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Ricardo Schäfer

@SchaeferRic

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Founder & Partner at Zone II Ventures

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Joined November 2013
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@SchaeferRic
Ricardo Schäfer
3 years
Excited to announce @TargetGlobalVC 's investment in Enter, a company helping millions to reduce their carbon footprint. With 600% growth over the last months, they are on track to decarbonising 20M homes in🇩🇪over the next few years 🚀 Learn more here
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@SchaeferRic
Ricardo Schäfer
3 years
Great day for @joinkuda as they launch in the UK now also offering remittance services 🚀🚀🚀
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Kuda has opted to launch its financial services in the U.K. as expansion into other African countries stall
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@SchaeferRic
Ricardo Schäfer
3 years
Thanks @teshmbaabu & @Babsogundeyi for joining me on #bitsandpretzels panel to chat about investing in Africa. Kudos to @felixhaas and the entire team. Such a great conference @bitsandpretzels @TargetGlobalVC
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@SchaeferRic
Ricardo Schäfer
4 years
Who ever said #Cryptocurencys have no use case?? 🤷‍♂️ #pestcontrol #newcryptocurrency
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@SchaeferRic
Ricardo Schäfer
4 years
Thanks for having me! Was fun
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South Summit
4 years
The #ArenaStage is soooo ready for @LucileCornet partner of @8roadsventures , @natmaxabit partner at @cathayinnov, @schaeferric partner at @targetglobalvc, @michaelkalfayan partner at @tcvtech, and @josemanuelcarol director at @bancosabadell! They are next! #SouthSummit22 🦄
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@SchaeferRic
Ricardo Schäfer
4 years
I'm looking forward to speaking at #M2020EU June 7 -9 and seeing lots of new and familiar faces. If you are a #fintech founder that's headed to Amsterdam for this awesome event, please reach out to set up a time to chat.
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@SchaeferRic
Ricardo Schäfer
4 years
Thanks for having me!
@tech_eu
Tech.eu
4 years
At #TechEUSummit (Inspire stage), @cleo_sham (@stride_vc ), Deepali Nangia (@speedinvest ) and @SchaeferRic (@TargetGlobalVC), are dissecting the European VC landscape with @robinwauters.
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Ricardo Schäfer
4 years
Nice to see lot's of @TargetGlobalVC portfolio companies on this #fintechs to watch list incl. @kudabank @Cobee_es @CopperHQ @yulife #finom @omniusHQ 🚀🚀
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@SchaeferRic
Ricardo Schäfer
4 years
Excited to announce that our Series A investment @minit_io has been acquired by @microsoft as it solidifies its leading position as provider for opportunities for continuous process improvement & better operational efficiency. Congrats to @jdening & the entire @minit_io team 🎉
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@SchaeferRic
Ricardo Schäfer
4 years
Thanks for the shout out @HoneyOgundeyi. We couldn't be more excited about working with you and entire team @edukoya & thanks to @ulonnaya for highlighting the importance of having more female founders #WomanInTech #Africatech @TargetGlobalVC https://t.co/9RXj3ktZnm
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Women-founded companies in the U.S. raised more money from venture capitalists in 2021 than ever. Reports indicate they secured 83% more funding than the
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@decipad
Decipad
4 years
Today, we announced @Decipad to the world. A new way to create, collaborate and build anything you want with numbers! We’re making it easy and fun for anyone to do cool things with data and make fast, informed decisions. Sign-up for early access at
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@SchaeferRic
Ricardo Schäfer
4 years
Big congrats to @thrivahealth on being ranked #7 in the @FT annual list of Europe's 1,000 fastest 🚀growing companies! @TargetGlobalVC #digitalhealth #HealthTech https://t.co/DUyQiD6r6m
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@SchaeferRic
Ricardo Schäfer
4 years
Really enjoyed my chat with @JillPetz at @tech_eu about why I am so bullish on companies like @kudabank @GoCasava and the general "make it or die" attitude of so many founders in Africa. #africantech #africanvc
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Tech.eu
4 years
@JillPetz As EU and African Union leaders meet today in Brussels to try and reboot damaged relations at the #EUAUSummit, we talked to @PartechPartners, @schaeferric @TargetGlobalVC and @norrsken_org about European VC's (and China’s) fast-developing interest in the African tech market.
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Ricardo Schäfer
4 years
Great initiative!!!
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musty
4 years
Build alongside us, this is the beginning of making financial services available to all innovators across Africa and beyond!
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Ricardo Schäfer
4 years
Thrilled to be backing @bodepedro & his team as they take on the dynamic #insurance market in #Nigeria. We @TargetGlobal love #insurtech and we can't wait for @GoCasava to take Africa by storm. More on @TechCrunch
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African countries are yet to catch up with social security and safety programs commonly used in the West, where the government provides health insurance
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Ricardo Schäfer
4 years
Great to see @edukoya on this list, as one of the most exciting companies to watch out for in Africa this year #edtech #africatech @HoneyOgundeyi
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Ricardo Schäfer
4 years
Couldn't agree more with @chamath and this is why we @TargetGlobalVC are spending so much time in #Africa & especially in 🇳🇬 "focusing in markets like Nigeria to me are way more exciting...This is where this stuff will happen,"
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@HoneyOgundeyi
Honey Ogundeyi
4 years
Super excited to announce that we’ve raised $3.5 million pre-seed investment at #Edukoya led by @TargetGlobalVC alongside some great angel investors. Grateful for great backers and an amazing team! Here is to the future of education! https://t.co/Z4gPOd1fzE via @techcrunch
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