Patience, Grasshopper (Some Things Can’t Be Hurried in a Startup)
There are some things when building a startup that just take time. Pushing too hard or too fast in certain areas may lead to future regret. At Promus Ventures, we see these mistakes all the time...
People. Product. Potential.
Investing in early stage companies is hard. Firm criteria for making good investments shouldn’t be. Every investor has a different flavor of how he or she invests. We like to keep it simple at Promus Ventures and focus on basic blocking and tackling.
Picked the Wrong Investors for Your Startup? You Probably Forgot to Do This
Just as investors fire a long list of questions at startup teams (do they ever stop asking questions), founders can and should do the same with doting investors.
Play the Long Game with Long-Term People
True capital growth takes time and the startup game is a long game for all involved. We continue to see more and more new faces to the startup game act like short-term traders, and this will not end well for many of them. Founders, venture capitalists, and LPs are forced to learn patience and sometimes wait 10
Predicting the Eye of the Storm
Promus Ventures is excited to lead the $2.5M pre-Seed round of Jua, a Zurich and Berlin-based company building the next generation of weather models.
Promus Ventures Closes $140M Space Fund
We are excited to announce our fifth venture capital fund, and our first sector specific fund, a new $140M fund specifically focused on backing early-stage space and geospatial teams around the globe. Seven investments into US, EU and UK startups already closed from fund.
Promus Ventures Welcomes Andreea Munteanu as Head of Marketing and Communications
We’re excited to welcome Andreea as Head of Marketing and Communications to the Promus Ventures team. Andreea has an impressive background having held similar roles at several organizations and most recently at Payconiq International, a leading digital payment company in Europe.
Promus Ventures Welcomes Estelle Godard as Investment Associate
We are excited to welcome Estelle to the Promus Ventures team. She joins us from the European Space Agency (ESA), where she focused on facilitating access to finance for space start-ups.
Promus Ventures Welcomes Jeremy Teboul as Investment Analyst
A graduate of New York University and INSEAD, Jeremy foundedMeepLabs, a software development company in New York. Jeremy is French-Swiss, speaks four languages, and is a big fan of Roger Federer.
Promus Ventures Welcomes New Partner Gareth Keane, Opens Up SF Office
With great excitement, we welcome Gareth Keane to our investment team as Partner to officially open up and run Orbital Ventures’ new San Francisco office.