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David is a Partner at Global Founders Capital, based in Israel. He has been focusing on early stage investing for almost a decade and has invested in dozens of companies.

What’s in this episode?

1) GFC’s structure with $2.5B AUM and 17 locations

2) Global approach, opportunities and the investment thesis

3) How the Israeli startup scene Americanized its culture

4) Changes in the exit landscape

5) Israel’s success in b2b and the b2c upstarts

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Sheel led 500 Fintech Fund as its General Partner and launched Better Tomorrow Ventures about 2 years ago. He is laser focused on fintech and has invested in over 100 companies over the past 5 years. His portfolio includes a number of superstars including Albert, Kin, Ethos Insurance and Unit.

What’s in this episode?

1) Fintech opportunities in the US vs. the rest of the world

2) Importance of fintech infrastructure players and the $T opportunity ahead

3) Framework to spot upcoming fintech trends

4) Unbundling and bundling in the personal finance space

5) Complex insurance value chain, full of disintermediation

You can reach us through our website or @getcced on Instagram, Twitter, Youtube, Facebook, and Linkedin. Hosted by Enis Hulli and Rina Onur.

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Sergiu Negut is the co-founder of FintechOS, a globally focused technology provider for banks, insurers and financial institutions born out of Bucharest, Romania. With roots in consulting, Sergiu became an angel investor and then a co-founder, helping FintechOS emerge as a leading fintech player in Europe. They've recently raised $60m in April from several prominent funds in Europe, including Draper, Earlybird, OTB Ventures, GapMinder, and Launchub. Their clients include leading banks, financial institutions & insurance companies like Raiffeisen, Societe Generale, Erste and Orange.

What’s in this episode?

1) How Sergiu moved from consulting to angel investing to being a founder

2) FintechOS's roots & the story of the switch from Softelligence

3) The path from software services to democratizing customer-centric banking & insurance applications

4) Expanding to the US & managing a large & growing organization during Covid

5) Being an Eastern European entrepreneur & how the landscape is changing now

You can reach us through our website or @getcced on Instagram, Twitter, Youtube, Facebook, and Linkedin. Hosted by Enis Hulli and Rina Onur.

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Neeraj is the co-founder of Sprig, the first and largest fully vertically integrated on-demand food delivery startup that raised $60M and scaled to 1,200 employees before winding it down. Since then, Neeraj relocated to Berlin and started actively investing in the startups around the future of food, including some unicorns.

What’s in this episode?

1) How you go from a soonicorn to closing up

2) Evaluating product-market-fit over time

3) Reasons for focusing on the future of food

4) Grocery craze in the VC world

5) Problems with supply chain and food surplus

You can reach us through our website or @getcced on Instagram, Twitter, Youtube, Facebook, and Linkedin. Hosted by Enis Hulli and Rina Onur.

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Akin started Tripledot Studios, a mobile gaming studio, and Luna Labs, a playable ads platform, in 2018. In the beginning of 2021, he exited Luna Labs to the Israeli unicorn IronSource, and also raised a $78M round for Tripledot Studios. He is an advisor and investor to many major gaming companies globally.

What’s in this episode?

1) Exited Luna Labs to IronSource (raised $555M) in February

2) Raised $85M for Tripledot Studios (annual revenue $100M+) in March

3) Why gaming is more science than art

4) How Akin supports his ‘circle of friends’ while also creating $100M+ businesses

5) Rule of thumb metrics in gaming

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Ahu Serter recognized the larger need in transportation, beyond cars, and founded F+ Ventures under Farplas. Investing in startups around smart transportation, with a special focus on companies that combine automotive, electronics, and software competencies, she is an expert on sustainable mobility alternatives for the future.

What’s in this episode?

1) Innovation efforts, F+ Ventures and Farklabs

2) Disruption in the car manufacturing value chain

3) Evolution of the mobility landscape and the rising alternatives

4) Cars as the next $T hardware innovation

5) Moonshot bets in mobility

You can reach us through our website or @getcced on Instagram, Twitter, Youtube, Facebook, and Linkedin. Hosted by Enis Hulli and Rina Onur.

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Sinan Guler is a professional basketball player and a very active member of the startup ecosystem in Turkey. He is passionate to become the catalyst between the sports industry and the ecosystem.

What’s in this episode?

1) SG Sports Startups Accelerator Program

2) Sinan’s ambitions in bringing together sports clubs, athletes and entrepreneurs

3) Technology adoption in sports: US vs Europe

4) Disrupting traditional sports via innovation

5) Evolution of e-sports

You can reach us through our website or @getcced on Instagram, Twitter, Youtube, Facebook, and Linkedin. Hosted by Enis Hulli and Rina Onur.

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Bretton Putter is a leading expert on startup and high-growth company culture. He founded the culture development platform, CultureGene, to help companies better understand how they defined, developed, and implemented their company’s culture.

What’s in this episode?

1) Software-driven company culture development

2) Experience from CxO searches for hundreds of high-growth startups

3) Good and bad examples of how company culture can affect a company

4) Strengthening culture for fully remote companies

5) Brett’s books:

- Culture Decks Decoded: Transform your culture into a visible, conscious, and tangible asset

- Own Your Culture: How to Define, Embed and Manage your Company Culture

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Julia Morrongiello is an investor at Point Nine Capital and she has been focused on B2B marketplaces for more than 2 years. Ever since Julia published the European B2B marketplace landscape in 2018, the number of B2B marketplaces in Europe grew from 20 to 300, raising a total of €3 billion.

What’s in this episode?

1) Why B2B marketplaces lagged behind B2C

2) Unbundling the value chain and identifying value creating opportunities

3) Different types of B2B marketplaces and their dynamics

4) Business models, important metrics, and benchmarks

5) Go-to-market models: SaaS enabled and managed supply marketplaces

6) Obstacles to scale and expand internationally

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Dragos Novac writes the most interesting newsletter in the European ecosystem, the Sunday CET - follow it if you don't already! Dragos lived in 8 cities and built a bunch of businesses in the digital space over the past 2 decades.

What’s in this episode?

1) Dynamics in the European tech landscape

2) EU vs. the US: Startup value chain, funding, and early adopters

3) EU vs. the US: Approach to monopolies and antitrust

4) Regulatory hurdles in technology

You can reach us through our website or @getcced on Instagram, Twitter, Youtube, Facebook, and Linkedin. Hosted by Enis Hulli and Rina Onur.