Denis Shafranik, Managing Partner at Concentric
As many startups emerge from a year of firefighting, a new breed of founder is emerging.
For many startups and their founders, 2020 was the first time they had faced a full-blown crisis. Forced closures and a massive economic slowdown hit many sectors hard…
Concentric believes that technology is an inherently impactful sector, delivering net productivity gains for the economy as a whole, while empowering individuals from any background to build businesses that improve the lives of their stakeholders. That said, much more can be done to embrace diversity of thought within the tech…
Author, Alexander Mann
This is part 1 of a 2 part series offering the Concentric perspective on the state of the ill-understood, much maligned but potential laden Crypto ecosystem
HIGHLIGHTS
- The Crypto Economy is native to the internet. Like the internet, it is global, accessible to all, decentralised and unstoppable…
Luxury ride-hailing service and Concentric portfolio company, Wheely, hit the headlines in 2020 after it fought and won against the Moscow Department of Transportation. …
Author, Alexander Mann, Concentric
Every year we at Concentric update our investors on the progress of our portfolio. As part of our talk, we try to impress upon them the way we see the world and how that impacts our investment strategy. For the first time, we are publicly posting…
Lucy Kennard , Operations Manager at Concentric, gives some insight into her first year with us.
What made you decide you wanted to work in Venture Capital?
Before I worked for Concentric, I worked at a Leadership and Executive coaching company, Visible Leaders. I had loved my time there, all…
Denis Shafranik, Concentric
Entrepreneurs are often stereotyped as supremely confident — slick salespeople who ooze self-assurance. And yet, off the record, if you ask the average entrepreneur how they’re feeling, there’s every chance they’ll paint a very different picture.
Mental health issues amongst founders have been widespread for some time…
Kjartan Rist, Concentric
As the world’s economies awaken from their period of enforced hibernation, business leaders and entrepreneurs all over Europe are being forced to look for new ways to get ahead in a global market predicted to decline by 5%.
Overreliance on China has become problematic and carries increasing…
Kjartan Rist, Concentric
With billions of VC dollars currently invested in startups across the globe, it’s encouraging to see recent reports suggesting that the vast majority of VC-backed startups look to be capable of surviving the ongoing pandemic.
But while VCs have rightly stepped up their efforts to support portfolio…
