VC Theses #90 | Solutions to the Climate Crisis, Software Infra, & more
VC Theses #90 | Solutions to the Climate Crisis, Software Infra, & more
Aug 22nd–28th | Insights from Innovation Endeavors, Cowboy VC, Founders Fund, and more.
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Investment Themes, Theses, & Outlooks
Funding solutions for the climate crisis (Innovation Endeavors Team)
Investing in Software Infrastructure in a Downmarket (Amanda Robson, Partner @ Cowboy)
Cybersecurity Labor Gap, Grin for B2B, Cookiepocalypse Co-op (Elaine Zelby, Partner @ SignalFire)
Industry Developments & Analyses
This Is Water: Revisiting Social Constructs (Rex Woodbury, Partner @ Index)
Who are the most active early-stage investors in digital health? (Christina Farr, VC @ OMERS)
dNFT, Metadata-Enabled (Nico Pei, VC @ Blockchain Capital)
Guides, Case Studies, and Best Practices for Operating
Driving Return on Time with your Hiring (Rick Zullo, GP @ Equal Ventures)
Treasury Management: A Guide to Navigating Downturns (A16Z Crypto Team)
What happens when you over-index on momentum early (Jackie DiMonte, Partner @ Chicago Ventures)
The Independent Board Member: Why, When, How and Who? (Ryan Caldbeck, Founder @ CircleUp)
The Insider’s Guide to Data Rooms: What to Know Before You Raise (Justine Moore, Partner @ A16Z)
Your guide to PLG fundraising (Kyle Poyar, Partner @ OpenView)
Analyst Relations Unlocks ScaleUp Superpowers (Nick Barber, VP @ Insight)
Additional Reads
Debt Babies (Mike Solana, VP @ Founders Fund)
Big Beliefs (Morgan Housel, Partner @ Collaborative Fund)
CAC: Customer Acquisition Chaos (Rex Woodbury, Partner @ Index)
The ESG Term Sheet (James Joaquin, VC @ Obvious)
Bundling and SaaS Power Laws (Akash Bajwa, VC @ Earlybird)
SPV (vs VC fund) Economics (Erik de Stefanis, Partner @ Interlace)
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