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7 questions you will likely hear in a startup interview
You are well prepared for your startup interview, but one question looms around your head: What are they going to ask me? Here are 7 of the most common questions and how to prepare for them.

How neuraVolt makes EV charging smarter
neuraVolt develops smart EV charging, using smart boxes installed in EV chargers and AI to establish an intelligent EV charging network. This allows existing and new EV charging providers to optimise their charging facilities.

A founder’s 7 reasons why – be extra prepared for fundraising
Before getting into the world of killer pitches, let’s put things in order for you, your organization, and your future investors.

Fundraising: 5 mistakes too many founders make
Most startups trying to transform the world could profit tremendously from outside capital – at least if they went for it in the right way. So what to do, then?

Diabetes: What healthcare providers and researchers really need
The EASD Annual Meeting is one of the largest scientific congresses, presenting the latest results from basic and clinical diabetes research and the place to meet the global diabetes community. For sure, as the Investment Director of our Swiss Diabetes Venture Fund, I was there as well. These are my takeaways

How Re-Fresh Global fights global textile waste
Re-Fresh Global provides end-to-end solutions for the circular economy through novel textile waste management technologies. The proprietary technology “Smart-Up” is a micro-factory system to repurpose post-consumer textile waste into new raw materials such as sanitized multifunctional textile pulp, bioethanol, and nanocellulose.