First step for getting venture capital? Getting in front of some venture capitalists. General things to consider when you’re looking for a venture capital firm VCs will expect entrepreneurs to be very buttoned up. They...
“VCs and angels are just looking for huge upsides. They make their money on 10x returns; they’re constantly hunting for a home run. We’re in the middle; we like to call ourselves ‘VC lite.’ We’re there to help and talk, but we don’t look over your shoulder.” Did You ...
*According to PitchBook as of December 5, 2023; data is subject to change frequently Why have femtech companies traditionally lacked VC support? The reticence male VCs have shown by under-investing in femtech startups is likely related to and reinforced by cultural taboos around women’s bodie...
Each category includes a list of steps with different moving parts and provides a helpful overview of what VCs look for. This is one of the most comprehensive due diligence checklists that covers most, if not all, the bases. Startups that want to raise funds from venture capitalists (VCs)...
Implementing smart agriculture will require a considerable investment from VCs into R&D and advanced infrastructure. While agtech has the potential to transform agriculture as we understand it, its scalability depends on sustainable and equitable digitization. ...
This is great, but it’s a double-edged sword. You immediately become a public company where VCs can realize gains or losses, and you become beholden to ensure a return for both institutional and retail investors. These investors become part of your open decentralized community, creating noise...
The shock changed me for life. The biggest revelation I had was that once I was on the right path, the financial side could mostly take care of itself. The vast majority of the effort needed lay in developing the mental toolkit to survive at work and improve well-being, while waiting ...
among VCs and founders — something like SPACing 3–5 companies with $5M to $15M each in revenue to get one big enough asset. The limited cases of these have not gone well. For anyone who has seen the sausage-making of rollups and layered mergers, would you want to do that in public...
There is more than enough essays, blogs and books out there on what the early stages of a company looks like. From achieving product-market fit to getting your first users, the playbook has been written over and over again for starting a
to mark down portfolio companies in a phenomenon known as the denominator effect. This turned out well for some institutions that held on to their PE holdings as private market returns have rebounded. Many institutions, however, were forced to succumb to the denominator effect a...