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'Defence is where we can play all our superpowers': Visionaries Club’s Rob Lacher
Manage episode 488350332 series 2999568
This week on Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast, Amy speaks with Rob Lacher, founding partner at early-growth VC Visionaries Club.
Rob unpacks the challenges of defence procurement, why Europe has less than a year to get serious about its military capabilities and how VCs can do more than just write cheques in this space.
He also shares why Visionaries doesn’t have an AI investment thesis, why new general partner Judith Dada is the 'single best person' he could have hoped to team up with — and the deals he still kicks himself for missing.
Key moments:
01.48: Lovable
06.30: Visionaries Club's relationships with other funds
12.24: Investing in defence companies
29.59: Challenges and opportunities for SaaS companies
39.39: Building a brand in VC
42.45: Quickfire questions
142 episodes
Manage episode 488350332 series 2999568
This week on Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast, Amy speaks with Rob Lacher, founding partner at early-growth VC Visionaries Club.
Rob unpacks the challenges of defence procurement, why Europe has less than a year to get serious about its military capabilities and how VCs can do more than just write cheques in this space.
He also shares why Visionaries doesn’t have an AI investment thesis, why new general partner Judith Dada is the 'single best person' he could have hoped to team up with — and the deals he still kicks himself for missing.
Key moments:
01.48: Lovable
06.30: Visionaries Club's relationships with other funds
12.24: Investing in defence companies
29.59: Challenges and opportunities for SaaS companies
39.39: Building a brand in VC
42.45: Quickfire questions
142 episodes
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