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We're expanding our HR team! Looking for an HR Business Partner for Western Europe @Uber + other HR roles
We're expanding our HR team! Looking for an HR Business Partner for Western Europe @Uber + other HR roles
Hi everyone, HR Business Partner, Western Europe We're looking for a talented and enthusiastic HR professional to join…
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Rejoignez Uber en France ! | Join Uber in France!2 mar 2017
Rejoignez Uber en France ! | Join Uber in France!
Nous recrutons pour de nombreux postes en France, ou pour le marché France/Europe de l'Ouest à Paris ou Amsterdam ! |…
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Uber recrute en France ! / Uber is hiring in France!29 ene 2017
Uber recrute en France ! / Uber is hiring in France!
Nous recrutons pour de nombreux postes en France, ou pour le marché France/Europe de l'Ouest à Paris ou Amsterdam ! Les…
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Uber France recrute des managers de talent !24 nov 2015
Uber France recrute des managers de talent !
Vous voulez travailler sur un projet passionnant, avoir un impact concret en France et dans plus de 60 pays et…
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Uber France recrute !11 jun 2015
Uber France recrute !
Vous débordez d’énergie que vous souhaitez consacrer à un projet utile, et dont l’impact se ressent dans plus de 300…
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Thibaud Simphal ha compartido estoRémi Chabanas is #hiring a Senior Performance Marketing Lead (Global) for superb startup Upway, the global leader for reconditioned e-bikes. Know anyone who might be interested?
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Thibaud Simphal ha compartido estoAfter a life-changing 12-year ride at Uber, I recently left. I decided it was time for a new chapter. It’s hard to overstate how lucky and privileged I feel to have been part of this journey in building and scaling a once-in-a-generation company in Europe & globally. I want to start by saying thank you. First, thank you to those who hired and trusted me over those 12 years, and with whom it has been a huge privilege to work: Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty, Ryan Graves, Andrew Macdonald, Travis Kalanick, Dara Khosrowshahi. Thank you of course to all my teams in Europe and globally (see 1st replies to this post): you have consistently shown a level of competence and grit that very few people can match. Thank you also to my RGM colleagues in other regions and colleagues across functions. With all of you, Uber has felt like home ever since joining in 2014, and my time here has been very special. I am sure I will miss it immensely. Lastly, thank you to my wife Júlia Samsó Lucas without whom none of it would have been possible. I've often been asked over the past 12 years what kept me so motivated at Uber. It’s simple (yet so hard to achieve!): the quality of the people and being able to learn so much from them, the big impact Uber has in the real world, and the magnitude of the opportunities ahead. Yet a few things made me decide to leave: – First, I’m deeply proud of what we’ve built in Mobility in Europe, in Delivery in France and beyond, in Hailables (Taxi Auto Moto) globally, and in Electrification & Sustainability globally. What makes me most proud is enabling millions of customers to move easily in Europe and globally, and the positive impact on the lives of millions of drivers worldwide. – Second, I feel I’ve accomplished what I set out to do in 2014: personally, from building a small team and business in Paris to growing into a senior general management executive managing several multi-billion dollar businesses with double-digit EBITDAs in Europe and globally; for the company, growing from startup to scale up to a profitable listed global S&P100 megacap; for riders, drivers, and cities, having a positive impact on the lives of millions. – Third, after having dedicated so much time to building and scaling this very special company, I want to spend more time with my family, and to take care of myself as I am unfortunately suffering from a severe form of long covid; professionally, I would also like to do something different now - more on that soon! There are thousands of memories I'll take with me as I move on, but the one thing I’ll keep is the unique sense of ownership that is part of the DNA of this company and that has guided me through the ups & downs. Many of us have treated Uber like our own company all along, and I am convinced that has been a key factor in our success. I look forward to watching Uber’s next steps, especially leading in self-driving, electric cars, and quick commerce. All the best, and #UberOn! Thibaud
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Thibaud Simphal ha compartido estoThibaud Simphal ha compartido estoI didn’t expect to become a Stanford University Case Study. In 2019, when Rebecca Jeffery, Alvaro Lara and I launched the Clean Air Plan at Uber, we weren't sure it would work. EVs were a novelty, and for most drivers, making the switch felt like a gamble. We had an ambitious goal but no guarantees it would work. Fast forward to today: ⚡ 100,000s of EVs are on the Uber app every day. 🌍 A strategic bet in London has became a global priority. 💚 Uber is helping to create more sustainable cities for everyone It has been a privilege to work with the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, Stanford University Graduate School of Business and Chapter Zero to tell this story. You can read the full case study here: https://lnkd.in/esM8KTrG As it turns out publishing this story coincides the end of this chapter of my career. I’m very grateful to everyone I had a chance to work with - inside and outside of Uber - to make those last seven years happen. Special thanks go to Fred Jones and Jamie Heywood for the initial opportunity, and to Matthew Richardson, Anabel Diaz Calderon, Thibaud Simphal and Andrew Macdonald for the guidance along the way. I’ll be cheering the team on from the sidelines as they continue to push to have the impact I know is possible. More details on what is next for me coming soon…
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Thibaud Simphal ha compartido estoThibaud Simphal ha compartido estoUber's most powerful cultural value has no manual attached to it. It's literally just 4 words. "Do the right thing." Period. That's it. No explanation. No guidelines. Uber’s Chief People Officer, Nikki Krishnamurthy told me why: "We were not gonna give you the manual on what is do the right thing. You have to have judgment. You have to build instinct." Most companies over-explain their values. They create 50-page handbooks. They build decision trees. Uber did the opposite. They put a period at the end and said figure it out. Here's what Nikki told me: "If it sounds wrong, it's probably wrong. Just don't do it." That's not vague. That's trust. Trust that you hired adults. Trust that they can think. Trust that judgment is a skill worth building. The period after "do the right thing" isn't lazy. It's intentional. It forces people to develop instinct instead of following scripts. And that's how you scale culture. Not with more rules. With more trust. Full Podcast Link: https://lnkd.in/gmR6jAcT
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Thibaud Simphal ha compartido estoPersonal update: my sister Joséphine Simphal just released her first EP album on all major music streaming platforms! It’s called « Aïe aïe aïe » (literally « Ouch ouch ouch » ;-), and in it she sings about life, love, and the pursuit of happiness. I recommend a listen! See album link in the first comment to her post below. Bravo sister!Thibaud Simphal ha compartido estoPersonal update (English below!) Le 15 janvier 2026 est sorti mon EP 💿🎵 « aïe aïe aïe » que vous pouvez écouter sur toutes les plateformes de musique (lien en commentaire). J’ai hésité à partager cette nouvelle ici sur LinkedIn...et puis j’ai réalisé que c’est justement grâce à une vie professionnelle riche mais équilibrée que j’ai pu mener à bien ce projet artistique. J’espère que cela continuera ! N’hésitez pas à écouter, liker et partager autour de vous 🙏 ⸻ 🇬🇧 Personal update On January 15th, 2026, I released my EP 💿🎵“aïe aïe aïe” available on all streaming platforms (link in comments). I hesitated before sharing this news on LinkedIn...and then I realized it’s precisely thanks to a rich and yet balanced professional life that i was able to bring this project to life. I hope it continues! Feel free to listen, like, and share 🙏 #personalproject #musicproject #album #creation
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Thibaud Simphal ha compartido estoI am thrilled to announce that I've joined the Antitrust and Competition team of Baker McKenzie Barcelona as Counsel. I am very excited to work with the Baker McKenzie team and to contribute to the firm's Antitrust and Competition practice, as well as to other practices in multidisciplinary cases across regulatory law, EU law, public law, environmental law, and digital law in a top-level international environment. I am very grateful for my time at Pareja & Associats, Advocats. The experience and knowledge I gained there over the past 3 years have been truly invaluable, and have helped me develop expertise and experience in new fields with an incredible team of talented lawyers. Thank you! https://lnkd.in/dA-iDX5DThibaud Simphal ha compartido estoJúlia Samsó Lucas se incorpora como ‘counsel’ al departamento de competencia de Baker McKenzie en Barcelona Mireia Sabaté, socia co-directora de Baker McKenzie en España, ha confirmado que esta incorporación “aportará experiencia y fluidez en la gestión de proyectos multidisciplinares cada vez más complejos por la creciente regulación en el ámbito transaccional". https://lnkd.in/dA-iDX5D
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Thibaud Simphal ha compartido estoThibaud Simphal ha compartido estoJúlia Samsó Lucas se incorpora como ‘counsel’ al departamento de competencia de Baker McKenzie en Barcelona Mireia Sabaté, socia co-directora de Baker McKenzie en España, ha confirmado que esta incorporación “aportará experiencia y fluidez en la gestión de proyectos multidisciplinares cada vez más complejos por la creciente regulación en el ámbito transaccional". https://lnkd.in/dA-iDX5D
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Thibaud Simphal ha compartido estoAs part of my trip to Mexico City last week, I had the pleasure to talk to Fernando Guarneros Olmos from Expansión (Grupo Expansión) about Uber’s ideas for making electric mobility a reality in Mexico. Read more below! #uber #expansion #dontstoptillzero #electricmobility #EVs https://lnkd.in/djVqCA4NLa ruta de Uber para electrificar las ciudades mexicanasLa ruta de Uber para electrificar las ciudades mexicanas
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Thibaud Simphal ha recomendado estoThibaud Simphal ha recomendado estoINNOVATION DISRUPTIVE JAMAIS VU DEPUIS THRILLER 1983 Là où en 1983, les danseurs étaient synchronisés entre eux... Ici, chacun est synchronisé au rythme de la musique... Le clip phénoménal de « Storm »
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Thibaud Simphal ha recomendado estoThibaud Simphal ha recomendado estoIn very good company at the headquarters of K Health - merci.
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Thibaud Simphal ha recomendado estoThibaud Simphal ha recomendado estoIl y a des moments qui comptent plus que d’autres dans la vie d’une entreprise. Celui-ci en fait clairement partie. Le groupe RELX (propriétaire de LexisNexis France) est entré en négociations exclusives avec Doctrine, une legaltech que je suis avec attention depuis plusieurs années, pour son ambition et sa capacité d’innovation. En peu de temps, Guillaume Carrère et ses équipes ont construit une solution de référence, aujourd’hui adoptée par plus de 27 000 professionnels du droit en Europe (en France, en Allemagne, en Espagne, en Italie et au Luxembourg). Ce qui me marque particulièrement, c’est leur capacité à transformer concrètement la pratique du droit. C’est précisément ce que nous faisons chez LexisNexis : aider les professionnels à automatiser certaines tâches, à gagner en efficacité, et à s’appuyer sur une IA de confiance, fondée sur des contenus de grande qualité. Je le crois sincèrement : leur ambition rejoint la nôtre. Si cette opération se concrétise, elle créera de la valeur pour nos clients, renforcera l’élan de nos équipes et contribuera à façonner l’avenir de l’IA juridique en Europe. Le communiqué de presse est disponible ici : https://lnkd.in/eHeqxVXh #LegalTech #IA #Doctrine #LexisNexis #RELX
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Thibaud Simphal ha recomendado estoThibaud Simphal ha recomendado estoY Combinator just released their latest Request for Startups. Here is the Summer 2026 edition 👇 Request for Startups is where Y Combinator - the leading startup accelerator in the world - shares ideas they'd like to see founders work on. It's a great indication on where they see the biggest opportunities right now. Here is the latest list: 1. AI for Low-Pesticide Agriculture 2. AI-Native Service Companies 3. AI Personalized Medicine 4. Company Brain 5. Counter-Swarm Defense 6. Dynamic Software Interfaces 7. Electronics in Space 8. Hardware Supply Chain 9. Industrial Capabilities in Space 10. Inference Chips for Agent Workflows 11. SaaS Challengers 12. Software for Agents 13. Startups That Want to Sell to Huge Companies 14. Supply Chain 2.0 for Semiconductors 15. The AI Operating System for Companies Who is working on these? Tag your favorite startup on the comments 👇
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Thibaud Simphal ha recomendado estoThibaud Simphal ha recomendado esto5 years ago, I decided to embark on a mad Yayem adventure. We launched club spaces in Lisbon and Mexico City, grew a global community, and took it on us to reinvent members’ clubs with a no-frills design budget and zero hospitality experience. It was bold and naive, building from the heart across tech, spaces, and experiences (we called it the triple MVP). Eventually reality hit. We picked the one area that could scale. Tech was the obvious decision, albeit with a heavy heart, seeing the outsized impact we had made on our community. It had become obvious that through endless iterations, our tech features didn’t exist anywhere else, bar with the most advanced dating apps (that I had been forced to download in the name of product design). 5 years on, Yayem OS has found its stride as the operating system for the world’s leading members’ clubs. Our client list is enviable, spanning the US, London, and communities without spaces. I’m excited about the intersection of tech/AI and real life networks (a theme I explore with my other ventures). A couple of industry observations drawn from the past few years: 1️⃣ People crave connections even more than when we started in 2021 2️⃣ The most innovative communities started in or operate from Lisbon 3️⃣ It’s more than SaaS: it's tech, AI + GTM, content, and real life expertise 4️⃣ Old rules are out: our OS is a club of clubs, powered by knowledge exchange 5️⃣ Clubs were the start: we empower all communities through our platform If you’re running a university or a company alumni network, a sporting federation, or an interest-based group, let’s talk about community building and where we can partner. Get in touch 💫 Adam Friedman Lindsey Elkin
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I Learnt A New Term Today: Antonio Gracias says he’s longing for ‘proentropic’ startups — those that are built to survive chaos! There is a new key term to know as part of this artificial intelligence revolution, at least according to Antonio Gracias, the founder of Valor Equity Partners. While chatting at this year’s Upfront Summit in Los Angeles, he spoke about the term he coined — proentropic — a descriptor for startups designed to thrive in chaos and disruption. Such upheavals include the increasing volatility of climate and geopolitics and, of course, technology. The term has its roots in physics, where entropy is a measure of the amount of disorder or uncertainty in a system. The second law of thermodynamics is that the disorder in a system will increase over time, and it cannot be stopped; it’s natural for a system, akin to real life, to always move toward a state of more disorder. Gracias admitted that the term might be hard to understand and that he started thinking about it back in 2013, when he thought that a combination of deglobalization and technological change would globally “shift all the power structures.” He said the world has been leaning toward chaos since at least the end of the last century as “human populations [have] gotten bigger and technologies have changed.” “We are looking at businesses that are really good at predicting that future state and figuring out where to go,” he said, citing his portfolio company SpaceX as an example. “It’s not just that they’re in a market today [that] they think works, but [they’ve] baked into their strategy and their people a way of thinking about the world that’s probabilistic” — meaning that anything can change at any moment in time. It “really takes into account what might happen at the edge cases and actually benefits from them,” he added. Elsewhere in the conversation, he spoke about the firm’s strategy of conviction and again referenced the world’s macro situation. “We’re going into a period now in the economy where if you really want to build a better world, you’re going to have to have moral courage.” He spoke about the intersection of climate, energy, and hardware, using Tesla as an example. “You can build great stuff with not a lot of compute if you know how to integrate the software and the hardware, he said. Gracias also spoke about what he thinks the future of this moment in time will be. “The prevailing narrative is that artificial intelligence is going to be terrible. Job losses, social unrest,” he listed off. “And I think this is not true. I’m going to work really hard in the next five to 10 years to make it not true.” Instead, he thinks the opportunities are greater than ever. I learnt a new term today "proentropic startups"🤷🏽♂️! #venturecapital #startups #entropy https://lnkd.in/d5ZTc2zm
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Jess Price
Inanna global • 2 mil seguidores
What I'd say if I could teleport from Africa to #RFSIEurope. Really glad to see this conversation happening in Brussels and sorry I can’t be there in person this year. Bart van der Zande points to the mismatch between what regenerative ventures actually need and the structures capital currently can offer. This mismatch feels even more potent when you look at the landscape in Africa. IFC estimates the financing gap for agricultural SMEs in Africa at $117 billion, and data from Briter shows investment markets across the continent remain fragmented and heavily concentrated at later stages, with high but fragmanted super early grant money. Missing the middle. We can talk about funding gaps, but looking more closely, the issue starts to seem less like a pure shortage of capital and more like a mismatch between the kinds of ventures emerging and the structures capital currently offers. Not just the investment stage, but the whole set of expectations that come with investment. And bear in mind, that most of our (minimal) capital is still flowing into conventional agriculture systems. Even when money is invested in adjacent subsegments like bio-inputs, it often still serves the existing industrial food and farming model rather than enabling a transition to regenerating and agroecological systems. Add regeneration into the mix and these ventures become even less legible to investors primed for the dominant tenor, return bracket, portfolio mix and so on. I’m super excited to see investors globally recognising the power of regenerative agriculture. Regenerative Food Systems Investment tracked 76 regenerative food system deals worth USD $1.45 billion in the first half of 2025. Bodies like RFSI do the noble work of showcasing that regeneration is an investible asset class, and of building the movement amongst investors: this is an incredible and necessary shift to bring big money into a sector that has super high potential. The conversation that Bart is having, and which we have all the time at Inanna takes this deeper. Understanding how capital actually needs to be structured if regenerative food systems are to grow (from our perspective, especially in places where food systems are built around smallholder economies, fragmented value chains, and long uncertain biological timelines). That means asking questions about capital design: about risk, return expectations, time horizons, and who carries what through the transition. If regenerative agriculture is becoming investible (yes!!!), the next step is making sure the capital that flows into it is actually fit for the systems it is meant to support. Really curious to hear what emerges from the cases and conversations in Brussels. Good luck all! #RegenerativeFoodSystems #CatalyticCapital #FoodSystemsFinance
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Mirit Lugassi
Laconia • 8 mil seguidores
Venture capital is famously opaque. For most people, learning how the industry actually works is a game of guesswork and gatekeeping. In 2021, Geri Kirilova, Jeffrey Silverman and David Arcara did the thing they do best: imagined an ambitious reality and excuted it with a small but mighty team. They asked, "What if we could pull back the curtains at scale?" The answer became the Venture Cooperative - a free, private fellowship and community that gives an insider's view into fund operations and early-stage investing.💰 What started as an experiment is now a global community, managed from NYC: 1,500+ fellows across 30+ countries, more than 80% from underrepresented groups. Fellows have launched funds, venture studios, startups, angel syndicates, and even regional communities 🚀 A quick fun fact: a Venture Cooperative fellow (hi Ross Haleliuk 🤍) once invited Geri to speak at Included VC (another brilliant VC fellowship), where I first met Laconia. I later joined a public session of the Venture Cooperative, and the rest is history. The butterfly effects are infinite ♾️. Cohort 10 is launching in mid‑February. Applications are open year‑round, but if you want to be considered for this cohort, please apply by *February 1, 2026*. Huge thanks to Andrew Chang, Dorothy Chang and Lynx Collective for sharing the Venture Cooperative story with your community! We can’t wait to meet our newest fellows. 🤗
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Aaron Golbin
LvlUp Ventures • 26 mil seguidores
🚨 Founders raising Pre-Seed — this is for you 🚨 Today, I’m sharing the LvlUp Ventures Pre-Seed Fundraising Guide — built from working hands-on with hundreds of portfolio companies and reviewing 15,000+ early-stage funding applications annually. It distills what we see every day: what actually gets funded, where founders lose momentum, and how the strongest teams position themselves to win at the pre-seed stage. Inside the guide: 🔹 How investors really think at Pre-Seed 🔹 What metrics matter (and what to ignore) 🔹 How to price your round without killing momentum 🔹 What a strong Pre-Seed deck actually looks like 🔹 How to run a real fundraising process (without burning months) 🔹 Practical guidance from the LvlUp IC and what we see every day. 👇 Want the guide? Like this post and comment “Guide” — I’ll DM it to you. #PreSeed #Fundraising #StartupFunding #VentureCapital #Founders #Startups #StartupAdvice #VCInsights #RaisingCapital #Tech #CPG #Founder #PitchDeck #AngelInvesting #SeedFunding #LvlUpVentures #VC
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Oleg Bibergan
S16VC • 4 mil seguidores
When founders think of their next idea, who they call? Their founder friends. They want to hear feedback, bounce off ideas, get their more experienced friends to join them as mentors or angels. This is how companies got started (and funded) in the original S16 Apartment. This is how I joined 20 founders as angel, including Miro and BORZO. Over the last 6 months, together with our friends at ellipsis we have been quietly building a virtual version of our apartment, where we match founders who are just starting out with superstars who have already made the journey multiple times. We call it Founders for Founders Hub. FFF Hub is the new kind of accelerator. There is no cash or equity commitments upfront. Mentors only get sweat equity if their founders raise a round at our demo day. There is progressive elimination that ensures the group can move super quick. We get a front seat to observe founders in action. More details below and at our freshly launched website! https://fff-hub.com
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Hugo Fdez.-Mardomingo
Acurio Ventures • 5 mil seguidores
Back from Barcelona, I feel a very sharp duality in the air. On one side, an almost overwhelming enthusiasm — the kind that pushes founders into journeys with little real awareness. On the other, an understandable (yet dangerous) pessimism fueled by AI disruption and macro uncertainty. That same day I met with 3 founding teams — 2 of them in my portfolio: → A fintech tripling revenue every year. Alone in their category. Building tools that are hardly replaceable by AI, set to dramatically compound their growth from here. → An edtech doubling revenues this year, with sales accelerating across multiple countries and closing their best customers to date. → A proptech that has built a defensible position in their core market (a very sizeable geography), and is now pursuing a vertical integration strategy to make them one of the best — if not the best — proptech startup in Europe. All 3 companies are over 8 years old. Doing better than ever. Making positive cashflows — or at least net zero. And most importantly: their teams have more energy than ever to capitalise on years of work well done. This is not a sprint. It's a marathon. Opportunities are everywhere — for those who know how to observe. Being pessimistic can be just as counterproductive as being euphoric. Both cloud your judgment. Are you building something real and playing the long game? — I'd love to hear from you. #venturecapital #founders #earlystage #startups #europe
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Nelson Casata
Creandum • 4 mil seguidores
We’ve mapped out the 50 hottest seed-stage companies in Europe. Nominated by fellow early stage investors, and selected by a jury of leading angels. An incredible group of companies, reflecting some new trends around: - The blossoming of the Spanish ecosystem - Strong wave of experienced repeat founders swinging for the fences - Emerging founder factories Website with the 50 companies & more in the comments!
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Shiau Sin YEN
6 mil seguidores
The Titan Fund is excited to participate in Levl's seed round. Levl provides instant value-add by leveraging stablecoin infrastructure to power leading fintechs i.e. neobanks and remittance platforms so they can process payments and move money instantly across major markets without building in-house solutions or navigating the fragmentation of legacy systems. The opportunity is significant. The global cross border payments market transacts more than $200tn currently per annum (estimated >$300tn by 2032) and generates over $200bn in annual revenues for existing service providers. Proud to back Jaisel Sandhu, one of the strongest founders we have met and who possesses highly relevant experience. 🏋 https://lnkd.in/g8Sr24ah
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Anna S.
Gingo Foundation • 3 mil seguidores
As we begin a new chapter at Gingo, we’re excited to share the formation of Gingo Foundation, which ambition is simple, but bold: to replace acceleration with cultivation. By shifting away from short-term, speed-driven acceleration programs, we aim to support innovation that is sustainable, resilient, and grounded in real-world impact — not just demo days or short-term outcomes. This is about building better startups by building better ecosystems 🚀 We’re kicking off this journey with an exciting panel discussion at the 24SIX9, bringing together industry leaders to openly challenge the traditional accelerator model and explore how innovation can truly be built for the long term. If you have ever questioned the accelerator playbook, you definitely want to be part of this conversation🙃
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Tal Cohen
Next Gear Ventures • 5 mil seguidores
Mobility is one of the first domains where AI had to deliver precision, safety, and reliability in the physical world. That same formula is already moving into factories, warehouses, and robotics — and eventually, everywhere. That's not a coincidence — it's a pattern. The exponential progress in AI and the emergence of interactive AI will likley accelerate this faster than anyone expects. More in my contribution to the State of European Mobility Startups 2026 👇
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Alex Zhuravlev
Mento vc • 7 mil seguidores
Me + Mento VC in one post I’m Alex, founder of Mento.vc. I split my time between Portugal and the US, raising three kids and do love for people and numbers. Background: Previously Director at AltaIR Capital ($600M AUM, 14 unicorns) and angel investor in Miro, Deel, Jeeves and many more. What we do at Mento VC: We back US-based B2B AI startups (Seed/Series A) alongside top-tier firms like Sequoia, a16z, GV, Index and etc. Fund I Performance: - 25+ investments in 2 years (0 write-offs). - 1.5x TVPI & 8.9x median revenue growth in 2024. - 22 of 25 companies have tier-1 co-investors. Our Edge: We are a team of 8 building the fund like a product for our 50+ LPs (founder of unicorns, operators and angels). We use a data-driven model to spot signals, but we win through relationships. We earn our spot on the cap table by being helpful before we invest - helping with hiring, new customers, and strategy. Building something big in AI? DM me - let’s connect early.
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Juan Manuel Porcaro
Draper Cygnus • 7 mil seguidores
In early-stage VC, conviction is a virtue and a strategy. At Draper Cygnus we invest in deep tech latino founders when their vision is still invisible to most of the market. That’s what being thesis-driven means: making decisions based on long-term belief, not short-term signals. In early stage, you don’t have a perfect product or traction metrics, but: 👉 A founder’s clarity of purpose 👉 How they navigate uncertainty and rejection 👉 The depth of their obsession with the problem they’re solving 👉 Their ability to attract a world-class team These are not soft factors. They are strategic indicators of a founder’s potential to build something that can reshape industries and the future. And when we choose to invest, it’s not a transaction. It’s a long-term commitment to help those founders turn invisible ideas into global impact. #DeepTech #VentureCapital #DraperCygnus
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