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How do we acquire customers when everyone is being spammed by AI-generated marketing messages? 🤯 In this market, louder marketing rarely helps. What does make a difference is to... ✅ Target the ...

Is PLG (product-led growth) or SLG (sales-led growth) winning when it comes to AI-native businesses? For someone who loves product as much as I do, PLG is a preferred GTM channel, because... 1️...

BOOM 💥 Aikido Security reached a $1B valuation as one of the fastest-growing cyber companies 💥 Massive congrats to the Aikido Security team on their $60M Series B and $1B valuation! 👏 🎉 Kamil M...

🌟 As we step into a new year, many of us are thinking about resolutions and habits we want to build, the goals we want to hit and the person we want to become. 🌟 The quote below came to mind (than...

I just read that health-related New Year’s Resolutions are on the rise. It looks like 39% of Britons’ 2025 resolutions were health-related (YouGov data), and in 2024, 62% of resolutions were focuse...

2026 is here 🎉 and I am excited to see what brings this new year 💫 Here are some of the shifts I’m most excited about: 1️⃣ Europe is at the forefront of the AI race 🇪🇺 At Notion Capital, we’ve ...

It’s hard to believe we’re already wrapping up 2025! It’s been an intense and incredibly rewarding year at Notion Capital. 💪 Back in June, I shared some of our H1 highlights, and somehow the se...

Nothing beats ending the year with our Notion Capital Christmas Party! 🎄 ‘It’s all about the team’ is a mantra we use when making investment decisions, but we truly live by it within Notion. It’s...

As we approach the end of the year, I like to reflect on what made me happiest this year, so I can do more of that next year... Indeed, the founders I work with are the ones who give me the most e...

Founder burnout is still a taboo topic, and that’s exactly why we need to talk about it. 💙 The Negative Split is out 💥 Download it here: https://lnkd.in/eDWBY9yM This is a report on founder endu...

This is not a perception; it is real 💥. Many strong founders are building amazing businesses in Spain 🇪🇸. Here is the data: 👉 Spanish AI-native startups have raised €442m across 39 equity deals th...

Sparkling water is the new Champagne 🍾 As we head into the Christmas party season, I totally think there is a trend towards no-alcohol. A few days ago, I met Emma Heal boxing 🥊. She is the Partne...

🎄 It’s December, but the Christmas wind-down is still a couple of weeks away, and there are still some great events happening, including this one… 📆 Save the date: December 17th, 2.30pm GMT 💻 Reg...

That’s a wrap on this year’s Wise & Wicked gatherings! 👏 And what a great way to wrap up the year with two amazing speakers: 1️⃣ Wise & Wicked at unlock VC in Paris with Reshma Sohoni 2️⃣ Our ...

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone celebrating! 🦃 I’m currently in Michigan to celebrate with my US family. This is by far one of my favourite celebrations. I am so grateful I have been able to celebr...

I was blown away by our conversations in Madrid last week! 🔥 We had such a great turnout, and it was so great to see Harrison Rose in action as he shared the lessons he learned from taking Paddle...

Most startup headlines focus on big raises and the latest success stories. And this is one of them 🗞️ I loved seeing Lauren Berkemeyer featured at CBS News in the US a few days ago 📺(You can watch...

Exciting news from the OpenTrade team today! 📣 OpenTrade has partnered with Figment, the leading independent provider of staking services, to offer a new yield product aimed at institutional inves...

🇵🇹  I was back in Lisbon for WebSummit this week, and as always, it feels so good to catch up with everyone, but particularly with the Portuguese ecosystem. I was on a panel on FinTech with Tilma...

This one is an inspirational story: 🏔️ Climbing K2 isn’t just a test of strength; it’s a masterclass in resilience. A few days ago, I had the privilege to meet Matteo Sella, who climbed K2 at jus...