| I’m ?In this issue, you’ll find: -Three must-attend Silicon Allee events; UX, fundraising, and DEI (this is especially valuable for VCs and CEOs) -Get 10% off a subscription to fashion startup POOL -Founderland gets Google funding -More info on our new investments -Alphabet’s attempt to help design drugs -Five open calls for founders -More accountability for VCs and EU Member states ? Editors Intro: Another big week, another big newsletter. The biggest thing this week though is COP26, which has a week left to run. Over time we will find out what produced more hot air, burning fossil fuels or world leaders talking in Glasgow. I’ll share the relevant takeaways in our next issue. Most exciting for me is that this week we launched our new soft-landing program, Residency. We are partnering with the Japanese External Trade Organisation (JETRO) ??. Over the coming months, we’ll be making introductions for six Japanese scale-ups looking to capitalise on the new-ish trade deal and enter the EU. Cheers, Andrew… ⚡ This week’s edition is sponsored by Berlin startup |
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| ?? Design the Experience w/ Taryn Niesana (Lead Designer, Shopify)｜SAMS Good design is about understanding people and their perceptions. On Thursday, November 18, 11.00 we will cover: User Stories and Journey Maps, Top of Funnel Entry & Influencing User Experience. |
| ?Venture Capital Fundraising Part 1 w/ Erdinc Koc (Head of MediaTech Hub Accelerator)｜SAMS If you’re ready to build and execute a no-BS fundraising strategy then join us on Tuesday, November 23, 9:00 am. |
| ✨Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion w/ Yolanda Rother & Shawn Williams (Founders of the Impact Company)｜SAMS No one admits to being discriminatory against anyone else, yet we all have biases that we are unaware of but would benefit from addressing. Be bold and realise you could know more, and be open to joining us on November 25, 11.00 am (limited places) |
| Meet the teams behind our new investments. |
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| ? Founderland gets Google funding to make the tech industry more inclusive. Our very own Stephanie von Behr and her co-founders at ? Good Read: Alphabet’s new company to design new drugs using AI Creating new drugs costs billions, takes a lot of time, has a high failure rate, and then regulatory approval starts. If you pitched a new drug to a VC, they’d walk out after your 1st slide. Enter ? Hot Giphy account to follow: While The BVG has not got much to do directly with the startup scene, it is inspiring to see how their communications connect with all sorts of Berliners and make something mundane a point of conversation. |
| ?Chart of the Week: Globally, 92% of people believe mental health is equally or more important than physical health |
| ?The Hybrid Unity Meetup returns on November 19. Get along to experience a mixed reality PlaySpace explore XR devices like HoloLens and Oculus. Farewell IRL. ?️The 6th edition of Playfair Capital Female Founder Office Hours is on Wednesday, November 24. So get along and get your funding journey moving. ? Proctor & Gamble (P&G) are looking for new approaches and technologies to help them reach net-zero GHG emissions across their supply chain and operations by 2040. So they have an open call for HVAC companies to do paid pilot projects. Applications take 7 minutes and close on November 26. ⌨️ Need help building your MVP? Wild Code School is looking for startups to provide projects for their students. |
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| ?McKinsey claims that 41,000 startups will be founded in Germany by 2030. That’s a lot of due diligence to be done. ⭐ ? The European Startup Network Alliance (ESNA) was launched at Web Summit last week. It will monitor the 25 EU member states who signed up to become more friendly for startups. Goodbye, unnecessary business bureaucracy. … ? Community News – Notes from Silicon Allee Readers. To share your projects and updates, ?? Featured Jobs for Readers of Silicon Allee Did you learn how to be an entrepreneur at the school of hard Knox? Then become a startup coach at BTH. To post on our jobs board, email ? Endnote: |
| Last Tuesday, we returned to where we hosted our monthly meetup for five years: But what inspired me most was to see Henry’s passion for entrepreneurship, education, innovation, and networking. He had the most energy of anyone in the room, something I’ve never seen with anyone who’s 40 years into anything, let alone academia. Thanks, Henry. If you know any similar academics or student groups, be sure to introduce them to me and our Cheers, Andrew Enjoyed reading? please introduce your contacts on LinkedIn by sharing Got some Was this email forwarded to you? |