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Denis Shafranik is co-founder of Concentric; an activist venture fund with a focus on partnering with early- stage software businesses augmenting real economy sectors. He has been a full-time venture investor, picking, nurturing and exiting innovative tech businesses. He is an experienced dealmaker, looking to build mutually beneficial, long-termpartnerships with entrepreneurs.

Through his family office, Ermak, Denis Shafranik pursues his personal passion for the creative arts, supporting creative organisations and positive social impact ventures

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Entrepreneurial VCs are the best partners for startups in the current market

As funding and building a business gets harder, takes longer and becomes more complex, startup founders need VCs to be a true partner on their growth journey. Startup investing in 2024/25 is a different ballgame to a few years ago when funding was plentiful and rapid growth curves were the norm. Deals are still happening and there are still exciti...

19 March 2025

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Grassroots ‘funds of funds’ should be prime target for pension mega pots

As UK pension reforms promise to channel more funding towards VC, there is a significant opportunity to earmark some of this for grassroots ‘funds of funds’, supporting entrepreneurial and emerging managers powering the early-stage innovation pipeline. The 2025 UK pension shake-up could spark an exciting new period for VC funding across Europe....

12 March 2025 Trends in Financial Services

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Where are the next fintech opportunities in LATAM?

LATAM has been a hotbed for fintech in recent years, thanks to its large and receptive population, favourable regulation, and rapid digitisation, which have driven innovation and uptake of new bank and payments services. There is now substantial competition across most categories. So, where will future fintech growth come from? Figures out in Jun...

06 November 2024 Fintech

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