A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 1, 2020

It’s 2020. Time to look forward to the decade that is upon us. One of my favorite quotes, attributed to Bill Gates, is that people overestimate what will happen in a year and underestimate what will happen in a decade. This is an important decade for mankind. It is a decade in which we will need to find answers to questions that hang over us like last night’s celebrations.

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The Seraf Compass

JANUARY 1, 2020

Most startup companies have a continuous need for funds to help grow the business. You will hear the term “Follow-on” as a frequent catchphrase for this type of investing. For example, it’s common to hear one investor say to another, are you planning on “following-on” in this round? Simply put, the investor is asking if you will invest additional funds in the company.

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Continuations

JANUARY 1, 2020

In yesterday’s post I summarized the 2010s as fighting past battles that keep us stuck in the industrial age. The agenda for the 2020s should be about inventing the knowledge age instead. The suggestions here draw heavily on my book World After Capital. So without further ado, here are six key areas to work on in the 2020s. 1. FIGHT THE CLIMATE CRISIS If we don’t get on top of the climate crisis , nothing else will matter, so I am putting this one first.

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 1, 2020

Lastly, the 4D imaging radar developer Arbe Robotics raised $32 million, HR startup Gloat raised $25 million, and fat disorders drug developer Raziel Therapeutics raised $22 million. Read more here. The post [Arbe Robotics in i24] Israeli startups raised a record $8.19 billion in 2019 appeared first on OurCrowd.

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OurCrowd

JANUARY 1, 2020

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