
Alice Bentinck
@Alicebentinck
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CEO & co-founder of @join_ef
San Francisco
Joined December 2009
How @join_ef now works: 1. We find you in Europe, India or the US. 2. We select you based on your founder potential. 3. You join one of our programmes in London, Paris, Bangalore or SF. 4. If not already in SF, we help you re-locate to San Francisco to raise your seed round
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He fired his customers. And his US investors were totally fine with it. I just had a great conversation with Yassine (CEO @kinetix_ai ). Yassine joined @join_ef's Paris cohort during lockdown and raised an $11M seed round led by US investors right after the program. We talked
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Thank you to every company, Bitcoiner, and friend who has made 2025 so remarkable. 🧡 @Z06Z07 @TimKotzman @ejuline @PunterJeff @BenWerkman @Strategy @GigaBTC @smarterwebuk @MSTRTrueNorth @ryQuant @zonaris_io @BlackPillCap21 @BTCtreasuries @BitcoinForCorps @BitcoinMagazine
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1/ It's Demo Day Week at @join_ef 🇺🇸 Meet Mike @mjwgoh and Raf @KhaykinRaf - they met for the first time a few months ago at a NY retreat I hosted for engineers. Less than two weeks later, they'd build a product, landed paid pilots and called it Krew @with_krew
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What does it take to raise your seed in SF as a European? It's Demo Day week for @join_ef 🇺🇸. I sat down with @herminetranie (CEO @ ClarityCare AI) on her @Waymo ride home to talk about what happened since she pitched at our Demo Day. We talked about: >How to run a tight
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“This wave of AI is forcing us to ask what it means to be human.” Excellent conversation on how AI unlocks and enables humanity between @reidhoffman and @seanwhite at the @mastersofscale Summit today.
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Spritz Vibe. Limited Edition. Frosted over & fresh for the season, Spritz Vibe Sparkling Snowball Frost Limited Edition is here! CELSIUS. LIVE. FIT. GO.
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At EF, we know what it takes to turn global talent into Silicon Valley success stories. In the past year alone, we’ve helped 200+ European founders raise hundreds of millions $$$. Next week, you’ll see it live at our SF Demo Day. Until then, here’s what every European founder
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Want to know more of my tips for raising your seed in the US? Check out my first @Substack post
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3️⃣ Miss a DM for >30min? Big 🚩. Everything is data in your fundraise, including how quickly you respond to emails and messages. You should be on a 30 min turnaround time between 7am and 11pm.
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2️⃣ Pitch profits, not products. Don't spend the whole meeting on how great your product is. Focus on how your startup is going to make money - and lots of it.
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Join us Thursday, October 17 at 12pm EST for a live fireside chat with Frank Holmes, CEO and chief investment officer, and legendary investor and former Marine fighter pilot Bob Moriarty, founder of 321gold[dot]com. They’ll discuss what’s next for gold, silver and junior
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1️⃣ The first question you get asked might be about your childhood, not your startup. Investors want to know how your early experiences have shaped you. Be prepared to share.
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Six days until @join_ef's Demo Day in SF. Here are the three things that most surprise European founders who raise seed funding in the US:
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Today we're announcing a new product at @join_ef We're building The Bridge between Europe and Silicon Valley for the most ambitious European builders. It's an 8 week residency in the Bay Area, where you can find your co-founder and startup from scratch. @jointhebridge
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How to keep your Bitcoin, ETH and other crypto assets safe? Use a seed phrase → risk losing your crypto. Use BC Vault → keep your assets safe and under your control. It’s that simple. No seed phrase. No single point of failure. 100% security.
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🚨 Big News! @danwwang will be at #SFTechWeek with @a16z @Techweek_ hosted by us! October 7, he’ll join the conversation at: Lasers, AI & Defence Against the Dark Arts (Vol 2) 🗓️ RSVP here: https://t.co/SNHJDZDZqv 🏆 OR… Better yet, we’re reserving ONE early copy of the book
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3 fresh grads pitching robots to scrub the hulls of Chinese ships sounded, at best, improbable in 2019. Here's Jacky, cofounder of @NeptuneRobots , pitching investors for the first time @join_ef's Demo Day. Congrats on the $52m Series B!
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Many years ago I met @Rob_Bishop when he was still @imperialcollege, just at the start of his founding story. He was a clear outlier then and has continued on that path ever since. Super excited to see what he's building @Macroscope
One of the biggest challenges for growing tech companies is keeping teams aligned as they scale. That’s where Lightspeed-backed @Macroscope comes in and why we’re proud to be leading their $30M Series A. Founded by @kayvz, Joseph Bernstein, and rob_bishop, Macroscope gives teams
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Leaders of Pakistan, Egypt and other 666 nations nominate President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for next year. Putin & Hillary Clinton praises Trump. When your enemies love you, you know that you're not on the side of God, righteousness, truth, or peace. But rather, you
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One of the biggest challenges for growing tech companies is keeping teams aligned as they scale. That’s where Lightspeed-backed @Macroscope comes in and why we’re proud to be leading their $30M Series A. Founded by @kayvz, Joseph Bernstein, and rob_bishop, Macroscope gives teams
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Great work @amaankahmad!
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