Wenn der VC den Unternehmer pitcht
Unser Investment in nginx.com ist ein ungewöhnlicher und spannender Deal. nginx ist ein sehr erfolgreicher open-source Webserver des russischen Programmier-Asses Igor Sysoyev. Umso überraschter [...]
Mein Vortrag beim IdeaLab 2011
Beim diesjährigen IdeaLab an der WHU sprühten die Teilnehmer vor Gründungsenthusiasmus in der aufblühenden deutschen Start-up Szene. Ich durfte einen Vortrag vor einem sichtbar motivierten [...]
No Longer a Zombie!
This blog has led the “life” of a zombie for a number of years now – hanging out in Internet space without any sign of [...]
Vuze.com Closes $20M round with New Investor NEA
I am happy to help spread the news that our portfolio company Vuze - the open, high-resolution Internet TV platform formerly known as Azureus – has closed [...]
Sonim XP1 – The Phone for Real Men
Our portfolio company Sonim [Disclosure: Yes, if you spend 250Eur here you support an investment of BV Capital] just got its first big German review of its XP1 “toughest mobile phone” [...]
YouBubble
Not a single conversation with a VC these days goes by without two questions: (1) How long will the sun still shine on Internet investing? [...]
My talk at Web 2.0 Expo in Berlin
This morning I gave a talk on “Business Models for Web 2.0 companies” at the Web 2.0 Expo in Berlin. For those interested, the slides can be [...]
Hi-Media Group Enters into Agreement to Acquire Fotolog
Congratulations to everyone in our portfolio company Fotolog! These guys have worked incredibly hard for many years to build what has become an extremely close-knit [...]
Startupvergnuegen.com – Put Your Startup on the Map!
Want to put your startup on the map? Here’s your chance: The two fantastic students working for me (they did all the real work!) decided [...]
Techcrunch Party at August Capital
Thanks to the folks at Vuze, I got a ticket to the Techcrunch Party at August Capital. I have to say that for anyone wanting [...]