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This Week in VC with Om Malik & Paul Jozefak

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To see the video of This Week in VC click on this link. 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). Real-time search engine.

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

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million seed investment. 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. Carry1st has $4M to invest in African mobile gaming.

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Stephanie Zhan walks through the Rec Room pitch deck that won Sequoia’s investment

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Sequoia is one of the most sought-after VC firms in the world, and predictably, it sees plenty of startups competing for its attention. Sequoia, alongside almost every other VC firm, prizes one factor when deciding to investing in a consumer-facing company: User love. Love is the answer.

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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 2

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I was on This Week in Venture Capital (TWiVC) again this week with Jason Calacanis. I think the best solution for the social networking era is “in-stream&# advertising. I won’t belabor this – I have an investment in this space ( ad.ly ) so I’m biased. But I made it for a reason. He’ll pivot.

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The Big VC Thaw – Why The Market is Moving Again (part 2 of 3)

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In my previous post, The VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) I wrote about the reasons why the VC market came to a screeching halt in September 2008 and remained largely shut until at least April 2009. There are now signs the VC market has gathered pace meaning it’s a great time to be fund raising.

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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. Logic tells me the following: It is hard to make money angel investing. I have called it a “mug’s game&# and I mostly try to avoid it. For venture capitalists this isn’t troubling.

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Why you have to pay attention to the Indian startup scene

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Data shows that India’s venture capital scene has grown sharply in recent years. 2019 was the country’s biggest ever in terms of venture dollars invested, with Bain counting $10 billion during the year. In 2020, the third quarter brought the country’s venture capital scene back to form. Bikayi is one such startup.

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