Luciana Lixandru

15 years ago we were asking what it takes to build a $1B company in Europe. Today we are asking what it takes to build multiple $100B companies. I think we are on the right track. Founders, f...

Now and again you meet a founder and you just know, on the spot, that you want to back them. That’s a rare (and very good) day at the office. Meeting Mark Swan, Philipp Burda and Ivan Chalov was o...

For the past five years we have been hosting Europe100 with our partners at Founders Forum Group, a gathering that brings together top founders and some of the greatest minds who care about Europe....

We first organised the First Believers Retreat four years ago in order to get some of the brightest investing minds in Europe in the same room. The spirit is to connect and have a great time, but...

We first backed RobCo because Roman Hölzl and his team are outliers capable and driven enough to build something rare: a modern robotics company. Since then, they’ve done exactly what high-slope ...

Slush is my favourite event of the year. There’s something about the dark Helsinki days, the snow, and thousands of dreamers under one roof that makes it feel a bit like tech Christmas. This year ...

Pennylane’s latest fundraise means even faster progress on product, AI and European expansion. This team continues to show what excellent execution looks like: taking on a hard problem in need of ...

Truly the end of an era! I remember when someone offered to introduce me to their friend William S. back in 2014. He was moving back to London after business school and was going to start a food ...

Sequoia Capital has mastered generational transitions, and we are again passing the baton from a legend to another. Thank you for everything Roelof Botha! I think our team will be unstoppable un...

This is a particularly exciting investment. Waymo is giving us a front-row seat to the future. Let’s go!

We first organised the First Believers Retreat four years ago in order to get some of the brightest investing minds in Europe in the same room. The spirit is to connect and have a great time, but...

15 years ago we were asking what it takes to build a $1B company in Europe. Today we are asking what it takes to build multiple $100B companies. I think we are on the right track. Founders, f...

For the past five years we have been hosting Europe100 with our partners at Founders Forum Group, a gathering that brings together top founders and some of the greatest minds who care about Europe....

Now and again you meet a founder and you just know, on the spot, that you want to back them. That’s a rare (and very good) day at the office. Meeting Mark Swan, Philipp Burda and Ivan Chalov was o...

Slush is my favourite event of the year. There’s something about the dark Helsinki days, the snow, and thousands of dreamers under one roof that makes it feel a bit like tech Christmas. This year ...

Pennylane’s latest fundraise means even faster progress on product, AI and European expansion. This team continues to show what excellent execution looks like: taking on a hard problem in need of ...

We first backed RobCo because Roman Hölzl and his team are outliers capable and driven enough to build something rare: a modern robotics company. Since then, they’ve done exactly what high-slope ...

Truly the end of an era! I remember when someone offered to introduce me to their friend William S. back in 2014. He was moving back to London after business school and was going to start a food ...

We led Upway's seed four years ago when it was just Toussaint Wattinne and Stéphane Ficaja, and a gleam of an idea...After the first meeting, I thought, “Yep—sign me up.” I’d bet on them sight uns...

This is a particularly exciting investment. Waymo is giving us a front-row seat to the future. Let’s go!