Bootstrap Europe

Today at the European Investment Fund (EIF)’s Empowering Equity Summit, together with Lise Rechsteiner, PhD of Vsquared Ventures and Amanda Birkenholz of UVC Partners, Fatou Diagne debated with a room full of STEM students, LPs and GPs about the financing of deeptech and the AI megatrends shaping the acceleration of European deeptech. Tomorrow, Fatou will be joined by co-founder Stephanie Heller (Galantine) and Partner Eliott Saba at Ugly Duck 2025, to redefine Private Capital and the generational outcomes it has delivered for Europe. If you’re attending, keep an eye out to come and say ‘Hi’ or reach out to schedule a quick catchup with one of the team! https://lnkd.in/e42h9ZHx #uglyduck #EIF #venturedebt #venturecapital #empoweringequity

Congratulations to Dexory on the triumphant close of their $165 million Series C funding! We are very proud to be supporting them on their journey of growth, focusing on their vision of intuitive autonomous logistics and operations solutions! This funding will enable Dexory to expand access to its technology in warehouse transformation and we are very excited to see them soar! 👏Great work from Adrian Negoita, Andrei Danescu, Oana Andreea Jinga and the entire Dexory team👏 Find the full article & learn more here >> https://lnkd.in/eW6KUmWN #dexory #robotics #seriesC

Last week, JDN took a dive into the European Market, exploring why venture debt is growing upwards and how for European scale ups it can boost growth while limiting dilution and unlock significant value. In further discussions with Bootstrap Europe's own, Fatou Diagne, alongside John Markell, at Armentum Partners, they discuss the real opportunity in the professionalisation of venture lenders and how founders and their investors can create the best alignment. "We don't think like a bank. Our return also depends on the warrants, and therefore on the company's final valuation. We have every interest in its success [and] we are also very selective." Find the full article on JDN here > > https://lnkd.in/eptbMJGY

Less than two weeks until IPEM in Paris! On the 24th-25th September, Fatou Diagne and Stephanie Heller (Galantine) will be in attendance at Palais des Congrès! Alongside visiting the wide selection of talks and summits, Fatou and Stephanie will be engaging with LPs & GPs throughout the two days. Pop over a message if you'd like to secure some time to catch up!

It was wonderful to hear Stephanie Heller (Galantine) yesterday on the panel 'Fuelling Growth - where is private credit working best?'. Sitting alongside Oliver Baker, Warren Brockway, Simone Tedeschi and moderated by Francesca Ficai, the panel explored where private credit is delivering the most impact across the UK and technology sectors. A huge thank you to British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) for hosting an insightful day and having Stephanie join the conversation on stage! #VC #UKinnovation #venturedebt #growthdebt

An absolute pleasure to hear Fatou Diagne in the latest Crown Castê podcast! Sharing such insightful knowledge on European Venture Debt!🙌 🎧 Listen to the full episode here > https://lnkd.in/eP-GZMWv

"In the startup ecosystem, the promise of fast growth can make debt financing—especially growth loans—seem irresistible." Stephanie Heller (Galantine) provides an expert insight on how to identify those seemingly attractive deals before it's too late. You can find the full piece here: https://lnkd.in/etCVM3Ri

🚀 Our 2024 Impact & ESG Report is live! We’re proud to highlight our work of the past 12 months and feature some of our portfolio winners making waves in their sectors: 🤖 Robotics – Dexory 🌱 Foodtech – planetary 💳 Fintech – neon In a time of growing polarization around impact investing, our initial intuition, with Stephanie Heller (Galantine) and Fatou Diagne, is more than proven after deploying three funds: Long-term value and positive impact are not mutually exclusive. This principle continues to guide every step of our investment cycle — from sourcing to scaling. 📄 Contact us for the full report and see how our companies are driving meaningful change. Thank you to all who participated in bringing this vision to reality. 🙏 #ImpactInvesting #ESG #VentureCapital #Robotics #Foodtech #Fintech #SustainableGrowth #2024ImpactReport Jörg Sandrock, Fabienne Huser, Charles Pontvianne, David Brandes, Andrei Danescu, Oana Andreea Jinga, Lisa Leid, Robert Uren, Shailen Modi, Asta D.