E307 | EUVC Awards | Stephen Chandler on Building Notion & Raising an oversubscribed Fund V

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Celebrating one of the finalists in the Firm of The Year-category at this year’s European VC Awards, this episodes dives deep with Stephen Chandler, Co-founder & Managing Partner of Notion Capital. With 1.1 bn€ under management and 5 flagship funds under their belt, Notion is one of Europe’s absolute top firms and in this episode, Stephen dives into a level of detail rarely seen discussing everything from the guiding principles building Notion to the process and learnings from raising their latest fund. I highly encourage you to read Stephen’s notes below and tune in for this episode. I truly think this is one of our best to date. Notion at glimpse:

• Fund Name: Notion Capital
• Fund size: €300m (Fund V)
• AUM: €1.1bn
• HQ Country: UK
• Target Stage: Series A focus, but invest across pre-seed to growth
• Target Geography: Pan European
• Target Sector/Vertical: Business Software & Fintech
• Notable Investments: CurrencyCloud, Easol, GoCardless, Mews Systems, Paddle, Upvest, Yulife

From the principles building Notion to the learnings from raising fund V oversubscribed and the decision to clone his dog, this episode is one of our best to date. Don't miss Stephen's notes on eu.vc - they're legendary.
Big shout out to our Firm of The Year Sponsor Haynes Boone.
And you don't have to take it from themselves, take it from one of their long term clients, Joe Schorge: "Having worked together for many years now, they fully understand the Isomer ethos and process, and we really appreciate the value that this long-term relationship brought to this mandate from start to finish. We look forward to continuing to work with Karma, Ronan, Will and the rest of team.” Naturally, we’re incredibly excited about having the Haynes Boone team with us as sponsors of the Firm of The Year Awards - yet another testament to their support for the EUVC ecosystem. We strongly encourage you get in touch with Karma and the team for a great experience 🔥