EXPERT SERIES: Corporate Venture Capital w/ Ringier Digital Ventures Managing Director David Hug

Startup Stories: Entrepreneurship Education & Startup Training by Europe’s Founders

This episode is part of our EXPERT SERIES, in which we interview experts in the startup and business ecosystem, like investors and lawyers. Today I’m excited to share with you an interview my partner and I did with David Hug, Managing Director at Ringier Digital Ventures, the corporate investment fund of the international media group Ringier. In our conversation we cover many of the questions we asked ourselves as founders when it comes to investors, like “what are the most important factors for investors to invest in our startup?”, “how many customers do we need to have before contacting investors?” and “if an investor is interested, what happens then?”. We loved sitting down with David and getting honest answers from an investment expert, which is why I’m super excited to share this episode with you today, enjoy! IF YOU LIKED THIS EPISODE, GIVE US A FIVE STAR REVIEW ON APPLE PODCAST. We covered the following topics: RINGIER DIGITAL VENTURES What kind of startups do they invest in At what stage they invest How they are helping these startups succeed DUE DILIGENCE How a due diligence process looks like How they check if Product - Solution - Fit & Product - Market - Fit are reached What the most important factors investors check before investing in a startup How much traction is necessary for an investment ADVICE FOR STARTUPS What’s the mistake he sees most often founders do, and how should they fix it How to approach investors and keep them interested in your startup IF YOU DIDN’T LIKE THIS EPISODE, LET US KNOW HERE