AtVenture DealFlow

Episode 23 - Freek Wessels - Johnny Cashew In this episode, Laurie Lancee speaks with Freek Wessels, CEO of Johnny Cashew. Johnny Cashew is flipping the cashew supply chain. 60% of the world's cashews come from Africa, yet 90% get shipped to Asia to be processed. Johnny Cashew processes the nuts where they grow, in Tanzania, paying living wages to 600 to 800 women, buying the whole harvest includi...

Episode 22 - Fundraising Founder: Julia Bialetska - S.Lab In this episode, Laurie Lancee speaks with Julia Bialetska, co-founder of S.Lab. S.Lab is replacing polystyrene packaging with a material grown from plant waste and mushroom roots. It is 100% compostable, home biodegradable within 30 days, and produced at price parity with conventional polystyrene. With 15 billion kilograms of polystyrene p...

Episode 21 - Fundraising Founder: Emily Firth - TruthWorks In this episode, Laurie Lancee speaks with Emily Firth, co-founder of TruthWorks. TruthWorks is doing for HR consulting what Booking.com did for travel. A digital talent marketplace where organisations can find, compare and book trusted People and Culture experts on demand. No six-month procurement cycles, no opaque agency fees. Just the r...

Episode 20 - Fundraising Founder: Catharina Savelkoul - legml.ai In this episode, Laurie Lancee speaks with Catharina Savelkoul, co-founder and CEO of legml.ai. legml.ai is building the platform that brings sovereign, customised AI to every organisation. Not a chatbot. The actual infrastructure to deploy private, fine-tuned AI models inside a company's own systems, in hours rather than months. 95%...

Episode 19 - Fundraising Founder: Mahmoud el Wakil - Homemade In this episode, Laurie Lancee speaks with Mahmoud el Wakil, fundraising founder of Homemade . Homemade is building the Airbnb of food delivery. A platform that connects people who love to cook from home with customers looking for affordable, authentic, high-quality meals. Chefs start their restaurant from home with zero upfront cost an...

Episode 18 - Fundraising Founder: Anna Brueva- ChemReclam. In this episode, Laurie Lancee speaks with Anna Brueva , fundraising founder of ChemReclaim . ChemReclaim develops nanomaterials from precious and rare earth metals, enabling industries like semiconductors and advanced ceramics to reduce material usage while improving performance. With increasing pressure on supply chains and pricing, driv...

Episode 17 - Fundraising Founder: Lili Vogelsang- fredie In this episode, Laurie Lancee speaks with Lili Vogelsang , founder of fredie . fredie is building what they describe as a Duolingo for social skills. The platform helps Gen-Z practice real life social interactions, build confidence, and eventually form meaningful friendships offline. Loneliness among young people is increasingly described a...

Episode 16 - Fundraising Founders: Tijn Baart, Levi Baart and Stefan Wijdenes- Goodoo In this episode of AtVenture Dealflow, host Laurie Lancee speaks with Tijn Baart, Levi Baart and Stefan Wijdenes , co-founders of Goodoo ,a Dutch plant-based ice cream brand redefining indulgence through sustainability. Founded in Amsterdam, Goodoo creates creamy ice cream made from plant based ingredients, inclu...

Episode 15 | Investor spotlight: Warnyta Minnaard In this episode of AtVenture DealFlow, host Laurie Lancee speaks with Warnyta Minnaard , active angel investor and member of the Health Investment Committee at AtVenture Platform . Warnyta previously worked as an investment manager at Noaber and Donor Impact Invest Fund. Today, she combines impact driven angel investing with her work as co founder...

Episode 14 - Fundraising Founder: Femke Delissen- PAVA In this episode of AtVenture Dealflow, host Laurie Lancee speaks with Femke Delissen , co-founder of PAVA , an Amsterdam-based HealthTech startup using privacy friendly WiFi based motion sensing to support elderly care. Healthcare systems face a structural crisis driven by an ageing population and severe staff shortages. While motion monitorin...

Episode 13 - Fundraising Founders: Ania Ullmann & Yair Kira - Yeda In this episode of AtVenture Dealflow, host Laurie Lancee speaks with Anna Maria Ullmann and Yair Kira , founders of Yeda , a Berlin-based women’s health startup. Yeda is building the first bra for the pelvic floor : a wearable device designed for daily use, combining immediate support with long-term muscle strengthening. The c...

Episode 12 - Fundraising Founder: Julia Minici – Afterwind In this episode of AtVenture DealFlow, host Laurie Lancee speaks with Julia Minici , co-founder and CEO of Afterwind . Afterwind is a Swedish deep tech company focused on true recycling of wind turbine blades and other hard-to-recycle glass fibre composite materials. As wind energy scales across Europe, a massive waste problem is emerging....

Episode 11 - Fundraising Founder: Nina van Schaick- Peripear In this episode of AtVenture Dealflow , host Laurie Lancee speaks with Nina van Schaick - co-Founder and COO of Peripear PeriPear is a femtech medtech startup focused on preventing perineal trauma during vaginal birth. Despite strong clinical evidence showing that birth injuries can be reduced by up to 50%, prevention has failed to scale...

Episode 10 - Fundraising Founder: Caroline Lakshmanan, Cloud Closet In this episode of AtVenture Dealflow , host Laurie Lancee speaks with Caroline Lakshmanan - co-Founder and CEO of Cloud Closet Cloud Closet is a fashion tech startup building a dedicated social platform for getting dressed. Instead of search or purchase history, Cloud Closet starts from outfit history and real community input to...

Episode 9 - Fundraising Founder: Anke Kuik, FLTRD In this episode of AtVenture Dealflow , host Laurie Lancee speaks with Anke Kuik, co-founder & CEO of FLTRD. FLTRD is a consumer health app that helps people make healthier food choices by instantly showing how ultra-processed supermarket products really are, and suggesting better alternatives. With ultra-processed food increasingly linked to o...

Episode 8 - Investor spotlight: Maud Vermeulen (Golden Egg Check & AtVenture Platform) In this episode of AtVenture Dealflow , host Laurie Lancee speaks with Maud Vermeulen , investor at Golden Egg Check , board member at Women in VC NL , and part of the AtVenture Platform Investment Committee . Maud is deeply involved in connecting founders and investors across Europe. She believes that trust...

Episode 7 - Fundraising Founder: Marianne de Feijter, Awesome Compliance Tech. In this episode of AtVenture Dealflow , host Laurie Lancee speaks with Marianne de Feijter , co-founder & CEO of Awesome Compliance Tech (ACT) . ACT is a legal & compliance platform that helps companies of any size manage their legal and compliance needs 10× faster and at 20% of the cost of traditional lawyers....

🎙️ AtVenture Dealflow- Episode 6: Angel Investor Spotlight with Danielle Beijerbergen van Henegouwen In this episode, Laurie Lancee speaks with Danielle Beijerbergen , angel investor at AtVenture Platform and experienced commercial leader in B2B startups & scaleups. Danielle shares her journey into angel investing: from thinking it was “only for the rich” to building a portfolio of 6 startups....

Episode 5 – Fundraising Founders: Margot & Martien, Bundle. It Bundle. It is a mindful tech app helping people reclaim their time by auto-organizing saved content into distraction-free bundles. From hotels to schools, teams are already piloting the app. The goal? Less screen, more life. Bundle. It is now raising €450k SAFE to accelerate user growth. With the global productivity & mindful t...

In Episode 4 of AtVenture Dealflow , host Laurie Lancee speaks with Sacha Martina; serial entrepreneur, ecosystem builder, and active angel investor at AtVenture Platform. Sacha proves that you don’t need millions or multiple exits to start angel investing. With six deals already made, she shares how she chooses founders, what angels really look for, and why diversity in the ecosystem matters. ✨...

Episode with Aga Kopytko – Co-founder & CTO of Smabbler In this episode of AtVenture Dealflow , we speak with Aga Kopytko , co-founder and CTO of Smabbler , an early-stage AI company based in Poland with global ambitions. Smabbler is developing AI-powered natural language processing tools that help machines understand human context, not just words . Their flagship platform, Galaxia , transform...

Episode with Tessa de Flines – Angel investor & co-founder of AtVenture Platform In this episode of AtVenture Dealflow , host & co-founder Laurie Lancee and co-founder Tessa de Flines discuss the fundamentals of angel investing, the key factors to consider when investing in startups, and the mission of their new initiative, AtVenture Platform . They emphasize the importance of building a d...

Episode with Dieuwertje Drexhage – Co-founder of Layco Medical Devices. Layco designs reusable vacuum pumps that save people, planet and costs. In this episode, we have the pleasure of speaking with Dieuwertje Drexhage , co-founder of Layco Medical Devices , a MedTech company offering sustainable and reusable medical equipment to improve healthcare accessibility. Based in the Netherlands, Layco pr...