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
Category venture capital
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,…
How’s Venture Capital Changing in 2023
VC is changing in a variety of ways and 2023/2024 has the potential to be one of the best seed vintages
What’s a better return on investment: Enterprise or consumer tech?
Venture Capital is driver by power laws, meaning that a small percentage of companies drive the majority of the returns. In other words, VCs are looking for the needle in the haystack vs. the average company to drive economic returns.…
Raising venture capital in down market?
Some of the best companies are built in down cycles – Why this is true and how to take advantage of it
How seed/pre-seed founders choose between VCs
The challenge of choosing between competing offers - which are the top factors for founders to choose a VC?
3 Reasons for Startups and VCs to Stay Optimistic, despite the market
There are reasons for startups and VCs to stay optimistic, even in this market. Here are 3.
Take Five – Venture
Sharing five topics that caught my attention this past week as we all deal with information overload.
1. venture capital
2. remote work
3. gaming and metaverse
4. impact of downturn
5. narrative violation in EMEA
Take Five – How will the downturn continue to play out on startups and venture capital
Building on my post on 'Advice for startups in a downturn (May 2022 edition)', this week I continued to follow with interest the impact of the current correction on startups and venture capital, particularly in early stage.