24. Stephanie Opdam, VC @Notion VC - Building a technical edge in B2B Saas at Series A & beyond.

24th Runway Series Originals. How can you make your way in
Venture Capital when there is such a heightened competition
despite the increasing number of first time funds / teams or
funds II / III being raised? You have to be creative, have a
specific edge in your skillset but most importantly know in-depth
the funds you're considering joining.


For this episode 24 of Runway Series, the podcast by UPCOMINGVC,
we were thrilled to welcome Stephanie Opdam, VC at Notion, a
London-based European B2b SaaS VC established in 2009, investing
primarily at Series A with the funds necessary to support
companies down to Series D (60+ investments since 2009 and US$
500M+ assets under management), with portfolio companies like
Gocardless, Tradeshift, Currencycloud or Workable.


In this episode, Stephanie covers:


- her academic background and specific interest for
figure-driven analysis

- how her first job helped her understand the financial side
of a investment opportunity

- why she decided to become a VC and how she got prepared for
the interview process

- Stephanie's initial steps as a VC when meeting founders
pitching Notion

- her first investment and her vision about being a board
member/observer

- the trends she follows...



... and a few other topics! Enjoy the episode!

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Les podcasts Runway Series, AMA VC & Venture Talks sont
produits par UPCOMINGVC, imaginés et animés par Raphael Grieco
(www.upcoming.vc)