Twitter Wisdom: Institutional LPs Share Thoughts on the Recent Rise in Exit Valuations and Impacts on Allocation
Feb 26, 2021
In a fantastic Twitter thread, Frank Rotman compiles feedback from a number of institutional LPs on some of the most pressing issues facing the venture ecosystem, including sky high valuations and mor...
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A new fund aims to provide diverse investors the opportunity to build wealth
Feb 05, 2021
For years, women, people of color, and allies in Silicon Valley have been working to diversify who receives venture capital funding. But that issue runs parallel to another: Who has the opportunity t...
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Redrawing the Map: How the “Decoupling” of Capital and Geography Will Lead to More Unicorns — in More Places — in 2021
Jan 22, 2021
In good news for founders everywhere, the small geographic aperture of the world’s best VCs — which has been slowly opening over the last 10 years — has been dramatically impacted by the events ...
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#ESGinVC: Promoting a collective effort to share ESG frameworks, practices and visions in Venture Capital
Nov 06, 2020
As investors in early stage Venture Capital funds, at BFP we obviously ask ourselves what our role should be as a GP for our investors and as an LP for our portfolio managers. But as a team with dif...
20VC: SPACS. WHAT ARE THEY? WHY NOW? HOW DO THEY CHANGE THE VENTURE LANDSCAPE? ARE THEY BETTER THAN IPOS & DIRECT LISTINGS? HOW SHOULD FOUNDERS THINK ABOUT THEM?
Sep 04, 2020
Kevin Hartz is Co-Founder & Partner @ A*, a newly listed special acquisition company which raised $200M to acquire and take public a tech startup. Kevin is also the Co-Founder, former CEO, and Ch...
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20VC: ELAD GIL ON STARTUP OFFENSE AND DEFENCE IN A RECESSION, HOW THE VENTURE LANDSCAPE HAS SHIFTED & ALL THINGS VALUATIONS, SECONDARIES AND LAYOFFS
May 26, 2020
Elad Gil is one of Silicon Valley’s most successful and prominent angels of the last decade with a portfolio including the likes of Stripe, Square, Airbnb, Pinterest, Instacart, Flexport and Brex t...
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We surveyed 90 top VCs globally on investing, raising funds, and portfolio support in the COVID era
May 08, 2020
In moments of uncertainty, it helps to gather a cumulative idea of how VCs at top performing funds around the world are thinking. We reached out directly to 90 venture capital partners at prominent ...
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Crisis Coverage – LP Lessons from ’01 and ’08, The Denominator Effect, Capital Calls & Fundraising in a Down Market
Apr 06, 2020
Chris Douvos of Ahoy Capital joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss the LP Lessons from ’01 and ’08, The Denominator Effect, Capital Calls & Fundraising in a Down Marke...
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Crisis Coverage – Relief $ for Startups via CARES Act, EIDL, PPP; & How an Extended Downturn Affects Emerging VC Funds
Apr 06, 2020
Samir Kaji of First Republic joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss Relief $ for Startups via CARES Act, EIDL, PPP; & How an Extended Downturn Affects Emerging VC Funds. In...
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Deconstructing the Pipeline Myth and the Case for More Diverse Fund Managers
Feb 07, 2020
Entrepreneurship is influenced by many factors, including ones that may not seem obvious, like ethnicity and culture. Much has been written about diversity in the startup and venture capital worlds...
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Surviving a Coming Storm: Explaining the Unique Factors Driving a Tech Market Correction, and How Technology Founders and Investors Can Persevere Through It
Oct 18, 2019
2019 appeared to be a banner year for the technology markets. The year ushered in a boom in public market liquidity, with unicorns such as Uber, Lyft, and Pinterest going public before the end of Q2....
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