“I’ve also come to believe that if you’re going to get on the fundraising train, it’s important to plan for enough capital to get to a scale that provides for some exit opportunities in the event the business doesn’t achieve […]
“Thoughts on the podcast industry in 2021: investors are acting as if podcasting is bigger than it really is.” | learn more
This is a bit dated, but I think it hasn’t aged too badly. “So what does it take to raise capital as a marketplace startup in 2018?” Published by Julia Morrongiel at Berlin-based VC Point Nine Capital. | learn more
BoxGroup, run by David Tisch and fueled (presumably) by his family money, has made investments into firms like GroupMe, Flatiron Health, Glossier, Harry’s, Oscar, Vine and Warby Parker. Now they’re taking outside capital for the first time. | learn more
I always enjoy Kyle Samani’s thinking and content. “At the Spring 2019 Multicoin Summit, Cofounder and Managing Partner Kyle Samani details the three mega theses for crypto.” | learn more
They are one of the few Silicon Valley VCs that have been super active in Chicago, so this is especially sad. “…August Capital held its annual holiday dinner on Thursday, December 6. The mood was festive, not only because of […]
This is exactly what you expect it to be. “professionally enhance premier intellectual capital” | learn more
Joel Monegro, the USV analyst who wrote the excellent Fat Protocols post last year is leaving to start his own fund focused solely on crypto assets: Placeholder Capital. This is a group to watch. | learn more