Series.E's Chris O'Brien and Ethan Pierse had the chance to talk with Deliverect founder, Zhong Xu, about building the leading infrastructure provider for restaurant delivery...how they started, the pandemic effect, where they are going from here...

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As a venture capital investor, Jean Bourcereau, managing partner at Ventech, has been around the block enough times not to panic when an economic cycle turns down. But he also knows that for a younger generation of European entrepreneurs, the current chill spreading across the investment landscape is the first slowdown they’ve experienced.

Bourcereau joined Chris and Ethan recently on the SeriesE podcast to discuss how Ventech, one of Europe’s most influential early-stage investors, is adapting to these choppy waters and helping its portfolio companies navigate through as well.

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Julien-David Nitlech, Managing Partner at IRIS, sits down with Chris O'Brien to talk about venture investing in Europe in 2023.
– A bit of background on IRIS 1:01
– Sourcing startups as a European VC 4:39
– The growth of business angels and family offices in European early-stage investments. Competitors or Collaborators? 8:25
– Experience and Smart Money. Money that brings you more than just money. Money has no flavor. 15:33
– More on network and collaboration in successful deal-sourcing. Investing in the people who will invest in the next people. 20:42
– Portfolio management in the current economic context. 26:08

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Europe's Tech Stories, hosted by Chris O'Brien and Ethan Pierse, highlights important stories in the world of Europe's startups, its entrepreneurs, investors, and ecosystem leaders.

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