American Entrepreneurship
OCTOBER 18, 2023
30 Investments to date in the areas of AI, autonomy, cybersecurity and space Shield Capital was launched in 2021 by the Managing Partners Philip Bilden and Raj Shah, both of whom have deep experience in technology and investing, driving their passion to support founders of frontier technologies.
Revolution
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
One is “tentpole company,” or a category-defining startup that helps put their hometown on the map, both for investors and future generations of founders. Internally, we’ve begun using the term “founder-market-geography fit” to describe this idea. What is Founder-Market-Geography Fit? Let’s get into it.
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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC
JUNE 1, 2021
When I look at all of the opportunities we are currently considering plus all of the investments we have made this year to date, what stands out most to me is the location of the founders and teams. It takes a long time, at least five years and more likely a decade, to know how changes in the startup economy and venture capital will play out.
TechCrunch
APRIL 20, 2023
As the technology industry retrenches and venture capital firms tighten their standards, savvy founders should consider this counterintuitive question: Even if my vision is compelling enough to secure funding, should I take it? As an investor, my job is to put capital to work. People problems?
Jason Malki
JANUARY 23, 2023
who is a junior investor in the Venture Capital industry. is a previous founder in the financial technology space and has a trackrecord of supporting founders even at the earliest stages. He hopes to find a fulltime position in venture capital after graduation. Azriel Nicdao otherwise known as (A.Z.)
This is going to be BIG.
OCTOBER 1, 2014
We all have our inherent biases and what I am not arguing here is that the venture capital world is a fair playing field for anyone. I repeat: I AM NOT ARGUING THAT VENTURE CAPITAL IS FAIR TO ANYONE. billion went to women-led ventures.". billion went to women-led ventures.". Sounds awful, right?
This is going to be BIG.
NOVEMBER 3, 2014
The fact is, it''s just not cool to criticize the investing side of the venture capital market. That doesn''t mean I have anything against the founder or the investors. But in the private markets, we''ve got "Yay, founders! I think we''d all benefit from the public discourse, especially new founders.
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