Kaiku Conversations

Mario, investment associate at Encomenda Smart Capital, joins Alex to talk about the Spanish startup ecosystem, the opportunities for startups after COVID-19 and some advice for founders to make it through. 

Encomenda Smart Capital invests in digital companies in Spain and beyond, with over €1bn value created in invested companies. Mario has worked in several technology accelerators and helped raise over €5m in public and private funding.  

Carl Rodrigues, founder of joiningthedots.network, joins Alex to talk all things networking, how to build a community, and shares tips on getting attention as we emerge back into a noisy, more virtual world...

Carl wears many hats as a tech entrepreneur, connector, coach and investor: advising on everything from Blockchain to AI and Fintech. Carl also helps startups assess, set up and run successful funding campaigns.

Alex catches up with Omran and Dan from Birmingham Enterprise Community - one of the fastest growing accelerator programmes in the Midlands. Now a year into the project, Dan and Omran look into how the regions are operating in the UK and why the Midlands is a great place to set-up a business.

Sid joins our founder Alex to talk all things student startups - from getting investment as a graduate, to the state of the landscape in Amsterdam. ASIF Ventures is the largest student-run investment fund in the Netherlands, bridging the gap between Amsterdam’s entrepreneurial ecosystem & its student community.