Today, we’re thrilled to bring you one of the most anticipated episodes of the year with Anthony Danon about the official announcement of Rerail, his brand-new $20M angel fund. You ofc already know Anthony as one of the hosts of our SuperAngel podcast series and part of the powerful duo behind Cocoa together with Carmen 🍫.

But now he’s built Rerail to pursue his powerful "FinTech is everything" thesis, placing $200-500K checks into early-stage companies that are transforming the future of finance and beyond. And my god are we excited for this.

He focuses on pre-seed and seed investments in three core areas:

• Fintech: Backing companies driving innovation across all finance sub-verticals, tapping into the potential of AI and cutting-edge technologies.
• Fintech-powered sectors: From climate tech to healthcare and logistics, Anthony looks for startups leveraging fintech to disrupt and enhance industries far beyond traditional finance.
• Not-yet Fintech: Seeking companies that may not be fintech today but have the potential to use fintech as a strategic advantage, whether in their revenue model, customer base, or business approach.

This is one of the biggest and most important episodes we’ve done because we think Anthony will be one of the European venture's true trailblazers.

Go to eu.vc for our core learnings and the full video interview 👀

Chapters:

02:07 Welcoming Anthony Dannon
02:33 Anthony's Journey to Founding Rerail
03:06 Early Career and Transition to VC
04:16 Building a Network in FinTech
07:34 Launching Cocoa and the Angel Fund
11:05 The FinTech is Everything Thesis
20:29 Collaborative Investment Strategy
23:28 Global Expansion and LP Support
26:44 Proving the Strategy
27:27 Degrees of Freedom in Fund Management
27:51 Focus on Europe First
28:19 Collaborative Fund Approach
30:18 Ownership Sensitivity in Venture Capital
33:24 Co-Investment Strategies
37:50 Balancing Pre-Seed and Seed Investments
39:24 Reserve Ratios and Fund Economics
41:51 Handling High-Valuation Outliers
47:10 Future Ambitions for Rerail