VC is being rewired by AI
While venture capital remains a relationship-driven business at its core, the industry is rapidly transitioning and adopting AI automation across the various tasks of a VC fund
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How Venture Capital Firms are Changing in 2025
Venture Capital as an asset class is in a tough spot. Based on the Q1 2025 Pitchbook-NVCA Venture Monitor, Venture fundraising in Q1 2025 dropped sharply, with only 87 funds raising $10B, as capital concentrates in top geographies and LPs…
The Art of Non-Consensus Investing: Unlocking Venture Capital’s Hidden Gems
The most important companies are those that others don’t see as valuable. Peter Thiel The statistics for startup success are well known. About 90% of startups will fail within three years of starting. Within the group of startups that succeeds,…
Needle in the haystack: tips for founders to find the right investor
“To find a needle in a haystack, it’s helpful to know what a needle looks like. To find the right investor, know exactly what you’re looking for in a partner.” Finding the right investor for your startup can feel like…
Emerging Manager Mode: The VC’s version of “Do things that don’t scale”
Paul Graham’s recent essay, Founder Mode, describes the mindset that founders need to adopt to navigate the early stages of building a startup, and how they’re different than ‘manager mode’ which is traditional management/corporate best practices. In effect there are…
The VC shakeup 2020-2024 and what’s ahead
The last few years have been a bit of a rollercoaster for tech entrepreneurs and investors. The highs were high, the lows were low, and the future seemed uncertain. Luckily, Vintage Investment Partners, an Israel-based fund of funds and growth…
How the pre-seed round made a comeback in 2024
Narrative violation: in 2023, series A rounds declined 61% and pre-seed rounds grew 51%. This is why.
2023 Global Venture Reports were Gloomy, but there are reasons to be optimistic
2023 was no doubt a tough year for venture capital, but early stage startups have reasons to be optimistic towards the second half of 2024
Israeli startup Landscape Collection – 2024
Regular readers of VC Cafe are well aware of my passion for startup landscapes. This year is no different, and I’m excited to see what 2024 brings. Without a doubt, the only thing that is constant in the startup ecosystem…
The 10 commandments of great Venture Capital investors
I know what you’re thinking – ‘Another list of ten commandments? But fear not, this isn’t your typical sermon from the mount. I’ve been in the world of startups for 20 years and an investor for the past 10 years,…