Originally posted in Openfund. A short six years ago, a peer from our small startup community reached out to share an idea he had written down on a piece of paper. The idea was simple; there is a number of available taxis around you, you should be able to see them and pick the one …
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Originally posted in Openfund. Openfund started in 2009 to become the first startup investor in Greece and the broader region. Our first, €500k syndicate proved quite successful, giving birth to companies like Taxibeat. Jeremie Openfund II was launched in December 2012 with €15m under management to take this track record to the next level. Three …
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Two days ago, we officially launched Openfund II, in front of a 400 people audience in Open Coffee Athens #51. I feel blessed for having participated in the creation of the local entrepreneurial ecosystem since its very beginning. I believe the essential parts are now in place for our community to reach its potential. I …
With 30 more days to go for the Openfund‘s application deadline, and as I got a closer look at a number of applications already submitted, I’d like to share with you a few comments that hopefully will prove to be useful if you are about to apply, or simply interesting if you consider the whole …
Continue reading “Early thoughts on how to apply for the Openfund”
It clearly took a lot of time, effort and reengineering (and I need to especially thank my friends and partners Dimitris and George for contributing the biggest part of it), but today I was happy enough to publish the document that brought us a really long way in setting up the Openfund. To further support …
I’m providing here the slides of the presentation I gave a few hours ago at Open Coffee Athens XXIII, introducing the Open Fund. Open Fund presentation at Open Coffee