Dream It

MARCH 6, 2020

Jeff Berman is General Partner at Camber Creek , one of the first venture funds dedicated to real estate technology and the built world. The team owns, operates and manages over 150 million square feet of real estate, making Camber Creek one of the biggest value-add venture partners for real estate tech startups.

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Jason Malki

MARCH 9, 2023

I had the pleasure of interviewing Karen Sheffield, the Founder & Managing Partner of Pachamama Ventures, a venture capital firm investing in US early-stage climate tech companies. How did you break into tech investing? I was already investing in public stocks, bonds, and preparing to make my 1st home purchase.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2021

David Teten is founder of Versatile VC and writes periodically at teten.com and @dteten. Broaden your view of ‘best’ to make smarter, more inclusive investments. 15 steps to fundraising a new VC or private equity fund. Stéphane Nasser is co-founder of OpenVC , an open-source initiative to collect and analyze all VC theses.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

But progress is being made as seen in the rising number of women-led venture funds that focus on funding women entrepreneurs. In addition, Crunchbase reports that w omen-founded venture firms in the U.S. venture firms allocated only 22% of their deals to female-founded startups. billion of total venture capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

I was having dinner with a friend last night and we were chatting about venture capital and a bit about what I’ve learned. I started in 2007 with a thesis that my primary investment decision would be about the team (70%) and only afterward about the market opportunity (30%). Even if we miss on lots of great opportunities.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 28, 2023

Sharon Lou, venture partner at Indelible Ventures , considers this as one of the top mistakes that founders commit when raising funds. “Founders should also evaluate which VC is able to add-value to their growth, rather than just focusing on the amount of money the investor has to offer,” Lou told AsiaTechDaily.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Brian Walsh is the head of WIND Ventures , the venture capital arm of COPEC, a leading energy company in Central and South America and the U.S. WIND Ventures provides mobility, energy and retail startups and scaleups with access to Latin America. SPACs are the construct VCs need to fund clean tech. Brian Walsh.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Thanks to David Bogoslaw for covering our new partnership in today’s Venture Capital Journal. I’m pleased to announce a strategic partnership between Coolwater Capital and Versatile VC. Coolwater is an investor in VC funds and runs an accelerator for emerging VC fund managers. Accelerate Coolwater community funds.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Partnering organizations advance regional health innovation ecosystems To advance healthcare access, quality, and equity, the Ohio -headquartered managed care organization CareSource is partnering with Indiana -based Boomerang Ventures, an early-stage venture studio, specializing in connected health solutions. Overall, the U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

There has been much discussion in the past few years of the changing structure of the venture capital industry. The rise of “micro VCs” or seed-stage funds. 15 years ago we were at the peak of Internet hype with the launch of many over-capitalized businesses with a market size & opportunity was limited.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Fund investing, like adulting, is boring. That’s the first thing anyone trying to raise a fund needs to understand, as well as anyone thinking about investing in one. The partner at the fund, the VC, gets to do the fun part—the meeting with founders, vetting deals, negotiating, helping, etc. So what’s the point?

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2022

For the better part of a decade, VC firms and growth equity funds have plowed nearly $42 billion into battery technology startups across almost 1,700 deals, according to an analysis by PitchBook and TechCrunch. What’s more, about 75% of the investments in that period happened in the last two years alone. So what changed? Let’s dig in.

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TechCrunch

JULY 12, 2022

As the market swoons, venture capital firms continue to announce new funds. Haris Khurshid, general partner at Chalo Ventures , launched a $50 million second fund focused on investing in Pakistani startups and a smaller percentage in Latin American startups.

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TechCrunch

JULY 18, 2022

Investing in private markets has long been reserved for the ultra-rich. The new fund will be evergreen, meaning it will have an indefinite life, a structure that unlike the traditional VC model provides investors with the ability to come and go as they please. . Fundrise manages over $2.8

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

With so many entrepreneurs and startup ventures seeking investment opportunities, it’s crucial that venture capitalists (VCs) create a list of criteria they want their potential investments to meet. Also by Diane Yoo: The Venture Capital Diversity Gap. A proven track record of success.

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American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 9, 2024

Venture capital firm made an early commitment to mobility, transportation and energy Global venture capital firm Maniv, based in Tel Aviv and NYC, is advancing solutions to climate change via its recently announced early-stage venture fund of $140 million.

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Jason Malki

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Triet’s journey in the world of investing began as a self-taught retail trader, a path he pursued to support his college education. It was during his tenure at Capital Factory that Triet discovered his passion for startups and venture capital, eventually leading him into the world of venture capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

Photo by Scott Clark for Upfront Ventures (no, Evan is not standing on a box) Last year marked the 25th anniversary for Upfront Ventures and what a year it was. 2021 saw phenomenal returns for our industry and it topped off more than a decade of unprecedented VC growth. What do you do with a $650 million platform?

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JULY 8, 2013

I probably get around a dozen e-mails a week asking me how to get into venture capital. On top of that, anytime I talk to anyone who wants to get involved in startups but isn''t sure what they want to do, inevitably, I hear, "And then I was thinking maybe I should look into venture capital, too.". Well, let me be the first to tell you.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 24, 2023

Often, that money is worth more than the cash invested, because the investors who often become members of the board bring a wealth of experience, insight, relationships and deeper pockets to the table. In a number of cases, these VC partners have made the difference between success and failure or at least growth vs. stagnation.

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500

JUNE 9, 2020

As a VC firm, we’ve had to adapt many aspects of our business as well. From taking all aspects of our accelerators digital (including our Demo Day) to rethinking the opportunities of the future, we’ve taken this moment to analyze what innovations can come from this time and new opportunities that arise from our changing environment.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 30, 2023

Register Malaysia’s private equity and venture capital funding saw a significant increase in 2022, according to a report released by the Securities Commission Malaysia. billion) for VC by the end of 2022. VC investments in 2022 were primarily focused on growth opportunities, followed by early stage and seed opportunities.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 30, 2022

Register Kickstart Ventures , one of the most active venture capital firms in the Philippines, celebrates its 10th anniversary with a renewed commitment to invest in startups across the Philippines, and in major innovation hubs in Southeast Asia and beyond. on its first year.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

The easiest way to work with and for VC funds is to become a part-time scout, getting paid for sourcing investments. How to win consulting, board, operating, and investment roles with private equity and venture capital funds (video). How to find a job as a VC scout. How to get a job in venture capital.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

It highlights important events in the continent’s tech ecosystem until this point, compares its journey with other emerging markets and provides guidance into the opportunities within various sectors. And though they are inclined to follow the money, Endeavor wants them to look beyond usual market opportunities and map out exit pathways.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 5, 2021

(co-written with Katherine Boe Heuck , a MBA candidate at MIT Sloan (class of 2022); past intern at Versatile VC ; and a current intern at Metaprop NYC.). What can we learn from the best 40 venture capital investments of all time? Well, we learn to invest exclusively in men, preferably white or Asian. .

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 30, 2021

I co-wrote this essay with Prabhat Gusain , currently the Chief of Staff at Caffeinated Capital; formerly an intern with Versatile VC ; and a 2021 MBA from UVA Darden. VC firms looking for fundable founders. In a very small number of geographies, there is no shortage of VC funds (NY, CA, Boston, Israel, Beijing).

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 25, 2023

Register Venture capital firm Goodwater has concluded its latest funding round, raising $1 billion in capital commitments for its fifth early-stage and third opportunity-style funds. Founded in 2014 by industry veterans Chi-Hua Chien and Eric Kim, Goodwater is the largest venture capital fund focused on consumer tech investments.

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AsiaTechDaily

MARCH 30, 2023

Register 541 Ventures , a Los Angeles-based global venture capital firm, announces its official debut into the innovative and influential ecosystem of family offices in Southern California. Bookmark ( 0 ) Please login to bookmark Username or Email Address Password Remember Me No account yet?

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David Teten VC

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Versatile VC is hosting a one-hour interactive webinar on Thursday, September 28, at noon EST. We’ll discuss Versatile VC ‘s strategy, how we see the market, and some of the opportunities we think are exciting. Versatile Venture Capital backs early-stage companies which help investors generate alpha and grow.

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David Teten VC

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

We’re proud to share the next in PEVCtech ’s periodic series on the tech and analytics stack of investment management firms. Q: What is CISA and how does it compare to other alternative VC models? We also provide capital to companies that would not otherwise be VC-backable (think niche software or more service-oriented businesses).

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2023

Currently, it’s estimated that less than 1% of venture capital goes to openly LGBTQ+ founders. Enter LGBT+ VC, a nonprofit organization that aims to support LGBTQ+ founders and investors allied with the cause. We are trying to change who is an investor and who these founders can have opportunities with,” Block told TechCrunch+.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 18, 2024

Still, there are a lot of downsides to taking venture money—the push to grow at all costs, our desire to be all up in your business, literally, and sometimes, we’re kind of obnoxious. These are people that didn’t make their money through a tech startup or startup investing. I’m not talking about active angels.

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JUNE 15, 2020

There have been a lot of calls for VC firms to make more hires from the Black and Brown community, as well as to hire more women. In venture, it’s all about getting an opportunity to make partner and being included in the carry—the economic upside of a fund. Not all hires, however, are made equally.

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David Teten VC

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

It’s hard enough to raise capital from VC, private equity fund, and family offices. The vastly larger universe of B2B companies, many of which have teams focused on pushing VC and private equity funds to evangelize their product to their portfolio. In roughly descending order of impact, I suggest: Invest in funds.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Though some businesses may never be truly sustainable, a venture firm in Seoul argues that emerging climate-tech startups will help big manufacturers do better overall. I spoke with Sopoong chief executive Max Sang-Yeop Han , a serial entrepreneur who joined Sopoong in 2016 and acquired the firm in 2019, to learn about the VC’s plans.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

If you think embedded insurance is the only hot thing in insurtech these days, we’ve got a surprise in store for you: While it’s true that startups that help sell insurance together with other products and services are enjoying tailwinds, there are plenty of other opportunities in the space, several investors told TechCrunch+.

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