Who I amππ»ββοΈ:
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My name is Francesco Cracolici (Linkedin) and I manage the EBRD Startup fund.
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- I invest around β¬7,000,000 in startups every year for EBRD, the 2nd largest development bank in Europe. βPortfolio
- I created NomadicMinds.co, a network of 310 SIlicon Valley Startup Investors and CEOs that are very successful and now want to help and invest in emerging Startups to grow (Africa, Middle East, LATAM). Every year we go with Tech Millionaires and Billionaires in +35 countries to help the local startups for free.
- We invest in Series A startups in Africa, Middle East, LATAM via a syndicate join hereβ> https://nomadicminds.capital
- We invest in 4 pre-seed per year with FirstCheck Ventures β See here http://nomadicstartup.studio/
- This gave me the chance to invest in some of the best startups on the planet. Here's some of my best from the last 18month:
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- We invest in Series A startups in Africa, Middle East, LATAM via a syndicate join hereβ> https://nomadicminds.capital
- We invest in 4 pre-seed per year with FirstCheck Ventures β See here http://nomadicstartup.studio/
- I get often asked to speak of my strategies at conferences. Here's some of them:
What people say about meπ£οΈ

Global Startups are an underfinanced market and Francesco is doing an amazing job in this sense
Zach Coelious
GP Coelious Capital ($75m) and one of the world's most successful angel investors

He is definitely off great things, I'll bet on him
Adam Berke
Adroll CEO (1.2bln valuation)

Francesco helped a lot our country Startup Ecosystem and is always welcome"
Nina Angelovska
Minister of Finance in Macedonia

Startups are playing a huge role in emerging markets and Francesco is supporting a lot.
Dorion Carrol
Vice President Mobile @ Amazon
Team π¨βπ¨βπ§βπ§
Ali Jamal
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Ali is a former top executive at Rappi and Clip ( worth $4b),
He invest +$10m in 40 companies and he is followed by 2005 investors around the globe that invest with him.
He is considered one of the world's best emerging fund managers.
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Davide Cecchini,
Partner
- 10+ years of experience in the startup world and background in banking and angel investing β LinkedIn
- Manager at major business Italian angel network with β¬25M+ invested by 220 private investors in 45 companies β Portfolio
- Alumni at Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna and University of Pisa
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