Convert investors from non-believers to believers

Mika Salmi is a managing partner at the European venture capital firm Lakestar. He has been a serial entrepreneur, a successful angel investor, and now a venture capital investor. Mika invests in early-stage startups in  media, gaming, and consumer sectors. He’s known for building or bringing to market globally recognized brands, talent and products.

• Tailoring your pitch to each venture capital investor significantly influences the success of the fundraising process.
• The number of investors who were former entrepreneurs is growing, thus the development of a more founder-friendly startup industry.
• Difficult times for startups often carry important lessons for the sustainability of the business.

Non-profit: INSEAD