Seedcamp

📚 We’re excited to announce the launch of the Fundraising Field Guide, the essential companion to any first-time founder navigating what we know can be an opaque and daunting world. Brought to you by our Managing Partner, Carlos Eduardo Espinal MBE, this freshly updated edition charts the massive changes in the fundraising landscape post-pandemic. It also includes practical guidance on how to weatherproof your startup for any financial climate and how to determine the right plan - and partner - for your fundraising journey. Get your copy here: https://sdca.mp/FFG_2024 #VC #Fundraising #Startups #Book

Welcome to the Seedcamp Nation, Knostic! While enterprises benefit from the adoption of LLMs and tools such as Microsoft Copilot and Glean to create ChatGPT-like systems specifically trained on their institutional knowledge, the business risks of exposing content outside of an employee’s need-to-know can’t be ignored. This is why we are excited to back Knostic, the world’s first provider of need-to-know access controls for Generative AI. Founded by cybersecurity veterans Gadi Evron and Sounil Yu, Knostic’s knowledge-centric capabilities enable organizations to accelerate the adoption of LLMs and drive AI-powered innovation without compromising value, security, or safety. With Knostic, employees can access everything they need, with answers specifically curated to what they need to know to do their job per the organizational policy. We are excited to be on this journey alongside Shield Capital, Pitango First, DNX Ventures, and angel investors Kevin Patrick Mahaffey (Lookout), David B. Cross (Rain Capital), Bryson Bort (SCYTHE), Travis McPeak (Resourcely), Matthew Honea (Forward Networks), and others. Read on https://sdca.mp/Knostic #AI #Security #Tech #Startups

We are living in one of the most exciting technological eras. From pioneering advancements in pharma and bio to spatial computers, here are some of the investment team’s thoughts on sectors where there is a critical need for new solutions for both consumer and enterprise buyers. If you’re working in any of these sectors (or have a strong take on what else we should add to this list), we’re all ears 👂 https://lnkd.in/eFqXqrK5 #tech #earlystage #startups #trends

Welcome to the Seedcamp Nation, Mimo! Cash flow management is the primary reason why SMBs go out of business. Business owners and financial professionals still rely on a burdensome system of financial tools to manage money transferred in and out. This is why we are excited to back Mimo, a platform simplifying global payments, cash flow, and financial management for SMBs and finance professionals. Founded in 2023 by CEO Henrik Grim, Alexander Gernandt Segerby (CPO), and Andreas Meisingseth (CTO), the London and Stockholm-based company provides a suite of financial tools that bundles the features needed for SMBs to better understand and control their cash flow. We are excited to be on this journey alongside our friends at Northzone, Cocoa 🍫 , Upfin.vc, and an exceptional group of angel investors. Read on ➡ https://sdca.mp/Mimo #tech #startups #SMBs #cashflow

Welcome to the Seedcamp Nation, Pelikan Mobility! Commercial fleets represent approximately 10% of total European emissions. While there is a significant drive for sustainability and electrification, the switch to EV-native fleet management and operations is complex, costly, and disruptive. This is why we are excited to back Pelikan Mobility, a UK and France-based deeptech platform on a mission to optimize the financing and operations of sustainable commercial fleets. Founded by David Salfati and Vincent Schachter, Pelikan aims to introduce the next logical step in shifting commercial mobility to electric vehicle (EV): tech-enabled, operations-centric leasing solutions. Pelikan bridges EV leasing and fleet operations, driving down the cost of electrification by: - Empowering operators to efficiently and productively integrate EVs in the specific operational context of their fleet, - Extending lease duration and assets longevity, while controlling risks and ensuring fit-for-purpose. Pelikan Mobility’s solution is being deployed and tested with major utility and logistics players in France. We are excited to be on this journey alongside Pale blue dot, Frst, and other investors. Read on https://lnkd.in/eGB2gPDa #transportation #EVs #electrification #tech

Welcome to the Seedcamp Nation, ENAPI! 🚗 🔋 Given the multitude of eMobility stakeholders building the EV charging infrastructure, a reliable and scalable connectivity layer is essential to provide better EV Driver experiences. This is why we are excited to back ENAPI, a Berlin-based connectivity platform for collaboration in the EV charging industry. Founded by Jakob Kleihues and Dennis Laumen, the company's mission is to build the most secure, reliable, and scalable platform for stakeholder collaboration in the EV industry. ENAPI empowers participants in the marketplace to adopt and expand the use of open protocols, thereby enhancing community collaboration and elevating the quality of data. We are excited to be on this journey alongside Project A Ventures and helloworld. Enapi launches its service today with a group of renowned partners across Europe onboarded: Electra, Monta, JUCR, Osprey Charging Network, Octopus Electroverse, and Paua. To join the waitlist and learn more, visit enapi.com. Read on ⬇ https://sdca.mp/ENAPI #evcharging #mobilityinnovation #startupfunding

With the rise of widespread-access AI tools, we are seeing Artificial Intelligence is catalysing a paradigm shift in cybersecurity architecture. At Seedcamp, we are investing in a new stack of tooling and frameworks to stop attackers in the era of GenAI. Our thesis is underpinned by four distinct categories: (1) Managing identity more intelligently for humans and machine agents (2) Shifting left in the software development lifecycle to secure code as it is written (3) Surfacing complex fraud detection beyond simple pattern recognition (4) Securing an organisation’s data, regardless of how it is managed in transit, at rest and in use. Our investments in the Enterprise Security space already include Cakewalk, Cerbos, Arcjet, Cyscale, Resistant AI, spektr, Sikoia, Salv, Zinc, bookend.ai, Enzai, and others building in stealth mode. “Security should be something developers take responsibility for in the same way they consider how to structure their application, which database to use, and how to approach writing integration tests. It’s often said that developers don’t care about security, when really they just don’t have the right tooling. That needs to change if we want to build software that is secure by design.” - David Mytton, CEO of Arcjet The security landscape is evolving rapidly and we are actively trying to solve how best to protect our valuable information infrastructure. If you are a founder of an early-stage security startup, we would love to hear what you’re building! https://lnkd.in/dciZzRec #tech #security #earlystagestartups #vc

The demands of our warming planet, chronic disease, and disorganised digital environments require software solutions more than ever. We are particularly excited about the future of critical infrastructure across security, climate, and techbio -  a few of the sectors where we believe software has enormous potential to disrupt the next decade. We are always on the lookout for Europe’s strongest founders at the start of their journey – if that’s you, please get in touch! https://lnkd.in/eDqUgUq3 #tech #vc #earlystagestartups

Each Seedcamp vintage tells a unique story about the tailwinds and themes behind our investment decisions across fintech, the circular economy, and AI and ML. Venture is about seeing the present for what it is and committing to founders on missions to solve deeply painful problems. In our second installment celebrating the Seedcamp Nation’s milestones, we share some of the threads that weave together our investments in no-brainer products, inefficient markets, and extraordinary entrepreneurs. Read on: https://lnkd.in/ew-EPGw6 #europeantech #earlystage #tech #vc

Welcome to the Seedcamp Nation, spektr! We are excited to back spektr's mission to change ongoing due diligence processes in the financial sector. The Copenhagen-based fintech is founded by a team of experienced serial entrepreneurs, including CEO Mikkel Skarnager, Ciprian Florescu, Jeremy Joly, and Jan-Erik Wagner, We are especially delighted to be working with Mikkel and Cip again, having backed their first startup HelloFlow in 2021. They’ve assembled a dream team and we firmly believe they have the ideal combination of skills and experience to build a market-defining company with spektr. Spektr’s customizable, no-code platform offers financial companies an automated solution for client monitoring and risk control while completely automating all parts of the ongoing due diligence cycle. Thrilled to be on this journey alongside our friends at Northzone and PreSeed Ventures. Read on: https://sdca.mp/spektr #tech #startups #VC #compliance