Interview with Raffi Kamber, Partner at Alven: Get insights from the upcoming VC event, UPCOMINGVC® #3

### UPCOMINGVC®: The Ultimate Venture Capital Investment Challenge

[UPCOMINGVC®](http://www.upcoming.vc) just concluded its highly anticipated 3rd edition at STATION F, the “world’s largest startup campus” in France. This year’s event had a special focus on SaaS and Consumer startups, bringing together an impressive lineup of industry experts, innovative startups, and aspiring venture capitalists.

Congratulations to TEAM #3 – Lamiaa Benmouaz, Leo Dieter, Collins Kimaro, and Edward Rong – for being designated as the “Upcoming VCs” by the esteemed panel of VCs. Additionally, Louis Hauvette from SiteFlow was elected as the “Most Investable Startup” by the Challengers!

We would like to express our gratitude to our partners: Schoolab, Les Pépites Tech, Eldorado.co, Estimeo, and ESSEC Initiatives for their invaluable support in organizing this event.

We are also incredibly grateful to Frenchweb.fr, Maddyness, and Startup Sesame for their efforts in spreading the word about this event.

A special shoutout to all the participants who made this event a success:

1. The 10 VCs: Alven, ISAI Gestion, Kima Ventures, Global Founders Capital, CapHorn Invest, EQT Ventures, Raise, Eutopia, Serena, and IDInvest.
2. The 8 Startups: SiteFlow, Foodetective, JetPack Data, MyMentor, LILM, Panopli, Medadom, and Cuvée Privée.
3. The 31 Challengers, who traveled from 4 different countries!

Lastly, a big thank you to the incredible staff at UPCOMINGVC® for their hard work and dedication.

We look forward to seeing you all in 2019 for another thrilling edition of UPCOMINGVC®!

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“UPCOMINGVC®, a Venture Capital Investment Challenge” held its 3rd edition and for the second time in France, at STATION F, “world’s largest startup campus”, with a particular focus for this iteration on SaaS and Consumer.

What is UPCOMINGVC®? 👉 www.upcoming.vc

Congrats to TEAM #3, Lamiaa Benmouaz, Leo Dieter, Collins Kimaro and Edward Rong on being designated the “Upcoming VCs” by the jury of VCs….

… and to Louis Hauvette from SiteFlow on being elected the “Most Investable Startup” by the Challengers!

THANK YOU:

* Schoolab, Les Pépites Tech, Eldorado.co, Estimeo, ESSEC Initiatives for partnering with us for the organisation;

* Frenchweb.fr, Maddyness and Startup Sesame for relaying the event; and;

* all the Participants 💪🙏:

👉 the 10 VCs: Alven, ISAI Gestion, Kima Ventures, Global Founders Capital, CapHorn Invest, EQT Ventures, Raise, Eutopia, Serena and IDInvest;

👉 the 8 Startups: SiteFlow, Foodetective, JetPack Data, MyMentor, LILM, Panopli, Medadom & Cuvée Privée;

👉 the 31 Challengers, traveling from 4 countries!

👉 and the incredible STAFF @ UPCOMINGVC®!

SEE YOU SOON IN 2019!