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1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Rob Schultz of Serra Ventures (Part 2)
Sramana Mitra: To write a check for half a million, what do you like to see in terms of proof points or validation? Rob Schultz: Primarily, we’re looking for great teams. What’s special about the team? We love opportunities where the founder might kick off a story that goes something like this, “I’ve worked in
1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Yanai Oron of Vertex Ventures (Part 2)
Sramana Mitra: It’s interesting. Your comment that in the US your fund would be called a seed fund is not correct. In the US, $150 million fund is still a Series A fund but it’s a fund that is structured to be able to make smaller Series As. A lot of the traditional venture funds
1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Yipeng Zhao of Embark Ventures (Part 1)
Responding to a popular request, we are now sharing transcripts of our investor podcast interviews in this new series. The following interview with Yipeng Zhao of Embark Ventures was recorded in March 2018. Yipeng Zhao, Managing Partner at Embark Ventures, talks about the firm’s investment thesis, as well as broader industry trends and what should
1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Rob Schultz of Serra Ventures (Part 1)
Responding to a popular request, we are now sharing transcripts of our investor podcast interviews in this new series. The following interview with Rob Schultz of Serra Ventures was recorded in March 2018. Rob Schultz, Managing Partner at Serra Ventures, discusses catering to startups in under-served geographies. His point of view aligns with what we’ve
1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Yanai Oron of Vertex Ventures (Part 1)
Responding to a popular request, we are now sharing transcripts of our investor podcast interviews in this new series. The following interview with Yanai Oron of Vertex Ventures was recorded in March 2018. Yanai Oron, General Partner at Vertex Ventures, took us through his firm’s investment focus on deep technology ventures in Israel. The discussion
1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Christina Brodbeck of Rivet Ventures (Part 5)
Sramana Mitra: The thing that is unambiguously true is that there aren’t enough female technologists in the industry yet. As a result, there aren’t as many female founders who go out to raise money for credible ventures. That is a fact. Hence, the number of companies that are female-founded that do get funded is not
1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Amos Ben-Meir at Sand Hill Angels (Part 5)
Sramana Mitra: Can you talk about the highlights of your portfolio? Amos Ben-Meir: I’ve done a number of exits that range from small to reasonable. There are two companies that are worth more than a billion. One is JUUL, which is an electronic cigarette company. There are people who are not fond of that type
1Mby1M Virtual Accelerator Investor Forum: With Gary Little of Canvas Ventures (Part 5)
Sramana Mitra: I will make a few comments to put it in perspective. We have all kinds of entrepreneurs here. People working on a smaller TAM opportunity have plenty of conviction. If you’re the market leader in a space that is a niche, you can have plenty of conviction and build a great business. You
