With a massive slowdown of our inbound deal flow due to Covid-19, we decided to pause proactive investments for two months (apart from committed term sheets & hand shakes) and ask ourselves how we could be more useful to our founders?55% of total…

We've been hammering the going global recently. Why? Because it's the future. It's easier than ever, more vital than ever, but also as simple as a visio/call.So if you're a 1. France-based startup, 2. you have a multicultural/multilingual team, 3.…

'Honey, I shrunk the kids' is a popular American film directed by Joe JohnstonFor French readers : in the US most seed investments are now on SAFEs (West Coast) and convertible notes (East Coast). When it’s an equity round, the term sheet mostly…

Ever since Newfund Capital landed in the US in 2013 via a “flip” of one of its portfolio companies, its american-ess has progressively increased : 1/3 of our investments are state-side, 15% of our LPs live in the US, 25% of the Newfund team has an…

Not all revenue is equal. Figuring out how strong yours is remains key for the future of your business, especially in a post-covid world and the likely crisis.Typical result for the “cigarette analysis”.When facing troubles, most entrepreneurs (me…