We’re happy to announce that it’s Mark Schmitz -General Partner at Lakestar LP – who’s occupying the last VC slot at Capital On Stage Berlin tomorrow. Lakestar has invested early in marquee billion euro brand names like Facebook, Spotify, and Skype. They’ve invested at the founding stages of over 25 early stage companies and take a hands-on approach In each of these companies. Due to time restraints, Mark will only be available for a few Open Office Hours tomorrow, so if you want to talk, try to fetch him during the day.

That’s we call an awesome last-minute announcement: Accel Partners will join Capital On Stage Berlin with their London-based Principal Michiel Kotting.

If you’re a start-up founder, you’re ready to get funded, and you want to rub shoulders with 20 high profile venture capitalists behind closed doors, then apply today for an invitation! For Berlin (May 16), apply here. For London (June 25), apply here.

Stefan Menden is the founder of Justbook. And apart from that he founded several other technology companies.

Thomas Madsen-Mygdal is the second keynote speaker of the event. He has several successful businesses under his name and is a real serial entrepreneur.

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Andreas F. Hoffmann from JMES Investments. JMES is the initiator of the Factory where young startups will be able to learn from experienced tech companies on a modern tech campus in Berlin-Mitte.

Connect Ventures is a London-based venture capital firm investing in early stage Internet and mobile businesses.

If you’re a start-up founder, you’re ready to get funded, and you want to rub shoulders with 20 high profile venture capitalists behind closed doors, then apply today for an invitation! For Berlin (May 16), apply here. For London (June 25), apply here.

We were in touch with Grant Thornton for a few months, but when they heard about our concept in detail they were convinced to be our long-term Diamond Sponsor!  We’re therefore glad to announce that Grant Thornton is our confirmed Key Sponsor for Capital On Stage Berlin and London.

Hanno Hepke, Partner Corporate Finance at Warth & Klein Grant Thornton AG, who leads the Technology, Media and Telecommunications” practice in Germany, will join us in Berlin. He commented on why Grant Thornton decided to be part of Capital On Stage Berlin:

“We are delighted to support Capital on Stage in Berlin and London as these are excellent platforms to connect with the start-up and VC communities. Warth & Klein Grant Thornton and Grant Thornton are firmly focussed on helping dynamic, innovative and entrepreneurial companies grow and playing an integral part at the heart of Europes’ most important start-up and technology scenes. Our dedicated  technology and innovation practice has an enviable track record of working with successful and dynamic technology companies at all stages of their life cycle, to support their ambitions for growth. We are one of the leading players in transactions in the sector and have an unparalleled knowledge when it comes to supporting young and dynamic teams and companies in their ambitions to grow. We provide a full suite of services to high growth companies and the  entrepreneurs behind them, covering advisory, taxation and assurance. This gives us a 360* view on their needs across their lifecycle and  enables us to be a long term partner helping them deliver on their ambitions.”.

During the conference, entrepreneurs can consult with one of the Grant Thornton representives face-to-face at their booth on the main conference floor and ask any question during the entire day. Also, Grant Thornton partner Hanno Hepke will host an interactive session during the morning, parallel to the Open Office Hours.

If you’re a start-up founder, you’re ready to get funded, and you want to rub shoulders with 20 high profile venture capitalists behind closed doors, then apply today for an invitation! For Berlin (May 16), apply here. For London (June 25), apply here.

Index Ventures is one of the leading VC firms in the world with a portfolio that includes Dropbox, Codeacademy, Flipboard, Songkick, Soundcloud and Zendesk.

If you’re a Startup Founder and you want to meet with these and other confirmed investors one-on-one in Berlin on May 16, just request an invitation today (for our London conference on June 25 apply here). More investors will be announced shortly.

We’re happy to announce that Amazon Web Service (AWS) is our confirmed Platinum Sponsor for Capital On Stage Berlin on Thursday May 16.

Steffen Krause, Technical Evangelist at AWS in Germany, commented on why AWS decided to be part of Capital On Stage Berlin next Month:

“Amazon Web Services has had strong relationships with venture capitalists in Silicon Valley and elsewhere in the U.S for many years.  What we’re seeing now, is strong AWS interest from the VC community across Europe.  We’re working with firms such as Index Ventures, Earlybird, Wellington Partners and Atomico Ventures who realize the value in being able to try ideas and scale up quickly when they succeed or fail fast without the pain of lost capital expenditure. COS Berlin is an excellent opportunity for AWS to connect and support startup ecosystem in Berlin and beyond”.

 

During the conference, startup founders can consult with one of the three AWS representatives face-to-face at their booth on the main conference floor and ask any question during the entire day. Also, AWS Technical Evangelist Steffen Krause will host an interactive session during the morning, parallel to the Open Office Hours.

If you’re a startup founder, you’re ready to get funded, and you want to rub shoulders with 20 high profile venture capitalists behind closed doors, then apply today for an invitation! For Berlin (May 16), apply here. For London (June 25), apply here.