Bootstrapped vs VC-Funded - A Founder Shares His Learnings

​Are you following an entrepreneurial journey? Then at some point sooner or later you'll be confronted with the question of whether or not to raise (any type of) funding. You want to get first-hand insights? Then this session is for you.

​What you'll learn

​Bootstrapped and VC-funded startups can look similar from the outside but are typically run very differently. You'll learn about the pros and cons and the dos and don'ts of both approaches, from Henrik who shares his journey.

​About the facilitator

​Henrik is a serial entrepreneur who has started several successful companies since age 21. Together with his co-founder, he grew his current company Momentum Data (AI-Powered B2B Marketing Tech) to 40 full-time team members, most of whom are based in Barcelona, with no need to raise any funding as the company has been profitable from day 1 (bootstrapped).

​​For his previous venture GetYourHero, a multi-national cleaning platform, he raised a total of €2M in various, very different investment and stock-deal rounds: convertible note from angel/seed investors, public loan, bridge round, series A from the renowned VC Seaya Ventures, a country swap with the Rocket Internet venture Helping, and a merge with competitor Clintu, during which he exited.

​​Henrik will share his story of starting bootstrapped and VC-funded companies, how he was close to bankruptcy several times, how to find your passion and your purpose, the role of luck, short-term vs long-term planning, founder's mental health, and how things always work out in hindsight as long as you have endurance and a positive mindset.