Should You Raise A Fund? An LP’s View On Challenges And Alternatives

The last few years of this capital cycle have paved the way to an explosive growth of first-time funds in alternative assets including venture capital and crypto. As an LP, I had the chance to speak ...

Know Your Edge As A VC, Part Three: Structural Edge

Limited Partners need to assess a GP’s competitive advantage when considering an investment in their venture fund. If you want to raise a fund you need to know your edge. This three-part series prov...

Covid-19 and the implications on the investment industry

Now more than ever, we can lean in to our society’s needs for strategic investments, optimize our investment operations and seek to further support our partners during these turbulent times....

Diaspora Ventures explains how AngelList’s rolling venture funds work

A few days ago, Ilan Abehassera and Carlos Diaz announced Diaspora Ventures, their new VC fund. The duo plan to invest in French founders who have a global mindset: They might be based in France ...

What you need to know about fundraising this year

We’re a little over half-way through 2020 and COVID-19, rollercoaster equity markets and record unemployment rates have dominated the 2020 fundraising narrative.  The fundraising discussion seems t...

The persistent effect of initial success: Evidence from venture capital

We use investment-level data to study performance persistence in venture capital (VC). Consistent with prior studies, we find that each additional initial public offering (IPO) among a VC firm’s fir...

Know Your Edge As A VC, Part Two: Analytical And Behavioral Edge

As a venture capital fund manager, you need to convince potential LPs about the attractiveness of a potential investment in your fund. Part of the LP’s due diligence is their evaluation of your edge...

Venture Capital Realizes that its Race Problem Extends Beyond Each Firm

As firms pledge their support to the Black community and launch diversity initiatives, there is also acknowledgement that the industry is not a meritocracy....

Q2 2020 Pitchbook and NVCA Venture Monitor report

The second quarter of 2020 was truly unprecedented for the venture capital (VC) industry, as the COVID-19 pandemic, nationwide lockdowns, stay-at-home orders, and a major economic downturn shook the e...

Voices of Women in Venture

'Voices of Women in Venture' is a curated playlist of podcast episodes featuring the voices of female leaders in venture capital....

Seed Investing Today: What’s Changed, What Hasn’t with Aileen Lee

What Nobody Tells You About Seed Investing with SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin and Cowboy Ventures Founder and Partner Aileen Lee...

20VC: Oren Zeev On Why Diversification Is Overrated, The Downside Of Thematic Investing, Making Quality Decisions In Uncertain Conditions & Why He Has No Reserves Allocation

Oren Zeev is the Founding Partner @ Zeev Ventures, one of the best and most under the radar firms in the early stage Silicon Valley landscape. Over the past decade, Oren has backed the likes of Trip...

Origins Podcast: Josh Kopelman, First Round Capital

Josh Kopelman is the co-founder of First Round Capital, a pioneering seed-stage venture capital firm. He's been an active entrepreneur and investor in the Internet industry since it's commercializatio...

GP and LP Alignment, Challenges for Emerging Fund Managers, and How the Explosion in Seed Fund Volume Plays Out

Jaclyn Hester of Foundry Group joins Nick on a special Crisis Coverage installment to discuss GP and LP Alignment, Challenges for Emerging Fund Managers, and How the Explosion in Seed Fund Volume Play...

Know Your Edge As A VC, Part One: Informational Edge

The relationship between venture capitalists and founders is well discussed and understood. But another side is also critical in venture capital: the VC’s relationship with limited partners, or LPs�...