Venture Capital

4 Keys to Becoming a Pre-MBA Venture Capital Associate

After recently joining PGVC, I’m excited to share my thoughts on how I approached the interview process. My hope is that others pursuing a similar role in VC can benefit from the recommendations below. Having the opportunity to…

Due Diligence Checklist for startups

Most startups fail to get past the due dilligence stage because they are not ready or don’t have all of their documents…

Consensus Is Bad. Be A Part Of It At Your Own Peril & Responsibility.

When Eden and I raised our first Aleph fund, one of the most consistent and persistent questions we got was how we would act if we came out with a split vote on a deal. This is one of the perils of a two-person…

Executing on a Genuine Fundraising Strategy

How Nitzan P., Founder of ReUp Education, successfully…

Evertrue Ventures launches

I always enjoyed watching the procession through the Van Wickle Gates at Brown University commencement. The…

AI Is Now

Artificial Intelligence: The new mobile?

Back in the pre-iPhone era, investors would rally around the word ‘mobile’ as the ‘next big thing’. It was clear that mobility and doing things on small-screen devices would affect the lives of many for years to come, but what wasn’t clear was…

Hangar Raises $6.5M Seed Round To Build Automated Technology Ecosystem for Drones

Thinking about the long term

We live in a world that more often than not rewards instant gratification and demands short-term results. Making decisions and executing on those decisions quickly is hugely important for most tech companies. Moving fast is in our DNA too but over time we’ve also gained a deep…

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Why investors outside your hometown don’t take your calls.

If I had £5m (again), I would invest in…

Sometimes you come across businesses that seem to have most of the right ingredients in place.

This article is a synopsis of SMEs I would invest in, if I had the chance — more thoughts to come in the future.

Its Autumn in VC

I feel a chill in the air. The mornings smell different…

The tech M&A markets are slowing, there is still no meaningful IPO route, and Silicon Roundabout just isn’t jumping as much. The signs are there, and Series A’s get further away each month. We have short shoulder…

Do you know anyone who invests in hardware?

Yes and no.

MobiChord Raises Seed Round From ServiceNow, Terms Undisclosed

“ServiceNow’s investment in MobiChord deepens the partnership between the two companies and helps us reach more ServiceNow customers.”

FinTrump

We know the next POTUS but we do not necessarily know what his policies will be at a granular level, although we know some of his…

Asia VC Headlines — Week of 11/7

Deals

Beijing — 车车车险 (Che Che Che Xian), a platform that recommends car insurance plans to users according to their preferences, raised a Series B round in the tens of millions USD from Shunwei and 宽带资本 (CBC Capital). Founded in Dec 2014, the…

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Story of my mentor :

One of the best person in the world Mr. David Siegel it’s been a privilege to know such a great human being and having a great mentor like him.

Follow me to nearly certain capital loss!

As I’ve written before, I’m trying to be transparent as I shift in the direction of investing in companies — and helping them — as opposed to doing the *real work* of starting them.

5 REVEALING QUESTIONS TO ASK INVESTORS WHEN FUNDRAISING

There is a common misconception that startups seeking funding have to answer all of the questions posed during a fundraising round, but nothing could be further from the truth. Accepting an investment is an important decision for…

Should You Take Investment?

I am frequently asked by founders my opinion on whether or not they should take on investment. I think it’s a little funny that folks ask me this knowing that I believe in self-funded businesses over raising money. I suppose many of these inquirers are asking because they want to…

Initial Public Offer (IPO) Shares Trading & IPO Investment | Karvy Online

In initial public offering (IPO), the stock & securities of a private company are offered for the first time to the public in the primary market. The sale of securities can be either through book…