Today we are happy to welcome Bogdan Iordache, General Partner at Underline VC. Bogdan is also the founder of HowToWeb, the go-to conference for startups and investors in CEE. This year’s event in Bucharest Romania was amazing, we were able to do a shit load of live interviews and host some of the craziest EUVC dinners. Will we be seeing you in the next ones?
In this episode you’ll learn:
– How sticking to the vision of a fund for 5 years can lead you to become one of the best emerging funds in Europe
– How asking friends “Who would invest in my fund?” can pop the “well I would!” answer if your timing is right
– How fundraising is an exercise of building trust and identifying & expanding circles
– How Bogdan’s fund is tailored specifically to access the best deals in Underline’s target geo and verticals
– Why the most important element of selection is the team and what that means in reality
In this episode you’ll learn:
– How sticking to the vision of a fund for 5 years can lead you to become one of the best emerging funds in Europe
– How asking friends “Who would invest in my fund?” can pop the “well I would!” answer if your timing is right
– How fundraising is an exercise of building trust and identifying & expanding circles
– How Bogdan’s fund is tailored specifically to access the best deals in Underline’s target geo and verticals
– Why the most important element of selection is the team and what that means in reality