Guest Opinions

Gili Elkin from the Israel - Colorado Innovation Fund says after taking more than 700 meetings with start-ups, she found that fewer than 10 had female CEOs. Here’s what she's doing about it.

There's an inflection point taking place in Japan that is creating opportunities for foreign investors, according to Koichiro Nakamura of Sozo Ventures.

Anis Uzzaman of Pegasus Tech Ventures argues there is a new era of transportation for consumers to use micromobility solutions in addition to autonomous vehicles.

The market continues to evolve, writes Mark Donnelly, managing director at Runway Growth Capital, who says he is seeing larger debt facilities, lower cost of capital, lighter covenants and less amortization.

Sozo Ventures managing directors Phil Wickham and Koichiro Nakamura discuss that the stage is set in Japan for VCs and their LPs for an explosion of investment opportunities. Can Tokyo’s old guard get out of the way fast enough?

Issac Roth of Shasta Ventures looks ahead to the new year. He says the new presidential administration won't much impact tech. He also sees trends with firm specialization and synthetic biology.

Bernard Ross of Sky Medical Technology says that the European medtech market has grown in recent years and he expects it to keep rising since the region is ripe with innovation.

Matt McCooe of Connecticut Innovations writes that the stereotypical successful tech entrepreneur is not a nerdy white guy in jeans from Silicon Valley. Investors need to broaden their lens.

Tom Walker of Rev1 Ventures addresses the question of whether investors should back biotech start-ups that focus on the coronavirus and other potential pandemics. Here's what you should know.