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What makes VCs trust you? | Innovantage Podcast #58
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝗩𝗖 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀? 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 #𝟱𝟴 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆-𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗶𝗸𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗷𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗹.
Viktorija Trimbel is a VC investor, strategic advisor, and Managing Director at Coinvest Capital, an evergreen sovereign venture capital fund investing alongside business angels and other VCs. With more than 30 years across corporate governance, M&A, investing, and fundraising, she brings both an investor’s view of risk and a long-term perspective on how startup ecosystems develop.
Funding is rarely just about having the strongest idea or the best-looking pitch deck. The real edge comes from understanding how investors think, what builds trust, where risk actually sits, and how to build a company that can attract capital without losing sight of the business itself.
Introduction 0:00Lithuania’s startup tiger is finally awake 0:25You have to be Viktorija to run Coinvest 01:58Does Coinvest’s investment model actually work 10:03Why Coinvest backs real defense startups 14:04What investors really look for in founding teams 19:55Maternity leave, military service and startup funding 22:00What founders always underestimate when raising capital 29:20When startup founders turn out to be criminals 34:13How co-investing reduces investment risk 38:29How much luck does building a unicorn take 43:11Lithuania’s startup ecosystem 45:23The Baltic startup “sibling rivalry” 49:30Where Lithuania’s startup ecosystem goes from here 54:42What founders should do before approaching investors 58:55Where to find Viktorija 1:05:35
Connect with our guestViktorija Trimbel – https://www.linkedin.com/in/viktorijatrimbel/ Substack – https://substack.com/@huba Coinvest – https://www.coinvest.lt/ Connect with Max Max Golikov – https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxim-golikov/
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What Actually Makes a Brand Memorable? | Innovantage Podcast #57
Brand strategist Justina Saikauskaitė interviews host Max Golikov on how deliberate choices and consistent execution create memorable brands for growing companies.
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AI Is Blurring the Line Between Business and Tech | Innovantage Podcast #56
Gediminas Zalys from Accenture UK & Ireland discusses how AI blurs the lines between business and technology, offering insights into enterprise digital transformation.
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