🇬🇧191: Dollars vs. Euros: Navigating the US vs. European Investor Landscape

ARRtist on AIR - Meaningful conversations with SaaS leaders

With Karel Callens - Founder and CEO of Luzmo - and Wolfgang Krause - Managing Partner at Hi Inov

Founders love to have an US VC on their cap table as early as possible. But does this really make sense? Karel and Wolfgang together with Julius dive deep into the selection process of the right investor and discuss about US vs. European Venture Capital.

In Detail you will learn:

• Why Luzmo decided against an US investor at their Series A, although they had multiple term sheets on the table
• How Luzmo’s situation was before raising 9 Million in their A round.
• What decision criteria played a role and why
• Deciding against more money and a higher valuation - the reason why
• Why expanding to the US also before Series A makes a lot of sense
• When a US Investor should enter your Cap Table
• General advantages and differences between a US and European VC
• Insight into the US fund model in general
• Different decision makers - who places the fund bets in the US and Europe
• What Luzmo is doing in detail
• Where to eat great food in Belgium

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Our Host: Julius Göllner https://www.linkedin.com/in/julius-goellner/

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Our Guest: Karel Callens https://www.linkedin.com/in/karel-callens-10bb023/

Wolfgang Krause https://www.linkedin.com/in/wolfgang-krause-4b1b93/

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Unser Werbepartner: Flex Capital

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Related AoA Shows:

Expanding to the USA:

https://arrtist.podigee.io/94-expansion-in-die-usa

Enterprise Sales und USA Expansion mit Alexander Buchberger, Managing Partner bei Senovo & JG:

https://arrtist.podigee.io/14-enterprise-sales-und-usa-expansion-mit-alexander-buchberger

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Restaurant Tipp:

Gasthaus Isarthor https://www.gasthaus-isarthor.de/

Pepenero https://www.pepenero.be/