Mountside Ventures
Gregor von dem Knesebeck is a seasoned entrepreneur and venture capital professional, currently serving as Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Blue Future Partners since July 2015, focusing on supporting Emerging Managers and start-ups globally. In addition, von dem Knesebeck holds roles as Venture Partner at Mountside Ventures and Advisory Board Member at multiple firms, including AVV, Earlybird Venture Capital, and ff Venture Capital. Prior experience includes co-founding Open Publishing and Bilandia, along with leadership roles at K5 Family Office GmbH. Educational credentials include an M.Phil in Philosophy from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and additional studies at Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
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Mountside Ventures
Mountside Ventures is Europe's leading startup & VC accelerator, and early-stage advisory firm. We are the first port of call for founders and investors looking to fundraise, and are on a mission to optimise the fundraising process. For pre-seed and seed startups, we run the UK's leading fundraising accelerator programme (free to participate, including equity-free), backed by corporates and the government. For Series A and Series B companies, we provide interim CFO and fundraising support, enabling founders to raise their next round of funding faster, more efficiently and causing the least disruption to their business. For VCs, we run Europe's first VC Accelerator, The Emerging VC Manager Programme, the gold standard in accelerating Europe’s exceptional fund managers through a combination of workshops, world-class mentoring, and LP & Family Office introductions. For Limited Partners, we provide access to best-in-class emerging Venture Capital funds through our annual Funding Venture Conference and VC Accelerator. For Family Offices, we run the VC Academy, a two-day programme designed for FOs looking to invest in tech covering venture strategies, sector deep dives, how to be a VC insider, deal sourcing, term sheet negotiation, diligence, management and exit. Mountside Ventures is proud to be a certified B Corp, is regulated by the ICAEW, and is a member of the BVCA, UKBAA and EISA.