Andre de Haes
@andredehaes
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Founder @BackedVC. Previously VC @a16z and @IndexVentures. Excited to see Europe become a startup hub. The good life, the bad puns.
London / San Francisco
Joined October 2009
Reya Network launched with an incredibly impressive Liquidity Generation Event 3 weeks ago: $250m raised!!! The next launch phase started today with Reya DEX going live.. Congrats @reya_xyz, @0xSimonJones, arturbegyan.eth
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Inspiring to see @OchreBio paving the way for computational biology companies to secure major pharma partnerships: $1bn deal, with $35m paid up front. We have backed over 10 computational biology companies including @OchreBio. Ping us if you're building in the space
Very excited for the talented, original and fearless @OchreBio team for securing such an impressive partnership with @Boehringer. Liver regeneration is just one of many exciting programmes @OchreBio is developing. One to watch 🚀
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Our guide to blockchain gaming written by the new star on our team Sean Yu @0xCousinSY
https://t.co/iBwAgxGX4l
medium.com
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The most important questions the crypto world needs to answer in 2023
What if #ChatGPT goes decentralized? 🤔 What if multi-verse gaming goes permissionless? 🤔 What if....... 2023 is filled with possibilities, and many questions are to be asked, here are the 8 that I would like to scratch my head on: https://t.co/eCnNx1Z4GM
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A truly inspiring experience to bring FounderCircles face-to-face for the first time, esp. with these founders. There was something utterly magical in watching the connection & deep support unfold f2f. Thank you @smaciusz @andredehaes & @BackedTeam
By far the best place we've launched FounderCircles (yet!) & what an amazing group of founders too - such openness, humility & deep support for each other - an inspiration to watch. Thank you @BackedVC for having us, you really know how to put on an experiential founder retreat!
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I must say - @BackedVC are ELITE. Had my Emotional Capital session yesterday and my Leadership / Pitch Coaching session today and I actually feel transformed???????? Feeling so supported and happy and most importantly - PREPARED 💪🏽 🚀
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Deeply happy to be working with @vtmoyo and @ugoagbai_, incredibly talented, passionate and effective women tackling the very large (and basically untapped) hair wig/extension market for black women.
The 🌍 wig & extensions market is worth +$2.4B. Yet the retail experience and product quality for Black hair sucks. So we’re proud to back @RUKAhair - the Black female entrepreneurs leading a hair revolution. Thanks @lizuvie/@FT for aiming the spotlight. https://t.co/oynYn9J606
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The 🌍 wig & extensions market is worth +$2.4B. Yet the retail experience and product quality for Black hair sucks. So we’re proud to back @RUKAhair - the Black female entrepreneurs leading a hair revolution. Thanks @lizuvie/@FT for aiming the spotlight. https://t.co/oynYn9J606
ft.com
Direct-to-consumer brands are transforming both the products on offer to black women and the shopping experience
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Here we go.. IndiGG taking on the huge Indian play-to-earn market. Excited to be a part of the investor group.
IndiGG has raised $6M to boost play-to-earn gaming in India! 🇮🇳 Investors include @Sequoia_India, @LightspeedIndia, @animocabrands, @variantfund, @jumpcapital and more. Thanks again to @YieldGuild x @_PolygonStudios for putting gamers first! Read more:
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Deeply excited to back Loot Squad, building a gaming NFT lending platform for gamers (scholars). Big long term dream to give retail investors access to the new financial markets of Play-to-Earn Gaming.
Please welcome @LootSquadGG to Team BACKED 🏴☠️
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Proudly supporting the @NFTlondon @NFTlondonUK and @AxieInfinity Meet-up in London this evening. It’s gonna be good. Speaking of good…just look at this artwork.
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🚨 WE'RE HIRING 🚨 The BACKED Venture Fellowship is in its second year, & we're going into 2022 better than ever. Seeking a student or early career professional to join us next spring, for 6 months' career-launching experience in VC. Tell your friends👇🏽 https://t.co/m0ObBCG27y
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BACKED is the maverick venture capital fund championing a new spirit of entrepreneurship in Europe.Recognising that early stage teams need much more than funding, we’re exploring the limits of human...
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Slush stage debut to a jam packed room for @BackedVC’s own @PascalSuhrcke - moderating an incredible lineup at our Future of Gaming event at @SlushHQ 2021 feat. @MerschMax_ @ksegerstrale @borgetsebastien @fabric_vc @superevilmegaco @TheSandboxGame
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Two incredible Black women making history on the Amphitheater stage at @SlushHQ and having fun doing it. @Madame_Daisy | @BackedVC & @RaeCorson | @Afrocenchix you are such badasses.
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I’ve been feeling incredibly fulfilled at work recently and have been actively trying to understand the moments that are making me so happy. And it’s made me realise that @andredehaes and @AlexBrunicki have pulled off something as rare as gold-dust:
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Looking for a talented recruiter who loves working with the most innovative companies to help them source top talent. It's part time role, so can be done alongside another headhunting, startup or other role.
🚨HIRING🚨 We at @BackedVC are searching for a part-time (2 d/w) Talent Acquisition Partner to assist our portfolio founders with priority hires. Must have tech/startup/scaleup experience. Work from our offices or remotely as you prefer. Please share/RT! https://t.co/3g4K4fb3My
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Happy to see FabricNano and Hoxton Farms from the Backed clan in Wired's top 10 startups. https://t.co/RRDVtbKHH2
wired.com
Despite the challenges of Brexit and a global pandemic, London’s startups have lost none of their appeal for investors
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Congrats to the team of our portfolio company Axie Infinity - booked more revenue in July than Bitcoin & Ethereum combined - seemingly the fastest growth of any startup in history.
For anyone questioning the play-to-earn revolution, Axie Infinity is now the fastest-growing game worldwide and at $200m revenues in July the highest-grossing blockchain protocol of *any* kind (bigger than Ethereum itself). The best part? Most gains go to the community🥁
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