Vasile Foca
@vfoca
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father, entrepreneur and venture capitalist ;)
London, England
Joined May 2011
There is lots of pressure on entrepreneurs to have cofounders, but some of my research with Jason Greenberg suggests solo founders outperform Now, this great new paper shows when and how solo founders beat teams: when they can draw on networks of co-creators. Look at the tables!
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We're hiring! After a record-breaking couple of years, Talis is running a 12 month Investment Executive Programme 🚀 all the information you’ll need, and the application, can be found here:
app.beapplied.com
About Talis Talis is an early-stage venture capital firm on a mission to back technology founders who see the future differently. We focus on partnering with high-growth consumer & enterprise...
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With 700 self-service studios currently in practice - used by musicians, DJs, podcasters and dancers -@piratedotcomUK sets a goal of 10,000 studios by 2024 🚀 https://t.co/tfimJ25jFS
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Bristol-based Pirate have 700 studios, used by musicians, DJs, podcasters and dancers.
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We are delighted to welcome @Darktrace to the Premium Segment of @LSEplc’s Main Market. Founded in 2013, this leading autonomous cyber security AI company has reached a major milestone in its journey. Congratulations to the @Darktrace team. https://t.co/qORjmmoH7B
#capitalmarkets
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Big congrats to @Darktrace team 🚀@PoppyGustafsson - great start on LSE. The company’s IPO is a landmark event for the London Stock Exchange and the British technology sector, paving the way for flourishing tech companies to follow in their footsteps.
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Today @TalisCapital launches the Talis Knowledge Hub: a one-stop shop for founders, providing a library of high quality, curated resources, gathered from experts across the VC and tech sectors. Explore the Knowledge Hub here:
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Our next Founder Spotlight features @PoppyGustafsson , CEO and co-founder of @Darktrace , speaking about leadership, company milestones and the company's vision for the coming years. Talis led the company's Series A in 2015. https://t.co/ViJ5b4GL6n
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Cambridge-founded Darktrace is reinventing enterprise security by taking a fundamentally different approach. Darktrace’s technology…
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Talis is back with its next #OfficeHours dates: in November and December, we're looking to help #BAMEFounders and #FemaleFounders. If you're a seed stage founder in the UK, US and Europe looking for advice, we want to hear from you!
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Well done to the team @LuminanceTech
In recognition of its transformative machine learning technology, Luminance has been named as a finalist for the 'Disruptor of the Year' award by the @LiteraMicro #TCLAwards 2020.
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Congrats to @LuminanceTech team!
Luminance is delighted to be announced as a finalist for the 'Supplier of the Year' and 'Innovation in Legal Services' by the British Legal Technology Awards.
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While @DayDayCook is our first venture into Asia, we’ve had our eye on the market for some time. Read more on why we decided to back the Hong-Kong based cooking multimedia platform here:
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We sat down with Marcin at @Price_fx, discussing the change in his role as CEO, his key three pieces of life advice — and even reminiscing about when Pricefx was almost sued and taken out of the US market altogether. #FounderSpotlight
https://t.co/4XTNHTcqla
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Great piece from Fred Wilson on board diversity. Second point in particular as believe VC should just get observer seat not director and should have the right to nominate independent director instead of them https://t.co/jPlUlz7BKB
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Onfido CEO says he'll cover whatever donors pull from Oxford
cnbc.com
Onfido CEO Husayn Kassai has pledged to cover whatever any donors pull from the Oriel College amid an ongoing statue debate.
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Great piece by @bealiprandi on construction tech with the help of @cc_manduca
I spent the last 6 months digging into Construction Technology with @cc_manduca @TalisCapital - we published our thoughts here: https://t.co/c7ZKQSgi39 🏗️🚧👷‍♀️
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Identifying 63,500 previously unknown threats in over 5,000 networks, read this Forbes article to discover why Darktrace has been named one of the best #cybersecurity startups to watch in 2020. https://t.co/CSlOjFxOlZ
forbes.com
In 2020, 268 startups have raised a total of $4.7B, averaging $21M each with a median funding amount of $6.1M
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Our podcast series 'Luminance Insights' is now live on the Apple Podcast App. Have a listen to hear from some of the leading minds in the fields of AI, law and legal tech on what the future holds for the legal profession. Listen here: https://t.co/TXKm5a012T
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