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Steven Weinstein, chief executive at early stage investor Seismic Capital, says SPACs are facing a short supply of suitable companies.

The sector is on track to outpace the wider VC market, according to a recent PitchBook report. But as interest rates remain low, venture debt could become just as popular as equity in VC.

These initiatives, once a niche strategy aimed at improving a firm’s public image, have been thrust into the spotlight after 2020’s historic social movements. Does the VC community know what to do with them?

Non-profit organization Diversity VC launched the D&I certification in Europe last year. 500 Startups, Bessemer Venture Partners and OMERS Ventures are among the North American firms to receive it.

VC managers are waking up to SPACs as an alternative to an offering model that has long been outdated. But a combination of traditional IPO, direct listing and staggered lock-up release could be a future offering model.

GPs and LPs can see clearly now the rain is gone. The vaccine rollout is removing obstacles out of the way for face-to-face contact, and with the dark cloud of the pandemic slowly being lifted, the venture community is planning their return to the physical world for work, but they won’t entirely leave the virtual behind.

A study by Silicon Valley venture capitalist Eric Ball and researchers from UC Berkeley shows investors may favor young male entrepreneurs, but their performance doesn’t necessarily justify that preference.

After a few weeks of a new administration and US Congress, in which a major antitrust reform bill was introduced, Bob Ackerman of AllegisCyber and others say investors are nervous about how new regulation will ripple through the venture landscape. But it could also be an opportunity for VCs, writes Lee Bruno.

Small, mission-driven family offices are well positioned to make ESG a part of their mandate.

Senior editors from across PEI Media’s titles discuss what they’ll have their eyes on in the coming months, from taxes and SEC oversight to the possibility of the industry being thrown into the public spotlight.