Johan Brand

HOLD is a mobile app startup that rewards you for not using your phone. In a world where we are constantly being distracted by our devices, it has become increasingly hard to stay focused and switch off at the end of the day. At HOLD, we help people find that balance in their lives and help them focus on the things that matter by rewarding those with the hunger and determination to make it happen. We believe that working towards your goals and taking care of your mental health should be an awesome experience.

We are a specialist VC fund that partners with founders shaping tomorrows HumanOS: systems helping people learn, work, and adapt continuously. *Our investment thesis* Technology is a lever. As software grows more intelligent and autonomous, it multiplies the value of human skills, knowledge, and creativity. We believe the next wave of category-defining companies will harness this power to redefine human capability. We call this the HumanOS: the emerging layer of tools and systems that enable people to learn faster, work smarter, and adapt continuously. *Sidekick - content hub* To help founders win, we publish regularly founder stories, signals and operator playbooks from across the learning and work ecosystem: https://brighteyevc.com/sidekick - Brighteye Insider - monthly updates from the fund & portfolio - Sidekick Bulletin - a bi-weekly dose of curated insights - Sidekick FM - a podcast for signals from the future of learning & work Subscribe: https://tinyurl.com/brighteyenews

We unlock the potential of the ocean, by inspiring founders, enabling innovation, champion values-based entrepreneurship and fostering the sea grass movement. Founders of #CampusOcean

Atomico is the founder-built European venture capital firm. We partner with the most ambitious entrepreneurs using technology to rewire the world, better. Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström launched Atomico in 2006 with the belief that entrepreneurs are the ultimate gamechangers for positive transformation across the most critical aspects of our society and economy. Starting in Europe, the firm’s mission is to further their global progress, with a platform offering unmatched support from the early stage to scale. 130 of Europe’s most ambitious founders have partnered with Atomico, including Aiven, Bird, DeepL, Hinge Health, Jobandtalent, Klarna, Lilium, Pipedrive, Stripe, Supercell and Wellhub. Atomicos team of investors and operational leaders are drawn from some of the most successful technology companies in the world, including Skype, Google, Twitter and Wise.

HOLD is a mobile app startup that rewards you for not using your phone. In a world where we are constantly being distracted by our devices, it has become increasingly hard to stay focused and switch off at the end of the day. At HOLD, we help people find that balance in their lives and help them focus on the things that matter by rewarding those with the hunger and determination to make it happen. We believe that working towards your goals and taking care of your mental health should be an awesome experience.