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Three VC trends covid-19 is accelerating

Times are difficult right now, but promising signs in regard to deals terms, impact investing and engagement are boding well, writes Oliver Libby, managing partner and co-founder of venture firm Hatzimemos / Libby.

3 min read · 30 July 2020

How fintech start-ups are accelerating the “no-touch” economy

As physical contact is reduced, the need and desire for a touchless economy is stronger than before.

4 min read · 20 July 2020

5 reasons to fund a start-up in a recession

The covid-19 pandemic at the resulting economic downturn is like nothing we have ever experienced. But based on previous recessions, we know new ideas and new solutions are attainable.

4 min read · 13 May 2020

Why 2020 will be a banner year for investing in the leaf

Consumer demand and public opinion are at all-time highs. There is perhaps no better time to be a specialist in the sector than now.

4 min read · 26 February 2020

Venture capital in Latin America: We need to invest more

Recently hired Redpoint eventures Operating Partner Carolina Strobel discusses what Latin America needs to build a venture ecosystem. A lot goes on behind-the-scenes before a unicorn is born.

3 min read · 20 February 2020

Why cybersecurity is so hot as an investment area

With the sector on pace for continued growth, cybersecurity investor Robert R. Ackerman notes what areas are saturated and what specialties his firm is looking at.

4 min read · 17 February 2020

The case for paranoid optimism

Most venture investors have never managed through a downturn. This poses a risk both for novice investors lulled into complacency and the venture market that competes with the highest bidder on deals.

4 min read · 18 October 2019

Should you be a momentum or a value investor?

Of the two classic approaches to public markets investing, Momentum vs. Value, which is better in VC?

4 min read · 06 August 2019

CVC partnering in healthcare is reshaping industries

What’s changing in corporate venture capital is not only the increased activity, but also a rethink of investment strategies.

3 min read · 24 July 2019

Canadian venture capital and startup predictions for 2019: an update

4 min read · 09 July 2019

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