Excited to participate in Stride’s $6.7M round led by Pantera Capital, North Island Ventures & Distributed Global. Excited to support you in building the leading multichain liquid staking protocol for the Cosmos ecosystem & accelerating blockchain adoption! coindesk.com/business/2022/…

FTX was the world's 3rd largest crypto exchange. Today it's said to be insolvent and in the midst of an acquisition by Binance. Here's everything you need to know about Alameda Research and the collapse of FTX: 👇

1/ This week should mark the end of the 2020-2022 cycle. I said in June that, despite having the Luna crash and 3AC go down, people were still way too optimistic. It did not feel like a "max pain" kind of moment that I had seen in the markets in prior cycles

I just read FTX's Chapter 11 First Day Affidavit. In it, the appointed restructuring CEO John Jay Ray III, who oversaw Enron's bankruptcy proceedings, calls FTX's case the worst of his career. Its contents are shocking. Here are the highlights: 👇

Super excited to finally announce the launch of picus.xyz aiming to partner with the next generation of leading web3 entrepreneurs and support them with the full resources of the Picus franchise.

With picus.xyz, our goal is to help accelerate the global adoption of web3 in the long term by partnering w/ exceptional teams that are building products, services & infrastructure to onboard the next billion users to web3. pitchbook.com/news/articles/… PitchBook/Leah Hodgson

Let‘s go! Very excited for this one! Please reach out if you are building 🧑‍🚀

What a crazy year it has been! Looking forward to what is to come in 2023 🚀 picus.xyz Picus Capital

Very strong deep dive on the current state and 2023 outlook of NFT marketplaces by the one and only Luca Bazzani Definitely worth having a read over the holidays 🚀

Really enjoyed reading this piece by Fred Wilson - a very crisp & structured chain of thoughts of how the current macro developments could(!) impact startups, web3 & cleantech in 2023

The VC & startup ecosystem is exposed to a significant correction of valuation multiples & an unprecedented accumulation of dry powder. Our colleagues Raphael & Pierre (Pierre) share why they see potential in this market environment via TechCrunch+ techcrunch.com/2023/01/06/wil…

Big congratulations to our energy tech portfolio company Enpal which secured a EUR 215 million investment from TPG & others. As Enpal's first investor, we're thrilled to see the company becoming Germany's leading provider of #solar systems☀️ reuters.com/business/energ…

Thanks so much TechCrunch+ for the feature!

Should startups still consider raising #Venturedebt in a changing market environment? Our colleagues Raphael & Pierre weigh in on the conditions where it can be valuable and how to go about the process. Read more via Gründerszene (in german): businessinsider.de/gruenderszene/…

1/ Discover the current state of Real World Assets (RWA) on the blockchain. In our latest blog post Rob highlights the traction gained and challenges faced in this rapidly evolving field The tl;dr 👇

Thanks Startup Insider for having me!

How can Tech lead us into a New Energy Era?💡 Start-ups will play a key role in the #transition to a greener #energy system and we are excited to already be working together with pioneers like Enpal in this space. Check out our in-depth analysis: medium.com/picus-capital/…

Looking forward to meeting some cool folks Slush ! :)

In case anyone else has looked into #searchfunds, especially in Europe and/or Tech, would love to chat!

It’s time for a Slush throwback! Our Investors NN, Philipp, Alex Rohregger, Alexander Worbs, and Pierre had an amazing experience diving into what is Europe's most popular tech & VC conference. Thanks to Linda Björkenheim & Julius Thimm and everyone who was involved.