Tristan

Fintech @ | @KingsCollegelon | @lbs | 🇫🇷🇬🇧🇩🇪

[Tristan @DerrienTristan]

@CherryVentures @TechCrunch @mikebutcher 🔥🙌🏼

[Cherry Ventures @CherryVentures]

Starting the week with great news — #Mondu has raised a $43m Series A, seven months shy of its seed round.

Congrats to Malte, Philipp, and Gil plus their team as they set out to simplify the financial lives of SMBs.

More in @TechCrunch by @mikebutcher: https://t.co/QcBJP857jP

[Tristan @DerrienTristan]

Bonus - As many young person 'in tech' trying to figure out what's the best pathway to learn, have an impact, be successful (and becoming an 👼) - @CyrusYari's post was 'a breath of fresh air' - go read it !

https://t.co/LknAeXWbZF

[Tristan @DerrienTristan]

(My) top news of the week #14
1⃣ Understanding the demand for verticalized banking 🏦
2⃣ Being a woman in the metaverse by @parmy 🤖
3⃣ How e-bikes are making a difference in the Bronx 🚲
4⃣ Corner stores are the new tech hubs 🏪🧑‍💻
Bonus - how to become an👼 by @CyrusYari

[Tristan @DerrienTristan]

4⃣ Global corner-store market is worth at least $900 bn and tech companies have started to equip them with digital (SaaS) solutions 🧐 - interestingly the most innovative products come from SEA and Africa. Great article by @lmatsakis

https://t.co/WHGbysnPHO

[Dr. Parik Patel, BA, CFA, ACCA Esq. @ParikPatelCFA]

Club Penguin was the original metaverse

[Tristan @DerrienTristan]

5⃣ - Bonus
As a 'young person in VC' I feel it's hard to understand what is 'a strong founder'. There is a lot of noise on Twitter but nothing too concrete. I came across this post by @johanbrenner and believe that it could help new VCs to figure it out!

https://t.co/lqqQxOcYcx

[Tristan @DerrienTristan]

(My) Top news of the week #13
1⃣ Supply chain is broken? 👉DIY #Amazon
2⃣ Cool companies raised money #MAJORITY & @CandelaBoat 💸
3⃣ Who will charge the EVs? 🔋
4⃣ The state of European Tech 👉 summary by @NicolSchwarzK
Bonus - Traits of unicorns founders by @johanbrenner 🧐

[Tristan @DerrienTristan]

4⃣ @atomico published its annual report on European tech. @NicolSchwarzK kindly summarised it 😎
My least favorite metric is that the gender gap is widening. I feel that old VCs don't understand industries in which female founders are more present
👇

https://t.co/hcb2E74y8V

[Robin Rivaton @RobinRivaton]

Je ne mets pas habituellement mes tribunes en accès libre car la presse a un coût. Mais pour celle-ci je fais une exception car le sujet est tellement déterminant pour le futur. Personne ne devrait ignorer ce qu'est une DAO

[Tristan @DerrienTristan]

5⃣ Looking for the perfect gift for Xmas? Get a @VanMoof ebike at a 50% off price with @UpwayShop the new ebike marketplace that raised €5m. Let's go frenchies ! 🚲🇫🇷
Article below by @LucianaLix
https://t.co/fmY2ryCAEB

[Tristan @DerrienTristan]

(My) Top news of the week #12
1⃣ ⚽️ fans turn again crypto by @EannaKelly1
2⃣ 15 of the 19 cobalt mines are owned by 🇨🇳
3⃣ We are in the early days of consumer fintech by @a16z
4⃣ A 'risk of bankruptcy' for #SpaceX by @thesheetztweetz 🚀
5⃣ @UpwayShop raised €5m 🇫🇷🚲🔋

[Tristan @DerrienTristan]

4⃣ The lack of progress made by #SpaceX on its Raptor engines led #Elonmusk to comment that the situation was 'a disaster'. #SpaceX launched +1.7k satellites but the 2nd version 'can only be launched effectively by Starship rockets' - @thesheetztweetz https://t.co/Yk53Eei5sW