BLOG - In the fast-paced world of startups, the engines seem to be losing steam as VC Funds tighten their grip on the accelerator. The funding landscape is experiencing a notable shift with a reduction in the number of completed deals, VC firms are becoming increasingly discerning, carefully selecting only the most promising and deserving startups to support, as funds concentrate their resources on backing the truly exceptional companies that have the potential to make a lasting impact in the market.

BLOG - The private equity market demonstrated remarkable activity in 2021 and 2022. Record-breaking transaction values and volumes, driven by ample dry powder available to firms, highlight the industry's strength and potential and project a promising future. PE play a crucial role in funding and supporting the growth of companies across industries, incl. ICT, tech and tech-enabled services. In this blog post, we explore the top European PE firms with the largest dry powder and strong focus on investing in tech companies in Europe.

BLOG - Növekvő fogyasztói árak, infláció, emelkedő kamatok – nehéz elképzelni, hogy ez hatással lehet akár egy M&A tranzakcióra is, de bizony van összefüggés. Ezek a folyamatok ugyanis akár negatív irányba befolyásolhatják a valuation-t, mert drágíthatják a tranzakciót. Eközben hatalmas összegek türelmetlenül várakoznak a befektetőknél, és az étvágy / motiváció is adott. Hogyan feszül egymásnak ez a két erő? Mely cégek tudnak jól kijönni ebből a helyzetből, mire érdemes odafigyelni, ha tranzakcióra készülünk?

VIDEO - Building an effective sales engine in B2B is based on understanding the buyer journey of your different target segments, which needs to be translated into an omnichannel approach. What to consider and how to build your own channel mix, how does it depend on the target segments and the complexity of the overall sales process? Insights from Michel Henss, tribe leader client services from Neticle and Nick Roberts, partnership manager from the sales technology company Cognism

VIDEO - Raising a Series A round without a well-prepared business plan – let’s put it like that – is a mission impossible. What did Logiscool experience about that preparation before their 3.5M EUR Series A round from Euroventures? How long did it take? How do they see its benefit for themselves (beyond getting one step closer to a successful deal closing of course? Learnings from Logiscool’s co-founder Gyula Csitári.

VIDEO - Legyen szó akár VC/PE befektetésről, akár cégeladásról, fontos mérföldkő, amikor a befektetési / adásvételi szerződés tervezetét a founderek / tulajdonosok kezükben tartják. Az izgalmat tovább fokozza az esetleg ijesztőnek tűnő feltételrendszer, biztosítékok és kilátásba helyezett szankciók – de mennyire eszik forrón azt a bizonyos kását?

VIDEO - What is the role of the current investor to make a portfolio company ready for a later stage – Series B/C investment? What attitudes are considered added-value for later stage investors? What could be red flag for them? Experienced international investors with notable track records in later stage investments Chris Church from Kreos Capital and Karol Szubstarski from OTB Ventures shared their opinion at our Equity Thursday online meetup earlier this year

VIDEO - What contribution can you expect from your current investor to the next round? Partial or full commitment is the realistic expectation? How much does this level depend on investor’s background (or portfolio size), the stage and size of the round, or the size of the team? Why is it worth involving 3rd party professionals beyond a certain stage / deal size, what are their added value? Peter Balogh, Antal Károlyi (HunBan) and Enikő Deák (Hiventures) on the stage again sharing their experience and point of view.

VIDEO - Investors prefer bottom-up approach in business planning, especially in sectors like enterprise SaaS. Why so? How to calculate the market size and assess your ACV (Annual Contract Value) to be on the right and real track? Why and how to consider the length of your sales cycle and required salesforce efforts in the context of those ACVs? Guillaume Fournier, Credo Ventures and Henri Tilloy, Partech led us through their approach in bottom-up planning and market size assessment in 3 mins.

VIDEO - There might not be any startup or VC on the planet who has never heard about UiPath and their amazing success story. After 10 years (!!!) of hard riding to find the right track to grow, it took them less than 6 years from closing a seed round to a stunning IPO. Guillaume Fournier, from one of their Series A then B investors, Credo Ventures and Henri Tilloy from Partech that time (2019) gave a deep insight via UiPath’s case study about ARR and why it is the golden KPI for investors.