#EcosystemGiants (virtual) - a session with the king of SaaS, Christoph Janz (Co-Founder and Partner, Point Nine Capital) on Tuesday, 12 October 2021!
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Following the first ever in-person session of #EcosystemGiants in September (stay tuned for more on that!), the format is resuming virtually, with a guest whose insights on SaaS investing are a must hear for us all to take a listen to. A repeat founder, who has built and scaled tech businesses (multiple times!). An angel investor who has backed unicorn start-ups at inception. And a VC, with a starry SaaS portfolio, who loves the number 9 (99,99M Euro fund rings a bell?). It is a pleasure and an honour to share Christoph Janz (Co-Founder and Partner, Point Nine Capital) is coming on board #EcosystemGiants next, on Tuesday 12 October 2021 at 6pm CEST. Christoph is a long-time Internet entrepreneur turned angel investor turned early-stage VC. Before co-founding Point Nine in 2011, he was the one of the first angel investors in billion-dollar-companies like Zendesk, FreeAgent, Geckoboard, and Momox. And in the 15 years before that, he started several businesses, including two consumer Internet startups. Join us for a conversation detailing his journey in venture and find out tips on building a SaaS business worth millions.
A conversation about :
How and when to raise the first institutional round
Building a $100M (SaaS) business
What is trending in SaaS investing - differences Europe/US
Timings (CEST)
18:00 Start; in conversation with Christoph Janz (Co-Founder and Partner, Point Nine Capital)
18:35 – Audience Q&A
18:50 – Pitching for feedback
Ibrahim Sarwar, building the marketplace matching outsourced work with highly skilled contractors, Kontractors, will do a 3’ pitch for feedback
19:00 – End
Moderated by Tzvete Doncheva, Founder 'Ecosystem'; IR and Platform Manager, PropTech1 Ventures
Supported by community partners:
Kaiku, MentorshipHub, ParlayMe, Startups Magazine
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