Venture Capital RAPHAEL STRAUCH| NOVA FOUNDERS CAPITAL Managing Partner SPEAKER BIO Before founding Nova Founders, Raphael was a Global Partner and Managing Director of Rocket Internet and a Managing Director at Groupon in Asia. Before this Raphael has been in Investment Banking with Goldman Sachs and Lazard in London and Frankfurt where he worked on major European IPOs and equity transactions. Raphael holds a Master in Business Administration from Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration. Raphael hasstarted over 30 companies,with a combined funding of hundreds of millions USD. KEY CORPORATE FACTS& KPIs COMPANY OVERVIEW Headquarters Hong Kong, Hong Kong Nova Founders Capital invests in and builds sustainable large-scale business models in rapidly growing internet markets. Nova is very disciplined company builders and investor and Founded 2012 understands how to efficiently grow companies. Nova’s companies receive the continuous No of Employees 30 financial and operational support they need to be successful. Active Markets Asia-Pacific, LATAM, Europe Examples of companies we have founded include www.compareasiagroup.com (the leading financial platform in Asia), www.lionandlion.com (leading digital agency in South East Asia), Target Segment FinTech www.glassesgroupglobal.com(leading online eyewear retailer in Asia-Pacific). Business Overview Builds startups in emerging markets Key Investments CompareAsiaGroup, Glasses Global Group Website novafounders.com 62
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