Sobre esta sesión
More money is going into venture than ever, yet fewer rounds are getting done. Capital is concentrating in a smaller group of companies, and fewer seed-stage startups are making it to a Series A. For founders, a good product is no longer enough. You need to know how to position the company so it lands in that smaller group.
Itxaso del Palacio, General Partner at Notion Capital in London, is visiting Barcelona. We're hosting her for an intimate lunch with a small group of founders to talk openly about today's funding environment.
Over lunch we'll cover:
Where the money is going. Why total venture funding is rising while the number of rounds keeps falling, and what that concentration means for early-stage companies.
The seed to Series A gap. Why so few seed companies are graduating to a Series A, and what separates the ones that do.
What investors are looking for now. The signals a partner at a top European fund weighs when deciding which companies to back.
Building a compelling story. How to show that your company is unique, differentiated, and defensible, and how to tell that story in a way that captures funding.
Who it's for
This lunch is for founders only. It's aimed at founders who have raised a pre-seed or seed round and are thinking about their next raise. Seats are limited and every application is reviewed to keep the group small and the conversation useful.
Lunch is on us.
Bio
Itxaso Del Palacio is a General Partner at Notion Capital, a leading European B2B SaaS focused VC which has invested in companies such as GoCardless, CurrencyCloud and Paddle among others. Prior to that, Itxaso was the Investment Partner for M12 (formerly Microsoft Ventures) in Europe. Some of the most recent investments led by Itxaso include Naboo (AI-native event planning), Yulife (new life insurance provider), Orus (insurance for SMEs), Onfido (identity verification platform) and Beamery (CRM of recruitment).
On the academic side, Itxaso is an Assistant Professor in Entrepreneurship at UCL (University College London). For more than a decade, Itxaso has taught entrepreneurship at UCL, Imperial College and the Royal College of Arts in London. She is passionate about helping entrepreneurs at universities build their businesses.
Itxaso serves on the board of Kauffman Fellows and is very well connected to the global network of fellow investors. By background, Itxaso is an engineer with a PhD in entrepreneurship and venture capital.