A region we’re rapidly growing our local presence in is DACH, as of last year the third largest ecosystem in Europe by venture funding raised. …2 min read2 min read
Mar 24Welcoming Thomas Poitrineau, our new Director based in Paris!As a VC built by ex-founders and operators, we provide founders across Europe and the US with radical support and high commitment lead investments that help turn their ambition into action, their ideas into impact. Among the European markets we’re gaining presence in is France, where last year tech startups…2 min read2 min read
Published ineqtventures·Mar 23Move fast and fix things: why startups should prioritize survival over successBy Martin Eriksson, Adam Thomas and Matt LeMay These are challenging times for many founders and it’s these challenging times that formed the basis of our recent Survival Mode On sessions, a series of online talks and events held for our portfolio companies on how to make it through the…7 min read7 min read
Published ineqtventures·Mar 23Welcoming Kaushik Subramanian, our new Partner based in London!At EQT Ventures, we’re building the next generation of global success stories by partnering with ambitious founders in Europe and the US. Following our latest €1.1B …2 min read2 min read
Published ineqtventures·Mar 22Founder’s Story: VoltHow one company foresaw the fundamental shift in payments ahead of time In 2019, when open banking was not yet a household term, the founders of Volt, Tom Greenwood, Steffen Vollert, and Jordan Lawrence, were already ahead of the curve. …5 min read5 min read
Published ineqtventures·Mar 2Getting real in a downturn: Raising smartly, preparing for sale and conserving cashBy Gautam Nadella These are challenging times for many founders and it’s these challenging times that formed the basis of our recent Survival Mode On sessions, a series of online talks and events held for our portfolio companies on how to make it through the ongoing downturn. The latter part…6 min read6 min read
Published ineqtventures·Feb 22Financial controls 101: Finding security in turbulenceBy Marnix van der Ploeg and Mats Magdesjö No doubt about it, these are turbulent times. …5 min read5 min read
