vojtech
@vojtech
Communications and policy @IndexVentures and advisor to founders and CEOs of Index-backed companies from seed to IPO.
Sad to hear the news of Steve passing. One of the great tech journalists and comms professionals who deserves a lot of credit for helping European tech get to where it is today. ❤️ RIP sifted.eu/articles/steve…
Great to take our new book “Winning in the US — The Founder’s Guide to Building a Global Company from Europe” to @RaiseSummit in Paris. Back stage with @martinmignot, @guilleflorvs and @rdominguezibar. Podcast coming soon. Catch Martin live on stage at 3:20pm!…
🇺🇸Celebrating the week of the 4th of July with @IndexVentures new book Winning in the US: The founder's guide to building a global company from Europe. A book full of learnings, stories of ambition and amazing advice from 500 of the best startups and founders in our market…
The latest book from @indexventures "Winning in the US: The Founder's Guide to Building a Global Company from Europe" is out! Lessons from 500 startups, 40+ founder interviews and three decades of investing. 👉 winningintheus.com
💯 A hundred days just passed since we submitted the 16,000 strong petition and the final blueprint for the 28th Regime to Commissioners @Michael McGrath and @Ekaterina Zaharieva. What happened since then ⬇️
Official proposal handover to the EU commissioners ✅ 🙏❤️ Still tons of work but great first steps Lets fix Europe for startups. 🇪🇺
Quick @euinc_petition update 🇪🇺🔥 We are about to hand over the final EU-Inc proposal paper to the commissioners. Additionally we had several meetings with the workgroups, and the president’s team focusing on the topic today. So far the feedback has been very positive. Wish…
EU-ESOP, a unified pan-European stock option scheme for startups, is one step closer to becoming a reality following the President of the European Commission’s call for one set of rules' for startups. #notoptional reuters.com/markets/europe…
There is no such thing as a saturated market. @vladtenev shares how @RobinhoodApp broke through. Full video youtu.be/hpRPYVVO4uU
Born in the trades, Ara Mahdessian and Vahe Kuzoyan founded @ServiceTitan to empower the unsung heroes who keep our communities running. As they celebrate their IPO, we’re proud to be part of their story and excited to see them tackle this trillion-dollar opportunity.…
The great @dps and his team at /dev/agents are building the operating system for AI agents, redefining how we interact with software in our daily lives. We’re proud to back this incredible group as they create a future where agentic applications bring solutions directly to users.…
🔥🔥 Last week at Slush we had so many amazing conversations about the EU Inc on- and off-stage! Thank you especially MEP @AuraSalla for pushing startups and innovation in Brussels, we need your help! 🙏🏻 A lot more is coming soon! 🚀
Congrats to @cradlebio on their $73m round! @IndexVentures' @sofiadolfe talks to @stefvangrieken about his vision for making scientific research up to 10x faster, reducing costs from $50–100M to $5–10M, and increasing success rates. Tip @Techmeme indexventures.com/perspectives/c…
Thank you to the UK's Secretary of State @SciTechgovuk @peterkyle for his comments on @tessl_io's funding led by @IndexVentures. Tessl today announced it raised $125m to transform how software is created in the AI era.
HELL FROZE OVER Germany now has same-or-better laws for stock options as the US. 🤯 I know… I won't believe it until I experience it myself neither. But apparently, it's true 🙀 Kudos @vojtech @martinmignot and the whole @notoptional team at @IndexVentures
Which country makes it easiest for startups to attract and retain top talent? @NotOptional today publishes an updated ranking of stock option policies! 1. 🇱🇻 🇪🇪 🇱🇹 2. 🇨🇦 🇮🇱 3. 🇬🇧 4. 🇵🇹 🇫🇷 5. 🇺🇸 🇩🇪 6. 🇬🇷 🇵🇱 7. 🇦🇹 8. 🇮🇹 9. 🇮🇪 10.🇸🇪 🇨🇿 🇦🇺 11. 🇪🇸 12. 🇩🇰 13.🇧🇪 🇳🇱 14. 🇫🇮 🇳🇴 15. 🇨🇭
🚨 Our new ranking of countries based on their stock option policy is out! #notoptional Congrats to Germany, Greece and Austria on the biggest improvements. Switzerland, Norway, Finland, Netherlands, Belgium - it's your turn!
Join us in signing the @euinc_petition! ✍️ eu-inc.org cnbc.com/2024/10/14/eur…
Congrats @jcsamuelian & @avec_alan team! Now a €4bn company after today's €173m funding! 650k users are already healthier thanks to Alan with many more to benefit soon! Alan: a new paradigm for global health indexventures.com/perspectives/a…
