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What’s In a (Startup) Name 2.0?
What’s In a (Startup) Name 2.0?
One thing my C2 Ventures partner and I always enjoy as a side benefit to sifting through our weekly pile of new deal flow is the names of…
Matt Olivo
Aug 29, 2022
Founder Interview: Lucas Takahashi, Medmo
Founder Interview: Lucas Takahashi, Medmo
I hit an unexpected gold mine with one of the questions, but you’ll have to read on to see what I mean…
Matt Olivo
Aug 12, 2022
C2 Ventures Retail Tech Thesis
C2 Ventures Retail Tech Thesis
To paraphrase Mark Twain (sort of), reports of the death of brick-and-mortar retail are greatly exaggerated.
Matt Olivo
Nov 23, 2021
What’s In a (Startup) Name?
What’s In a (Startup) Name?
One thing my C2 Ventures partner and I always enjoy as a side benefit to sifting through our weekly pile of new deal flow is the names of…
Matt Olivo
Apr 27, 2021
Tech Bubble 2.0?
Tech Bubble 2.0?
Are we really doing this again?
Matt Olivo
Feb 12, 2021
What Does a Post-COVID-19 Early Stage Venture World Look Like?
What Does a Post-COVID-19 Early Stage Venture World Look Like?
Many parts of the world are slowly opening up and lifting restrictions, as we adjust to a new normal. These tumultuous times are having a…
Chris Cunningham
Jun 17, 2020
Enough is Enough: It’s Time To Act
Enough is Enough: It’s Time To Act
We find ourselves infuriated and profoundly saddened as yet another inexplicable and inexcusable act of violence was perpetrated against a…
C2 Ventures
Jun 10, 2020
5 Lessons From the Lockdown
We’ve proven repeatedly that Americans are incredible in a crisis… but do we always have to get right to the brink before we act?
Matt Olivo
Apr 20, 2020
5 Reasons Now is a Great Time to Buy Equities (and Venture Capital Funds)
5 Reasons Now is a Great Time to Buy Equities (and Venture Capital Funds)
Buying When There's Purell in the Streets
Matt Olivo
Mar 17, 2020
Fear is Also a Contagious and Destructive Virus
Fear is Also a Contagious and Destructive Virus
the fear and panic around COVID-19 could end up doing many magnitudes more damage than the virus itself
Matt Olivo
Mar 13, 2020
Filling the Void for Support & Empathy in the Startup Community
Filling the Void for Support & Empathy in the Startup Community
How We’re Changing the Founder-VC Paradigm with Guidance
Chris Cunningham
Feb 27, 2020
Infographic: Top Things Startup Founders Are Faced With
Infographic: Top Things Startup Founders Are Faced With
Founding, starting and scaling a company is hard. On this tumultuous journey, founders are faced with a multitude of challenges. In C2V’s…
Chris Cunningham
Feb 24, 2020
You Are What Your Numbers Say You Are
You Are What Your Numbers Say You Are
Even though I’m a relative newcomer to the venture capital space, with two decades of experience as a banker, hedge fund manager and CFO…
Matt Olivo
Feb 6, 2020
C2V’s 10 Tech Predictions For 2020
C2V’s 10 Tech Predictions For 2020
It’s that time of year again! C2V’s annual tech, startup and funding predictions for the coming year.
Chris Cunningham
Dec 23, 2019
C2V Nov 2019 Notes from the Trenches
C2V Nov 2019 Notes from the Trenches
Welcome back! It’s fall in the Northeast (U.S.) — the best season anywhere on the planet! Our fund keeps growing, we’ve added another…
Chris Cunningham
Nov 25, 2019
Crossing the Finnish Line: Finland’s Startup & VC Ecosystem
Crossing the Finnish Line: Finland’s Startup & VC Ecosystem
Matt Olivo and I recently had the pleasure of traveling to Finland to catch up with a number of our friends and partners in the land of…
Chris Cunningham
Nov 6, 2019
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