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Predicting growth with Sergiu Negut

In a sea of investment opportunities, how do you filter out those that have a high-growth profile?

In this Masterclass, we tackle the indicators that show investors which companies are likely to outperform and scale super fast, led by Sergiu Neguț. Last chance to join us tomorrow.

Portfolio News

• easySales integrates Decathlon into its eCommerce platform and opens access to 12 European markets for its customers. Read more.

• Sergiu Biriș resigns as CEO of Eventmix. Laurențiu Pop has taken over the management of the company.

Startup resources pick

Eleven Alpha: Step up your game

Eleven Alpha - is Eleven VC's 3-month program for early-stage founders in Southeast Europe. In a nutshell, Alpha provides a fast, simple and founder-friendly application process, a bespoke game plan for each company, and a fixed €300,000 investment for 10% equity. Imagine this program as an intro to the world of Eleven. Application DDL: November 19.

Learning from giants

History doesn’t repeat itself, but it sure does rhyme. This is not the first time that a big technology company has tried to create a new category and failed miserably. The author of this article studied several technology innovation failures, spanning the past three decades. Take a closer look at six case studies of the “next big thing” that never was.

Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2022

Each year, StartupBlink with an array of global partners such as Crunchbase, SEMrush, Statista, provides a strong sample of the stakeholders in each startup ecosystem. Interactive ranking tables with all ecosystems, including the 1000 top-ranked cities worldwide, are available. Download the insightful global mapping.

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