Yannick Oswald
Looking under the hood.
We held our 2023 LP meeting in Barcelona a few weeks ago. LP meetings are always a highlight of the year, but this was a special one.
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Yannick Oswald
- Nov 11
The Electrification Wave
A bit like the internet, electrification is happening fast and creating a huge wave of decentralisation. And Europe is leading it.
Yannick Oswald
- Oct 22
Top 10
Dealroom's 2023 VC ranking is out. Our firm is in the top 50 globally, top 10 in Europe, and number 1 in Benelux.
Yannick Oswald
- Sep 4
What is your moat?
Talking to founders these days, I find myself pondering the answer to one question: ‘What is your moat?’
Yannick Oswald
- Aug 3
Summer Musings
This summer marks the beginning of a turning point in the exuberance of the last years. Quite a few things point to more cheery days ahead.
Yannick Oswald
- Jul 4
Back to Basics
Tech innovations drive our industry. But investing we do in business models leveraging technology, not the other way around...
Yannick Oswald
- Jun 8
The Death of the Keyboard.
The Vision Pro launch is much bigger than most anticipate. The keyboard is finally dead… and your voice, eyes, and hands are replacing it.
Yannick Oswald
- May 1
Funneling through: Follow-ons and Reserves.
Get a great venture firm on board asap. They will help you raise more capital and give you access to critical reserves, especially now.
Yannick Oswald
- Mar 21
Sifflet: 5 reasons we invested...
Sifflet is an end2end data observability platform. The company is going after one of the fastest-growing segments in the tech world...
Yannick Oswald
- Feb 28
Boards, your '6th player'.
Joining a board & taking on a new member should be smth everyone is proud of... Some thoughts on how founders should work & leverage boards.
Yannick Oswald
- Jan 23
Consistency.
Having consistency as a business builds trust. Investors are searching for it in 2023, from the very early stages. #BusinessOS
Yannick Oswald
- Dec 22, 2022
The Great Leap: 'Made by AI'
AI is hot. It feels like a flashback to 2015. But this time it's different. While still early, AI is finally moving into its industrial age.
Yannick Oswald
- Nov 21, 2022
2022 VC Funding Trends. No room for long-term pessimism.
How to approach fundraising in 2023? We are all confused by the current environment. Don’t let the current narrative become all-consuming.
Yannick Oswald
- Oct 3, 2022
The SAFE Nightmare
While interesting for smaller investments or bridge rounds, SAFEs can mess up a young company's cap table if not careful. Here is why...
Yannick Oswald
- Sep 15, 2022
Are you a nice-to-have or must-have?
Everyone is trying to make sense of the current market. So, many investors are asking themselves two key questions today.
Yannick Oswald
- Jun 19, 2022
Yes, still investing. Our latest addition: Buo
It is not often that we announce new seed investments, but in the current market, I figured it is essential to let founders out there know.
Yannick Oswald
- Jun 6, 2022
Great Thinkers: 'The Power of a Brand'
The concept of brand can be something of a mystery. It’s one of those things that’s hard to measure but is of immense value.
Yannick Oswald
- May 23, 2022
The Current Market Turmoil
Navigating the current market turmoil is no doubt a challenge. Negative sentiment has taken over, but there are reasons to be optimistic.
Yannick Oswald
- May 10, 2022
The Legend of the Market Pull
If you are in a good market, it will carry you forward, beyond what perhaps some teams and investors deserve… But what is this market pull?
Yannick Oswald
- Apr 12, 2022
It is time to go out, again!
How can you say we are sort of out of the pandemic without saying we’re out of the pandemic? On my transatlantic flight two weeks ago...
Yannick Oswald
- Apr 6, 2022
Become a Mangrove 2022 Fellow.
After the success of the 2021 edition, we have decided to do a second edition of our Mangrove Fellows programs.
Yannick Oswald
- Mar 8, 2022
Getting Ready. The Dataroom.
There is so much going on; what on earth should I put in the data room? Here is an overview of the five elements you need.
Yannick Oswald
- Jan 31, 2022
Great Thinkers: 'The Future of Space'
Space is a $300B industry. This is about 7x bigger than AI & robotics combined... By 2025, it should hit $2.3T. Let's double click on this.
Yannick Oswald
- Jan 18, 2022
What happened, and what will happen?
2021 was a crazy year in so many ways. VC funding went through the roof and Europe exploded. There were also a couple of great surprises...
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