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#150 How to Build Your Fundraising Strategy with Francesco Simoneschi, Founder TrueLayer (Masterclass Edition)
#150 How to Build Your Fundraising Strategy with Francesco Simoneschi, Founder TrueLayer (Masterclass Edition)
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53 minutes
Released:
May 20, 2024
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Podcast episode
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We are honored to be starting this 2024 Masterclass edition with an amazing guest to talk about a topic every founder wants to hear about: How to Build your Fundraising Strategy.
Francesco Simoneschi is the Founder and CEO of TrueLayer, Europe’s leading open banking platform. TrueLayer developed an open banking payments network that allows banking institutions such as Revolut and companies such as Williams Hill (the betting site) to power faster and safer online payments.
Founded in 2016, TrueLayer is backed by a stellar roster of investors including Stripe, Tiger Global, Connect Ventures and Anthemis. It has received $272m of funding in total, with its latest $130m round in 2021 valuing the business at $1bn.
Francesco is also an investor himself. Before founding TrueLayer he helped create an angel fund called Mission and Market.
This Masterclass was powered by BCG and Bizplace.
Unlocking the potential of those who advance the world is crucial for BCG, and this purpose has been leading the firm for 60 years now. Over that time BCG has supported companies and organizations in their process of growth and strategic transformation. BCG supports start-ups and scale ups with the same care, to help them scale faster. If you’re a founder and are interested in working with them you can email MILtheseeds@bcg.com.
BizPlace is a boutique financial consultancy specializing in the VC world. Since 2017, it has been supporting innovative startups and SMEs, offering entrepreneurs strategic consulting services, fundraising, and facilitated finance to enhance and grow their business ideas. BizPlace positions itself as a catalyst in the growing Italian VC ecosystem. If you are a founder or an investor interested in collaborating with them, you can reach them at info@bizplace.it.
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Francesco Simoneschi is the Founder and CEO of TrueLayer, Europe’s leading open banking platform. TrueLayer developed an open banking payments network that allows banking institutions such as Revolut and companies such as Williams Hill (the betting site) to power faster and safer online payments.
Founded in 2016, TrueLayer is backed by a stellar roster of investors including Stripe, Tiger Global, Connect Ventures and Anthemis. It has received $272m of funding in total, with its latest $130m round in 2021 valuing the business at $1bn.
Francesco is also an investor himself. Before founding TrueLayer he helped create an angel fund called Mission and Market.
This Masterclass was powered by BCG and Bizplace.
Unlocking the potential of those who advance the world is crucial for BCG, and this purpose has been leading the firm for 60 years now. Over that time BCG has supported companies and organizations in their process of growth and strategic transformation. BCG supports start-ups and scale ups with the same care, to help them scale faster. If you’re a founder and are interested in working with them you can email MILtheseeds@bcg.com.
BizPlace is a boutique financial consultancy specializing in the VC world. Since 2017, it has been supporting innovative startups and SMEs, offering entrepreneurs strategic consulting services, fundraising, and facilitated finance to enhance and grow their business ideas. BizPlace positions itself as a catalyst in the growing Italian VC ecosystem. If you are a founder or an investor interested in collaborating with them, you can reach them at info@bizplace.it.
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Released:
May 20, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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