Lessons learned from two decades of VC investing in Europe - with HV Capital

<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbodnamini/">Barbod Namini</a>, Partner at <a href="https://www.hvcapital.com/">HV Capital</a>, an exceptional German-based VC with over a 20-year track record, spoke to <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rudolf-falat/">Rudolf Falat</a>, founder of the <a href="https://www.voiceoffintech.com/subscribe">Voice of FinTech</a> podcast, about investing in FinTech perhaps longer than the term has been fashionable.</p><p>Here is what they covered:</p><ul> <li>HV Capital origins</li> <li>Barbod's journey to HV Capital from Rocket Internet and Citigroup</li> <li>HV Capital investment philosophy</li> <li>How much money they have raised since inception and for how many start-ups? </li> <li>What kind of start-ups HV Capital focuses on investing?</li> <li>What kind of FinTechs HV Capital invests (where in the lifecycle, size, tech, geography, etc.)</li> <li>How do scouting and due diligence work? What are Barbod and HV Capital looking for?</li> <li>How do they cooperate with other actors in the start-up ecosystem? </li> <li>What’s HV Capital's investment approach? E.g., min size of the stake, board seat, time to exit, economics?</li> <li>Success stories of the start-ups HV Capital invested in? <a href="https://de.scalable.capital/">Scalable Capital</a>, <a href="https://getpenta.com/en/">Penta</a>, <a href="https://sumup.com/">SumUp</a>, <a href="https://getbux.com/">BUX</a>, <a href="https://www.yapily.com/">Yapily </a>or <a href="https://www.solarisbank.com/en/">Solaris Bank</a> in FinTech and more broadly <a href="https://www.zalando.ch/">Zalando</a>, <a href="https://www.hvcapital.com/companies/hellofresh">HelloFresh</a> or <a href="https://www.hvcapital.com/companies/deliveryhero">Delivery Hero</a> </li> <li>Reflections on the FinTech’s growth in Europe and the rest of the world over the past two decades since HV Capital has been operational</li> <li>Recommended business book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Essays-Warren-Buffett-Lessons-Corporate/dp/1531017509/ref=sr_