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Venture Capital should help solve the world’s most pressing problems. Here are our 6 commandments for selecting and supporting world-changing companies:

  1. ⁠Backing Tomorrow’s Giants: We specialize in early-stage investments, focusing on pre-seed and seed rounds with investments of up to $2 million. Our approach is concentrated and high conviction. We invest in a few select companies each year, with the belief that only a few stories will truly change industries. When they do, we go all in and double down because we know that extraordinary outcomes comes from deep focus.
  2. ⁠Build Something You’re Not Qualified to: We back the outliers, the ones who aren’t "qualified" to build what they’re building but do it anyway, and do it better than anyone else. These are the founders who move at an insane speed, learning faster than anyone thought possible. They don't just think outside the box: they burn the box down and reinvent what’s possible.
  3. Build in Europe, Scale in the US: The US is where technological risks and unproven models can be funded with the conviction they deserve. Europe has a strong edge in engineering talents and building deep-tech companies at a fraction of the capital required elsewhere. We help founders bridge both worlds.
  4. We Created a Media-led VC to Help you Scale: We are a media-driven, community-first venture firm, with over 1 million listeners across our platforms every month. We've also made the bold bet of assembling a group of over 200 Limited Partners who bring diverse expertise: from deep-tech entrepreneurs who have scaled billion-dollar factories, to CEOs of global corporations. This network is a resource that opens doors, makes introductions, and accelerates momentum.
  5. ⁠We Embrace the Chaos: We know what it takes to build something from the ground up. Our team is made up of former athletes, DJs, and entrepreneurs who’ve been through the highs and lows, and we bring that experience to every founder we back. We’ve lived through the hustle, the failure, and the comebacks.
  6. We Think Insanely Big, Just Like You: We don’t just want our founders to succeed, we want them to go all the way. We target companies that have the potential to be worth billions, and we push our founders to be just as bullish on their outcomes as we are. We dream big, and we want them to dream even bigger.

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