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Get to Know Richard de Silva of Highland Capital

Both Sides of the Table

I took the opportunity this past week to publish summary notes of some of the VCs and entrepreneurs I had interviewed on This Week in VC. They also have a separate $300 million fund focused on bricks-n-mortar consumer retail. He does think there are opportunities in vertical search. StubHub seems like the leader.

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Asian investment specialist Fullerton raises $100m first close for Thai PE strategy

AsiaTechDaily

Register Asian investment specialist Fullerton has successfully closed its first round of fundraising for a Thai direct private equity strategy at $100 million. The strategy seeks to invest in eight to 12 mid-sized companies in Thailand. Eventually, the strategy seeks to secure returns through a sale of the portfolio company or an IPO.

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This new app is helping Gen Z invest in cars, food, video games and other ‘themes’

TechCrunch

That strategy led to the company’s tagline of “Invest in themes, not memes.” The move was in line with its initial go-to-market strategy, which is to target college students, including athletes and non-athletes, with the expectation of making ambassadors out of influential people on campus.