Hanover Park Raises $27M to Power $100T Infrastructure
Chris, Nick, and @hanoverpark have been on a tear the past 20 months. Have never seen a company build so much trust with customers so quickly. They just raised $27M to continue assembling the dream team to build the financial infrastructure running $100 trillion in assets.
Excalipoint Secures $69M for Next‑Gen T‑Cell Engagers
Chinese biotech startup Excalipoint banks $69M for next-gen T cell engagers https://t.co/809RqRWJNL by @gwendolynawu #biotech #startups
Investors Seek Insightful, Market‑Aligned Contrarians, Not Mere Rebels
everyone claims they want "contrarian" founders but what they actually want - founders with a non-obvious insight that happens to align with an explosive market This is bc contrarian + right = visionary. contrarian + wrong = unemployed
AI Funding Fears Trigger the Very Engineer Displacement
If privately held software companies are losing their access to funding because investors fear AI… Then AI replacing software engineers is becoming a self- fulfilling prophecy.
Grow Revenue First; Let VCs Chase You
Entrepreneurs: NEVER beg a VC for a check. Focus on growing your REVENUE. Then, VCs will beg you to take their check…trust me 🙏🏾
California VC Diversity Reporting Rule Temporarily Paused
wait, so that weird CA rule where every VC has to ask their portfolio about diversity stats and submit by April 1st is now on pause? https://t.co/gLKVEsa0wY
Native Security Secures Cloud with Unified Policy Controls
Announcing the Series A of Native Security (https://t.co/w7e6BeMXxj) which we (Ballistic Ventures) led. The latest greatest thing to happen to cloud security. Set policy intent and have it translated to native controls in all the major clouds. Exactly what I wanted...
Predict VC Hires by Tracking Fund Launch Cycles
Not many people think about this but there's actually an insanely strategic way to get ahead of open VC roles and it's by tracking fund lifecycles. Firms hire at new fund launches. If you can predict those new fund launches, you...
Due Diligence Starts with People, Not Paperwork
Before you ever open a 200-page PPM, real diligence starts somewhere else. You have to vet the people behind the deal. Talk to past investors. Understand their track record. See how they communicate when things go right, and wrong. Documents matter, but trust is built...
Earn a VC’s Yes by Protecting Their Reputation
A VC’s job is to say yes. The ones who say yes are betting their reputation on you. Make it easy for them to believe.
AI Commands Over Half of VC Deals, Sparking Froth Concerns
"AI and machine learning have helped prop up venture capital as funding for other sectors cooled. AI accounted for 52% of global VC deal value in Q4 2025." As I research and write my report on "Defense Innovation", I'm struck by...
Sell When You're Thriving, Not When Growth Slows
Many founders wait until growth slows before thinking about selling or raising capital, but the irony is: buyers and investors are often most interested when a business is performing at its best. In this episode of Vista Point Advisors The...
VCs Must Balance Power and Responsibility in Defense
“I don’t want to be the person they call and say, can we hit the enter button on this command. But I also don’t have a God complex.” @davidu of @a16z on the Anthropic-DoD rift, why VC has a right to...
Turquoise Health Secures $40M Series C, Boosting Price Transparency
Congrats to @TurquoiseHC on their $40M Series C, led by @oakhcft — ~$100M raised in total. Turquoise is the healthcare price transparency platform trusted by 300+ of the largest health systems, insurers, life sci co's, and employers as...
Backing Proven Repeat Founders and Unicorn Operators
In the last 12 months, we invested in 8 companies, 5 were repeat founders. Before starting these new companies, those 5 had already: - Raised $200M+, IPO’d one startup, and sold another for 9 figures - Raised $100M+, scaled to $50M+ ARR, and...
R1 Secures $78M to Advance Kidney Drug Development
R1 starts up with $78M, aiming for a better kidney drug https://t.co/PQQjX47ODM by @gwendolynawu #biotecjh #startups
Audience, Not Spreadsheets, Becomes the New VC
A VC event where no one said “AI moat.” Instead, influencers heard pitches for diamond memorials, soda startups, and underground robots. The room cared less about spreadsheets and more about attention. Founders need reach. Creators want equity. Both trade on followers. Is audience the...
Top Founders Now Priced Efficiently, Limiting Upside
This is actually kind of a contrarian take in a world where power-law thinking would suggest that price doesn't matter for the "best" founders.
From 5050 Support to $400K Daily Revenue
A portfolio founder we initially supported through 5050 pre-company just shared revenue has grown to $400,000. A day. Nothing more satisfying than seeing a sparkle in a founder's eye grow into a real company creating impact at scale.
Fix Process Issues, Not Pitch, to Unlock Capital
Every delay has a root cause. Unclear documents. Messy onboarding. Inconsistent updates. Confusing governance. Fix the process, not the pitch. When you do, the capital starts moving again. 🔗Tribevest #structureisstrategy #capitalraising #raisingcapital #fundoffunds
Maximize Founder Leverage After Buyer Diligence, Avoid Early Exclusivity
At what point does a founder have the most leverage in a transaction? The point at which buyers have completed all their diligence, fully understand the business, and can close on a rapid timeline. This is when you can extract...
Anticipate, Rehearse, and Follow up on Pitch Questions
Prepare for the inevitable questions that will follow your pitch. Anticipate potential queries and objections, and rehearse your responses to demonstrate your expertise and preparedness. But if you don't know an answer, it's okay - say that and then follow up via...
Nominal Cofounders Secure $80M at $1B Valuation
A big week for @CameronLMcCord + @brycestrauss cofounders of @Nominal_io with $80M raise at $1B led by our super smart partners at @foundersfund
VC Automates $10M AI Startup Investments via OpenClaw
My buddy just switched over his entire VC firm ($3B AUM) to run on OpenClaw Anytime someone submits a deck on their website, it checks their LinkedIn. If their employer is OpenAI or Anthropic, it automatically asks to invest $10m on...
This Role Paves Way to $1B+ Fund
The person who lands this role will start their own $1B+ fund in 2-3 years.
Choose Investors Wisely: Bad Checks Cost Control
Taking the wrong check is worse than taking no check. A bad investor will cost you board seats, control, and sleep. The cap table you build on the way up follows you the whole way.
A New Mathematical Renaissance Fuels Scientific Breakthroughs
"We are on the threshold of a mathematical renaissance and massive scientific discoveries" - @CarinaLHong, CEO of @axiommathai, which just announced their $200M Series A Full episode 👇 https://t.co/26VUb0Cuqx
Emerging VC Funds Offer Real Responsibility and Faster Learning
Everyone wants the Sequoia or a16z name on their resume. But IMO emerging funds are where you actually learn the most. Small team with real responsibility. Decisions that matter from day one.
Series A Funds Performance, Not Just Promise
Series A is not seed. Seed investors fund promise. Series A investors fund performance. Running out of cash is not a plan. If growth stalls and costs rise, they walk away. Show numbers or change course.
AI VC Bets Risk Opposing Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini Visions
VC investments typically take 5-8 years to exit. That means almost every AI VC investment right now is essentially a bet against the vision Anthropic, OpenAI, and Gemini have laid out.
AI Funding Surges While Governance Lags Behind
$68.9 billion in AI infrastructure funding across 620 rounds in early 2026. Meanwhile, the biggest GDPR fine ever ($854M) just got thrown out of court. The money is flooding in faster than the rules can keep up. That is not a technology problem....
OpenAI Preferred Shares Pitch Sparks Quiet Market Buzz
OpenAI preferreds were pitched on Value Investors Club a few days ago. But yeah, nothing to see here. Totally normal market😅 https://t.co/N0ptnqecdA
Partial Recap During Growth Boosts Valuation and Upside
Because founders are famously optimistic about the future of their business, selling their company during a growth phase may feel like giving away too much upside. A couple things to think about in this case: 1. A liquidity event is...
Find Investors
Everyone talks about 2 and 20 in VC. But what does it actually mean? 2 hours of podcasts per day 20 social media posts per day Find investors that enjoy the process.
Debt Extensions and Aggressive Cuts Signal Upcoming Layoffs
VCs are telling their port cos with debt to start the extension process early And PE folks are planning aggressive cuts to boost EBITDA in preparation We will see lots of layoffs here… https://t.co/t5Rfcdpvvm
Megafunds Surge: Billions Raised Across Top VC Firms
It’s getting a little cliche over here to say but… Megafunds are riding high. If any week was proof of that, it was this one. First, TechCrunch reported Monday on Founders Fund’s rumored $6 billion growth fund that’s in the works. The same day,...
Master Your Metrics: Investor Trust Starts With Data Confidence
Founders, know your numbers inside and out. Be ready to answer detailed questions about your financials. Confidence in your data builds investor trust and shows you have a firm grasp on your business’s metrics.
Autonomous Home Robot Startup Secures $165M Series B
They might be able to help with Thanksgiving dinner :) -> Sunday, which is building autonomous home robots, raised a $165M Series B led by Coatue at a valuation of $1.15B, and aims to begin testing in homes ...
Heliup Secures €16M to Boost Lightweight Solar Panels
Heliup raises €16 million to scale lightweight solar panel production #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/27lwjReKMC
Qualified Health Secures $100M Series A Funding
Scoop: Qualified Health, a health care AI evaluation and implementation startup, is raising around $100M in Series A funds from investors including NEA and SignalFire, sources tell me. https://t.co/F3fDXuYWTo
From $1.6B Peak to $26.5M Market Cap
Peak valuation was $1.6 B in 2016, went public via SPAC in 2021 at $1.5 B, currently trading at $26.5 Million market cap. https://t.co/e77Em1jwbX
Early Replit Investment Fuels Coding Access and Nonprofit Funding
We are very proud to have invested in @replit 9 years ago. We invested out of our first $53M fund and re-invested 3x. We were taken with @amasad vision to democratize coding and building. We could see that access to...
Atomico's Crunchbase Engine Generates One‑Third New Deals
How does @atomico scale data-driven venture investing across Europe? By integrating Crunchbase data into sourcing and diligence workflows. 💪 Today, 1 in 3 net-new opportunities in its pipeline originates from its data engine, with Crunchbase as the data backbone. 🔗: https://t.co/zf1JHLNAqP
AI Agents Now Autonomously Execute Internet Tools in Production
An AI agent can now discover a tool on the internet, call it, and take action in production. Two years ago unthinkable, today that's a slow Tuesday night. Every enterprise will need a control plane for AI -- we backed...
Raised $165M to Shift From Demos to Deployment
We raised $165M at a $1.15B valuation to stop doing demos. 2026 is about 1) deployment and 2) research. We will start shipping Memo with our new frontier models in a few months. Our series-B is led by Coatue, with Thomas Laffont...
Early Bet on Digital Music Yields 20x Return
I backed a 25-year-old first-time founder who wanted to digitize music. This was 1988. I was excited by the prospect. I knew it was possible, but to most, the idea sounded insane. Peter Gotcher and Evan Brooke had started Digidesign, and I...
Big Tech AI Highways Fuel Massive Startup Wealth Transfer
Here's what nobody's saying out loud: Microsoft, Google, Amazon built the AI highways Startups are just driving on them Private valuations exploding while public tech multiples compress The infrastructure subsidy from Big Tech to private markets might be the largest wealth transfer in startup...
Family VC: Collaborative Community for Family Office Investors
What is Family VC? A collaborative community of ambitious family office peers who are allocating to VC and navigating the wild world of family office operations. https://t.co/MLJG9YwWx3
Tropic Secures $105M to Mass‑produce Non‑browning Bananas
Tropic, a British gene-editing startup, has raised $105 million in new financing to expand production of bananas that don’t brown https://t.co/rHHAMO6mST
Investors Favor AI; Non‑AI Startups Face Funding Drought
I’ve seen a few media companies and dtc brands raising funding right now. I’m not an active angel…but I can’t imagine doing a non-ai company seed investment at the moment. God bless those companies. What’s the market like for non-ai...