Venture Capital

And what it says about our future — When deciding where to build or join a startup, there are many options for choosing a city. And I think you should pick Chicago 🏙 Let’s first breakdown the several factors to consider when choosing a city: The local startup ecosystem + community: This includes the presence of accelerators, co-working…

The real estate sector has experienced increased regulatory pressure to lower its carbon footprint over the past decade. Emission related regulations, however, have generally been tracking and reporting centric, versus imposing reduction requirements. New York’s Local Law 97 is changing this. …

Today we are thrilled to welcome the latest — and sweetest — addition to the Female Founders Fund portfolio, Milk Bar — the award winning bakery and dessert brand with a cult-like following. Founded by James Beard Award-winning pastry chef Christina Tosi in 2008, Milk Bar has grown from its…

As early stage investors, there is typically very little historical data that can support our analysis of a company, and a static view of a company’s financials tells us very little about its future. This is why the main types of metrics we like to look at are those that…

If I knew then what I know now, it would have been a tougher decision to start my fund. I knew raising a first time fund was going to be extremely difficult, but without having done it before, my ignorance was both a handicap and a savior. A handicap because…

Understanding The Game in the Trenches Software isn’t always the first topic discussed at the family dinner table, although sports, especially football, oftentimes are. Whether it’s the New England Patriots or the Green Bay Packers, professional football teams surprisingly share a lot of similarities with B2B SaaS companies. These football…

Eight initiatives to increase efficiency in an economic downturn The SaaS recession is here and it’s time to optimize with decisive action. Tech markets have experienced a paradigm shift, swinging from 2021’s record-setting funding activity at sky high valuations to a sharp market correction in 2022. …

Quantum computing is helping lay the foundation for future innovation with the potential to solve complex problems far faster than existing supercomputers. But the inherent barriers to large-scale quantum computing make the technology difficult to bring to market and remains a long way off. In New York City, Partnership Fund…