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Why AI Won't Be the Investment Opportunity Everyone Thinks It Is

This is going to be BIG.

When I think about true disruptions in tech—the ones that enable huge investor outcomes because they create generational behavior change, entirely new markets, and populate whole business ecosystems out of nothing—location-aware mobile devices stand out to me as right up there with the web itself. Was this episode from five years ago?

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Why @UpfrontVC invested in Disruptive Rental Car Startup @Skurt

Both Sides of the Table

It’s a classic “innovator’s dilemma,” making this market ripe for disruption. I’ve looked at many companies trying to disrupt this market and I’ve seen very interesting solutions and feel certain one or a few will stick and become big. Surely the startup can do better.

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Betting Beyond the Bowl: Investing in Sweetgreen Was Always About More Than Salad

Revolution

When Revolution Growth first invested in Sweetgreen in 2013, the whisperings of food and wellness were present but sparse, and the bulk of lunchtime options focused more on convenience than ingredients. an industry I deemed “ ripe for disruption ”?—?in What did we see in the then-regional salad company?

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Our Investment Framework Post-COVID-19

500

Supply chains have been disrupted, businesses have had to close or operate at limited capacity for months, and even founders have had to expand their fundraising timeframes as we saw in our 2020 Female Founders Data Report. The post Our Investment Framework Post-COVID-19 appeared first on 500 Startups.

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Interview: VC and Disruption of the Investment Management Industry

David Teten VC

The Family Office Association also just published our full white paper on “Who Is Disrupting Investment Management, And How?” We cover Versatile VC’s strategy and many other topics relevant to family offices. ” For the slide deck and video presentation version of the paper, click here.

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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

Dream It

Matt Murphy and Grace Ge, Menlo Ventures Which trends are you most excited about in construction robotics from an investing perspective? We are active in construction with investments such as HOVER and Fieldwire and believe the entire sector is right for a digital and automation overhaul. Finishing is the ripest for disruption.

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Chris Lehane of Haun Ventures to dive into firm’s investing strategy and the web3 VC landscape at TechCrunch Disrupt

TechCrunch

Chris Lehane, chief strategy officer at Haun Ventures, will bring his unique career experience and investing expertise to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023. Prior to joining the firm, Lehane was an executive at Airbnb.