The Pursuit of Scrappiness 🎧 64 What characteristics VCs like to see in founders and how Baltic startups compare to the rest of Europe w/ Andreas Helbig (Atomico)
Andreas Helbig is a Principal at Atomico - one of the most well-known European VC firms. Andreas is responsible for the Nordic&Baltic region and is currently overlooking investments in such Baltic companies as Pipedrive, Katana and Pactum.
In this episode we talk about:
- Atomico’s strategy and view on the Baltics
- Potential slowdown in VC markets
- Ease of doing business in Baltics vs Western Europe
- What founder characteristics are VCs looking for
The topics covered in this episode with Timestamps:
01:10 - What is Atomico’s strategy and how they perceive the Baltics
06:15 - On ease of doing business in different places in Europe
08:50 - Are there any signs of slowing down in VC
10:15 - What is Atomico looking for in founders
14:50 - How prevalent are Baltic cases in Atomico’s dealflow
17:10 - How to catch VCs attention
19:40 - How has the pandemic and remote culture affected VC/Founder connections
To reach out to Andreas please use:
Email: andreas@atomico.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreashelbig/
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