A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JANUARY 1, 2020

It’s 2020. So, I am starting out 2020 in an optimistic mood and here are some predictions for the decade that we are now in. We will see massive capital investments made in protecting critical regions and infrastructure. Time to look forward to the decade that is upon us. This is an important decade for mankind.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 17, 2021

From time to time, I chart the fastest growing categories of startup investment in the US for seed through Series C. The question for 2021 will be: how will vaccinations and a return to normalcy change consumer and enterprise buying behaviors, and consequently, startup financing rates in different categories?

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

I have been investing in developer tools since the earliest days of my VC career. The first investment I led in the late 80s was a financing that provided the funds to acquire a programming editor called Brief. That investment worked out but we didn’t make a lot of money on it. It was a text-based editor for PCs.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 15, 2024

“Metropolis has developed a new growth buyout model, demonstrating how innovation and technology can evolve legacy industries for the 21st century,” said Tony Minella, Co-Founder and President of E ldridge Industries , an existing investor in Metropolis that led the recent financing transaction. The financing included $1.05

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 6, 2020

The pandemic of 2020 has tested most sectors of the economy. At the same time, many investors are being more cautious with making new investments, preferring to focus on their existing portfolio before investing in new companies. It’s important to enlist the ideas of others that are invested in your venture.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Contributed by Madhavan Sivashankar , chief executive officer and founder, Gulf International Finance Limited. Sivashankar has been a member of EO UAE since October 2020. . When my business plans took a significant turn in March 2020, owing to lockdowns implemented to prevent the spread of Covid 19, my initial feeling was remorse.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 28, 2021

During an online business workshop in December 2020, the presenter asked me whether our venture was a hobby or a business. Here’s the difference: A hobby or side hustle involves a discretionary investment of time and money. You’re in charge of operations, sales, marketing and finance. You don’t hire employees.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

This happens slowly because while public markets trade daily and prices then adjust instantly, private markets don’t get reset until follow-on financing rounds happen which can take 6–24 months. We’ll just wait until companies that last raised in 2019 or 2020 come to market.” But rest assured valuations get reset. It’s just math.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Devin Salinas joined the Entrepreneurs’ Organization in early 2020. One of the best pieces of advice I ever received—and that I consistently share with my clients—is that we should never make long-term decisions based on short-term emotions or circumstances, particularly when it comes to our finances. Seek professional advice.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2021

Jake Jolis is a partner at Matrix Partners and invests in seed and Series A technology companies including marketplaces and software. Dana Stalder is a partner at Matrix Partners, where he invests predominantly in fintech, consumer marketplaces and enterprise software. Public fintech stocks rose 97% in 2020. Dana Stalder.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2021

And yet, given rising populations of people ready to jump into a more digital future, investment in some less-mature startup markets is lower than you’d think. billion in 2021 if current trends hold, a healthy increase from the 2020 figure. And we also have our prior look into the 2020 African startup ecosystem to point to.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

million Americans filed a business application in 2020, 500,000 more than in 2019. While it may sound obvious, your finances are one of the most critical elements of any business. In this article, you’ll learn five tips for getting your new business finances set up for success this year. Are you a member of this group?

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

APRIL 20, 2020

Since writing that post, we have watched a bunch of our portfolio companies close financings, some on the same terms as provided before the pandemic and some on slightly adjusted terms. I don’t think new investment activity has shrunk from 40% of the industry’s time to just above 20%. It may in fact be open.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

Photo by Scott Clark for Upfront Ventures Focus on Cash While the headlines in 2020 & 2021 touted many massive fundraising events and heady valuations, we believed that for savvy investors it also represented an opportunity for real financial gains. The answer is: not much.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 14, 2022

Moove , an African mobility fintech that provides vehicle financing to drivers of ride-hailing platforms like Uber and other gig networks, has raised $105 million in new Series A2 financing. The startup, launched in 2020, is now present in six African cities: Lagos, Accra, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Nairobi and Ibadan. .

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

APRIL 27, 2020

Here is a screenshot of a part of Adyen’s income statement from Yahoo Finance : So Adyen operated in the last twelve months with an 18.7% Here is a screenshot of a part of Macy’s income statement from Yahoo Finance : So Macy’s operated at a 40.1% An example of that is the Dutch payment processing company Adyen.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

APRIL 14, 2020

The YLAI Network hosted three experts on financial planning for a Facebook chat in March 2020 for Global Money Week for network members. From debt management and saving tips to investment inquiries, you have money on your mind. Kenishia provided further resources for those looking to get started with investing.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Serial fintech entrepreneur Walter Cruttenden founded Acorns with his son, Jeff, in 2012 with the goal of helping low- and middle-income households invest and save responsibly. The pair wanted to simplify investing for the millions that have trouble getting started or continuing to invest. He serves as Ant Money’s CEO. “In

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

I love the idea of USV investing in a company that can help our portfolio companies do things better. USV TEAM POSTS: Hanel Baveja — Sep 1, 2020 Mental Healthcare 3.0. All of this is outlined in the Bolster Founding Manifesto which explains why they started this company.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2021

Over the next few weeks, the venture capital industry will compile and release data concerning its Q4 2020 performance, capping a year that saw the world of private capital freeze , thaw and burn. But we can get a peek at a critical part of the VC universe early, thanks to a preview of global fintech investment results from CB Insights.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MAY 7, 2024

Since Wiz’s founding in 2020, their approach has enabled them to deploy rapidly and deliver value to their customers nearly immediately. We’re thrilled to partner with Wiz in co-leading their newest round of financing and to support the company as they help businesses around the world secure increasingly complex cloud environments.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2023

In March 2020, companies like Locus, 6 River Systems and Fetch were happy to jump in and help warehouses automate. Investments began flooding into robotics around this time. Slowed investments have been compounded by continued economic woes and the recent bank collapses have further shaken confidence.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 20, 2021

More mainstream venture capital firms are jumping on the crypto bandwagon as investors increasingly consider bitcoin an investable asset, despite the recent massive price drops of a few major cryptocurrencies. The firm launched its mobile app in the third quarter of 2020, widening its scope from institutional clients to retail consumers.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 27, 2022

Community investment clubs are nothing new, but a renewed interest in decentralization and the glittering — albeit now hungover — allure of getting in at the ground level of a rocket-ship venture has created a new wave of efforts around group investing. Individualism is out. Collectivism is in vogue.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 23, 2021

Every business owner wants it, especially after the economic roller coaster and reset of 2020. All business scorecards should reflect a company’s finances, customer interactions, internal workflows, and growth/learning initiatives. Calculating your business ratio will show you how much money you can put into strategic investments.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 16, 2022

Sources say the company raised at a slightly higher valuation than its last $110 million valuation in 2020. . This undisclosed investment is Google’s third from the $50 million Africa Investment Fund targeted at the continent’s early- and growth-stage startups, which the company CEO Sundar Pichai announced last October.

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Dream It

AUGUST 6, 2020

Today, the company announced a $10M Series A financing round led by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and digital health fund Heal Capital , with participation from existing investors Karma Ventures, Inovo Venture Partners, and Dreamit Ventures. This new #investmentround marks a significant milestone for Infermedica.

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Dream It

APRIL 7, 2020

— samir kaji (@Samirkaji) April 7, 2020 To guide startups through the confusion, Dreamit interviewed three leaders helping startups secure emergency funding from different perspectives as bankers, attorneys, and investors. The information on this page was updated on April 6th, 2020. Last Friday was anything but orderly.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2021

In short: Access to great deals, ability to be invited to invest in these deals, ability to see where value in a market will be created and the luck to back the right team with the right market at the right time all matter. So if you truly want to be great at investing you need all the right skills and access AND a diversified portfolio.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Whether it’s securing investment capital, marketing a concept, recruiting new talent or leaning on peers for support and advice, having a solid network can seriously work to your benefit. If there’s one thing we’ve learned in 2020, it’s that you really can’t be overprepared. A passion for connection. Not sure how to network?

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JULY 26, 2021

Many small businesses’ efforts to adopt cutting-edge technology were on a slow trickle until the pandemic hit in first quarter 2020. In fact, overall digital transformation (DX) investments are expected to reach $7.8 trillion between 2020 and 2024. Business Finances in 2021. Defend Against Cyber-attacks. Resources.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Joe started the company in November 2020 from his dorm room at Walsh University in Ohio. Investing every bit of his savings from summer internships —about US$14,000 — Joe purchased 2,000 high-quality water bottles. During the height of the pandemic in 2020, our first well was nearly completed. I flew 26 hours to Uganda.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2023

Even as VC funding dries up across the world, development finance institutions (DFIs) are looking to African startups to deploy their dry powder. In addition to backing VC funds in the region, the organization aims to make more direct equity investments in startups, adding to the four African companies it invested in last year.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 29, 2022

The startup, found in 2020, claims that because of Dubai’s real-estate rules it has managed to attract investing users on the platform from over 80 countries in the world. So he wanted to accelerate the process of investing in real estate with Stake. The firm doesn’t rely on financing to acquire homes.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JULY 15, 2020

I wrote a blog post last week in which I said: The second quarter of 2020 is now behind us and we will see the data on it soon. billion invested across 2,197 deals, a 23% decline in deal count compared to the second quarter of 2019 but only down slightly from 2,298 venture capital deals in the first quarter of this year.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 21, 2021

-based Susa Ventures led this latest tranche of investment. Other investors include TLcom Capital (the sole investor from its $1 million pre-seed round in 2020), newly joined Accenture Ventures and some angel investors. million in two rounds and the company will use the investment to expand its data infrastructure across Nigeria. .

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Dream It

APRIL 12, 2020

During our recent Dreamit Kickoff week, Bullpen Capital Founder and General Partner Paul Martino ( @ahpah ) spoke with our Spring 2020 cohort about the state of the VC ecosystem in the current economic crisis. Here are the highlights: Will East Coast and West Coast Investors react differently in this crisis? startup) per month.

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