The Seraf Compass

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Whether you are located in a hotbed of technology like Silicon Valley, a huge emerging market such as China, or in the ancient city of Byblos, chances are you will stumble upon a collection of entrepreneurs working to create new, vibrant companies.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2023

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? As an investor, my job is to put capital to work. In 2021, VCs poured a record-breaking $329.1

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2021

The future of technology is determined by a handful of venture capitalists. The world’s 10 leading venture capital firms have, together, invested over $150 billion in technology startups. There is a startling lack of diversity within the venture capital sector.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

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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Jason Malki

JANUARY 23, 2023

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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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

After a decade-long bull run, many venture capital funds have found themselves holding overvalued shares of companies whose IPO prospects have been either eliminated or significantly delayed. Private technology companies are refocusing on fundamentals, and valuations are returning to reasonable levels. With respect to the U.S.

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TechCrunch

JULY 29, 2021

Today we’re wrapping our multi-week exploration of the global venture capital market’s second-quarter performance. At a glance, the Latin American venture capital and startup market appears similar to what we’ve seen from other growing ecosystems. A venture capital wave. Those trends could have long lives.

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DECEMBER 8, 2014

If you take venture capital money. 3) You will almost certainly take more venture capital money after that. 8) There are smaller exit opportunities you will not be able to take because your capital structure makes them financially unattractive. If you take venture capital money.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

It was only a year ago that many in the Venture Capital industry were predicting that “winter was coming” and to be fair the author of this post was chief amongst them. While this it total FDI as opposed to just venture, it should give you an indication of the international trend. Baidu alone raised $3.2

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2022

One element of the 2021 venture capital apotheosis that doesn’t get enough attention is corporate venture capital. As with other forms of venture capital, CVC has pulled back some this year. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. The up-and-down CVC world is not putting some folks off.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it. Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. This never existed a decade ago.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Register In the fast-paced world of venture capital, experience and expertise are the keys to success. With a foundation in engineering and an MBA from Cass Business School, he brings a distinctive perspective to the venture capital landscape. “Relationship building is pivotal in venture capital.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Delve into his story as it unfolds with lessons from filmmaking, startup ventures, and the fascinating world of technology innovations and investing. Jeshua’s Fundraising Strategies for Founders: Consider whether venture capital funding is essential; not all businesses need it.

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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Amy Cortese published “Venture Capital, Withering & Dying” in the New York Times on Oct 21, 2001. Venture capital funds lost 18.2 percent, on average, for the 12 months ended June 30, according to Venture Economics, while Internet-specific funds were down 27.7 This is a natural part of the cycle.

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David Teten VC

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

It’s hard enough to raise capital from VC, private equity fund, and family offices. We are a community for family offices, private equity funds, and VCs focused on using technology and analytics to make better investments in private companies. We share insights on technologies, data, and processes that generate alpha. .

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2023

One of the quieter conversations in venture capital has only grown louder, in my DMs and interviews, over the past few months: The known bias in venture capital has been a branding issue for some of the emerging, diverse fund managers just now splashing onto the scene. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here.

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David Teten VC

MAY 26, 2021

How do you raise money for your venture capital or private equity fund from family offices and high net worths? . I see five innovative new methods for raising capital which emerging managers such as Versatile VC are using, which I’ve ranked in roughly descending order of popularity: .

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 10, 2015

Take venture capital, for example. Very few are ever going to wind up in the former category--so the most accessible option for most investors would have to be a venture capital fund. Below that and they need to keep you from investing in really risky stuff, like venture capital.

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Jason Malki

JANUARY 16, 2024

Phil Nadel: The Serial Entrepreneur and Venture Capital Visionary Transforming Startups into Success Stories I had the pleasure of interviewing Phil Nadel, a well-respected serial entrepreneur, angel investor, mentor, published author, and frequent speaker at industry events. How did you break into venture capital?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2022

Over the past few years, corporate venture capital investors have solidified their stature as a reliable source of VC funding. became the latest company to launch a venture arm this week. Ulta Beauty, the largest chain of beauty stores in the U.S.,

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TechCrunch

JULY 18, 2022

Fundrise , a company that allows anyone to invest in real estate with a minimum investment of just $10, is making a splashy entry into the venture capital market with the goal of raising a new $1 billion growth equity fund to invest in late-stage tech startups, it announced today.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 11, 2024

Notable Capital partnered with 100+ CISOs, VPs of Security from companies such as Amazon, Atlassian, Coupang, and Netflix, and prominent venture capital firms to nominate and vote on approximately 200 companies in order to select the 30 honorees. In celebration, honorees were recently recognized at the New York Stock Exchange.

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abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

I have supervised situations involving novel financial structures (Enron and Residential Capital) and cross-border asset recovery and maximization (Nortel and Overseas Shipholding). These days, many technology companies have deployed a dual class stock structure as part of going public. If it is the latter, you have a problem.

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David Teten VC

JUNE 28, 2021

org (also for non-Partners in VC), Venture University , Rebel One Ventures , Sutton Capital , VC Career Accelerator. I recommend look at my exhaustive list for emerging VCs and private equity investors of Associations, Accelerators, Incubators, and Platforms. VonPerger European Tech Jobs. European VC Jobs.

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TechCrunch

JULY 22, 2021

The world of venture capital investing is a relatively small one, and relationship-based to boot. The company, founded by Samir Kaji and Hana Yang in February 2021, is developing an approach to venture capital fund investing that provides a way for investors of any size to participate. Enter Allocate.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 1, 2014

We all have our inherent biases and what I am not arguing here is that the venture capital world is a fair playing field for anyone. I repeat: I AM NOT ARGUING THAT VENTURE CAPITAL IS FAIR TO ANYONE. billion went to women-led ventures.". billion went to women-led ventures.". Sounds awful, right?

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JULY 8, 2013

I probably get around a dozen e-mails a week asking me how to get into venture capital. On top of that, anytime I talk to anyone who wants to get involved in startups but isn''t sure what they want to do, inevitably, I hear, "And then I was thinking maybe I should look into venture capital, too.".

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The company recently secured funding in a Series A round, which was led by TRIVE Venture Capital , a Singapore-based firm specializing in early-stage high-growth technology companies. Singapore plans to boost the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) by aiming to deploy 60,000 EV charging points nationwide by 2030.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Back in 2009, I wrote a post called The Venture Capital Math Problem. This 2009 piece from @fredwilson (literally the best in the biz) predicted significant venture industry contraction when in fact the last 10yrs have seen massive expansion. So what did I get wrong in my attempt to solve the venture capital math problem?

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Jason Malki

OCTOBER 24, 2023

I had the pleasure of interviewing Triet Nguyen (pronounced like Trent but without the N), Senior Associate at Render Capital. Born in Vietnam and raised in Texas, he recently relocated to Louisville, Kentucky, upon joining Render Capital earlier this year. Breaking into venture capital has been a remarkable and challenging journey.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 5, 2014

About seven years ago, I wrote a post on breaking into venture capital and I continue to point the five or six people a week who ask me how to break into venture. There''s really no easier way to get into venture than to find some money, reach out to smart folks to learn, and start writing checks.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Despite the growth in awarded venture capital (VC) funds, a staggering disparity remains between the amount of total VC funds invested in entrepreneurs and the portion of those funds invested in ventures founded and/or led by women—particularly women of color. I’ve created 15 funds in the last year alone. .

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 3, 2021

In the wake of the murder of George Floyd and nationwide protests, venture capital firms are making newfound commitments to invest in, or at least evaluate, potential investments that are led by diverse founders. Related: Eskalera Technology Helps Create a More Diverse Workforce. So, what exactly do those action steps look like?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The second quarter, for example, saw huge sums of private capital disbursed around the world , partially predicated on underlying performance from startups themselves , and partially thanks to inexpensive capital bolstering venture coffers. What’s going on with China’s venture capital market?

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Tomasz Tunguz

JUNE 5, 2021

What does it mean for venture capital and Startupland? Let’s examine the relationship between total venture capital investment and the 10 year Treasury in some detail. The y-axis tracks enture capital investment by year and the year of the data point resides in the reddish circle.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 8, 2022

But despite the fact that Q1 2022 posted historically elevated results, venture capital investment decelerated from Q4 2021 levels. To understand how the late-stage market is slowing, let’s observe trends in data that we tracked during the 2021 venture capital bonanza.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

It seems that every internet company and their dog have at least one venture capital (VC) arm under their wing, with the likes of Google Ventures (now GV), Microsoft Ventures (now M12), Salesforce Ventures , Twilio Ventures , and Zoom Ventures all serving their corporate namesakes potential cash cows via hundreds of equity investments.

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