Where My Venture Capital Deal Flow Actually Comes From | Building a VC Ep. 15

Subscribe and become part of the inner circle: https://deal-by-deal.beehiiv.com/ I spent a full day at START Summit in Switzerland tracking down founders, reconnecting with investors, and learning firsthand how deal flow actually works in venture capital. In this video I walk you through the three avenues I actively pursue to get reliable access to high quality opportunities, from sitting on the Venture Kick jury to building relationships with co-investors and showing up to the right rooms. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 1:47 Avenue 1: Joining accelerator juries like Venture Kick 3:15 Meeting Sabatron at the startup booths 3:46 Interview with Céline Neuenschwander of Venture Kick 6:54 Avenue 2: Building relationships with other investors 8:15 Interview with Philipp Reichle of Summiteer 10:03 Avenue 3: Conferences and in-person networking 11:17 Interview with Patrick Burkert of Campus Founders 14:12 Pipeline doesn't wait for closes I'm Johannes Gemmingen. I'm a co-founder and managing partner at Auctora Partners, where we invest in relentless founders building category defining businesses. It's not a fund, we invest deal-by-deal. Subscribe to the newsletter and become part of the inner circle: https://deal-by-deal.beehiiv.com/