Hunter Walk

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Watching the boom/bust cycle of DTC brands that were running on just the sugar high of venture dollars has given me even more appreciation for those who, yes, require investment capital along the way, but are playing the long game. Here are Five Questions with Sandro. Hunter Walk: Backstory time!

culture

StartupNation

JULY 5, 2025

You must demonstrate how your venture helps solve certain problems. They want a glimpse of what your venture’s future looks like. Making the data and story fit their specific interests helps ensure the information is useful and relevant. You shouldn’t be tunnel-visioned by raw data.

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Paul G. Silva

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

How Iteration Transformed Valley Venture Mentors Before I co-founded Valley Venture Mentors (VVM) and for all of my time there, we experimented with different ways to connect startups with mentors. They don’t just set a strategy and hope for the best.

energy

American Entrepreneurship

JULY 2, 2025

Led by Battery Ventures, the latest funding round brings Levelpath’s total capital raised to $100 million and marks a significant step forward in addressing the $13 trillion global procurement challenge. Agrawal previously led investments in companies like Coupa, which went public in 2016 and was acquired for approximately $8 billion.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JUNE 25, 2025

Held at Gradient, Tulsa’s Innovation Hub, the event spotlighted founders who have spent the past 16 weeks refining their ventures through tailored curriculum, expert mentorship, and strategic preparation for the next stage of investment and growth. Bridge2 is Oklahoma’s premier pre-accelerator for scalable, tech-enabled, early-stage startups.

innovation

American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Their content entertains, educates, or informs audiences, monetizing their activities via digital advertising, sponsorships, merchandise sales, or fan subscriptions. A brand advocate and star of Visa’s 2024 b rand film, “Prodigies ,” Visa will partner with Pharrell on two of his philanthropic ventures, B lack Ambition and YELLOW.

collaboration

StartupNation

JUNE 4, 2025

Rather than overwhelming them with blocks of text, I incorporated impactful visuals such as infographics, charts, and images to convey complex information in a visually pleasing way. This strategy aligns with today’s digital-centric investors who appreciate autonomy in exploring information.

pitching

American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 31, 2025

The recently closed Series A funding round was led by B ison Ventures with participation from Cibus Capital, Acre Venture Partners, Congruent Ventures, Fall Line Capital, E14 Fund, SNR, and Serra Ventures. What sets Bonsais approach apart is its ability to operate in physically demanding environments.

innovation

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 21, 2025

Two things First, as my venture track record has matured, while theres still lots of opportunity for upside and returns to my investors, Ive had to come to terms with the fact that my outcomes werent the kind that I had hoped for. What changed for me? Everyone knew the risks going in.

VC

American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The companys recent $120 million Series B funding round, co-led by Forerunner Ventures, Left Lane Capital, and Felicis, positions Prenuvo to expand its breakthrough preventative healthcare services that seek to detect silent killers such as cancer and aneurysms at their earliest stages.

health

American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

This significant investment, led by prominent venture capital firms Lightspeed Venture Partners and Felicis Ventures, positions the company to expand its market reach. Observo AI, a leading innovator in AI-powered data pipelines, is experiencing accelerated growth while successfully securing $15 million in seed funding.

accelerator

Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 14, 2024

After years of working in strategy and marketing, I realized that I wanted to channel my skills into a venture that aligned with my values. I’m excited to share insights from my journey and encourage others to embrace sustainability in their own ventures. This keeps us informed about emerging trends and best practices.

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StartupNation

JUNE 23, 2025

We also kept our customers informed at all times. The experience also reaffirmed the value of customer loyalty; if you keep them informed and let them know you care, they will remain loyal to you. This experience taught me that—especially in new ventures—you may not get it right the first time. It was a challenging process.

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Hunter Walk

APRIL 21, 2025

I entered venture capital with some beliefs – many of which still hold true (such as ‘your LPs are your business partners, not your customers’). Every venture firm who has held crypto tokens/coins have made buy/sell decisions and some even have a trading desk equivalent. VC Skillset VCs are investors, not traders.

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Paul G. Silva

APRIL 29, 2025

Gavin Andresen, one of my partners in my first venture, taught me something I’ve never forgotten: “You can teach skills, you can’t teach work ethic and compatibility.” At Valley Venture Mentors, our BHAG to catalyze entrepreneurs and change Western Massachusetts’ economy gave us a clear direction.

frameworks

American Entrepreneurship

APRIL 30, 2025

Existing backersincluding Ten Coves Capital, Ankona Capital, Pelion Venture Partners, and Tenaya Capitalalso participated in the Series C round, reaffirming their support for Canopys fast-paced growth and AI-driven roadmap. Trusted by Over 4,000 Accounting Firms Already, Canopys platform is trusted by more than 4,000 accounting firms.

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Jason Malki

APRIL 24, 2025

Kevin Bulger is an entrepreneur and investor with a diverse background spanning startups, sustainable ventures, and international tourism. His ventures reflect a passion for innovation, conscious business, and connecting people across cultures. How can our readers follow you on socialmedia?

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David Teten VC

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Brian Cohen, Chairman, Six Point Ventures, observed, Multiple partners with different primary skill sets are mandatory. Ideally, the fund will have a public statement of culture (see, e.g., Antler , Interlace Ventures ). Even if unpublished, documenting your cultural norms will inform decision-making. How about on politics?

culture

American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Attendees can expect to hear from top executives such as Kevin Weil, Chief Product Officer (CPO) of OpenAI; Steve Schmidt, Chief Security Officer (CSO) of Amazon; Vinod Khosla, Founder of Khosla Ventures; Alison Wagonfeld, VP Marketing & CMO of Google Cloud; and Arsalan Tavakoli-Shiraji, Co-founder of Databricks.

collaboration

StartupNation

JUNE 9, 2025

Starting a new business is an exciting venture, but it’s fraught with potential pitfalls. Take the time to study your industry, identify your unique value proposition, and stay informed about market trends and competitor activities. Mismanaging Cash Flow Poor cash flow management is a leading cause of business failure.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Every investor or lender wants regular information from companies taking their money. On the other side, entrepreneurs and CEOs usually have a natural fear of giving too much information to investors and bankers after the initial amounts have been received. How much financial information must companies give?

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 16, 2025

QTS also plans to issue a Request for Information (RFI) to expand development opportunities into other regions across the state. economy, Blackstone has also formed a joint venture with PPL , a leading Allentown-based utility company. Pennsylvania already ranks as the second-largest producer of natural gas in the U.S.,

energy

Hunter Walk

MARCH 3, 2025

Screendoor has now looked at more than 1,500 venture firms raising funds, backing roughly 1.5% And how quickly the firm can process new information and adjust if portions of their hypothesis need tuning once in market. of them, often as their first or second largest investor.

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Hunter Walk

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

HW: Content marketing dominates the venture industry these days, much of it about Artificial Intelligence. Or ensuring AI stays within its intended scope, provides accurate information, and recognizes when it should say, “I don’t know.” Thanks Alex!

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HPA

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Series A Round , which was led by High Alpha, and includes co-investors Grand Ventures, Springtime Ventures, Las Olas Venture Capital, Tech Square Ventures, and Royal Street Ventures. HPA is excited to announce our investment in Paccurate’s $8.1M ” said Scott Simanek, HPA Deal Lead.

transportation

Innovation 2 Enterprise

APRIL 25, 2025

From biotech breakthroughs and wearable tech to community-focused ventures, student teams addressed real-world challenges with startup-ready solutions. More information is available at entrepreneurscup.org. Now in its 21st year, the Entrepreneurs Cup remains a launchpad for Oklahomas next generation of business leaders.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 10, 2025

I used to work at a children's shoe store, and we kept all our customer information on index cards (.yeah). So when a customer came into the store asking about their previous shoe size, naturally, we had lost their information and couldn't help them. It was smooth sailing navigating the calendar.

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Hunter Walk

OCTOBER 22, 2024

So I wasn’t totally surprised when he shared moving from operating to venture capital. HW: I know from experiences within the Homebrew portfolio that you were doing some angel investing already, as well being very generous with your time as a formal/informal advisor to founders. I also got advisory shares.

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Dream It

APRIL 2, 2019

Press Release The venture fund and growth-focused accelerator accepted the cohort from a field of nearly 2,000 pre-Series A companies NEW YORK CITY, NY — April 2, 2019 — Dreamit Ventures, an early stage venture fund and growth-focused accelerator, announced its latest batch of startups this week.

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Hunter Walk

MARCH 24, 2025

HW: I find you to be a thinker who uses others opinions to inform your own. As someone newish to venture capital, whats a piece of advice you received early on that really shaped the way you think about Moth?

advice

This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 13, 2013

I follow people I don''t necessarily know and get inspired and informed. Google is my connection to everything--it feeds me information--answers just about any question I might have. They do not inspire me and they interfere with the social signals and information I get from my friends. Venture Capital & Technology'

networking

American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Strategic investment fund BankTech Ventures invests in companies that are developing innovative technologies that enhance the ability of community banks to serve their customers. When Bank Tech tapped Carey Ransom as its first Managing Director, the firm valued his extensive 25-year career in software and venture capital.

communities

This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 18, 2019

Very little time and effort is spent helping professional, full time investors raise capital for venture funds. It’s not exactly like anyone puts “willing venture fund investor” on their LinkedIn profile. One thing they’re spending very little time on could wind up being the reason why all of these efforts dry up.

startup ecosystem

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.

transportation

Hunter Walk

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

I’d been thinking about this post for a while, waiting to get to it at some point, but nice essays from Mike Mignano [LSVP], Andrew Chen [a16z] and Kaya Yurieff [The Information] brought my hands to keyboard. Velocity of venture dollars deployed increased because of ZIRP iii. Cannibalization and Competition Among Creators.

creativity

Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 6, 2020

Many entrepreneurs are reliant on outside funding, whether angel investors, venture capitalists or strategic investors , to keep the venture going. It’s important to enlist the ideas of others that are invested in your venture. For more information, please visit [link] and follow the author on Twitter.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Today Upfront Ventures is announcing that we’ve backed Rebecca Kantar ’s startup Imbellus , a company designed to assess human potential and ultimately change the way we teach children. We led a $4 million investment along with Thrive Capital, GLG and Sound Ventures. We need leaders who can rigorously prioritize.

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