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This Week in Venture Capital ā€“ Episode 2

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I was on This Week in Venture Capital (TWiVC) again this week with Jason Calacanis. He’s behind IdeaLab and has created many interesting companies including innovating in solar energy ( eSolar ) and electric cars ( Aptera ). But bill is a BIG idea guy. My take: Never bet against Bill Gross. He’ll pivot.

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Equal access to capital and entrepreneurship is the final civil rights movement

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But despite my privilege, Iā€™m also confident that my Black heritage made it more difficult for me to raise venture capital. Today ā€” and the data proves this ā€” if you are a white male, you have an unfair advantage when looking to raise venture capital. And really, this was where my race became an obstacle.

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Riot Games and Konvoy Ventures back games publisher Carry1st in $6M Series A

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CRE Ventures led that round , but this time, the company, which has offices in Cape Town and New York, brought in a blue-chip group of investors spanning gaming, media and fintech. VC firm Konvoy Ventures led the Series A round. The company started as a game studio, developing and launching its own mobile games.

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This Week in VC with Om Malik & Paul Jozefak

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What a pleasure that I got to spend an hour talking with both Om Malik (whom I’ve always respected his views) and Paul Jozefak , a venture capital partner at Neuhaus Partners in Germany (and formerly the head of Europe for SAP Ventures). Paul discussed his perspective having been at SAP Ventures. OTHER DEALS: 1.

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The Big VC Thaw ā€“ Why The Market is Moving Again (part 2 of 3)

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So what is driving the new energy in the remaining venture capital firms when we kept hearing how much the whole industry was “against the ropes?&# … 1. With the iPhone, Apple finally broke the hegemony that the telecom carriers had over mobile applications and that has stifled innovation for too many years.

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What Angel Investing & Florida Condos Have in Common

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They have marked-up paper gains propped up by an over excited venture capital market that has validated their investments. I have called it a “mug’s game&# and I mostly try to avoid it. For venture capitalists this isn’t troubling. We jockey to make sure the press release has our names on it.

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15 Business Leaders Share Their Experiences and Insights on Getting Through COVID-19

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Nick Quain , VP, venture development, Invest Ottawa . ā€œGo Times are tight, and companies are less inclined to take on the world themselves, nor are they able to innovate internally at every turn. Related: 3 Core Objectives to Help You Lead Your Startup Through the Pandemic. Go on the offensive. ” Key takeaways.