Studios are incredibly effective in building early-stage startups. These unique companies go beyond financial capital and the usual 3-month of acceleration to provide founders with full support throughout the lifetime of the venture. So the founders can focus on scaling the business: design, engineering, finance, marketing, HR, IT, and recruiting.
Venture building studios will begin to outpace traditional venture returns as asset classes in the next 5 to 10 years. But the capital needed to get up to speed is high, and they are often overlooked by investors who continue to invest in traditional VC funds.
So, why should investors start considering backing the startup studio model? Join this roundtable discussion to learn more about:
Grai Ventures
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Mastercard
Senior Management
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Diana Florescu is Chief Marketing Officer and Managing Partner at Grai Ventures. Diana held various marketing and sales roles in the last decade at all levels up to CxO. She has extensive experience in digital marketing and branding, designing and executing marketing and sales programs while overseeing product development and commercial partnerships. Her projects span multiple sectors, including technology, gaming, consulting, media and entertainment, retail, among others. International experience having worked and studied in the UK, the USA, Qatar, Poland, Romania, and Germany.Awarded Entrepreneur - 2016 Lloyd's Banking People's Choice Award. She holds a Master's Degree in Technology Entrepreneurship from UCL.
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