We are excited to bring on Curtis Feeny as an advisor! Under his mentorship, we are confident he will help take Meridian to new heights. Curtis is a Senior Advisor at Peterson Partners. Prior to Peterson Partners, Curtis was a General Partner in venture capital funds at Voyager Capital and Silicon Valley Data Capital. Prior to Voyager Capital and Silicon Valley Data Capital, he was Executive Vice President of Stanford Management Company and a Partner at Trammell Crow Company. Curtis has served on 35 public and private boards. He recently served on the boards of CBRE (NYSE) and Staples (NYSE) and is currently on the boards of Khan Academy and Stanford Federal Credit Union. Curtis received an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.S. in M.E. from Texas A&M University. #advisor #venture #venturecapital #VC #strategy #stanford #hbs #harvard #business #investing #NYSE #MBA
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#VC winter is over 🥶 -at least for #entrepreneurs. 💸 Insights from 262 emerging and established #VentureCapital fund managers for this year's Kauffman Fellows Sentiment Survey, suggest that 2024 looks promising for #startup founders. Here are the 4⃣ key findings of the survey: ⦁ 55% of fund managers believe the macroeconomic conditions will improve in 2024. ⦁ Although raising funds may be difficult, respondents are optimistic that they will meet their #fundraising goals this year. ⦁ While in 2023 more than 50% of #VCs invested less than the year before, this trend is expected to completely reverse in 2024. ⦁ 30% of VCs believe 2024 will be a very challenging year for exits. Yet 40% of all respondents believe that there is a market for acquisitions. Access the survey 📝 https://lnkd.in/dDBZZarb
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Last night, I had the distinct pleasure of moderating an enlightening panel discussion at Hult Business School for the Finance Across Borders, focusing on the pivotal role of investors in today's dynamic landscape. I want to extend my gratitude to our esteemed panelists - Vitaliy Schafer, Michael Schlein, Sam Poon and Marcelo Carrullo for their invaluable insights and engaging discussions on the intersection of venture capital, technology, innovation, and social impact. #HultBusinessSchool #FinanceWithoutBorders #VentureCapital #Innovation #GlobalFinance #ThankYou
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🚀 Attending the Halo programme organised by the Anglia Capital Group has been an absolute delight! I have gained invaluable insights, connections, and inspiration for my early-stage startup journey ( PfBIO ). Highly recommended for fellow entrepreneurs diving into the startup world! If you are considering joining the next cohort, I am more than happy to chat about my experience and help answer any questions you may have. Let's connect! ⬇ Below, you can read about my exciting journey! 🌟 #PfBIO #haloprogramme #angelinvestment #mentoring #startup #startupjourney #businessdevelopment #sustainableagriculture #biocontrol #biopesticides #biostimulants
The Halo Programme is back! After fantastic feedback from last year's participants, we are bringing our investment readiness programme back for start-ups across East Anglia - launching on 26th April! If you're an early-stage founder and thinking about raising equity investment we would love to hear from you. Join the programme to: ✅ Work with a dedicated mentor ✅ Connect with investors ✅ Find out what investors look for in a start-up ✅ Hear from industry experts ✅ Plan your go-to-market strategy ✅ Understand how to build your financial forecasts ✅ Demystify the legal landscape for start-ups ✅ Learn how to value your start-up ✅ Find out how to build the right team ✅ Get your pitch ready for investor scrutiny ✅ Meet fellow start-up founders Below is a case study from previous Halo Programme participant Rosaria Campilongo of PfBIO who went on to successfully raise equity investment through Anglia Capital Group. For more information contact Laura Hood - laura@angliacapitalgroup.co.uk #InvestmentReadiness #BusinessSupport #Norfolk #Suffolk With thanks to our supporters Luminous PR Birketts LLP RSM UK TEC Partners - Technical Recruitment Specialists
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I am deeply grateful for Vintage Investment Partners and Jonathan T. Alden, CFA for inviting me to participate at their 2023 VC Summit in San Francisco along with such wonderful fellow #LPs Margo Doyle and Max Miller. While the venture fundraising environment was a tough one last year - my fellow panelists shared many great 💎s on how to navigate it and what #LPs look for. Margo Doyle 🎙 "It has to be differentiated capital; there's just so much capital out there looking to invest into companies that when we're meeting a manager, we have to understand why your capital is going to be attractive to the founder over someone else's capital." Max Miller🎙 "We have to think about beyond just returns how we make it because even if you on 1% generate a 10x return, it's not that meaningful for your program. So, we have to really think about how else would venture to benefit a broad, big, largely multi-asset organization." Elizabeth "Beezer" Clarkson 🎙 "When I look at folks who have kind of gone through the up markets and kind of kept their head and are going through the down market and are managing, that just seems to be this nature of it, which is just very present for me this fall. I do think people who think for themselves are by definition differentiated." Give the panel a listen 👇 and let us know your thoughts.
"The LP Perspective on Investing in Down Markets" 💡 💫 Jonathan T. Alden, CFA, SVP of Investor Relations at Vintage, hosted a panel at our 2023 VC Summit in San Francisco, featuring industry leaders- Elizabeth "Beezer" Clarkson, Managing Director, Sapphire Ventures, Margo Doyle, Chief Investment Officer, S-Cubed Capital, and Max Miller, Managing Director, CPP Investments | Investissements RPC. Check out the sneak peek 👀 clip ⬇ and gain insights from industry leaders on navigating down markets in the venture arena. Margo Doyle 🎙 "It has to be differentiated capital; there's just so much capital out there looking to invest into companies that when we're meeting a manager, we have to understand why your capital is going to be attractive to the founder over someone else's capital." Max Miller 🎙 "We have to think about beyond just returns how we make it because even if you on 1% generate a 10x return, it's not that meaningful for your program. So, we have to really think about how else would venture to benefit a broad, big, largely multi-asset organization." Elizabeth "Beezer" Clarkson 🎙 "When I look at folks who have kind of gone through the up markets and kind of kept their head and are going through the down market and are managing, that just seems to be this nature of it, which is just very present for me this fall. I do think people who think for themselves are by definition differentiated." For the full panel session, see the link in the comments below. 🔗 #VintageInvestmentPartners #VentureCapital #LP