Interview – Alessa Berg, Top Tier Impact Founder and CEO
Would you like to start with an introduction of yourself and perhaps summarize Top Tier Impact and ESG 360? Certainly. My name is Alessa Berg, and I am the founder and CEO of Top Tier Impact, which is a global ecosystem for impact and sustainability spanning 45 countries. We’re known for our network of members, […]
The Spanish Startup Scene’s Quiet Ascent
Trailing behind its neighbours up north, the Spanish startup scene is quietly maturing Cycles of Life Comparisons can be easily manipulated. Faced with the same statistics, one can craft the story they wish to tell by arranging the numbers to their liking. The pessimist will tell you that the Spanish startup ecosystemʼs funding dropped 15% in 2022 […]
The Thunderous Entrance of Sovereign Wealth Funds Into the VC World
Benefitting from a virtually unlimited influx of capital, sovereign wealth funds have quietly been ramping up their investments in startups worldwide. A Powerful Force Sovereign wealth funds, SWFs for short, are government-owned investment funds generally set up using a country’s natural resource wealth, fiscal surplus, proceeds of privatizations, or foreign currency reserves. The stated goal […]
The Role of Accelerators and Incubators in Startup Growth
A chat with Cristobal Alonso, global CEO of Startup Wise Guys, who invest in B2B startup founders via their accelerator funds and programmes. So, from the perspective of Startup Wise Guys and others, how do you define yourselves, and how do you define an accelerator?Well, we consider ourselves an accelerator fund and company. We focus […]
The Great Japanese Paradox
How one of the most innovative countries on earth almost forgot to build a startup ecosystem A post-war miracle On par with South Korea, Japan’s economic recovery post-WW2 qualifies as nothing short of extraordinary. The millennial old archipelago rose from its nuclear ashes to become, in a couple of decades, the world’s second-largest economy. The […]
2023 GAC Impact Investing Panel Discussion
Watch a video of the panel discussion on impact in venture investing during VentureWave Capital’s annual Global Advisory Council meeting in Dublin in September 2023.
The First Unicorn Is the Hardest
by Adrian Garcia-Aranyos After being tapped to lead its Spain operations, Adrian Garcia-Aranyos became president of Endeavor in 2019 and has been running the organization ever since. Endeavor is a leading global community of high-impact entrepreneurs. Cumulatively, Endeavor entrepreneurs have created more than 4M jobs, raised $60B in equity funding, and generated more than $50B in revenue. Prior to […]
Venture Impact Score: How do we Define Impact?
Impact, as a verb means “to have a strong effect on someone or something. At Venturebeam, our goal is to help the world’s most impact driven entrepreneurs and companies deliver their ambitions. We are at a critical point in our history where the world’s most pressing problems will be solved collectively, with a set of […]
The Venturebeam Story
Venturebeam creates impact in venture investing. Our world has reached the point where it is imperative we act collectively. The well-being of our planet and its people relies on our collective efforts to address critical issues such as climate change, biodiversity loss, human rights, democracy and fundamental needs like access to food and education. Although […]
VentureWave Leads $40m Investment in Funderbeam to Shape the Future of Venture Markets
VentureWave to take strategic majority stake in Funderbeam and contribute its capital, global networks, leadership and Vestiver platform capabilities Co-investors in the round include Mistletoe; Draper Associates; and Kaidi Ruusalepp, the founder of Funderbeam The group will serve institutional investors and angel networks globally in accessing venture deals and secondaries with a strong impact methodology […]