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The Day Tech Investment Changed Forever in the UK

Earlier today, Accelerated Digital Ventures (“ADV”), launched with £150m to invest in innovative digital technology businesses in the UK from entry to exit. For technical reasons, ADV isn’t a fund (see below) but to all intents and purposes…


Traits of a Successful Online Marketplace Venture

At Javelin, we have been fortunate enough to invest in several consumer marketplace companies such as Thumbtack and Vacatia. We also have deep operating experience building marketplace companies ourselves, such as Rent.Net and Move.com. We are…


Being incapable of failing is the name of the game

By Jesse Middleton

This article was originally written by Flybridge GP Jesse Middleton. Due to popular demand, we’ve reposted it here for your viewing pleasure — enjoy!


A Chicago Update on Startups

I was at a Hyde Park Angels Financial and Business Services meeting last night. Our group has four focused independent groups inside it that look at deals. Four times a year, the entire group comes together to see deals that come out of the four focused groups. Amidst all the…

Backing Those Creating the Future
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It’s great to watch Accel to invest heavily in the awesome (and challenging) Indian startup ecosystem. BTW, if you allow me to give you a quick tip: you should invest in Paytm ,and work as a bridge to build a partnership with DocuSign (one of the most brilliant companies backed by Accel) & TransferWise with a deep focus to improve how Indian SMEs…


Abstracting Complexity

Near the end of last year, I came across this on HN and was mesmerized. Side by side screenshots of the desktops of some titans of software development, taken 13 years apart. The thing that was so fascinating was how little had changed. Throw in a newer version of a linux distro or OSX…