Elena is part of our APEX Ventures Medical team and has recently been promoted to Senior Associate. Since joining us last year, Elena has focused on supporting our medical portfolio, sourcing new deals, and meeting entrepreneurs. Dr Gordon Euller, General Partner of APEX Ventures Medical Fund, interviewed Elena about the…

By Andreas Riegler, Founding Partner at APEX Ventures I’d like to introduce you to Mark Kugel, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Yuri. I recently chatted to Mark about the benefits of microgravity and the decision to bring APEX on board as an investor. Can you introduce Yuri and explain what you…

by Hemang Rishi Fish are a vital source of protein and Observe is here to help ensure sustainable growth in fish farming Fish is one of the world’s largest sources of food. Roughly a third of the world rely on it as their primary source of protein, and this is set to increase as populations grow. …

Tricks to find relevancy and space in the media from the ATI Boeing Accelerator PR lead. — One of the biggest mistakes founders make when looking to gain press coverage is not figuring out how their business is relevant to a much wider audience and creating a story and voice bigger than the business. The other mistake is not fully understanding how the press works. You’ve been…

A regular dose of thoughts on performing at your best and making the most of each week Here’s a recent 52 Club newsletter. You can subscribe to get them before anyone else, here. We need to talk about being relevant. I have these regular coffee chats available to anyone who wants a little guidance when it comes…

When I first set my eyes on building a business, it looked different from the reality of today. Like every Founder, you start with a vision. I wanted to build a communications agency that gave startups the support they needed to scale, as well as having the space to create…

This World Mental Health Day I’m reflecting back on where I was 20 months ago, and where I am now. With some blunt lessons I hope can help others. Back in February last year I wrote this piece. I told people that I was not ok. I told people I…

My weekly gift to help small companies get their heads around comms! I’m just over six months into the journey that is CEW Communications. And, phew! What a huge learning curve and experience so far! While I have big ambitions for the future of the company, model and the way…

I’ve spent the past five years working with tech startups. In a rough calculation, I reckon that I have worked with, advised or mentored 150+ startups and founders from around Europe on their comms and marketing. The problem of working with founders is that I want to be one. Today…