#10 Francesco Simoneschi, TrueLayer

Today, we're happy to welcome you to Francesco Simoneschi, Co-Founder and CEO at TrueLayer. He is a technologist and serial entrepreneur who has founded and grown a number of successful tech companies in the US and Europe, including analytics platform Staq.io which was acquired by Playhaven, and mobile marketing platform Upsight.In this episode you will learn:- How Francesco thinks about being the first check-in versus following a larger group of co-investors that he already trusts. When he does one, and when he does the other- Why Francesco sees his investments as an ecosystem play more than just financial investing- His reflections on going from running his own VC firm to becoming an angel investor- How he manages his time as an angel investor running TrueLayer and doing his angel investing only in the evenings- His thoughts about bridge rounds and follow-ons as an angelThis episode is sponsored by Vauban. Vauban makes it easy to launch your angel syndicate or VC Fund, check them out at www.vauban.io/euvc