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Ankorstore & Alven: an interview with Nicolas Cohen & Rodolphe Menegaux

Ankorstore & Alven: an interview with Nicolas Cohen & Rodolphe Menegaux

Feb 8, 2021

Feb 8, 2021


Ahead of Ankorstore’s announcement of its €25m Series A round, we sat down with Ankorstore’s co-founder Nicolas Cohen, and Alven Partner Rodolphe Menegaux, to get their thoughts on Ankorstore, its exciting prospects for the future and its journey since joining the Alven portfolio during its 2019 seed funding round. 



In this exchange, Nicolas & Rodolphe discussed:



  • 00:08 – Who is Nicolas

  • 00:11 – What is Ankorstore

  • 00:24 – Key figures about Ankorstore

  • 00:50 – What makes Ankorstore different

  • 03:14 – Ankorstore's opportunities

  • 03:59 – The big challenge to come

  • 04:42 – The risks

  • 05:37 – Ankorstore's ambitions

  • 06:05 – Why Alven ?

  • 06:49 – Investing in Ankorstore: insights from Rodolphe

  • 08:32 – Founders Corner: Advice from Nicolas to his founder peers



https://vimeo.com/509728034



Ahead of Ankorstore’s announcement of its €25m Series A round, we sat down with Ankorstore’s co-founder Nicolas Cohen, and Alven Partner Rodolphe Menegaux, to get their thoughts on Ankorstore, its exciting prospects for the future and its journey since joining the Alven portfolio during its 2019 seed funding round. 



In this exchange, Nicolas & Rodolphe discussed:



  • 00:08 – Who is Nicolas

  • 00:11 – What is Ankorstore

  • 00:24 – Key figures about Ankorstore

  • 00:50 – What makes Ankorstore different

  • 03:14 – Ankorstore's opportunities

  • 03:59 – The big challenge to come

  • 04:42 – The risks

  • 05:37 – Ankorstore's ambitions

  • 06:05 – Why Alven ?

  • 06:49 – Investing in Ankorstore: insights from Rodolphe

  • 08:32 – Founders Corner: Advice from Nicolas to his founder peers



https://vimeo.com/509728034


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