Investor Advice

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Startup of the week: ORMA

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Investor Advisor with Bobby Mahasith

Meet our featured investor, Bobby Mahasith. He is a serial entrepreneur and impact investor dedicated to scaling "planet-first" innovations. With a career spanning two decades in Paris working with global brands like L’Oréal, Pernod Ricard, Peugeot, Adidas. He pivoted to Greentech in 2013 to address the root causes of environmental challenges. To date, Bobby has founded eight Greentech startups with two successful exits. His most notable venture, Ecolotech, pioneered air-to-d

May 30

Investor Advice with Daniel Uusitalo

Daniel Uusitalo is an investor at Dutch-based, European focused, venture capital fund 4impact capital. 4impact capital focuses on investing tickets of €0.5-2.5M in ambitious and impact driven founders building in Benelux, DACH and the Nordics. Prior to joining 4impact capital, Daniel worked as an investor at European-focused corporate venture capital fund Helen Ventures, an early backed of Enspired, Gradyent, Virta, LiveEO and others. Born in Finland, Daniel has lived and wor

May 25

Investor Advisor with Claudio Colombo

Meet our featured investor, Claudio Colombo. He is the General Partner at NextSTEP, the venture capital arm of NextEnergy Group, where he focuses on pre-seed ClimateTech investments. Claudio works closely with early-stage founders building solutions across energy, circular economy, sustainable mobility, agritech, water, advanced materials, and industrial decarbonization. Passionate about innovation and sustainability, he is particularly interested in startups capable of drivi

May 9

Investor Advisor with Anders Nygren

Meet our featured investor, Anders Nygren. He is a founding partner at Foundry Ventures, where he focuses on early-stage investing. He works closely with founders, evaluating pre-seed and seed opportunities while helping startups refine their positioning, prepare for fundraising, and develop effective go-to-market strategies. With a strong interest in AI-driven, software-based businesses, Anders is particularly passionate about ventures that significantly enhance productivity

Mar 8

Investor Advisor with Dilan Sisu

Meet our featured investor, Dilan Sisu. She is an investor at e2vc, where she focuses on early-stage technology startups founded by entrepreneurs from Turkey, Central & Eastern Europe, and the broader diaspora. Her investment focus is primarily at the pre-seed stage, with an emphasis on founder quality, team development, and long-term relationship building. With a background in business and economics, Dilan’s work is driven by a strong interest in how technology, talent, and

Feb 4

Investor Advisor with Andréa Serfati

Meet our featured investor, Andréa Serfati. Since January 2025, he has been part of the investment team at Grey Silo Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Cereal Docks, Italy’s largest agribusiness group. He focuses on pan-European B2B startups from pre-seed to Series A, with a strong emphasis on FoodTech and AgriTech. His path into venture capital was far from linear: after graduating from law school, he began his career at a boutique wealth management firm, where h

Jan 21

Investor Advice with Marco Gullà

Meet our featured innovator, Marco Gullà is an Investment Associate at Health Technology Holding, the Zambon family’s venture capital firm, where he focuses on early-stage biotech and medtech investments across Europe and the US. With a background in medical biotechnology and experience supporting healthcare startups at Bioindustry Park and Zcube, Zambon’s innovation arm, Marco also mentors several European startup programs. He is passionate about advancing pioneering therapi

Aug 17, 2025