
Hypergrowth is the new normal
A few weeks ago, when Gorillas became the first European startup to achieve a $1 billion valuation in nine months, one of my clients asked: “How big of a bubble are we in?”
A few weeks ago, when Gorillas became the first European startup to achieve a $1 billion valuation in nine months, one of my clients asked: “How big of a bubble are we in?”
Our client was a 160 year old logistics firm operating in an increasingly competitive core business. Declining margins and customer requests for innovation signaled the need for digital transformation.
Our client was a distressed insurance company that needed new capital and direction to evolve. The company was losing €1.5m per year as increasing regulatory burdens and infrastructure costs choked out growth.
Our client was a distressed insurance company that needed new capital and direction to evolve. The company was losing €1.5m per year as increasing regulatory burdens and infrastructure costs choked out growth.
Mastercard saw the benefits of working with innovative startups, but wanted an original and meaningful way to engage the ecosystem