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03/06/2026

A strong ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ slide is not just about the amount you ask for.
It is about showing what that capital will change.

We continue ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—จ๐—ฝ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต, ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ with ๐—˜๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿณ: ๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ, focused on one of the simplest but most important slides in the entire deck.

๐—œ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜:
โ€ข the ask must be clear, not vague
โ€ข investors want to understand how the money is allocated and how long it lasts
โ€ข the most important point is what the company will look like after the round

If this slide is incomplete, the whole deck feels less grounded.

Read the article here: https://earlygame.vc/insights/the-funding-round-slide-the-ending-that-makes-or-breaks-the-entire-deck

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Heading to Berlin.Cristian Munteanu will be attending SuperReturn Venture ( ) on June 8โ€“10.With 1,000+ senior leaders...
02/06/2026

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Heading to Berlin.
Cristian Munteanu will be attending SuperReturn Venture ( ) on June 8โ€“10.

With 1,000+ senior leaders, 500+ VCs, and 350+ LPs, itโ€™s one of the key gatherings for the global venture ecosystem.

Looking forward to the conversations around early-stage investing, capital allocation, and what comes next.

If youโ€™re attending, feel free to reach out.

02/06/2026

A useful reminder for any founder building a deck right now:
Your ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐˜€๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ should not read like a list of backgrounds. It should make clear why this team is the right one for this company.

Congratulations to all finalists in the first European edition of the Endeavor ร— Prosus Found-HER Challenge.A special sh...
29/05/2026

Congratulations to all finalists in the first European edition of the Endeavor ร— Prosus Found-HER Challenge.

A special shout-out to familiar names from our portfolio, Evelina Necula (Kinderpedia) and Andreea Pleศ™ea, PhD (Druid AI) who were on the final list.

Congratulations to Evelina and the Kinderpedia team for winning the Prosus Popularity Prize.

Strong founders, strong companies, and a strong signal for the Romanian tech ecosystem.

๐Ÿ“ ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ผ: automotive software at certification-grade.OxidOS Automotive has raised over 70% of its late-seed ...
29/05/2026

๐Ÿ“ ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ผ: automotive software at certification-grade.
OxidOS Automotive has raised over 70% of its late-seed round, led by 42dot, part of Hyundai Motor Group, with participation from Inspire Capital.

Beyond the funding, this is strong validation. 42dot joins as both strategic investor and first customer, a meaningful signal in a category where trust and certification matter.

The team is building a Rust-native OS for safety-critical systems, now moving toward ISO 26262 and ISO 21434 certifications, with expansion planned into aerospace and dual-use.

๐Ÿš€ ๐—–๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—จ๐—ฃ๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บAI has fundamentally changed how cheating works in gaming. New systems operate outside the gam...
28/05/2026

๐Ÿš€ ๐—–๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—จ๐—ฃ๐—ฆ

๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ
AI has fundamentally changed how cheating works in gaming. New systems operate outside the game itself, making traditional anti-cheat approaches ineffective.

๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป
The opportunity is in AI-native anti-cheat infrastructure that can detect machine-assisted play through behavioral patterns and large-scale telemetry.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ
Startups building detection systems designed for this new generation of threats, with high accuracy and auditable decisions.

If you're building in this space, we want to hear from you.

Next Thursday, another category.

27/05/2026

A strong ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐˜€๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ is not about listing achievements.
It is about showing why this team is the right one to build this company.

We continue ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—จ๐—ฝ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต, ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ with ๐—˜๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฒ: ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ, focused on one of the most important questions in any deck: ๐˜„๐—ต๐˜† ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚?

๐—œ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜:
โ€ข relevance matters more than prestige
โ€ข strong teams are complementary, not repetitive
โ€ข investors want to see trust, clarity of roles, and long-term commitment

If the slide reads like a catalog of CVs, it is probably missing the real point.

Read the article here: https://earlygame.vc/insights/the-team-slide-not-who-you-are-but-why-you

Another strong edition of Innovation Labs wraps up. Congrats to the team, and thanks for a third year of partnership.As ...
27/05/2026

Another strong edition of Innovation Labs wraps up. Congrats to the team, and thanks for a third year of partnership.
As investment partner, we got to know this year's finalists well. Conversations with one of them are still open, and we hope to share more in the months ahead.

๐Ÿ“ฃ Last week, our CFO Cristina Frusinoiu participated in the Invest Europe CFO Forum 2026 in Malaga, Spain - the leading ...
25/05/2026

๐Ÿ“ฃ Last week, our CFO Cristina Frusinoiu participated in the Invest Europe CFO Forum 2026 in Malaga, Spain - the leading event dedicated to CFOs, COOs, and senior finance & fund operations executives across Europe.

Bringing together more than 120 industry leaders, the forum created a valuable space for candid conversations, best-practice sharing, and forward-looking discussions around strategy, transformation, and growth in an increasingly complex market environment.

Key themes included:
โ€ข AI applications across GPsโ€™ front, middle, and back-office functions
โ€ข Scalable fund architectures for geographic and private markets expansion
โ€ข Alternative exit routes and liquidity solutions
โ€ข The evolving role of the CFO and the skills needed for future success

One message stood out throughout the event: change is constant, adaptability is the differentiator.

25/05/2026

A useful reminder for any founder building a deck right now:
Your ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น slide does not need to sound original. It needs to make the money logic of the business easy to follow.

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