Onstage

(formerly Focal)
Black book for exceptional founders. Demo Day, without the accelerator. Media platforming, GP-LP events, SPV opps, and warm intros at scale.

[Onstage @OnstageVC]

Can “New Palo Alto” rival the Bay Area?

UK, Paris, Brussels & Amsterdam form the world’s 2nd strongest tech ecosystem 🇪🇺

🦄 226 unicorns
💰 $1.7T enterprise value
💶 $150B invested in 3 years

Europe wins when we stop breaking it down by country.

[Onstage @OnstageVC]

Love this map created by https://t.co/TNesjTBTnn for London Tech Week

It shows total VC capital raised by startups by their closest tube station.

It's easy forget how big European tech is, and analysis like this is so important in highlighting the strength of the ecosystem.

[Onstage @OnstageVC]

Today is the day. Join us at 4pm (BST) for Onstage Demo Day.

1 total, 2 minute pitches from the top 1% of #startups, instant intro requests via our website. Too easy, considering that you might find your next breakout investment.

Watch Demo Day here: https://t.co/xXggRgTRQS

[Onstage @OnstageVC]

Meet the 18 y/o #founder who built a company in three weeks which outperformed 10b company, Cursor.

https://t.co/t7aJnwi06W

[Onstage @OnstageVC]

We're letting an Australian #AI agent with a box on his head vet our S25 Top 100 candidates for Demo Day 🤖

Meet @Boardy_ai 👋

Find out more here:

https://t.co/zVBAAhZtnE

[Onstage @OnstageVC]

Despite operating within a war zone, D3 Venture Capital Firm is the emerging fund that everyone wants on their cap table. Why? Read about the VC fund operating in #Ukraine and investing in the hottest #defencetech in the world today:

https://t.co/VHV2RHNKVt

[Onstage @OnstageVC]

@DeepFlowAI Smashing it! SO well deserved!

[Onstage @OnstageVC]

Which verticals are catching VC attention? We crunched the data from the Onstage Top 100:

💻 98% of Top 100 #founders are building software
🧠 61% of the Top 100 are leveraging AI/ML (vs just 35% of all applicants)
💡 43% are building in SaaS (vs just 25% of all applicants)

[Onstage @OnstageVC]

@metasurfero Brilliant work! So well deserved!

[Onstage @OnstageVC]

@taylor_hibbs_ Thanks Taylor! They applied to our S25 Demo Day, and the quality of applications was just insanely high this year - we were pretty blown away by it!

[Onstage @OnstageVC]

Want to get the latest on AI innovation, marketplace builds, and where SaaS is headed next?

We've just released our list of 100 pre-seed, seed and Series A #founders for you to watch over the next year ⬇️

https://t.co/S5rZtKzFvq

[Onstage @OnstageVC]

@Lucid_Dlirium We're inclined to agree!

[Onstage @OnstageVC]

Investors have always done due diligence on founders. Should #founders be doing due diligence on investors? Tim Chong, co-founder + CEO of #fintech brand Yonder speaks on the topic.

[Onstage @OnstageVC]

A good fundraise doesn't always mean that you're doing well - Tim Chong, Cofounder + CEO of #fintech company @yondercard on how it's often the market that affects the success of a fundraise - not the business.

[Onstage @OnstageVC]

@Lucid_Dlirium Can't wait to see your application - well in Kevin!

[Onstage @OnstageVC]

Are you a #founder raising #preseed, #seed or #seriesA funds in the next six months? Apply for S25 Demo Day - no equity, no fees, and it takes seven minutes. Final day to apply today!

https://t.co/YkhCIzOkLb

[Onstage @OnstageVC]

@AndersMadrid Amazing - cannot wait to see your application!

[Onstage @OnstageVC]

Check it out! One of our brilliant IC partners @seidtweets is organising a hackathon alongside @jackyhuang and @rkhkimx - defo one to check out if you're in NYC!

[Jamesin Seidel @seidtweets]

Want to hang out and build cool stuff with awesome people in the NYC startup scene?!

Join our hackathon on May 8th & May 9th!!! So pumped to be organizing this alongside @jackyhuang and @rkhkimx 🔥🎉

Details & Registration: https://t.co/B4ZKfN1lIJ

[Onstage @OnstageVC]

@Weeshr_app Worth applying to our Demo Day - open to pre-seed round raises.

[Onstage @OnstageVC]

@Jon_The_Hacker @badrthebuilder Worth applying to our Demo Day - open to seed round raises.