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BC & the VCs 🤘 Rocking the Berlin Investement Scene
Dec 11, 2025, 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM GMT+1
at Lexis, CIC Berlin, Lohmühlenstraße 65
‘BC & the VCs’ is a band made up of Berlin’s tech startup ecosystem: Venture Capitalists, angel investors, founders, and tech entrepreneurs. Playing a blend of pop, rock, and blues, we bring our live act and high energy to tech and startup industry events.
Featuring
Christoph Raethke
Angel Investor
Angels Of Deutschland
Bryony Cooper
Director Investor Relations
International entrepreneur and investor with a long track record of building bridges between the corporate and startup world, creating value for both sides. Garnered a deep understanding of the fundraising process during 15 years immersed in the startup ecosystem, having led multiple tech companies, an accelerator, a venture builder, and a VC fund, working with private and public stakeholders across the UK, Europe, Middle East, and Asia.
> Passionate about entrepreneurship, innovation, and environmental sustainability
> Advocate for DEI & women in tech (featured in the book ‘Dear Female Founder’), #1 most shared podcast episode 2023 - \'Wickedly Smart Women\'
> Former professional singer, occasionally rocking out as front woman of \'BC & the VCs\'
More at www.bryonycooper.com
#investorrelations #fundraising #entrepreneurship #communications #IoT #connectedhardware #mobility #transportation #internationalbusiness #venturecapital #investment #greenenergy #climatetech #environmentalsustainability
Nikolas Samios
Managing Partner
# Founder > CorpFin > Family Officer > Venture Capitalist
# participated in 200 vc transactions
# strong supporter of the entrepreneurship movement
# proud crossbreed (Greece/Latvia/Germany)
# convinced \"Gutmensch\" - supporter of several NGOs, LFCA
# audio geek & hobby musician / producer >> www.bcandthevcs.de
# co-author of German VC standard book >> www.dealterms.vc
# co-chair of ZIA PropTech Platform
# multi-board-member in the Prop/Con/CleanTech space
# 2022-24: deputy-chair digital ecosystem adv. board @ German Minister for Economic Affairs & Climate
# Immobilienmanager \"Head of the Year 2023\"
Oliver Skopec
Founder
Experienced tech startup founder, industry focus on logistics and mobility, consulting work around innovation and go-to-market, based in Berlin and Prague, father of five, politically active.
Steffen Holly
Head of Business Development
Fraunhofer IDMT
Malte Clavin
Senior Executive Consultant, Adventurer, Editor-in-Chief, Speaker
Clavin Adventures
Jillian York
Director for International Freedom of Expression
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
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BC & the VCs 🤘 Rocking the Berlin Investement Scene
BC & the VCs 🤘 Rocking the Berlin Investement Scene
Dec 11, 2025, 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM GMT+1
at Lexis, CIC Berlin, Lohmühlenstraße 65
‘BC & the VCs’ is a band made up of Berlin’s tech startup ecosystem: Venture Capitalists, angel investors, founders, and tech entrepreneurs. Playing a blend of pop, rock, and blues, we bring our live act and high energy to tech and startup industry events.
Featuring
Christoph Raethke
Angel Investor
Angels Of Deutschland
Bryony Cooper
Director Investor Relations
International entrepreneur and investor with a long track record of building bridges between the corporate and startup world, creating value for both sides. Garnered a deep understanding of the fundraising process during 15 years immersed in the startup ecosystem, having led multiple tech companies, an accelerator, a venture builder, and a VC fund, working with private and public stakeholders across the UK, Europe, Middle East, and Asia.
> Passionate about entrepreneurship, innovation, and environmental sustainability
> Advocate for DEI & women in tech (featured in the book ‘Dear Female Founder’), #1 most shared podcast episode 2023 - \'Wickedly Smart Women\'
> Former professional singer, occasionally rocking out as front woman of \'BC & the VCs\'
More at www.bryonycooper.com
#investorrelations #fundraising #entrepreneurship #communications #IoT #connectedhardware #mobility #transportation #internationalbusiness #venturecapital #investment #greenenergy #climatetech #environmentalsustainability
Nikolas Samios
Managing Partner
# Founder > CorpFin > Family Officer > Venture Capitalist
# participated in 200 vc transactions
# strong supporter of the entrepreneurship movement
# proud crossbreed (Greece/Latvia/Germany)
# convinced \"Gutmensch\" - supporter of several NGOs, LFCA
# audio geek & hobby musician / producer >> www.bcandthevcs.de
# co-author of German VC standard book >> www.dealterms.vc
# co-chair of ZIA PropTech Platform
# multi-board-member in the Prop/Con/CleanTech space
# 2022-24: deputy-chair digital ecosystem adv. board @ German Minister for Economic Affairs & Climate
# Immobilienmanager \"Head of the Year 2023\"
Oliver Skopec
Founder
Experienced tech startup founder, industry focus on logistics and mobility, consulting work around innovation and go-to-market, based in Berlin and Prague, father of five, politically active.
Steffen Holly
Head of Business Development
Fraunhofer IDMT
Malte Clavin
Senior Executive Consultant, Adventurer, Editor-in-Chief, Speaker
Clavin Adventures
Jillian York
Director for International Freedom of Expression
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)