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The Changing Venture Landscape

Both Sides of the Table

And the loosening of federal monetary policies, particularly in the US, has pushed more dollars into the venture ecosystems at every stage of financing. how on Earth could the venture capital market stand still? Society is reorienting to a new post-pandemic norm?—?even even before the pandemic itself has been fully tamed.

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Charting a Course: Building a Winning VC Fund Strategy [Part II]

The Seraf Compass

In Part I of this article we discussed several key concepts of fund investment strategy and how funds are categorized, whether it be by industry, geography, stage, specialty (e.g. Now let's take a closer look at capital allocation strategy and the life cycle of a venture fund. social impact, corporate, etc.)

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Upfront Ventures Raised New $280 Million Fund

Both Sides of the Table

We’ve been dying to tell you all for a while that we had raised a new venture capital fund and of course given SEC filing requirements the story was somewhat already scooped by the always-in-the-know Dan Primack a few weeks ago. Will our strategy change now that we have 40% more capital? . We raised $280 million.

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Charting a Course: Building a Winning VC Fund Strategy [Part I]

The Seraf Compass

As a newly minted manager of a venture fund, your initial response to the question “what are we busy about?” Putting in place a well-thought-out investment strategy is a crucial component when building a high- performing portfolio of early stage companies, especially if that portfolio is going to generate acceptable returns.

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Here Are the Details About Upfront Ventures’ Newest EIR – @Chamillionaire

Both Sides of the Table

When you see pitch after pitch – what works and what doesn’t – you start to get a sense of patterns of business model approaches, go-to-market strategies and the like. So we discussed his moving to LA for a while and working in our offices and developing his ideas and we decided to formalize it.

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The Fundamentals of Talking "Exit Strategy" with Investors

Dream It

At the seed stage, talking about exit strategy always seems a bit premature, even presumptuous. But this topic is always in the back of mind for VCs and other investors, so it’s important to formulate a plan around the topic, even if those exit strategies might change as you grow your startup. To realize this, there must be an exit.

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Revolutionary Pison® Sensor Technology Gains Strategic Investment from Samsung Ventures

American Entrepreneurship

The company announced it has received a strategic equity investment from Samsung Ventures Investment Corporation (Samsung Ventures). This investment highlights Samsung Ventures commitment to future healthcare technology and recognizes Pisons potential in neurocognitive assessment and tracking capabilities.