Stride_VC retweeted
We've today announced an additional $42m in investment from @insightpartners to advance our data-driven communication platform and make trade go faster.
Our Founder and CEO @wfdobie said: “We are incredibly grateful for Insight's visionary contribution.”
sedna.com/post/sedna-announc…
Stride_VC retweeted
At @WebSummit, great insights from our panel “Scale v Profit” featuring three top #VCs:
🎤 @pjparson, Partner, @northzoneVC
🎤 @saranormous, Founder, @w_conviction
🎤 @fdestin, Founder, @stride_vc – at Lisbon, Portugal
Stride_VC retweeted
Stoked to co-lead @knowunity's Series A with @Redalpine alongside existing investors @ProjectAcom and a squad of world class (and World Cup winning) angels. tech.eu/2022/05/24/knowunity…
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After our Series A with @chalfs, @stride_vc and @SAP_iO we doubled down on building a world class team to accelerate. Their customer first approach is at our heart and we’ve built strength upon strength to solve one of the biggest problems there is today - enterprise complexity.
Stride_VC retweeted
Super excited to see this news come out today.
@cleo_sham is a world-class operator and will be a phenomenal addition to the @stride_vc team, showing the world her investing skills.
Bravo @fdestin some very exciting times ahead and as you say...
Onwards... 😉
1/ Breaking news. I’m absolutely thrilled to partner with @cleo_sham to build @stride_vc going forward. We’re just getting started and incredibly excited about what’s to come.
Stride_VC retweeted
Investment scorecard 2021 @stride_vc :
- c. 300 jobs created ex Cazoo 🚀
- 9 new investments
- 7 reinvestments
- 8 uprounds, no downrounds, no shutdowns
- 1.4X uplift on the fund
Not a bad second year @HarryStebbings.
Onward!
Stride_VC retweeted
I first met @wfdobie for a 45 minute intro meeting.
3 hours later we were jamming on product.
Bill is 1 of Europe’s great product minds and super excited to announce @stride_vc co-led @sednanetwork Series A alongside @chalfs.
Watch this space... 🚀
sifted.eu/articles/sedna-ema…
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.@CazooUK scorecard less than one year after launch:
- 10K cars sold
- £150M in year 1 revenues
- 800 team members
- 4.7 stars on Trustpilot
Over £85M invested by @stride_vc and our LPs since we led the Nov-18 seed round with @DMGTplc
Stride_VC retweeted
1/ Let me distill the Stride investment strategy in fifteen tweets. Yes, fifteen 😘.
Stride_VC retweeted
Best thing about starting @stride_vc has been quality of investment discussions with @HarryStebbings. We push back on each other with a smile, we go deep, we explore issues, we enhance each other. We simply come to better decisions together without drama. It feels good.
Stride_VC retweeted
First unicorn a little earlier than planned 🧐
Now on to Moolah in Da Coolah.
sifted.eu/articles/cazoo-uni…
Stride_VC retweeted
As my 23rd year comes to a close, time to reflect on the year that has been:
💵 Final close @stride_vc Fund I with best buddy @fdestin.
😇 9 angel investments.
🏦 First LP investment, now 4 made.
💼 3 board seats gained.
🎙 20VC crossed 80M downloads.
Onwards... 🚀
Stride_VC retweeted
Apply for small group sessions.
Focused on founders from underprivileged backgrounds, underrepresented communities or who may have difficulty getting access to venture in any way. My tiny contribution to #BlackOutTuesday.
airtable.com/shrzOLxoysS92zX…
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Opencore met the #JamStack future of web infrastructure and they had a headless CMS baby called @strapijs 👾
Growing up -- announcing a $10M round led by @arihelgason @IndexVentures 🚀
Take that, COVID!
medium.com/@fdestin/strapi-r…
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1/ .@eriktorenberg invited me to the @villageglobal podcast which gave me a chance to reflect about the ideas on which we built our fund.
Stride.VC started on simple principles: small batch investing, keep the team and the fund small and act as one.
Stride_VC retweeted
Three years since we first put pen to paper for @stride_vc and two years since our first close.
Fund update:
> £100M raised 🥳
12 teams backed 🏃
30% deployed 👩🏫
4 uprounds💃
This ain't a fun time so let's celebrate the little wins along the way!
Stride_VC retweeted
He is my best friend, he is my business partner:
He puts up with:
🎶 My terrible taste in tunes (Savage Garden).
🍸 My incessant re-hydration by mojito.
👧 My never-ending love with Meghan Markle.
🎥 My adoration of all Hugh Grant movies.
Happy Birthday @fdestin 😘
Stride_VC retweeted
Barbarians at the Gate - Venture Edition.
I've asked two leading startup lawyers to help me put together a detailed review of the arsenal of aggressive legal terms that VC's may want to use in a crisis, so founders know what to look out for.
medium.com/@fdestin/vc-terms…
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Tee'd up for my run tomorrow! (that alone should make you happy @fdestin). HT @HarryStebbings @stride_vc
💥 New 20VC Episode 💥
Want to hear honest truth on whether VCs really are “open for business”?
Listen to my partner @stride_vc & best buddy @fdestin here on:
Investor attitude to risk changing.
How reserve allocations changes?
Two most valuable assets founders have.