Growing Pains: How Founders and Companies Scale (and Struggle) Together

There’s a moment that catches many founders off guard. Your company is growing. Headcount is up. Revenue’s tracking. The product is getting traction, maybe even pulling ahead. But instead of feeling energized, things start to feel… slower. Heavier. Meetings take longer. Decisions stall. People start complaining about “communication,” but no one’s quite sure what’s wrong. […]

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Scaling the Founder, Scaling the Company: Takaways from our Autenti Masterclass

In every founder’s story, there’s a moment when the excitement of building something new collides with the reality of what it takes to keep growing. It’s not a boardroom epiphany or a dramatic investor pitch. More often, it’s the quiet realization that the company’s biggest constraint isn’t the market, the product, or the competition—it’s you. […]

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Growth equity – a sweet spot in the financing landscape

Tech entrepreneurs aim to bring their companies to the next level – disrupt their market, expand internationally or introduce new products – endeavours that require substantial funding. However, the available financing options are limited, and all have some shortcomings.     For fast-growing earlier stage companies, Venture Capital is frequently a go-to option to raise capital. However, […]

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A Sharp Decline in Climate Tech Investments in 2023

Author: Arvin Khanchandani 2023 proved challenging for Climate Tech investments, with a noticeable downtrend in both the global number and value of deals throughout the year. Although the final data for Q4 is pending, the first three quarters consistently reflected this decline. Particularly striking was the drop in deal numbers in Q3, falling below 600 […]

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Servant Leadership Simplified: A Guide for New Leaders

Author: Dawid Bieńkowski Introduction to Servant Leadership Servant leadership is a leadership philosophy that focuses on the well-being of people and communities. It encourages leaders to serve others first and ensure their highest-priority needs are met. This concept, popularized by Robert K. Greenleaf, is built on a vision of the common good, a sense of […]

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Hardware Investments: Understanding VC Reluctance and Advantages of Family Offices

Author: Jakub Głowaczewski In the vibrant startup ecosystem, hardware-based ventures face distinct challenges in securing funding, particularly from Venture Capital funds (VCs). According to DealRoom, “Over the next five years, 60% of revenue in “Technology” will come from Hardware, with only 40% coming from software. And by contrast, just slightly over 20% of VC funding […]

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How to impress an investor? 10 tips for startups on how to attract the attention of VC funds

Author: Paweł Maj Fundraising is never easy, especially nowadays. After the optimism of VC funds during 2021-2022, when it seemed that every project had the chance to attract an investor, there is no trace – the global VC activity in Q1’23 decreased by 53% year on year. Therefore, based on my 13 years of experience […]

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CEE SaaS Index (June Q2/23 update)

While revenue multiples from publicly traded SaaS companies can provide a helpful starting point for valuation, currently available indexes are only based on US-listed SaaS companies, leaving the CEE region without relevant benchmarks, despite the region’s thriving startup ecosystem and quadrupled VC funding over the last three years. With projected growth and increased investment in […]

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Valuations of public growth companies – not as attractive as you might think?

Authors: Jan Szumada, Adam Łata The news of declining global stock market valuations in 2022 has reached everyone. As interest rates have risen in most developed economies, major indices around the world have fallen. A common perception is that growth companies’ valuations (and the correlated VC market valuations) are currently attractive due to the stock […]

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Climate Tech Investments on the Rise: AI, Circular Economy, and Smart Buildings Lead the Way

Author: Arvin Khanchandani, Investment Manager, Warsaw Equity Group In my My Company Poland article published in December last year, I predicted that the impact investing market will continue to grow in 2023 in line with the trend of recent years. This is despite the slowdown in the global investment market and limited access to capital this […]

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