Why Now Is The Best Time To Invest In European Entrepreneurs with Andy McLoughlin

Andy Mcloughlin was co-founder of London-based Huddle, a leading enterprise content collaboration company. Under Andy’s leadership, Huddle became one of Europe’s most awarded and well-known technology startups, raising over $80M of venture funding.

Andy has been a prolific active angel investor since 2010 and has built a portfolio covering 35+ pre-seed / seed stage investments. His companies include innovative SaaS businesses like Tray.io, Buffer and Pipedrive, as well as retail plays including Postmates, Secret Escapes and Zesty.

Andy is now a Venture Partner with SoftTech VC, one of the most active seed stage investors in Internet, SaaS and mobile startups.

In Today’s Episode You Will Learn:
1.) How did Andy get into Angel Investing?
2.) Why does Andy believe Europe has the capacity to create amazing entrepreneurs?
3.) What is your Andy’s approach to deal sourcing?
4.) What is Andy’s approach to accelerators and demo days?
5.) In such a competitive market, how does Andy differentiate between startups?
6.) How important is portfolio diversity for Andy?
7.) What are Andy’s thoughts on group investing?

Items Mentioned In Today’s Show:
Silicon Valley 2nd Episode: The Down Round

Fave Blogs: Hunter Walk, Hiten Shah, Launch Ticker
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