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Episode Synopsis
Lessons for Scale-Ups from a European Venture Capital Leader, Dawn Capital Dawn Capital, with 2 billion Euros under management, are probably Europe’s largest Venture Capital fund investing in software companies. Nils Howland has been involved in many of their investment decisions and is very clear about what they look for. There are millions of coders out there, but which ones will be backed to become the next big software company? And which types of AI company are they looking to invest in? At the end, in the section called ‘Ian and Chris’s Takeaway’, the hosts discuss the key lessons to learn from this interview. Nils explains: ▪️ How a €2 billion Venture Capital fund decides which software and AI companies to back ▪️ What type of founders are they looking for? ▪️ How important is the actual code? ▪️ Do you need a complete senior leadership team? ▪️ How big do you need to be to attract investment from Venture Capital? ▪️ How do you decide whether a business is capable of being valued at over £1 billion? Follow Nils Howland: • LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/nilshowland Billionaire Business: • Website: www.billionairebusiness.net • Follow us on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/billionaire-business-podcast/?viewAsMember=true Buy the book “The Street-Smart MBA – Mastering Business Acumen Without Going to School” by Ian Fishwick • HARDBACK https://www.amazon.co.uk/Street-Smart-MBA-Mastering-Business-Without/dp/B0FLD5Q8Z5/ref=monarch_sidesheet_title • PAPERBACK https://www.amazon.co.uk/Street-Smart-MBA-Mastering-Business-Without/dp/B08735HP2W/ref=monarch_sidesheet_title • KINDLE https://www.amazon.co.uk/Street-Smart-MBA-Mastering-Business-Without-ebook/dp/B08738NVS8/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2VOX3UKOWGT6R&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.jGqkZxFG3WEufxz7M-1iVgGElqr83rgD-VAM-9WLfXz4fii5xR10ZsWDNVlnOGAfLdZG4lksR0cCtaRyzjKlwxD8Gh4WKr2ZP8TuayLmYBiPqNWQi66IAM3QDfoxZeEa.ZUymM2LEtrzNGeYhyP9yoJQknWJe8w7LOx6GDaS6ano&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+street-smart+mba&qid=1755704706&sprefix=the+street-smart+mba%2Caps%2C96&sr=8-2 Sponsors for Series 1: NETS International - https://nets-international.com