3:12 - Switzerland is a pharma country
10:20 - When is it time to raise growth VC money?
13:39 - How do investors consider teams?
19:14 - How many shares should you give away?
Kevin Baxpehler is the managing partner at Remagine Ventures, a venture capital fund focused on media related technology investments in Israeli startups. Diego Braguglia is the managing partner at VI Partners AG, a Swiss venture capital firm focused on healthcare and technology ventures. Harald Nieder is a general partner at Redalpine Venture Partners AG, a sector-agnostic Swiss venture capital firm. Mike Hobmeier is the CIO at Verve Ventures, a network and technology-driven venture capital firm headquartered in Switzerland.
During their chat with Silvan, these four VCs discussed how startups can know if they’re ready to raise VC money, what motivates investors to bet on companies before they have a proven track record, as well as the sectors for which Switzerland is famous, and where Swiss innovation truly comes from.
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