In the sixth episode of the podcast series "Road to IPO" Andreas Lukic (Business Angels FrankfurtRheinMain e.V.) and Peter Fricke (Deutsche Börse Venture Network) talk about the type "Business Angel" and the role of venture networks in supporting the financing situation of start-ups in Germany. Among other topics, the following questions will be answered in the discussion: What does it take to be a Business Angel and what makes a (good) one? What role do regional aspects play for Business Angels? And how do founders and investors find each other? How do both sides recognize that they fit together?

Listen to the full discussion here (German only).

Joel Kaczmarek, chief editor at digital kompakt, presents the show and moderates the discussion.

Background

In the series “Road to IPO”, we are going to have more podcasts sessions on topics related to finance for young companies in the pre-IPO sector and also on how to prepare for an IPO exit.

Previous sessions:

"Steps to an IPO in the example of Delivery Hero"

“What are investment platforms and how do they work?”

“Matchmaking – How do investors and start-ups find each other?"

“Series A – and then? Players and dynamics of the expansion phase”

“How well-suited is the German digital sector for an IPO?”

This podcast is produced in cooperation with digital kompakt, an online magazine for digital business models, companies and developments in the digital scene.