COVID-19 Edition: What is venture sentiment today?

To understand the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on the venture capital sector, we recently conducted a survey of venture firms to gauge investor sentiment on investment activity and fundraising....

A Better LP Model for Micro-VC and Emerging Managers

Raising capital from limited partners is hard. It’s harder if you are pitching a micro-VC strategy. But it becomes the hardest to raise during a global crisis like we are in today. But outside of th...

The Impact of COVID-19 on VC, a Case For Optimism

Over the past 100 years, epidemics have only temporarily impacted the economy with short, sharp shocks, following a V-shaped recovery.  Unsurprisingly, the optimists expect......

Diversity must not be sidelined in the distribution of the government’s £1bn start-up support package

Today, in response to the devastating economic impact of Covid-19, the UK tech community received the welcome news of the government’s new support package for start-ups, providing a £500m injectio...

How to Make Sense of the PPP Loan Program for VC-Backed Startups

There is so much confusion and misinformation out there about the government sponsored “payroll protection plan” loans to companies that the heads of every small business CEO in the country must b...

20VC: ARE VCS STILL “OPEN FOR BUSINESS”, HOW VCS ATTITUDE TO RISK HAS CHANGED & THE 2 MOST VALUABLE ASSETS TO FOUNDERS TODAY WITH FRED DESTIN, FOUNDING PARTNER @ STRIDE VC

Fred Destin is a Founding Partner @ Stride.VC, one of Europe’s newest and largest early-stage seed firms. Prior to co-founding Stride, Fred was a General Partner @ Accel where he was the lead inve...

VC strategy: managing risk & securing wins with secondaries

Company secondaries are not a minor trend or temporary venture fad. They are here to stay for good reason, and investors and founders alike need to master their effective use to play at the top of the...

Silicon Valley Camels, will you please stand up

The term Camel was originally coined by Kauffman Fellow Alex Lazarow as part of his new book Out-Innovate: How Global Entrepreneurs – from Delhi to Detroit – Are Rewriting the Rules of Silicon ...

Steve Nelson – Assisting Private Equity Allocators Through Turbulent Times at ILPA

Steve Nelson is CEO of the Institutional Limited Partners Association or ILPA, a non-profit that engages, empowers and connects limited partners (LPs) to maximize their performance. It has over 500 me...

Crisis Coverage – LP Lessons from ’01 and ’08, The Denominator Effect, Capital Calls & Fundraising in a Down Market

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...

Crisis Coverage – Relief $ for Startups via CARES Act, EIDL, PPP; & How an Extended Downturn Affects Emerging VC Funds

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...

‘A perfect storm for first time managers,’ say VCs with their own shops

Until very recently, it had begun to seem like anyone with a thick enough checkbook and some key contacts in the startup world could not only fund companies as an angel investor but even put himself o...