Sabine VanderLinden

Scouting for Growth

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There are over 180,000 FinTech ventures out there today. My team tracks 7.3 million of them across markets every single week. But the number that matters isn’t the one that’s growing. It’s the one that isn’t. Only 25% of these ventures have secured funding and meaningful backing. The other 75% aren’t just looking for capital. They’re looking for access, credibility, and partnerships with the institutions that can turn a great product into real-world impact. This is Scouting for Growth. I’m Sabine VanderLinden. I lead Alchemy Crew Ventures, and I built the Venture-Client Model for regulated ind...

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Florian Graillot: Astorya.vc ... Europe’s Early-Stage InsurTech Investor 01.01.2022 48:37

On this episode, Sabine VdL interviews Florian Graillot, an investor and co-founder of Astorya.vc or Astorya. Astorya invests in Seed InsurTech startups across Europe. In this conversation, the pair covers topics including who he is, why he started Astorya, and how he sees the world of corporate venturing today and tomorrow. KEY TAKEAWAYS There is a trend emerging of direct competition between Tie...

Matthew Jones: Some Investors Care About Diversity 01.01.2022 42:04

In this episode, Sabine VdL is joined by Matthew Jones, Managing Director and venture capital investor in insurance and risk management-related technology for Anthemis in the UK, Europe, and North America. Through his previous work with Swiss Re, Matthew sponsored Sabine’s first accelerator and was one of her most active mentors, engaged assessor, and investor. They both learned a great deal durin...

Lens on Venture Scouting 01.01.2022 28:30

In this episode, Sabine VdL defines venture scouting, also called technology scouting, and explains why companies and investors see it as so important. She also discusses what skillsets a technology scout needs to succeed as well as what should motivate them and how these strategies are delivered. KEY TAKEAWAYS In recent months companies around the globe have seen new types of challenges affecting...

Defining The World of Corporate Venturing 01.01.2022 20:32

In this episode, Sabine VdL describes what corporate venturing is and what it entails, how it can help startups and entrepreneurs, why there is an increased drive towards corporate venturing today and the best strategies to deploy VC programmes. KEY TAKEAWAYS With corporate venturing, large companies develop, sponsor or invest in startup companies from the earliest stages of formation to later s...

Why Scouting For Growth 01.01.2022 7:57

I just thought I would explain… Why Scouting for Growth? I have been fortunate to work with Tech ventures over the past six years that are changing the worlds of insurance, finance, health, and wealth, to name but a few. And to accelerate great companies, one needs to understand a little bit about "business." I have been fascinated with building growth ecosystems for the past six years. Getting m...

An Introduction to Scouting for Growth – with Sabine VdL 21.12.2021 7:19

Hi, I am Sabine VanderLinden – Many of my friends call me Mrs VdL. I have been in business for over 25 years. I worked for highly respected, well-known blue-chip companies. And 6 years ago, I decided to take the entrepreneurial and investor route and ran a very well-known acceleration program for early-stage startups in Europe and the United States, while also engaging with investors and corporati...