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💸The #PowerLaw book by @scmallaby via @x3er @gcventuring takeaways of #VentureCapital #VC 🧵1/16 Try and fail or fail to try Winners advance at an accelerating exponential rate High risk, high reward Met/charm people, some use spreadsheets VC partners Women 16%, Black 3%

Kandou AI closes $225M Series A to tackle one of AI’s core bottlenecks: data movement. As AI scales, performance is increasingly defined by how efficiently data moves between compute and memory. Excited for what’s ahead.

👏Bravo @kandoubus for £225M Round via @eugen12 @venturelab_ch #SoftBank Group Corp., #Synopsys, Inc., #Cadence Design Systems, Inc. and #Alchip Technologies Limited #semiconductor #AI

🛡Nice technical overview of SiC #Soitec @Soitec_Official #SmartCut #SmartSiC via #Bodospower bodospower.com/restricted/dow… #Semiconductor @F_Boesenberg @Silicon_Saxony @techinsightsinc @YoleGroup

48. Keep chasing growth and success. 49. Be fair — and stand up for the vulnerable. 50. Learn to enjoy your own company. ♻️ Repost this to help others in your network #VC #VentureCapital #Semiconductors #BusinesAngel

41. Know when to stay silent. 42. Give credit where it’s due. 43. Stay humble, even when it’s hard. 44. Remember where you came from. 45. Travel whenever you can. 46. Step down with dignity when the time comes. 47. Dance in the rain at least once.

🥇50 Golden Life Rules 1. Stand up when shaking hands. 2. In negotiations, let them make the first offer. 3. Guard secrets entrusted to you. 4. Return a borrowed car with a full tank. 5. Do it with passion — or don’t do it. 6. Shake hands firmly, look them in the eye.

Exclusive: Swiss startup Chiral has raised a $12m seed to build a high-precision robotic system to handle nanomaterials and position them on a chip sifted.eu/articles/nanom…

Today's startup funding news: Zurich-based #Chiral raises $3.8 million, @venturekick supports #PaceLocator with CHF 150'000, #PeakSpirit exits to #VVC, and @aktiiaGlobal banks CHF 27 million venturelab.ch/startupfunding

🎁#VC grading: → Team: Do you have founder–market fit? → Market Size: Is this a $1B+ opportunity? → Competition: Can you win in a crowded space? → Differentiation: What makes you defensible? → Metrics: Is early traction strong and sticky? → Exit Potential: M&A or IPO?

💰🤑 Deal-Makers ≠ Bet-Makers . The savviest financier in the room is often the worst #VC at the table. Your M&A playbook doesn't port to VC via @Entegris. #semiconductor @SEMIconex @Silicon_Saxony @sictic_ch

goNEON receives CHF 40,000 from Venture Kick to turn smart city traction into scale 📷 venturekick.ch/goNEON-receive…... goNEON has secured CHF 40,000 in Venture Kick Stage II funding to scale its smart city solution globally, following strong traction and paid pilots across multiple countries. The company develops smart infrastructure technology that helps cities and operators manage urban environments more efficiently through data-driven insights and scalable digital tools. When entering Venture Kick, goNEON had already launched pilots and deployed its system in real-world environments. The focus has since shifted toward building a structured, high-growth startup model. With the Stage II funding, the team will: - Accelerate global smart city deployments - Strengthen product development and scalability - Prepare for an upcoming Seed funding round By transforming early traction into a scalable platform, goNEON is positioning itself to support the next generation of smart city infrastructure worldwide. Congrats to Raphael Eder and Lukas Ballo on this important step forward. #VentureKick #SwissStartups

🇨🇭🗺️ #Quantum Week! #Swissnex @swissnexNetwork mapping of the #Swiss Quantum Ecosystem! factsheet of #Switzerland by @swissnexSF @swissnexindia @swissnexChina with @QAIventures swissnex.org/quantum #projectquantum #swissquantum #IYQ2026 #QIDiS2026 #SwissQuantumWeek

@TSMC-Tochter @ESMC baut in #Dresden: 480.000 Wafer Kapazität & FinFET-Technologie für Europas Autoindustrie oiger.de/2026/02/16/esm… #Halbleiter #Chipfabrik #Christian #Koitzsch #FinFET #Bosch #Infineon #NXP @Silicon_Saxony

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What’s your favorite Christmas event or tradition? 🎄 In Zurich, hearts are captured every year by The Singing Christmas Tree! 🎶 Since 1998, this beloved tradition has celebrated music, community, and the festive season. ✨ ℹ️ (in German): bit.ly/4oOolqM