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Shield Capital’s Inaugural Venture Capital Fund Focuses on Frontier Technologies

American Entrepreneurship

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.

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The Globalization Of Venture Capital Investing

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

I’ve written a bunch about the globalization of the startup economy. But until very recently, raising capital for your startup was significantly easier if it was located in the major startup hubs, most notably Silicon Valley. You can start and build a tech company almost anywhere these days.

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The Future of Corporate Venture Capital

500

How has corporate venture capital changed? In the decade since the Great Recession, we have seen digital upstarts – taking advantage of disruptive technologies from AI to IoT – reshape the economy and the corporate pecking order. The post The Future of Corporate Venture Capital appeared first on 500 Startups.

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From Startup Failure to Venture Capital Success - Azriel Nicdao’s Journey

Jason Malki

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.)

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4 problems venture capital can’t solve

TechCrunch

He is also a lecturer at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business’ Startup Garage class. 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?

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The Thin Skin of the Venture Capital Market

This is going to be BIG.

The fact is, it''s just not cool to criticize the investing side of the venture capital market. For the most part, journalists give startups a free pass when venture capital money is raised or when companies that clearly seem to have failed get "acquired". Venture Capital & Technology'

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Navigating the Deep Waters of Venture Capital: An Interview with Vadim Shpak, from Vickers Venture Partners

AsiaTechDaily

Register In the fast-paced world of venture capital, experience and expertise are the keys to success. We present an insightful conversation with the Managing Director of Vickers Venture Partners , a firm renowned for its work in deep-tech startups and innovative solutions.