Semper
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
Semper was a secondary liquidity platform for European startups, founded in 2021 in Berlin by Mathias Pastor and Balthazar de Lavergne, former directors at the French startup community The Family. It built the infrastructure and networks for companies to offer liquidity to team members and early investors — letting founders reward high-performing staff and angels while building a community of shareholders from their customer base. Since launching, Semper supported more than €10 million of secondary sales for European startups including Kry, Mano Mano and Voodoo.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Founded
Mathias Pastor and Balthazar de Lavergne found Semper in Berlin as a secondary liquidity platform for European startups.
- Acquired by Crowdcube
On November 7, 2023, Crowdcube — Europe's largest private market investment platform — announces the acquisition of Semper for an undisclosed amount; Semper is integrated into the Crowdcube brand and its founders stay on to lead the secondaries business.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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