Lightbird partners with early-stage companies that focus on distribution. The company supports entrepreneurs in establishing distribution strategies from the beginning of their journey.

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At Lightbird, we partner, early in the journey, with companies that lead with distribution. We believe that establishing this from the beginning is the only way to stand out in today’s market.

Big congratulations to our portfolio company, trumpet 🎺, for successfully raising a $6.35 million Seed round led by AlbionVC, with participation from Anamcara , Triple Point, CoBuild and us.

At Lightbird, we are thrilled to continue our collaboration with the team. Let's keep the momentum going! 🎺 Rory Sadler, Andrew Webster and Nick Telson-Sillett

Please see some more insides in the comments 👇

crowd.dev 🤝 The Linux Foundation!

Big news from our portfolio company crowd.dev today, as they announce their acquisition by The Linux Foundation after a fruitful collaboration since January 2023. Congratulations to Jonathan Reimer, Joan Reyero and the whole team for their dedication and journey of the past years! It's been a pleasure following your adventure and we wish you all the best in your new home. 

cc Thomas Meier, Thuy-Linh Uong, Benjamin Solenthaler, Henrik Reimavuo
#exit #portfoliocompany #developerfirst #crowddev #linuxfoundation

Lightbird and 3VC are inviting founders attending #StartSummit to an Apéro on Thursday 21st in St.Gallen. See you all there 🥂

Apply to join: https://lu.ma/19i5xpnb 🙌

trumpet 🎺 has been named twice on G2’s 2024 Best Software Awards 🎺

What's in the trophy case?

🏅#2 Best New Software Company Globally
🏅Top 20 Software Company in the UK

Big shoutout to the whole trumpet team for your relentless work! 🎺🎺🎺

Toni Brickman 🪴Presh Onyee Amy Kuner Sam Cockburn Charlotte Platts William Angel Russell Mitchell 🎺 Ali Chrisp Ilaria Gatti Annalise Inamine Courteney Lockley Ellie Siviter 🎺 Olivia Whitworth Valyn Maria D'Silva Edidiong Nedy U. Lany Louisse Ramos-Runas Bethany Styles Maddison Rose 🎺 Rory Sadler Nick Telson-Sillett Andrew Webster

Article from Stacksync (YC W24) on how to build a flexible and scalable customer data platform.

😎 Great to see so many fellow female investors last night at the SwissWomen in VC get together. Our community is growing by the day and it is so inspiring to see so many talented and smart women that want to have an impact with VC investing. 

🍾 A big thank you to the mind behind all this, Thuy-Linh Uong, and our co-host of the evening, Antonia Albert and Emily Kruse, and our own Alessandra Agnello and Sally Beh.

💪 If you are a woman in the VC industry, reach out and become part of the community !

ACE Ventures Wingman Ventures Lightbird

Today, we're proud to announce our recent investment in Stacksync (YC W24). 🤝 

We’re partnering with Ruben, Alexis and the team building a real-time, bi-directional synchronisation platform between databases and SaaS applications.

Long gone are worries about API rate limits, data type formatting, rotating security keys, triggers and webhooks, failing pipelines and complex infrastructure. Stacksync automates your data flow, with instant updates in your CRM and vice-versa.

Welcome to the Lightbird team and good luck across the pond at Y Combinator! 🔥 

Thomas Meier, Thuy-Linh Uong, Benjamin Solenthaler, Henrik Reimavuo

At Lightbird we invest on the back of a #thesis. 

That thesis has been the bedrock for thousands of conversations we've had with founders over the past years. With the launch of our new website we're delighted to make our thesis public by releasing our #manifesto. 

At the core of our thesis is this observation of opposites: 
Today, it has never been *easier to build* (B2B) software products. Yet, it has also never been *harder to grow* a software company.

Sounds familiar? After speaking with thousands of founders, we are certain this dichotomy is here to stay and will only intensify. At Lightbird, we believe that the best companies approach this growth challenge by focusing on how to deliver their products to customers in the most effective way. They turn innovation into a go-to-market advantage. 

We call this: *Distribution Advantage*. 

👉 Click on the link below to learn more about our thesis, how we see Distribution Advantage manifest and what type of founders and companies we partner with. Let us know your thoughts!

https://lnkd.in/euuJMwDk

Henrik Reimavuo Benjamin Solenthaler Thomas Meier Thuy-Linh Uong

The Lightbird team is growing! We are beyond excited to welcome Henrik Reimavuo to the team 🎉

Originally from Helsinki, Henrik began his venture journey at Slush with Investor Operations before taking up an investment role with NGP Capital. He spent the last two years investing in European pre-seed and seed stage startups with J12 in Stockholm. 

🔗 Find a medium link in the comments to read our discussion with him about:

🏔 What motivated him to become a part of our team at Lightbird.
🎯 Which sectors and geographies he will be focusing on.
🤝 What founders should expect from partnering with him and Lightbird.
🔥 As well as some rapid fire questions.

#Lightbird #venturecapital #dreamteam

cc. Thomas Meier, Thuy-Linh Uong & Benjamin Solenthaler.

Berlin-based HR tech startup Kenjo is on fire! 🔥 They've secured €8.8 million to supercharge SMBs in the deskless workforce space. We're proud to be part of their journey alongside Hi Inov - Dentressangle, Innovation Nest, Redalpine and The Delta. 
Join us in celebrating this milestone! 🎉

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