Rachid Sefrioui: The New Face Of Venture Capital, Part 1

This is a neat review of Venture Capital but I don't agree with it all. The author takes a few shortcuts whereby he ignores the imperatives of LPs

The New Face Of Venture Capital, Part 1

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Our Iceberg Is Melting - Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions

Rolling up 18 companies under 2 years is a feat in-and-out of itself but the following presentation will clarify many of the conditions under which rollups and integration are done. It is always a question of Perspective...

Our Iceberg Is Melting - Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions

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Rachid Sefrioui on Cloud Computing - From Consumers to Corporates, or is it the other way around?

While most consumers focus on Social Media sites, mainly because of their visibility, most software innovations are taking place in the Cloud and most companies are starting to warm up to the idea of getting on te cloud.

The State of Cloud Computing

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Term Sheets 101 - A terms guide for Entrepreneurs to raise their next funding

One of the most frequent questions I get when speaking in front of a crowd of entrepreneurs, founders and "would-be startup explorers" is: How do we structure the terms of the funding round when we get in front of a venture capital firm?

Frequently, the seminar or roundtable is not a good forum for doing a "terms math" class, but I found this presentation from Founders Fund to be pretty self-explanatory.

Enjoy it!


and if you still have questions, go the Finaventures contact page, and drop me an email with more questions. I'll do my best to answer them in the next edition of my streaming Show for Entrepreneurs on Ustream.

Term Sheets 101 by Justin Fishner-Wolfson, Founders Fund

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Le petit IBM est ne

When you're able to raise enough capital to complete an 18-company rollup in IT Services in Europe and MENA, the local Economist paper jumps ahead and names you the "Little IBM". I found this cute and encouraging. It quickly became a crystallizing image for us in our Technology sector.

Mostly, the consolidation of these 18 SMEs was tough, brutal and complex. I thoroughly enjoyed the challenges, the people, and the incredible pressure from our investors; it is surely a homerun that even Barry Bonds would be proud of.

Until the next one...maybe from this upcoming new crop :)

Rachid Sefrioui Finaventures BDC L Economiste Le Petit IBM .pdf

Rachid Sefrioui: Mister High Tech

L'Observateur Magazine profiles the need for more Silicon Valley trained executives and entrepreneurs to launch technology ventures back in their region, notably in the MENA region, in order for the local IT sector to get a jolt in its set ways.

The article describes local IT managers set in their ways, sedentary in their views and not doing enough to spur job creation and innovation, especially in a growth-driven sector like Technology.
In countries where 75% of the population is under 30 years-old, it is astounding to see how little local IT leaders are doing to create jobs by innovating and providing seed capital for young entrepreneurs

Rachid Sefrioui Finaventures BDC Lobservateur_18-12-09.pdf

L'etonnant destin du roi des IT marocaines

Afrimag realise un profil de Rachid Sefrioui, son parcours, ses hobbies et la vision qu'il a mis en place pour le developpement de la BDC de Finaventures (nommee Finatech).

Rachid Sefrioui Finaventures BDC Afrimag_10042010.pdf