What a beautiful evening yesterday at Eyevestor Night in Stadskasteel Oudaen in Utrecht!

What a beautiful evening yesterday at Eyevestor Night in Stadskasteel Oudaen in Utrecht!

Marc Herremans opened with a story that really resonated. In 2001 he finished sixth at the Ironman in Hawaii. A few months later, a training accident left him paralyzed. In 2006 he won the Ironman in Hawaii in the wheelchair category. Marc compared life to a card game: you don't choose which cards you're dealt, but you do choose how you play them. A powerful message, also for anyone who runs a business.

Gijs Dalen Meurs shared where we're heading with Eyevestor: Serious Funding. Larger rounds, carefully vetted growth companies, and the crowd investing alongside professional investors. We're building a pan-European capital market. Every company its own stock exchange. Time for MEGA:

Make Europe Grow Again! Also on stage: Maarten Roodenburg of Airback, Hessel Winkelman of GoVolta and Sanjay Jhinnoe of Fanstr., sharing their story for their upcoming funding round. Fabio Capuzzato shared what makes a funding round fill up quickly. Thanks to Marc, the Oudaen team and Hands Off, SABOR VERDE | Certified B-Corp™, OnWine and Airback for the goodie bag. Thanks also to everyone who was there for the energy and the conversations. On to the next one!  #PUTITON