Björn Rieckhoff
Sharing 10 years of experience from inside the fund.
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advisory/ · Strategic sparring for founders, fund managers, and family offices.
cat nephilia
Investor preparation as a standalone product — it runs at nephilia.ai, not here.
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capital-efficiency-as-a-virtue · Nov 2025 · From necessity to conviction: efficiency in times of abundance.
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nvidia-pakt-eu-inc-souveraenitaet · Oct 2026 · Nvidia at the Invest in Germany Summit, EU Inc. in the compromise text: a heated episode on whether Europe is buying sovereignty or building it itself. Plus, a brief update on the public beta of Nephilia.
nephilia-launch-investorenauswahl-per-mcp · Sep 2026 · Björn Rieckhoff is transitioning to an operational role: Nephilia has launched—featuring a well-founded investor selection as an MCP within its own AI assistant, built on ten years of venture capital experience and approximately 100 transactions.
airtable-exit-bending-spoons-liquidation-preferences · Aug 2026 · From 11.7 billion to 1.28—with revenue tripling: Björn Rieckhoff and Jan Thomas discuss the Airtable exit to Bending Spoons, liquidation preferences, DPI, and why book values can be misleading.