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Road to the USA

A collection of 9 posts

7 common traps when expanding startups to the US and how to avoid them

Road to the USA

7 common traps when expanding startups to the US and how to avoid them

The US market is a crucial stepping stone for European startups. At the same time, it’s a step that can feel scary and overwhelming. A successful US expansion absolutely requires looking at a new market with fresh eyes, but it is much less scary and unknown than it sounds.

The benefits and lessons learned from visiting the Bay Area as a founder

Road to the USA

The benefits and lessons learned from visiting the Bay Area as a founder

A conversation with DataGalaxy co-founder Sébastien Thomas Created in 2015 by Lazhar Sellami and Sébastien Thomas, DataGalaxy is an innovative data governance solution that offers the first agile data mapping platform, enabling teams to share a common knowledge of the company's data to stay focused on the essential: creating value

A French founder’s perception of the Bay Area’s startup culture

Road to the USA

A French founder’s perception of the Bay Area’s startup culture

As shared by Mehdi E. Hafed Pocard (co-founder of Touch Sensity) Created in December 2019 by Anna Pugach and Mehdi E. Hafed Pocard, Touch Sensity offers a revolutionary technology that makes objects and materials sensitive to physical interactions without using sensors, which are always difficult to integrate. The entire surface,

The Super Interview

The Super Interview

Olivier Pailhès, co-founder and ex-CEO of Aircall September 2022 Olivier Pailhès, co-founder of Aircall, stepped down from his position of CEO in August 2022 after a 9-year tenure at the head of the new phone cloud powerhouse, and the satifaction to have brought the company from zero to $100M+ ARR.

The 10 commandments of doing business in the US

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The 10 commandments of doing business in the US

Doing business in the US means adapting to the local culture. Here are 10 commandments you need to adopt to increase your chances of success: 1. If you’re on time, you’re already late. Punctuality is key to making a good impression, being late to meetings will be interpreted

A data-driven approach to an early US expansion

Road to the USA

A data-driven approach to an early US expansion

Newfund Capital invests and supports early stage France-based startups in their US expansion. We strongly believe that such an early international expansion comes with great benefits for the product, the team, the future financings, and finally the liquidity for all. Recently two of our landmark investments have made headlines, Aircall

Meet the latest French founder who moved to the US and raised $100M

Meet the latest French founder who moved to the US and raised $100M

It has been a big month for Newfund portfolio startup Nfinite. With our support, among others, the company just closed a $100 million Series B with New York City-based Insight Partners. This comes after the company closed a $15 million round of Series A funding in February when our US

How to raise your Seed round in San Francisco (via Zoom) ?

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How to raise your Seed round in San Francisco (via Zoom) ?

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 american training and we

Do VCs really add value? — Founders say sometimes.

Do VCs really add value? — Founders say sometimes.

NOTE: If Hacker Noon & Medium allowed multiple authors, this post would carry 2 other important names. The study referenced below, its findings, and this writing is a joint effort by Carl Fritjofsson at Creandum and Owen Reynolds from University of Chicago. Any reference to this work should also include their