Revolution

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Since the beginning of modern venture capital investing — a relatively nascent asset class — the industry has been biased toward funding what it knows best: founders with familiar demographics (white, male) in familiar geographies (Silicon Valley). One event held by a few investors focused on Black founders is clearly not enough.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Investing in startups is hard and it's going to be hard for you, too. The trusted celeb manager who doesn't know anything about startups, never made an angel investment before, and thinks they're big s**t because some celeb picked them out of a hat to look at deals for them. I'm sorry, but I can't take those people seriously.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The world around us is being disrupted by the acceleration of technology into more industries and more consumer applications. We have global opportunities from these trends but of course also big challenges. On the one hand, you’re over paying for every investment and valuations aren’t rational. What Has Changed in Financing?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 31, 2022

The world is a big place, and companies wishing to invest have many domestic and foreign options. based companies invested in Germany in some way in 2021, almost matching the pre-pandemic total. One way we can truly diversify is to pursue opportunities both at home and abroad. The good, bad and ugly of foreign investments.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 28, 2025

Learn what investors want to hear that triggers their investment decisions. Investors want to understand the problem or pain point the startup addresses to gain their investment. When an entrepreneur is pitching for funding, the investor should feel that they are being presented with a great opportunity to invest.

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 16, 2014

There''s been some writing about how VCs and founders interact with each other and it inspired me to take a step back and reflect on what my role is supposed to be with regards to the investments I make and the founders I deal with. Venture Capital & Technology' Here''s what I came up with. I am not an expert.

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Revolution

MARCH 26, 2025

Ive been grateful to see that support firsthand throughout my careerwhether through the passage of the JOBS Act , the creation of Opportunity Zones , or, most recently, the Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs (Tech Hubs) initiative. Take Detroit, for example. I can share similar stories from nearly every city in the country.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 23, 2014

When I turn down the opportunity to invest in a startup, I really turn it down. If I don''t have clarity on something, it means that I don''t think the space and the opportunity size is big enough to get clarity. Venture Capital & Technology' The last thing I want is to not have a view on the space.

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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. Jake Fingert Jake identified new investments and managed operations for the Federal Government’s infrastructure and real estate portfolio of approximately 350 million square feet.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 30, 2015

Those companies would have not only returned any fund that invested in them, but would likely return an entire career''s worth of investing over the course of several funds. Most internet opportunities were of modest scale – often worth pursuing – but not usually worth taking public. A few months later, we funded Airbnb.

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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. I just respectfully don''t see the same opportunity as her investors do, and I reserve the right to be 100% wrong. But can''t I disagree with him on an investment? They seemed annoyed that I said anything in the first place.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 2, 2023

Larger companies are more likely to cut back on internal innovation efforts and technology investments that are not core to the business. Focus on how technology can solve hard problems, and don’t worry as much about finding what’s cutting edge in fintech. Higher cost of capital for the debt they lend. What’s hot.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

If someone actually did check all these boxes, it would be a Series B deal, not a seed investment. Technology is moving faster, markets are changing more quickly and uncertainty seems to be increasing. In my mind, that creates the opportunity for increasing returns. Venture Capital & Technology' No risk, no return.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

15 years ago we were at the peak of Internet hype with the launch of many over-capitalized businesses with a market size & opportunity was limited. Limited Partners or LPs (the people who invest into VC funds) have taken notice as 2014 is by all accounts the busiest year for LPs since the Great Recession began. Where are we today?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

We started hanging out a bit and discussing technology and entrepreneurship. What Cham rarely tells people – he’s both private and humble – is that he started making some small co-investments with me in tech firms starting with Maker Studios where he was one of the earliest investors. They make a great pair.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 19, 2016

It means a lot to me to find financial opportunities investing in companies that I can be really proud of--education companies like Tinybop and Tinkergarten , or companies at the forefront of fair labor practices like Homer Logistics. Members of The Wing are shaping our culture, our politics, and our technology everyday.

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 8, 2013

That''s kind of like what it''s like being on board with these companies after you make an early stage investment. In VC, no one''s investment gets bought on the first day, or the second day, or the third day. I got mine just a year after starting to lead investments, but even that felt like forever--and that''s not the norm.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 28, 2013

YC''s best investing days may be behind it. YCombinator had a great run from 2007 through early 2009 investing at a time when there weren''t nearly as many seed funds and accelerators as there are now. Venture Capital & Technology' They picked up Airbnb, Heroku and Dropbox.

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Revolution

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In 2017, we partnered with iconic leaders in American business to turn the thesis we developed on the road — that great companies can start and scale anywhere when given a chance — into an investment vehicle. In the last decade, we’ve socialized several Rise of the Rest-isms to describe investments that check those boxes.

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Tomasz Tunguz

MARCH 4, 2025

Cultivate growth mindset : View challenges as learning opportunities rather than fixed obstacles. Delegation Process Identify delegation opportunities : Analyze your calendar for time-consuming and repetitive tasks. Scaling Management Invest in managers : Great companies invest disproportionately in developing their managers.

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American Entrepreneurship

JULY 10, 2024

A track record of successful investments positions the global firm to partner with top entrepreneurs across industries and geographies. They view this as a historical tipping point of a generational technology shift only just beginning. billion in new funds earmarked for disruptive and transformative businesses.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 8, 2014

8) There are smaller exit opportunities you will not be able to take because your capital structure makes them financially unattractive. 9) You will own less and less of your company over time as you take on additional investment. Venture Capital & Technology' If you take venture capital money.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

” I hear it when I visit LPs (the people who invest in VCs) all across the country, “Yeah, I haven’t been out there for a few years but I keep hearing that something is going on there.” billion in venture capital to LA’s technology startups and 2014 will shatter that figure. acquired Overture for $1.63

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Revolution

MARCH 10, 2025

When we first invested in Cambium, we were drawn to the clarity of the teams vision: create a transparent and traceable logistics operating system that takes local, fallen trees (that would otherwise end up in landfills) and turns them into high-quality, lower carbon building materials.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

This was certainly the case when I invested in a small YouTube video production company called Maker Studios that recently sold to Disney for just shy of $1 billion. But if it’s a very obvious deal to a group of strong-minded & cynical investment professionals you probably need to think a bit harder as to why.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 12, 2025

Crimson Founders, a global platform dedicated to connecting MIT and Harvard-affiliated startups with investors, strategic partners, and expansion opportunities, has successfully concluded The Crimson Collective Week 1.0 Award Winner) ML Tech Institutional-grade digital asset investment platform. in the United Arab Emirates.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JANUARY 3, 2024

Combining Forces for Growth The consolidation of the management teams of 1855 Capital and White Rose Ventures will strengthen the capacity to raise and deploy venture capital and enhance capital support for regional technology companies.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The two co-founders leveraged their tech backgrounds to pursue an entrepreneurial opportunity. Poddar previously was Head of Machine Learning Engineering at investment platform Robinhood following his position as Data Scientist at Meta. Parafins relationship with client DoorDash showcases how Parafins technology works.

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

We named this summit after a report we wrote with Pitchbook at the end of 2021 to explore the impact of the pandemic on investment patterns. Many climate-focused industries and technologies are so new that policymakers are still learning what they are, making education and proactive outreach essential.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Central, PA December 6, 2024 Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Central and Northern PA (BFTP/CNP) proudly concluded its Fall 2024 TechCelerator Bootcamp by providing up to $10,000 in prize awards to promising entrepreneurs from the region. We are deeply grateful for his contributions and will truly miss him.”

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The cohort members offer a range of disruptive technologies across industries such as Climate Tech, Green Tech, Retail, Healthcare, FinTech, SaaS, Enterprise Software, Consumer, and Travel – with many incorporating AI and sustainability into their products and services. Twelve U.S.-based

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 24, 2024

A list of technologies that all startups and small businesses should have One can learn a lot about running a business operation when forced to face a crisis such as COVID-19. Small businesses were put to the test and most looked to technology for an answer. The pandemic enabled companies to learn the benefits of technology.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 2, 2024

They seized an opportunity they observed in the rapidly growing AI arena, launching PlayAI with their shared vision to “Enable Delightful Human-AI Interactions”. Speech as an interface is exploding in popularity, and we knew it was a massive opportunity from the get-go,” said Felfel, CEO of PlayAI.

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Revolution

MAY 23, 2023

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. This is largely driven by large investment flows from strategic and tourist investors.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

DECEMBER 14, 2020

A few years ago, maybe in 2016, we held a discussion of blockchain and crypto technologies at the annual meeting of our limited partners. I recall someone in the audience suggesting that the NYSE and Nasdaq could rebuild their markets on top of these technologies. You don’t have to be wealthy to invest in crypto startups.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2020

In any job you either find leadership opportunities for your best people BEFORE they ask or other people start asking them to become leaders somewhere else. The core of the investing job of course is investing dollars into startup companies and helping as a mentor, advisor and board member on the companies in which you’ve invested.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Back in the early 1990s, I was a married father of two very young children working as an investment banker in a small, boutique firm. My first entrepreneurial opportunity. the conversation morphed into a discussion around the opportunity for me to start a business designed to service HIS new business. Taking the plunge .

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