SG Zurich: Fundraising in Europe with Steffen Wagner & Marc Bernegger

Funding and VC investment for your startup is a topic that every entrepreneur is keen to know more about, and learn as much as possible before they take on that challenge. For the entrepreneurs at Startup Grind Zurich, Marc Bernegger, a serial web entrepreneur and fintech investor, and Steffen Wagner, Co-founder and CEO of Investiere, came to visit and share all their best fundraising tips.

We had the pleasure of sitting down for a fireside chat with Steffen and Marc, and came away with some of the best highlights for venture capital fundraising in Europe and beyond:

Talk to as many entrepreneurs as possible. There is so much to learn from other people. There are things that we have no control over and there can be many pitfalls along the way. Working with other entrepreneurs is one of the best way to get knowledge on how to deal with your business the better way.
Think internationally. Even if you are just starting in a particular business, you need to think internationally. You will have to think in advance that the business will grow bigger and bigger someday.
If you are going to deal in the international market, you need to become involved in several endeavors that will make you better in the industry.
Once you start getting support from your investors, you need to keep them close and informed. Since business investors play a very important role in a business, you have to keep them updated of what is going on with the business.
Starting your own company for the money is the wrong motivation. You have to be passionate about your idea!

For all of Steffen's and Marc's advice on venture capital fundraising and company building, watch the full interview here.