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Ecosystem Giants - Oliver Holle

The "Ecosystem" series gather the key players of Europe's innovation ecosystem - startups, investors, corporations and public sector actors



About this Event

An 'Ecosystem' event by Tzvete Doncheva

ParlayMe is proud to support the 'Ecosystem Giants' Talks highlight the ecosystem members who redefine the tech investment and startup landscape. They are sessions of practical, actionable advice to entrepreneurs and operators. The ‘Ecosystem Giants' Talks speakers will share their ‘secrets’ to success, offer insights and commentary on the market. Join for an opportunity to meet and get to know (albeit virtually) some of the most seasoned VC investors and high-growth founders.

Timings 17:00 BST Start; in conversation with Oliver Holle 17:20 Market commentary and Q&A 17:40 Pitching for feedback *An early stage founder will give a 3' pitch for the chance to get direct feedback from Oliver 17:50 End Supported by : Kaiku, an early-stage investment preparation and fundraising platform ParlayMe, an interactive tech news and networking platform for Startups, Entrepreneurs, Investors and Business Leaders Startups Magazine, a digital and print magazine helping tech startups connect the dots on their entrepreneurial journeys

About With more than 15 years of entrepreneurial experience in the mobile and internet industries and 10 years as co-founder Speedinvest, Oliver is a leading expert in Europe's technology startup scene. In 1997, he founded one of the first European internet startups. After two successful mergers, 3united was sold for €55M to US giant VeriSign in 2006, and Oliver worked for the company in Silicon Valley for several years overseeing their mobile business and more than 600 employees. In 2011, he returned to Austria and secured €10M from private investors to found Speedinvest. As of 2020, the early-stage venture capital fund has more than €400M in capital, +150 portfolio companies, six offices in Europe and San Francisco, and is one of Europe's most active investors, according to Dealroom.co.

Tzvete Doncheva is the founder of 'Ecosystem' and works as a visiting investment analyst at Amplifier, an early stage supply-chain focused venture capital fund. Previously she led the platform efforts at the London-based VC spin out of multinational real estate investment manager Round Hill Capital. A core activity of her work has been identifying innovative solutions and connecting the key stakeholders in the public and private sectors (transport and real estate) through ecosystem initiatives. Tzvete is a mentor to female founders (a non-exec trustee at Girls in Charge) and part of Shaper Impact Capital, a community-led volunteer project connecting purpose-driven companies with impact investors.

An Ecosystem series - webinars where Europe's leading investors, innovators, corporate players and public sector actors come to share insights, hear from experts and create meaningful connections.


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