INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
There are more seed funds than ever helping businesses get off the ground, but the Series A financing continues to be one of the toughest
deals to close.Not only will we welcome early-stage investors to teach entrepreneurs how to raise their first round of venture capital, we
will have a group of investors intimately familiar with the Series A on deck at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin this December to offer their best
tips and tricks.Joining us onstage is Blossom Capital partner Louise Samet and Penta founder Jessica Holzbach .Samet, for her part, joined
Blossom Capital, a new European venture capital fund focused on leading Series A investments, earlier this year
Based in Stockholm, Samet’s career includes years of angel investing with standout bets including LendingHome, Bloom Credit and Stravito
Blossom portfolio companies include Duffel, Frontify, Fat Llama, Sqreen and Checkout.com
Before Blossom, Samet was the director of technical sales at Klarna, a high-profile European fintech startup.Finally, Holzbach, who leads
the digital-only banking platform for SMEs, Penta, has spent her career founding startups and working as a management consultant,
supervising various CRM projects for financial institutions and insurance companies
Penta, where she is currently CCO, has raised millions in venture capital funding, including a €7 million Series A last year
She can speak to the process of securing funding and the challenges she faced as a founder.Join us at Disrupt Berlin, running December 11
and December 12, to hear more from these experts on how to secure one of the most influential funding rounds in a company’s lifespan
Tickets to the show are available here!
