Category: Business of VC Firms
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Not All VCs Need Operational Experience. But They All Need Operational Empathy.
Source: VC Mastery newsletter – published on Medium Most VCs have never worked at a startup. In the UK just 8% of venture investors have startup operational experience, according to data from a 2019 Diversity VC report. In the USA the fraction is higher, ranging from 20% to 30% across a random sample of funds. (It’s…
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Top 12 African VCs Making Waves in the Tech Industry
by AU-Startups May 31, 2023 Africa’s startup ecosystem is thriving with innovative ideas and entrepreneurial spirit. From fintech and agritech to healthcare and renewable energy, entrepreneurs across the continent are getting due credits for creating tech-enabled solutions to local challenges while driving economic growth. But behind many of these success stories are venture capitalist firms…
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Emerging Fund Manager Report – Q1 2023 (by Signature Block)
May 24th, 2023 Link: Signature Block Newsletter Signature Block collected 5,000 data points surveying emerging managers. Here are the results. The entire tech ecosystem is adjusting to a new reality in 2023. Dealmaking is down. The rate of investment activity on AngelList, a proxy for the broader market, was the lowest they’ve ever measured. VC-backed companies…
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3 Keys to Building a Successful VC Firm
Article sourced from Kauffman Fellows and originally published on 30 July 2021 (Source: https://www.kauffmanfellows.org/journal_posts/3-keys-to-building-a-successful-vc-firm) This week we’re chatting with Alan Feld, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Vintage Investment Partners, a leading Israel-based venture fund of funds, secondary fund, and late-stage co-investment firm. Feld pulls back the curtain, sharing three key principles that guided him as he founded…
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