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e-tech-in-nyc/">number of great enterprise companies</a>, B2B focused funds like <a href="http://www.bowerycap.com/">Bowery Cap</a>, <a href="http://www.boldstart.vc/">Bold Start</a>, <a href="http://www.iaventures.com/">iA Ventures</a> and hubs like <a href="http://work-bench.com/">Work-Bench</a> have emerged in the last few years. As a big SaaS investor, it feels like a good time to be on the ground more.</p><h2 id="869c">#5</h2><p id="ba12">Let’s be real, this is an awesome city! I’m also personally looking forward to meeting interesting people, exploring the cultural side of the city and having some fun as well. ¯_(ツ)_/¯</p><h1 id="20b4">Let’s meet</h1><p id="c0b9">If you are an entrepreneur looking for funding, an investor that wants to learn more about <a href="http://pointninecap.com/portfolio">our portfolio</a> or just looking to hang and grab a beer or pizza, don’t hesitate to <a href="mailto:[email protected]">hit me up</a>.</p><p id="ab6b">Looking forward to meet!</p> <figure id="a0fe"> <div> <div> <img class="ratio" src="http://placehold.it/16x9"> <iframe class="" src="https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fupscri.be%2Ff%2Fxqjf89%3Fas_embed%3Dtrue&dntp=1&display_name=Upscribe&url=https%3A%2F%2Fupscri.be%2Ff%2Fxqjf89&key=a19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07&type=text%2Fhtml&schema=upscri" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="400" width="800"> </div> </div> </figure></iframe></div></div></figure></article></body>

From Berlin to New York

Hi New York!

I am happy to say that I will spend the next three months working from New York City, holding up the Point Nine flag.

It’s not the first time I’m here for Point Nine as we have already invested in four NY based companies (Hi Handshake, KISI, Honey and Green Blender!) and it will certainly not be the last, more on that below.

Why NYC?

#1

New York might not yet have the tech giants and engineering legacy that SF boasts, but I truly believe that the city has a great foundation for a functioning ecosystem: A diverse set of industries (insurance, fashion, media, finance, …), plenty of experienced/talented/ambitious people, a lot of money and a very tech-savvy, early adopter crowd. There have been plenty of great companies coming out of NYC and I am really looking forward to meeting and investing in more of them!

#2

For many of our companies, including Mention, Brainly and Marley Spoon, NYC has been the natural stepping stone for their expansion from the EU to the US. It makes a lot of sense: It’s not only the closest hub geographically, there is also a smaller time difference (duh) and a lot of their customers or users sit here anyways.

#3

I can’t back it up with numbers (if you can, let me know ), but it seems to me that East Coast investors are more open to investing in European companies earlier than their Silicon Valley counterparts. A few examples would be our friends at General Catalyst (that led the Series A for Brainly and helped them to establish their New York office), Insight Venture Partners (that led the first growth rounds for Delivery Hero and many other successful European startups), USV and Thrive Capital that have both invested in a number of European companies.

UPDATE: My buddy Nathan pointed out that according to CB Insights, NYC based investors were involved in 348 companies in Europe since the beginning of 2010 versus 158 for SF based VCs. So there you have it.

#4

It seems like an enterprise cluster is emerging. A number of great enterprise companies, B2B focused funds like Bowery Cap, Bold Start, iA Ventures and hubs like Work-Bench have emerged in the last few years. As a big SaaS investor, it feels like a good time to be on the ground more.

#5

Let’s be real, this is an awesome city! I’m also personally looking forward to meeting interesting people, exploring the cultural side of the city and having some fun as well. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Let’s meet

If you are an entrepreneur looking for funding, an investor that wants to learn more about our portfolio or just looking to hang and grab a beer or pizza, don’t hesitate to hit me up.

Looking forward to meet!