The Seraf Compass

MAY 10, 2023

One of the biggest trends we witnessed over the past few years is the rapid pace of new early stage venture fund formation combined with significant growth in the amount of capital invested. These days, funds are popping up almost everywhere.

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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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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

JULY 18, 2022

Those values, on a schedule of investments we publish to our investors every quarter, flow through to our financial statements and capital accounts and establish how much an interest in our partnerships are worth at that time. Every quarter our firm goes through a process to value our entire portfolio.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 26, 2015

One of the least understood parts of the venture capital industry and venture capital firms is how investment decisions actually get made. The beauty of venture capital is that on any given deal I can only lose one times my money. I need to bet on things that could help create an industry.”

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JUNE 10, 2014

It says a lot about the evolution of mobile technology. Venture Capital & Technology' Either you dump your phone into the black hole known as your bag, never to be heard from again, or it sits right there on the table as the third wheel. Same thing for GPS. You should check it out.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MARCH 14, 2022

There is a lot of criticism of venture capital in web3. Bitcoin did not have or need venture capital. Ethereum did not have or need venture capital. So why would any web3 project need venture capital? But venture capitalists do, particularly good, experienced, and confident venture capitalists.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

Photo by Scott Clark for Upfront Ventures (no, Evan is not standing on a box) Last year marked the 25th anniversary for Upfront Ventures and what a year it was. Photo by Scott Clark for Upfront Ventures A question I often hear is “how is Upfront changing given the current market?” What do you do with a $650 million platform?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Today we’re announcing that my partner Kara Nortman is becoming Co-Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures and I can’t tell you how thrilled I am to welcome her to her new role. She worked for 5 years as a VC at Battery Ventures and co-headed M&A at IAC working with Barry Diller. She had all of the skills and traits we sought?

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 14, 2025

Chegg, a leading student-first online learning platform, has contributed to advancing student innovation by donating $50,000 to Stevens Institute of Technologys iSTEM and Launchpad@Stevens programs. Stevens Institute of Technology President Nariman Farvardin underscored the programs impact since its inception.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JANUARY 3, 2024

In a significant boost to the venture capital landscape of Central Pennsylvania, the region is set to benefit from the establishment of the Keystone Innovation Fund II, thanks to a generous grant of $412,598 from the US Economic Development Administration’s ‘Build to Scale Capital Challenge.’

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Dream It

APRIL 7, 2020

The venture fund launched a completely virtual program with a focus on helping 13 Urbantech, Healthtech, and Securetech startups with business development, customer growth, and capital raising in a time of economic uncertainty. pic.twitter.com/oNozwB4OF3 — Dreamit Ventures (@dreamit) March 19, 2020.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The massive expansion of later-stage private capital continues unabated. The massive expansion of later-stage private capital continues unabated. The NVCA and Pitch Book are out with their Q3 report on the VC industry and what they report is that the VC industry continues to be very active throughout the pandemic.

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Revolution

JANUARY 27, 2025

At this years Bark Tank Pitch Competition , eight teams took the stage to pitch their ventures to a panel of expert judges, competing for a record $150,000 in prizes. Each team represents what makes entrepreneurship so powerful: the ability to see problems as opportunities and use technology to create solutions that drive realimpact.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

It''s like when people ask me how to get into venture capital. Nothing that I ever did to get where I am in venture was difficult or special--but none of it was anything you really learn in a classroom. Venture Capital & Technology' it just doesn''t compute.

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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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JULY 16, 2014

They count on me to be a good steward of their capital, and to take reasonable and appropriate risk with the expectation of a certain level of returns. That also means that I need to act in a way that ensures my ability to get future opportunities to invest their capital in attractive deals. Venture Capital & Technology'

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 18, 2025

a pioneering company in quantum computing hardware, has secured a significant investment from Applied Ventures, LLC, the venture capital arm of Applied Materials, Inc. With the support of Applied Ventures and other industry partners, Qolab is well-positioned to push the boundaries of what is possible in quantum technology.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 14, 2025

Surgicure Technologies, a pioneering, female-owned medical device company with a mission is to transform airway management. The Visionary Behind Surgicure Technologies At the heart of Surgicure Technologies is Irena King , a dedicated and passionate innovator focused on improving patient care through advanced medical solutions.

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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. 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.

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The global financial services firm narrowed its selection down to 25 companies for its I nclusive Ventures Lab. Over the next five months, the disruptive startup companies will participate in an in-house accelerator program designed to help them develop and scale their technology further. Twelve U.S.-based

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JANUARY 8, 2015

I was a huge Fab.com buyer in the early days when we backed it at First Round Capital. Venture Capital & Technology' It''s a platform that puts the emerging designer up to be celebrated and I''m just as excited for the designers that are going to be featured on the site as I am for Bradford and his terrific team.

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American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Seed funding came from venture firms committed to deep tech. Co-founders Halen Mattison and Luke Neise announced the closing of an $8 million seed round for their startup G eneral Galactic , a pioneer in fossil-free fuel generation technology. Their targets are maritime shipping, agriculture, and heavy industry sectors.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

There has been much discussion in the past few years of the changing structure of the venture capital industry. The rise of alternative sources of capital (crowd funding and the like). But it still takes VC to scale a business (thus large capital into industry winners like Uber, Airbnb, SnapChat, etc). Where are we today?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Over the past month a colleague ( Chang Xu ) and I sifted through data on the venture capital industry (as we do every year) and made a bunch of calls to VCs and LPs to confirm our hypotheses. As a result of the IPO window shifting we saw a massive inflow of public-market capital into the latest stages of venture.

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Dream It

MARCH 6, 2020

Jeff Berman is General Partner at Camber Creek , one of the first venture funds dedicated to real estate technology and the built world. The team owns, operates and manages over 150 million square feet of real estate, making Camber Creek one of the biggest value-add venture partners for real estate tech startups.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

17) We have proprietary technology. 17) We have proprietary technology. Venture Capital & Technology' This list needs no explanation: 1) You need a technical co-founder. 2) We''re really interested in what you''re up to, but would love to see just a little more traction before we fund it. 7) Google can''t do this.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Cakes mission is for businesses of any size to readily deploy the latest technologies without requiring an army of engineers. Recently funded Cake addresses that concern with the launch of its open-source AI infrastructure platform enabling all businesses to deploy the latest technologies cost-effectively.

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MARCH 30, 2015

Sam Altman of YC recently pointed out that pulling back during the downturn in 2008 would result in several big misses: In October of 2008, Sequoia Capital—arguably the best-ever in the business—gave the famous “RIP Good Times” presentation (I was there). These sound fundamentals drive the venture capital market over the long term.

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OCTOBER 10, 2014

I could probably write a book on venture round pricing dynamics. That also includes 16 Brooklyn Bridge Ventures deals done and five agreed to term sheets. Venture Capital & Technology' What should you price your seed round at? Well, it depends. Yes, it''s going to be a busy fourth quarter.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Miliary veterans possess attributes, experience, and skills that can be well-applied to entrepreneurship through leadership and knowledge of technology. The Veteran Fund was created to harness this potential, empowering veteran entrepreneurs to drive advancements in technology while securing America’s future.”

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American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

New CEO named to lead transformative technology in the beauty industry. AI continues to open up new frontiers as innovators apply the fast-emerging technology in ways that gain investor support. Leading the talented team at LUUM comes at a pivotal moment in the industry when technology and beauty are converging like never before.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Since first investing in Oklahoma startups in 1999, i2E, and now its independent Venture Capital Fund management partner, Plains Ventures, have managed numerous early-stage debt and equity investment funds, making 452 investments in more than 250 companies. Alkami , Oklahoma’s first unicorn, was valued at $3.1

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MAY 12, 2014

How does one make money raising a venture fund of this size? That means I have a total budget of a little over $200,000 to run the entire operations of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures. million of initial capital with all its fees and stuff, and you''ve got about $6 million of gains. Venture Capital & Technology'

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 3, 2025

This brings Culina Healths total capital raised to an impressive $20 million, propelled by its 117% year-over-year growth, strong patient engagement, and remarkable clinical outcomes. The company, which focuses on providing personalized nutrition support has successfully raised $7.9 million in a Series A funding round.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 30, 2014

As I’ve written about recently, at Upfront Ventures we started talking a couple of years ago about wanting to fund stuff with more meaning. I think this is a combination of being realists as venture capitalists that outsized returns in our funds must come from taking on bigger, more impactful projects that can move markets.

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Revolution

MAY 23, 2023

Part of the antidote for startups: employing a more prudent approach to raising capital and curating a diverse investor base. To shed additional light on this issue and its ultimate impact on startups, I partnered with the Center for Real Estate Technology & Innovation to ask proptech founders about their capital and strategic partners.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Venture Capital & Technology' So be confident enough to ask for your due time, to move on if I say no, but smart enough to actually listen if no is what everyone says, even just for a first meeting.

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