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SEED & VENTURE CAPITAL
Sponsored: This article is published in collaboration with Black Capital Ventures
Black Capital Ventures has a unique approach when it comes to building startups.
Black Capital Ventures innovates with solutions from the real world:
“We take founders from the
drawing board to the market”
BCV specialises in building startups with founders who have practical experience of
the problem they are trying to solve. This provides the best conditions for success
and creating impact in the world, according to the venture studio.
T
here are plenty of challenges in
the world. That is why young
venture studio Black Capital
Ventures is working every day
to make the future look a little brighter
than it did yesterday.
“We don’t get involved in projects that
make the world a worse place than it
was yesterday. Therefore, we only invest
our time and capital in startups that
make a difference - primarily in healthtech and greentech, which are the two
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areas where we can create the most impact,” says Stefan K. Johansen, CEO and
founder of Black Capital Ventures.
In many ways, the venture studio is a
little different. Because BCV likes to work
with founders who have first-hand experience with the problem they want to
solve or improve. This approach creates
strong startups, Johansen explains.
“There is a big difference between
founders with a good idea versus founders who have experienced a problem
first-hand. The latter have such a strong
desire to make a difference that they
get the best conditions to succeed. This
usually results in a strong company with
a clearly defined purpose.”
Founders who are passionate
about the cause
Many of the founders of BCV’s portfolio
companies come directly from the field,
with no previous entrepreneurial experience. That is why the venture studio
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