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A founder's ability to hone in on their ICP and build value and solve a problem for a very specific customer segment is crucial. 🎯 One insight I took away from Parker Gilbert's journey building his company Numeric is not only their ability to do this effectively, but to elect to work with a focused customer segment where the value of the partnership compounds over time (i.e go-to-market, integration). 🥞 For Numeric that's incredible finance customers and partners like Mercury, Plaid, Wealthfront, Betterment. 💜 Not to mention the traction that led to raising their $10M round from top firms like Founders Fund, Menlo Ventures, and 8VC. 💸 🚀 🎙 🎙 Check out the entire interview with Parker here: https://bit.ly/numeric-br

📈 One of the biggest questions that everyone in venture and startups has right now is, "When will the exit market open up?" Whether you're talking about the IPO window or acquisitions, NYC has some great private companies that are experiencing fantastic growth at scale and are a market window away from being the next big VC fund returners. 🗓 On Wednesday, as part of our nextNYC Opening Bell Forum, I'll speak to two investors, Jade Mandel and Yoonkee Sull who watch these market cycles most closely because they're investing more than $10 billion of committed capital between them. We'll discuss the market for later-stage rounds and their expectations around liquidity. 🌟 The conversation is an invite-only special event for a group of VC-nominated later-stage companies with fund returning potential as well as a limited group of earlier-stage "future stars". 👉 There are a handful of seats open in the room, so if you'd like to join, you can request a seat using this form: https://lnkd.in/e5SwsqRp 🤝 Thanks to our friends at Stifel Bank KPMG Haymaker Group and Bolster for helping to make this happen.

Amir Shevat shares the art of building influential platforms and making strategic VC moves at Darkmode Ventures. Building bridges between founders and customers while mastering platform dynamics. 🎯 https://lnkd.in/dkDBsuGA

🗺️ At Bloom Ventures, we’re more than just investors—we’re connectors, leveraging our growing network to make an impact across the U.S., Israel, Mexico and South America. 📍With active investments across Florida, Missouri, Texas, and beyond, we’re strategically positioned to maximize opportunities and navigate emerging markets with confidence. 📈 From analyzing market trends to scaling investments in diverse locations, we’re committed to expanding Bloom’s reach and delivering sustainable growth. Stay tuned as we continue to broaden our footprint in global real estate! #BloomVentures #RealEstateInvestment #GlobalGrowth #MarketLeadership

Get ready — Antler's second Junior VC Drinks event is just around the corner! We’re teaming up with Ascension, Sure Valley Ventures, and Love Ventures to bring you an evening of networking, insights, and fun. As the world’s most active early-stage investor, our mission is to build meaningful connections across the VC ecosystem—and this get-together is the perfect chance to meet outstanding investors from every industry and stage. Event Details: 🎉 When? 17th February 📍 Where? Ascension 🍹 What? Casual drinks & great conversations We can’t wait to see you all there! Check the comments below for the link 🔗⬇️⬇️⬇️ #vc #junior #antler #drinks

I spoke to Brian Dudley from Adams Street Partners and he believes that growth-stage investing is about to enter one of its busiest periods in over a decade. Here are three key factors contributing to the demand for capital from companies outweighing the supply from investors: - Cash-burning: Growth companies that delayed fundraising in 2022 due to the fear of a valuation reset are now running low on cash - Early-stage boom: A wave of innovative early-stage startups graduating to the growth stage and requiring additional capital - Exit of non-traditional investors: Many non-traditional investors that entered the market in 2021 have been retreating from the space Brian argues that this dynamic could fuel stellar growth vintages for investors in the coming years. Watch the full fireside chat for more insights here: https://bit.ly/44vk1Ew | Mergermarket

Antler is Europe’s most active early-stage VC, backing bold founders from day zero 🚀—even before you’ve built a company. Whether refining your idea or still figuring it out 💡, Antler helps you shape and launch it. Watch the video to see how Antler empowers founders to turn ideas into reality. Apply before the 3rd of March 2025! 🔗 in the comments 👇

Monday VC insights 📌 Top 10 most active US VCs in the past 1 month: ► 1. General Catalyst - 10 deals ► 2. Khosla Ventures - 10 deals ► 3. Sequoia Capital - 10 deals ► 4. Founders Fund - 8 deals ► 5. Lux Capital - 8 deals ► 6. FJ Labs - 7 deals ► 7. Lightspeed Venture Partners - 7 deals ► 8. GV - 7 deals ► 9. 8VC - 7 deals ► 10. Arch Venture Partners - 3 deals

Great to see Earth & Beyond Ventures covered in CTech's year-end round-up. Solid summary of current Israel startup-scape, in general.

Competition in the current investment landscape has left scale-ups in the ‘funding gap’. If scale-ups are to succeed in 2024, it’s critical they access and excite groups of Angel investors, as well as gaining the early attention of VCs. For post-Seed and pre-Series A brands, how you manage your brand has never been more important. Insights from Sonal Lakhani, ex-Head of Global Ventures at Barclays, Boldspace Founders Nick and Mike + yours truly! We'll be discussing: ◾ How to ensure brand strategy lives up to business strategy ◾How to leverage investor psychology within a funding strategy ◾How to create and maintain buzz and momentum optically ◾How to use data and analytics to craft the best case To RSVP, get in touch with our events team at [email protected] Thanks to Nick Ford-Young and the Boldspace | B Corp team for pulling this one together. We'll hopefully see you there! #SeriesA #Funding #ScaleUps