NEUVC #267: Rebecka Löthman Rydå, Investment Director at Inventure on doing early-stage investing with empathy.

Join us for another episode of the NEUVC series which is dedicated to those embarking on their journey in the VC. In this episode, Freddie Macpherson, analyst at Isomer Capital, and Linda Võeras, associate at Karma Ventures, are joined by Rebecka Löthman Rydå, Investment Director at Inventure.Inventure is a Nordic-Baltic a generalist venture capital fund focused on early-stage investing. Rebecka has been an investor for almost nine years and ended up in venture a little bit by accident and staying because she simply couldn’t see herself anywhere else.Her true passion is all things related to software, AI data, and nerdy stuff. A little bit of deep tech and clean tech, when possible.Chapters:00:00:00 - Rebecka’s journey into venture00:04:55 - The balance of trust and empathy in deal-making00:09:50 - The deal evaluation process00:14:34 - Building trust and balancing relationships00:19:32 - Key skills in deal-making00:24:40 - Negotiating ownership and capital Needs00:29:42 - Staying true to portfolio strategy00:34:45 - Becoming a great investor through curiosity and deep diving00:40:04 - The importance of staying focused and being Open00:45:13 - VC funding in the music industry.