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The Startup Club Journal


Startup of the week: Stacked Fitness Hydration
Born from frustration with watered‑down hydration products, Stacked’s CEO & Co-Founder Kristopher Wilkins set out to build something real. In our exclusive interview, he talks about creating performance‑driven formulas and a brand rooted in grit, inclusion, and progress.
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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 productivit
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


Investor Advice with Gautam Kainth
This week, we feature Gautam Kainth , Partner at TCP Health Ventures , a firm investing in early-stage healthcare startups. Gautam...
Apr 26, 2025


Investor Advice with Ata Şenkon
This week, we feature Ata Senkon, an Investment Manager at Rubio Impact Ventures, a firm dedicated to funding startups that drive real...
Mar 30, 2025


Investor Advice with Pakpoum Mahasith
In this edition, we feature Pakpoum Mahasith (Bobby), a serial entrepreneur and impact investor with a deep passion for Greentech. As the...
Mar 1, 2025


Investor Advice with Samuel Alexander
This week, we feature Samuel Alexander , a seasoned entrepreneur and founder of C2C Fashion and Technology. With a focus on innovation...
Feb 15, 2025


Investor Advice with Kyle Sherrill
Today, we have the privilege of speaking with Kyle Sherrill, a dedicated advocate for healthtech innovation and a key member of Nina...
Feb 1, 2025


Investor Advice with Wade Bitaraf
Today we speak with Wade Bitaraf, founder of Energy & Sustainability at Plug and Play. As a leader in energy innovation, Wade...
Dec 23, 2024


Investor Advice with Paul van Ooik
Today we speak with Paul van Ooik, a seed and early-stage investor at Nextgen Ventures. Paul supports ambitious European companies...
Nov 20, 2024


Investor Advice with Vincent Lepreux
In this article, we speak to Vincent Lepreux, Investment Principal at Debiopharm Innovation Fund in Switzerland, who gave us insights in...
Mar 5, 2024


Investor Advice with Erena Estellés
Today we speak to Erena Estellés, an early-stage investor at Plug and Play Tech Center who covers a wide range of sectors within B2B SaaS...
Feb 11, 2024


Investor Advice with Nathalie Schwarzkopf
In this edition of Investor Advice series, we spoke to Nathalie Schwarzkopf, Investor at BlackFin Tech, specialized in Fintech and...
Nov 26, 2023


Investor Advice with Raushan Kretzschmar
The Startup club is thrilled to feature Raushan Kretzschmar Portfolio Director in a Private Equity Impact fund. Raushan shares her...
Aug 27, 2023


Investor Advice with Daria Pelini
In this edition of Investor Advice, we spoke to Daria Pelini, an early-stage investor at Plug and Play Ventures, from her journey and...
Aug 15, 2023


Investor Advice with Constanza Diaz
What are investors initially looking for in Startups? What are the challenges faced by the startups? Any recent trends the way startups...
Jul 10, 2023


Investor advice with Owen Zammit
The Startup club is thrilled to feature Owen Zammit an investor at the PeakBridge, a foodtech VC firm. Owen shares his insight on his...
Jun 27, 2023


Startup advice with Fabio Pozzi
What are some of the frequent mistakes that startups make in their first steps? What are the biggest challenges that startups usually...
May 15, 2023


Startup advice with Christina Brandmair
The Startup Club is trilled to feature Christina Brandmair, who manages Plug and Play's global pilot-driven digital health program...
Apr 25, 2023
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