Seed to IPO. Angel investor math
I have invested through Angellist to Billion to one in 2017. This is the investment I am very proud, because I have invested 5k as a charity investment. Then I made a follow up investment of 5k in 2020.
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Revolut vs NuBank
fixed labels on the bottom left chart pic.twitter.com/HplnYSaj5Z — Jevgenijs Kazanins (@jevgenijs) April 25, 2025 NuBank 110B market cap. 8B revenue. 1B profit. 90M clients from Latin America Revolut 24B market cap cash offer. Revenue 2B. 35M clients from Europe
Breezit (Foxy Wedding) investment thesis
I’ll be honest: the main reason I invested is that the founder promised me his private jet once a year. I’m proud to have been the first angel investor in a company that is fundamentally restructuring a massive, broken industry. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Audrius (@audrius10x) The Problem: A Fragmented … Read more
The hidden joy of Startup Investing / Covid19
The main reason I invest in startups if to learn something new from smarter founders and teams and apply that knowledge for my ongoing business. The side goal is to earn money. Even though my tickets are very small, I am very happy to be part of something. And especially during the pandemic of Covid-19 … Read more
Revolut vs N26
Revolut and N26 are new generation banks on App only. The initial idea of Revolut was travel card with free currency exchange. N26 has also this feature. Later on, with my personal experience I found out that you may be be charged up to 3% markup if you paid Revolut vs N26 in Thailand on … Read more
BillionToOne investment
I have invested in Billion To One a startup that is trying to make prenatal testing easy/cheap and safe. Even though i stopped my first ”fund” of startups, I have chosen to invest in this particular one because i believe and support their mission: Our mission is to make prenatal diagnostics safe and affordable for all. If … Read more
Startup vs ICO. Revolut vs TenX
I have invested in Revolut, my friend invested in TenX. Both have a similar service: free currency exchange bank card After Revolut announced that it will ad 3 main cryptocurrencies to its app – what is the competitive advantage of TenX then? What valuation would i give? 5-10M: ±12 times! less than it is now. Competitor … Read more
Holibike project diary
The vision of Holibike project is easy bike rentals everywhere. November 11th. First 4 bikes parked in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria port. Android app launched. November 17th. IOS app released November 19th. All bikes are in the places. None of them were rented. The problem: How to make them more visible. Testing with spray. Decided … Read more
Revolut investment
I have invested in Revolut in Series A at a 40M valuation, thinking it can become a 4-40B company. 2017 August. Revolut. Attracted 66M investment at 420M valuation. I got a cash offer to sell my shares at x5. Decided to keep, because i believe Revolut can be 4-40 billion company. With exit from Wefunder and current Revolut and … Read more