Today I talk with Artur Banach from Movens Capital 🎙️.

Artur is a Partner at Movens Capital, a Polish venture capital firm focusing on the CEE region. The firm invests in Seed and Series A startups aiming to disrupt traditionally large industries through process automation and AI. Movens Capital’s portfolio includes startups like Vue Storefront, VersaBox, and Woltair.

Artur is an experienced entrepreneur and investor with over 10 transactions in the tech industry. Before joining Movens Capital, Artur was the founder and CEO of Netsprint Group. As an entrepreneur, he pivoted the company from the largest Polish search engine into a unique ecosystem of adtech and martech companies. Apart from adtech, Artur specializes in Artificial Intelligence and in assisting tech startups with international expansion.

In today's episode, you will learn:

1.) How Artur transitioned from entrepreneur to VC investor.

2.) How the COVID-19 pandemic affected Movens Capital's investment strategy.

3.) Artur’s opinions on the differences in resilience of startups operating in various sectors.

4.) About the due diligence process for early-stage startups.

5.) How the relationship between founders and investors changes during a startup’s growth.

6.) How early-stage and growth teams at Movens Capital support each other.

7.) About the evolution of the Polish VC ecosystem over the last 5 years.

8.) Why he chose not to invest in the Polish startup inStreamly.

Books mentioned in this episode:

• Carlos Espinal: "Fundraising Field Guide: A Startup Founder's Handbook for Venture Capital"
• Elad Gil: "High Growth Handbook: Scaling Startups from 10 to 10,000 People"

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