E368 | Announcing Rerail with Anthony Danon - our most awaited episode this year! 😍
EUVC · EUVC
October 25, 202452m 30s
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Show Notes
Today, we’re thrilled to bring you one of the most anticipated episodes of the year with Anthony Danon about the official announcement of Rerail, his brand-new $20M angel fund. You ofc already know Anthony as one of the hosts of our SuperAngel podcast series and part of the powerful duo behind Cocoa together with Carmen 🍫.
But now he’s built Rerail to pursue his powerful "FinTech is everything" thesis, placing $200-500K checks into early-stage companies that are transforming the future of finance and beyond. And my god are we excited for this.
He focuses on pre-seed and seed investments in three core areas:
Go to eu.vc for our core learnings and the full video interview 👀
Chapters:
02:07 Welcoming Anthony Dannon
02:33 Anthony's Journey to Founding Rerail
03:06 Early Career and Transition to VC
04:16 Building a Network in FinTech
07:34 Launching Cocoa and the Angel Fund
11:05 The FinTech is Everything Thesis
20:29 Collaborative Investment Strategy
23:28 Global Expansion and LP Support
26:44 Proving the Strategy
27:27 Degrees of Freedom in Fund Management
27:51 Focus on Europe First
28:19 Collaborative Fund Approach
30:18 Ownership Sensitivity in Venture Capital
33:24 Co-Investment Strategies
37:50 Balancing Pre-Seed and Seed Investments
39:24 Reserve Ratios and Fund Economics
41:51 Handling High-Valuation Outliers
47:10 Future Ambitions for Rerail
But now he’s built Rerail to pursue his powerful "FinTech is everything" thesis, placing $200-500K checks into early-stage companies that are transforming the future of finance and beyond. And my god are we excited for this.
He focuses on pre-seed and seed investments in three core areas:
- Fintech: Backing companies driving innovation across all finance sub-verticals, tapping into the potential of AI and cutting-edge technologies.
- Fintech-powered sectors: From climate tech to healthcare and logistics, Anthony looks for startups leveraging fintech to disrupt and enhance industries far beyond traditional finance.
- Not-yet Fintech: Seeking companies that may not be fintech today but have the potential to use fintech as a strategic advantage, whether in their revenue model, customer base, or business approach.
Go to eu.vc for our core learnings and the full video interview 👀
Chapters:
02:07 Welcoming Anthony Dannon
02:33 Anthony's Journey to Founding Rerail
03:06 Early Career and Transition to VC
04:16 Building a Network in FinTech
07:34 Launching Cocoa and the Angel Fund
11:05 The FinTech is Everything Thesis
20:29 Collaborative Investment Strategy
23:28 Global Expansion and LP Support
26:44 Proving the Strategy
27:27 Degrees of Freedom in Fund Management
27:51 Focus on Europe First
28:19 Collaborative Fund Approach
30:18 Ownership Sensitivity in Venture Capital
33:24 Co-Investment Strategies
37:50 Balancing Pre-Seed and Seed Investments
39:24 Reserve Ratios and Fund Economics
41:51 Handling High-Valuation Outliers
47:10 Future Ambitions for Rerail