Published inBoth Sides of the TableWhy the Future of Space Starts in LAToday, Apex announced their Series B funding round, led by XYZ Ventures and CRV, with participation from Upfront. And if you spend much…Jun 123Jun 123
Published inBoth Sides of the TablePraying to the God of ValuationSomething happened in the past 7 years in the startup and venture capital world that I hadn’t experienced since the late 90’s — we all…Dec 12, 202216Dec 12, 202216
Published inBoth Sides of the TableWhat Does the Post Crash VC Market Look Like?At our mid-year offsite our partnership at Upfront Ventures was discussing what the future of venture capital and the startup ecosystem…Sep 15, 202212Sep 15, 202212
Published inBoth Sides of the TableUpfront Ventures Raises > $650 Million for Startups and Returns > $600 Million to LPsLast year marked the 25th anniversary for Upfront Ventures and what a year it was. 2021 saw phenomenal returns for our industry and it…Jul 26, 20228Jul 26, 20228
Published inBoth Sides of the TableDensity & the Future of Real EstateNearly six years ago, I was thrilled to invest in Andrew Farah and the team at Density when they had a vision for building anonymous…Nov 10, 20215Nov 10, 20215
Published inBoth Sides of the TableThe Changing Venture LandscapeThe world around us is being disrupted by the acceleration of technology into more industries and more consumer applications. Society is…Sep 10, 202111Sep 10, 202111
Published inBoth Sides of the TableIntroducing Trust, and the Importance of Product-Founder FitCustomer acquisition is the lifeblood of many startups from e-commerce to gaming to marketplace companies, among others. Most of these…Aug 11, 20213Aug 11, 20213
Published inBoth Sides of the TableOn Funding — The Denominator EffectI recently wrote a post about funding for investors to think about having a diversified portfolio, which I called “shots on goal.” The…Jun 28, 20218Jun 28, 20218
Published inBoth Sides of the TableOn Funding — Shots on GoalBeing great as a startup technology investor of course requires a lot of things to come together:Jun 28, 20215Jun 28, 20215
Published inBoth Sides of the TableWhat Mistakes Do VCs Make When Fundraising?A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of talking to Samir Kaji on the Venture Unlocked podcast about a wide range of topics that we as…Jun 22, 202110Jun 22, 202110