Pietro Invernizzi from Stride – Investing at Pre-seed

Hey everyone, this is your host Gonz, and welcome to another episode of the Seedtable podcast, where we try to make sense of what is going on in European technology.

My guest today is Pietro Invernizzi.

Pietro is an investor at Stride, the London-based venture capital firm, investing first checks in pre-seed alongside Fred Destin and Harry Stebbings.

Before joining Stride, Pietro entered the startup world 4 years ago through The Family, where he spent most of his time helping founders raise money from top angel investors and VCs. He has also made several angel investments himself. 

In today’s conversation, Pietro and I talk about: why Twitter is two social networks and not just one; How to use writing as a decision-making tool; How Pietro evaluates potential investing deals; body language, humility and rabbit holes; Tips & Tricks for people who are thinking about trying to get into VC; Pietro’s advice to pre-seed founders looking to raise their first round; and much much more.

I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.