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🚨HOT NEWS🚨Today Andreessen Horowitz announced $7.2B raise. The venture industry bouncing back. a16z heralds this as a NEW-FUNDS-NEW-ERA. Let’s delve deeper into the verticals: American Dynamism: $600M to boost technology and policy initiatives. 🇺🇸 Apps: $1B to support cutting-edge consumer and enterprise apps. 📱 Games: $600M to enhance the gaming ecosystem. 🎮 Infrastructure: $1.25B to develop foundational tech platforms. 🏗️ Growth: $3.75B to accelerate mature tech companies. 🚀 Sounds optimistic indeed! 💪 #newfundnewera #VentureCapital #Innovation #Technology #AndreessenHorowitz

"Diving into the Secrets of Startup Success: 🔍💼 In my latest blog post, I explore the venture capital landscape and the heated debate about what makes a startup prosper. Is it the genius behind the team, as the University of Waterloo's fund suggests, or does the size of the market dictate triumph, in line with Don Valentine's insights from Sequoia Capital? Join me as I examine these perspectives against my own experiences in the tech world and reflect on lessons from Sequoia's investment adventures, including the FTX saga. Discover the intricate balance between team talent and market size on the venture capital tightrope. #StartupSuccess #VentureCapital #TechInnovation #MarketSizeVsTeam"

So happy to finally share: Index Ventures has raised $2.3bn in new funds — an $800m venture fund and a $1.5 billion growth fund — to partner with founders from seed to IPO. We're at such a historical tipping point for founders to create new, category-defining businesses, and I'm incredibly excited to see who we'll meet with next. I don't think I can say it any better than Romain Dillet's piece in TechCrunch: "And when you look at Index Ventures’ investment portfolio, it includes some of the most successful tech companies of the past few years, such as Figma, Revolut, Roblox, Scale AI and Wiz. Over the past 28 years, Index Ventures has funded 108 unicorns, 23 decacorns and 57 companies that went public. There’s no reason to change a recipe that already works." Read more in our blog 👉 https://lnkd.in/gfavUhKx & TechCrunch 👉  https://lnkd.in/gGr3Vb8U

This week's roundup of the best posts you've missed about startups/VC: ⚫ 1. Are you parting with too much equity too early? by Wen Zhang →https://lnkd.in/d22b9QGh ⚫ 2. Angel investments: direct on cap table or via SPV? by Ihar Mahaniok →https://lnkd.in/dE_yp4h6 ⚫ 3. 20+ freshly announced funds by Martin Olczyk →https://lnkd.in/d7DRPPWY ⚫ 4. A 4-stage framework to help you think through your own product-market playbook by Elon Salfati →https://lnkd.in/dvgsdEuJ ⚫ 5. The email that started Reddit by Linas Beliūnas →https://lnkd.in/d7FcEmz7 ⚫ 6. The struggles of being a crypto VC by Marco Manoppo →https://lnkd.in/dQ38BX_n ⚫ 7. Why creators need to understand the business models and incentives (largely driven by the amount of VC) of their platforms by Jay Acunzo →https://lnkd.in/duijiEwK ⚫ 8. Some depressing facts around European venture capital by Dan Bowyer →https://lnkd.in/dVTxqy5k ⚫ 9. STEM majors are dramatically more likely to become unicorn founders by Ilya Strebulaev →https://lnkd.in/dZWzKCFi ⚫ 10. Investors make decisions based on emotion by Siqi Chen →https://lnkd.in/daasXu9a So many 🔥 ones this past week it was hard to pick which to include! ⚜⚜ ⚜ ⚜ ⚜ PS: If you're new here, I'm Ivelina, content lead at doola and VC writer at GoingVC. Follow me for more of this. ;) #startups #funding #venturecapital #fundraising

So, I think I said, going forward we would just be PSV. Actually, that’s no quite true. Having grown into a venture house, means we’re several independent venture funds, investment units and initiatives under one roof. In the process of finding the right name and narrative for such a house, Helle, Richard, Christel and I, were forced to also think about what actually makes our venture fund hashtag #PSVTech stand out. The answer was very liberating. We’re just another early-stage VC. Personally, I don’t think all of us generalist early stage VCs are all that different. A venture model is venture model, it’s not rocket science at least it shouldn’t be. We all try to stand out by becoming data-driven, being first movers on ESG or the favorite, being founder first. What makes us stand out is our experience, our craft and our ability to really connect with founders. At PSV Tech we’ve dedicated ourselves to backing founders pre-product/market fit. We get behind their vision before others do and based on more than two decades of experience our team knows the twist and turns of getting a software-focused startup from first proof to a repeatable model. We’ve tailored our setup to help founders through that exact stage. It’s the craft we know by heart. Christian, Sebastian

In this edition, we delve into Sentient's recent mega $85 million seed round to uncover why top VCs are betting big on this venture. #venturecapital #veteranventures

Why Cardano? Here’s why we’re investing in Cardano startups: 🔒 Security & Sustainability: Cardano’s robust approach aligns with our goal of building a resilient, decentralized future. 📈 Scalability: Cardano’s infrastructure ensures the projects we support can grow and adapt. 🔗 Decentralization: High decentralization, measured by the EDI, guarantees a truly distributed and secure network for building any startup. 🌱 Ecosystem Alignment: Our investments contribute to a trusted, scientifically rigorous ecosystem. 🚀 Empowering Innovation: We’re committed to fostering the next generation of impactful, future-ready decentralized ventures.

🌟 A huge thank you Anna Shakola for the shoutout. At MC² Finance, we're on a mission to demystify investments in the digital world. With our intuitive platform, we empower you to make digital asset funds, in mere seconds. Having Cointelegraph, a titan of insight in the crypto world, as our partner is a privilege. Proud to be engaged in a community with Kapil Poojari and Christoph Richter and so many others that´s so motivated towards our collective success. We're excited about what's on the horizon and we can't wait to share more. But it's not just about us—how do you see digital asset management evolving? Here's to more synergies with phenomenal teams and partners in 2024! #crypto #digitalassets #blockchain #mc2finance #cryptonews

Great reference document - thank you Rubén D. Pay attention to slide 8 - too many entrepreneurs say their company is unique with no competitors. That is a mistake. Competitors validate a space. Differentiate and compete.

Great template to start with #pitching #venturefunding #startupbusiness #growthsquared