What Is This About? Filip Dames is the founding partner of Cherry Ventures (cherry.vc), one of Germany's most important early-stage seed investors. Cherry Ventures invests almost exclusively in Europe with a "founders first, investors second" philosophy. They started with their own money and close friends' capital, and their portfolio includes notable names like Qualifyze, Sanity Group, and Rows. Executive Summary In this #GSA22 interview, Filip Dames — founding partner of Ch

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