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Excited to share the latest VC+POLICY article I co-authored with Nicolas Colin on why leading VC firms are becoming policy powerhouses. https://lnkd.in/e3EMYjqb We decode four critical pillars driving this transformation: 🛠️ The next wave of VC-backed innovation is targeting inherently regulated industries—AI and data, healthcare, energy, dual-use or advanced manufacturing—where policy engagement isn't optional but essential from day one ⏳ Extended fund lifecycles and new liquidity mechanisms now reward firms that can navigate regulated markets over longer time horizons 📈 What was once viewed as mere regulatory compliance has evolved into strategic engagement that creates alpha ⭐ Policy sophistication is becoming the competitive differentiator separating market-leading VCs from merely commoditized capital This isn't just a response to more complex regulation—it's a structural shift in the industry's business model that may prove to be one of VC's most consequential evolutions yet.

#EventSpotlight: 🌍 The T7 Summit Canada 2025 is set to bring together global thought leaders on April 1-2 in Waterloo, Ontario, to shape policy recommendations for the G7 Canada Leaders’ Summit. 💡We, in collaboration with the Project Liberty Institute (PLI), are excited to host an insightful session on "Digital Infrastructure Solutions to Advance Data Agency - How can governments catalyse positive innovation for a Fair Data Economy?" on April 2 at the #T7Summit. 🔍 Session Focus: How can governments drive positive innovation for a Fair Data Economy? This roundtable will explore strategies to address power imbalances in AI-driven markets, promote open digital ecosystems, and set standards for a more equitable digital future. 📅 Date & Time: April 2, 2025 | 3:00 - 4:30 PM CEST 📍 Location: Waterloo, Ontario & Online ✨ Be part of the dialogue that will shape global digital governance. 🔗 Register for virtual participation: https://lnkd.in/dYgNV96f #datapolicy #digitaleconomy #collectiveaction #sustainability #Think7Canada G7 Canada Sherpa Agnes Eschment Susanne Staufer Vidisha Mishra Mateo Rodriguez Amy Pradell Rémy Alexandre Weber Leslie Nii Lantey M.

It has been a whirlwind week - from panels to dinners with old friends to celebrating Holi - but I’m ending the week feeling motivated and inspired. Some things I’ll keep thinking about: ▪️ We need to think differently about finance and capital. It's not just about the money - it's equally about using our voices to actively shape corporate and govt. priorities and ways of working. Let's be more open and experimental. The world needs it - and can't wait. ▪️ Collaboration is more important than ever. So many of us have been quietly doing the work - but it's time to be loud! We're more powerful when we move together. ▪️ If you're thinking about sending a message of support or encouragement, do it (and if you're not - think about doing it). So many are struggling right now and you never know how much it can mean, or what conversations it might spark. And most of all, I’m feeling very grateful for community and for those who fostered these conversations! Thank you to Sarah Howard Global Philanthropy Forum Jill Gunter Espresso Systems Wendy Hanamura Internet Archive David Casey Funding the Commons Dana Lanza Confluence Philanthropy and Sara Teichman Julia Brindisi Tony Blair Institute for Global Change for creating space for exceptional groups of people to gather in community this week. Special thanks to my co-panelists Wagner Albuquerque de Almeida, Kartick Kumar Jean Shia and Peter Laugharn for being some of those exceptional people joining me onstage yesterday at the Global Philanthropy Forum! Our conversation could easily have gone another hour. (And h/t to Sara Pantuliano, whose leadership at ODI Global has shaped a lot of my recent personal thinking around development financing, the topic of our panel.)