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🔥 The World’s Top FinTech Companies 2025 list by CNBC is live, great to see our portfolio companies Spendesk, Fireblocks, StashAway and Akulaku Group feature 👏 💸 Spendesk – an all-in-one spend-management platform that gives finance teams total control and real-time visibility over every company purchase 🪙 Fireblocks – the leading enterprise infrastructure for securely moving, storing and issuing digital assets 💻 StashAway - an investment platform in Singapore, offering low-fee wealth management for all investors 💰 Akulaku Group - a leading banking and digital finance platform in Southeast Asia Huge congratulations to the teams for redefining what’s possible in fintech 🚀 👉 Check out the full CNBC list: https://lnkd.in/gwdjYkqU #FinTech #Innovation #Portfolio #EightRoads

🔔 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝: 𝐄𝐍 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐄 | 𝐇𝟏 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - a fresh look at the standout moments from our India partner companies. 🌐🏆 From global recognitions and industry-firsts to new partnerships and bold bets, we’re proud of all the achievements. This time, we’ve gone visual — swipe through our first-ever carousel to see the highlights 📲 #EnRoute2025 #VentureCapital #PortfolioHighlights #Startups #ScaleUp 

Insightful overview from Maddyness on what draws international VCs to the French tech ecosystem! I contributed a few thoughts on the importance of building with international ambition from day one, the strength of the local AI ecosystem, and how experience is starting to trickle down to a new generation of founders. ➡️ Read the article (in French): https://lnkd.in/egHqP4vH

💊India’s healthcare industry isn’t just growing — it’s evolving. Fast. From expanding access to deepening innovation, this is the decade where India builds with depth, scales with purpose, and sets the global standard. At #ScaleUpHealth2025, we will explore how India will not only evolve, but lead. Our theme this year is ‘India’s Healthcare Decade: Innovation, Expansion & Global Influence’. 📆 Mark your calendars - 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟭𝟬ᵗʰ 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱. This isn’t just another conference. It’s where India’s healthcare future gets built, by the founders and ecosystem shaping it. ⏱️Registrations open in two weeks. Stay tuned!👀 Eight Roads, McKinsey India #ScaleUpHealth2025 #IndiaHealthcareDecade #Innovation #Healthcare #Lifesciences #Startups #Founders #Scaleups

No umbrellas needed this year ☀️ Great to see so many new and familiar faces at our annual London tech drinks at the office 🍉 Thanks to everyone who dropped by 🙏 Until next year ✨ cc Davor Hebel Virginia Bassano Eyal R. Antonia Maidl Lucile Cornet Michael Treskow Vytautas Balsys Martin Ericsson

💥Thrilled to congratulate our partner company Exponent Energy on being named a Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum—an honour reserved for trailblazers shaping the future of industries and society. This recognition places Exponent among a global cohort of companies working to address global challenges by developing breakthrough technologies, including advanced robotics, spatial AI and clean energy innovation. 🚀 A true reflection of the clarity and innovative spirit held by the company, as they continue to strive towards building tech that can lead to fast, flexible and affordable energy, take a bow team! Arun Vinayak, Sanjay Byalal Jagannath #WEF #TechnologyPioneer #Innovation #FutureOfTech #StartUps #VentureCapital

🌻 Summer Gathering 2025 – Our First Portfolio Community Event in Japan Last week, we hosted our inaugural closed-door founder gathering in Japan – Summer Gathering 2025 – at TRUNK BY SHOTO GALLERY. Bringing together leaders from current and past portfolio companies, we created a safe, intimate space to share candid stories and practical insights that are rarely discussed publicly. 🟦 Part 1 – Special Fireside Chat We kicked off with a completely off-the-record conversation between Member of the House of Representatives Akihisa Shiozaki and Partner Shinichiro (Sheen) Komoto. The session offered a rare opportunity for founders to engage directly with a policymaker in an open and candid setting. 🟦 Part 2 – IPO and M&A Knowledge Sharing and Open Forum Discussion We welcomed Riku Sugie (Paidy, M&A) and Yuichiro Yamazaki (Metaps, IPO) for an honest session on exit experiences, moderated by Partner David Milstein. Founders then joined small-group discussions facilitated by the Eight Roads team. 🟦 Part 3 – Networking Reception The evening continued with a warm reception joined by friends of the firm. President Alex Emery, who joined us from Hong Kong to offer a toast at the start of the reception. The gathering featured live entertainment and concluded on a celebratory note with a traditional ippon-jime led by Partner Junichi Murata. 🔑 Our Takeaway What resonated most: the power of psychological safety, shared experience, and peer learning. We’re committed to continuing these moments of connection across the Eight Roads Family. Huge thanks to all who joined and made this gathering so meaningful. Let’s keep building together. #EightRoads #VentureCapital #StartupCommunity #Japan #PortfolioCompanies #Founders #Innovation

The B2B SaaS Rising Stars in Europe 🌟Great to see Swan & Patient21 feature from our portfolio 🔵 Swan is Europe’s leading embedded banking platform for white-label accounts, cards & payments 🔵 Patient21 combines a digital healthcare platform with brick-and-mortar clinics, redefining primary care by removing obstacles to the doctor-patient relationship

🚀 News from our portfolio ➡️ Spendesk has just become the first profitable spend-management & procurement platform in Europe. Read more below 👇

📢 BIG news! Our partner company AssetPlus has launched AssetPlus Academy, an initiative that serves as a launchpad for a new generation of Mutual Fund Distributors (MFDs), enabling them to pursue mutual fund distribution as a rewarding career. The platform aims to equip aspiring MFDs with industry knowledge, compliance-first advisory principles, and the tools to scale meaningful client relationships. 👏The former MD of Sundaram Mutual Fund, Sunil Subramaniam joins AssetPlus Academy as a mentor and advisor, his extensive experience and insight further strengthening the company’s mission of democratizing wealth management in India. 🎓Explore the Academy here: https://lnkd.in/gzfgaUgF Vishranth Suresh, Awanish Raj, Avinash Voodi #MutualFunds #WealthManagement #MFDs #FinTech #FinancialInvestments #IndiaInvests #Technology #Startups