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You Left That Event With 5 Contacts. There Were 200 People In The Room.

May 29, 2026

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2 min read

You Left That Event With 5 Contacts. There Were 200 People In The Room.

We built SoPhy because we watched thousands of founders, investors and operators leave our events having lost every contact, note and follow-up that mattered. It's a networking app that keeps everyone you meet in one place - searchable, with notes and reminders attached. Join the waitlist, refer your network, and win from a £350,000 prize pool drawn on 18 June.

Vasily Alekseenko
Vasily Alekseenko

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I Want You in This Round - Rare Founders 2.0

Mar 13, 2026

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5 min read

I Want You in This Round - Rare Founders 2.0

Rare Founders is raising a £250K SEIS round to build a real social graph based on actual relationships, not vanity connections. This product aims to change how founders and investors build networks and access opportunities. £80K already committed. Closing before end of March.

Vasily Alekseenko
Vasily Alekseenko

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F*CK TAXES - SEIS & EIS Explained

Mar 10, 2026

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8 min read

F*CK TAXES - SEIS & EIS Explained

SEIS and EIS are two of the most powerful tax incentives available to UK investors. In this guide, we explain how these schemes can reduce your real investment risk to around 20% while allowing completely tax-free gains if a startup succeeds. We also highlight founders currently raising SEIS and EIS rounds ahead of the financial year deadline.

Vasily Alekseenko
Vasily Alekseenko

Latest Post

You Left That Event With 5 Contacts. There Were 200 People In The Room.

May 29, 2026

•

2 min read

You Left That Event With 5 Contacts. There Were 200 People In The Room.

We built SoPhy because we watched thousands of founders, investors and operators leave our events having lost every contact, note and follow-up that mattered. It's a networking app that keeps everyone you meet in one place - searchable, with notes and reminders attached. Join the waitlist, refer your network, and win from a £350,000 prize pool drawn on 18 June.

Vasily Alekseenko
Vasily Alekseenko

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Venture trends 2026 - Private event for VCs, CVCs, Family Offices

Jan 16, 2026

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2 min read

Venture trends 2026 - Private event for VCs, CVCs, Family Offices

​The venture landscape is moving fast. You need to know where the capital is flowing. This is your chance to talk honestly with your peers.

Vasily Alekseenko
Vasily Alekseenko

Behind the scenes

I Want You in This Round - Rare Founders 2.0

Mar 13, 2026

•

5 min read

I Want You in This Round - Rare Founders 2.0

Rare Founders is raising a £250K SEIS round to build a real social graph based on actual relationships, not vanity connections. This product aims to change how founders and investors build networks and access opportunities. £80K already committed. Closing before end of March.

Vasily Alekseenko
Vasily Alekseenko

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You Left That Event With 5 Contacts. There Were 200 People In The Room.

May 29, 2026

•

2 min read

You Left That Event With 5 Contacts. There Were 200 People In The Room.

We built SoPhy because we watched thousands of founders, investors and operators leave our events having lost every contact, note and follow-up that mattered. It's a networking app that keeps everyone you meet in one place - searchable, with notes and reminders attached. Join the waitlist, refer your network, and win from a £350,000 prize pool drawn on 18 June.

Vasily Alekseenko
Vasily Alekseenko

Trends

Five Things European Investors Need to Know About Q1 2026

May 14, 2026

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7 min read

Five Things European Investors Need to Know About Q1 2026

European VC just hit its strongest quarter in nearly four years - but the headline number is hiding a market that's quietly bifurcated into two completely different opportunities. AI now eats more than 50% of all European venture funding for the first time on record, an 18-month-old German AI startup just exited to SAP for over €1 billion, and a brand new asset class is forming at the intersection of frontier labs and private equity. Here are the five trends every investor needs to understand before they make their next allocation decision.

Vasily Alekseenko
Vasily Alekseenko

Events

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AI vs Defence. Where Capital Is Really Going

Mar 19, 2026

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7 min read

AI vs Defence. Where Capital Is Really Going

Venture markets are entering a more selective cycle driven by macro pressure, geopolitical shifts and concentrated capital into sectors like AI infrastructure, defence and industrial tech. Investors with clear theses, strong founder access and disciplined pacing will have an advantage. The next breakout companies are likely being formed now, during uncertainty rather than market euphoria.

Vasily Alekseenko
Vasily Alekseenko

Behind the scenes

I Want You in This Round - Rare Founders 2.0

Mar 13, 2026

•

5 min read

I Want You in This Round - Rare Founders 2.0

Rare Founders is raising a £250K SEIS round to build a real social graph based on actual relationships, not vanity connections. This product aims to change how founders and investors build networks and access opportunities. £80K already committed. Closing before end of March.

Vasily Alekseenko
Vasily Alekseenko

Events

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F*CK TAXES - SEIS & EIS Explained

Mar 10, 2026

•

8 min read

F*CK TAXES - SEIS & EIS Explained

SEIS and EIS are two of the most powerful tax incentives available to UK investors. In this guide, we explain how these schemes can reduce your real investment risk to around 20% while allowing completely tax-free gains if a startup succeeds. We also highlight founders currently raising SEIS and EIS rounds ahead of the financial year deadline.

Vasily Alekseenko
Vasily Alekseenko

Events

Venture trends 2026 - Private event for VCs, CVCs, Family Offices

Jan 16, 2026

•

2 min read

Venture trends 2026 - Private event for VCs, CVCs, Family Offices

​The venture landscape is moving fast. You need to know where the capital is flowing. This is your chance to talk honestly with your peers.

Vasily Alekseenko
Vasily Alekseenko
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