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Congratulations to Renata Redondo Bonaldi, PhD, Global MBA who achieved her China launch milestone today for SleepUp. Join us at Planet43!

2,400+ VC investors, startups, angels, family offices & advisors registered for our 100% virtual Early-Stage Conf on Jan 30. Startups can pitch 1:1 to 10-20 investors auto-matched by industry/geo/stage. You can buy recordings & networking list: inniches.com/es Get a list of 128 investors + 100 pitch deck teardowns for free: inniches.com/128investors Proud of our speakers & topics: 1. What traction should startups show to raise pre-seed & seed rounds in 2025 easily? David Cohen, Founder & CEO @ Techstars (3800+ deals, $200B+ total val); Anuj Varma, Senior Principal @ B Capital ($7B+ AUM) 2. How do Family Offices decide on investments in VC funds & in startups directly? 9-10-figure FOs: 🔥Christian D Evans, CEO @ Pax Fortis MFO; Kay Makishi, VP @ Lupoff/Stevens FO; @Natalia Sokolova @ Verda FO; moderator Calum Kapoor @ Financial Times 3. How our AI closed an $8M round on its own? Andrew D'Souza, Founder @ Boardy 4. VC forecasts for 2025. Edward Keelan, Partner @ Octopus Ventures ($500M AUM) 5. How we invest in startups after 1 meeting? Shruti Gandhi, GP @ Array Ventures (75+ deals, $250K-2M checks) 6. Zoom Startup Pitches with investors: Jenny Fielding, Co-founder & MP @ Everywhere Ventures (300+ deals); Haley Bryant (angel 50+), Principal @ Hustle Fund ($90M+ AUM, 550+ deals); moderator Haje Kamps, Founder @ Pitch Guide 7. Family Office Trends 2025. Ken Goldman, former President @ Hillspire (Eric Schmidt’s SFO); Harold Brunink @ Virgin (Sir Richard Branson’s SFO); Allison Huynh, Founder @ Alo Ventures (SFO); David Robb, MD @ Frontier Group (SFO); moderator Jason Ma, Founder @ ThreeEQ 8. Leverage AI to be a 10x Founder - by Jeffrey Bussgang, GP @ Flybridge ($1B AUM) 9. How to launch and manage cost-efficient VC micro-funds (up to $50M)?” with Sarah Griego @ ClockWork Fund Admin, Gabriel Jarrosson, GP @ Lobster Capital ($49M AUM, 80+ YC deals closed, $250k checks) 10. Early-Stage VC Data Report. Navina Rajan, Senior Analyst @ PitchBook 11. How much capital do startups actually need and how to secure it? Jason Kirby, MD @ Thunder.vc ($135M+ in transactions, 10x return to investors) 12. Secure funding & get hands-on support from venture studios. Marcus Daniels, Founding Partner & CEO @ Highline Beta (21 portcos, checks up to $1M); David Zager, Partner @ Pioneer Square Labs ($220M+ AUM) Sorry for short bios: post has a length & tag limit. More topics & speakers in the comments & on the website. Program picture in the comments. >> For those registered: repost to access the Unlimited Networking Lounge.

🎄 2024 Holiday Reflections: Building a Water-Secure Future Together The holiday season invites us to reflect on what truly matters—our children, their futures, and the legacy we leave behind. As we gather, let’s ask ourselves: What kind of world are we creating for the next generation? 💧 Water is life, yet billions live without access to it. By 2030, water demand will exceed supply by 40%. Climate change exacerbates this crisis, with droughts, floods, and stress threatening communities and ecosystems worldwide. At R3I CAPITAL Planet43 R3i Ventures and the R3i Impact Foundation, we’re doubling down on water in 2025, accelerating innovations in desalination, decarbonization, and digital transformation for urban water resilience. Through the Planet43 Hydro program and R3i Investment Consortium, we’re championing founders building scalable solutions to ensure a sustainable, water-secure future for all. But this is bigger than us. To truly drive change, we need bold partnerships. 🌍 We invite governments, family offices, development finance institutions, philanthropists, and corporates to join us on this journey. Here’s how we can work together: ➡️ Governments: Align policies and funding to scale critical infrastructure for water innovation. ➡️ Family Offices & Philanthropists: Invest in technologies that ensure equitable water access and long-term sustainability. ➡️ Development Finance Corporations: Bridge financing gaps for startups with high-impact water solutions. ➡️ Corporates: Partner with innovators to decarbonize water systems and transform global supply chains. 💧 These founders are the top 1%, selected from more than 1500 water tech companies- Planet43 Certified - now underwritten for scale and global impact. Together, we can underwrite the changemakers dedicated to solving one of humanity’s most significant challenges. This is more than investing—it’s about building a legacy for future generations. 🎄 As we celebrate this season, let’s commit to rising together in 2025. Join us at Planet43 Hydro and help shape a world where every child can thrive. Water is the new oil - and the time to act is now. Together, we rise. #ImpactInvesting #WaterTech #VentureCapital #Partnerships #SustainableFinance #DeepTech #WaterCapital

What a transformative year it's been. 2024 delivered us wins, lessons, and progress. ⭐ Adapting SmartViz Pte Ltd: Positive, Simple and Focussed We started with tough questions: - How is our AI truly differentiated? - How does it simplify life for our users? In response, we evolved SmartViz Pte Ltd into a more adaptive, scalable, and flexible technology that empowers inspection teams. In response, we pivoted, focusing on: - Scalability & Flexibility: Developing an adaptive platform that leverages inspection teams' expertise. - SKU-First Approach: Enabling defect intelligence to scale across diverse product lines. - Advanced AI Capabilities: Integrating anomaly detection, synthetic defect generation, and intuitive annotation tools. - 3D Inspection Focus: Addressing the growing need for high-mix, low-volume production solutions. ⭐ A Team Effort I'm incredibly grateful to be a part of an exceptional team: Anurag Ranjan Sabari Raju Tajendra Gupta Ravi Dogra Devendra Kumar and Alfredo. Special thanks to Dan Gardner for his instrumental contributions to building this foundation. ⭐ Expanding Relationships This year, our like-minded partners and advisors enabled meaningful conversations, resulting in milestone deals and a robust pipeline—all with minimal marketing spends. Deep appreciation for Antler, Realtime (RTAF), Markus Bruderer, Felix Frenzel, Eugene Teo, Winnie Khoo, Manish Aggarwal, Puneet Madaan, Gautam Kamdar, Ajay Mohan, Dr. Viveka Kalidasan, PhD, Jimmy Wong, R3i Ventures, and Tobias (Toby) Berger for your invaluable support. ⭐ The Power of a Sounding Board A key takeaway from Antler’s session was the value of founders helping founders. This came to life through my informal group of fellow travellers—a true safety net. Thank you, Sunil Nair, Amit Saberwal, Sumit Ramchandani, Yash Bhatnagar, and Gautam Dutt, for being my sounding board. Going into 2025 Sunil Nair would like to extend this to other who may need a similar support. Join us for a coffee, usually in the last week of the month. DM me and we will extend an invite. As we head into 2025, I’m deeply grateful to everyone who has supported us on this journey. Together, we’ll continue to deliver value and innovation. As we head into 2025, I’m deeply grateful to everyone who has supported us on this journey. Together, we’ll continue to deliver value and innovation. Let’s connect if you’d like to explore partnerships or learn more about what we’re building. Interested in partnering or learning more? Connect with me! #AIInnovation #Manufacturing #DeepTech #StartupGrowth

From all of us at R3I CAPITAL R3i Ventures R3i Impact Foundation and Planet43, may all the joys of the season be yours. This holiday season, we are stepping away from the desk to focus on what matters most—family, balance, and the future generations who inspire us to dream bigger. As venture capitalists and venture builders, we often find ourselves chasing the next breakthrough, the next milestone, the next opportunity. But the holidays remind us to pause and appreciate the foundations that make all of this possible: the loved ones who ground us, the moments that recharge us, and the values we pass on to those who come next. We look forward to reconnecting in the new year, refreshed and ready to tackle the challenges and opportunities ahead. Wishing you and your family a joyful and peaceful holiday season, and may 2024 bring balance, growth, and meaningful impact for us all. Together, we rise!