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Dawn Capital's newest partner is also its first female GP

Evgenia Plotnikova, who was promoted by Dawn Capital, talks about diversity and what sets the firm apart from others.

3 min read · 17 September 2021

Seed investor Ben Narasin sees value in SPV model

Four weeks after the soft launch of Tenacity, Narasin noted on LinkedIn that he already had enough commitments to do a first close.

4 min read · 07 September 2021

Capstar betting on e-commerce

The early-stage investor believes digital-native consumer brands will make big headway post-pandemic.

3 min read · 11 August 2021

Andreessen Horowitz taps new GP for crypto fund

Arianna Simpson, who joined the firm last year, has been investing in crypto companies since 2015.

1 min read · 19 July 2021

Relevance Ventures aims to attract more Native American founders to VC

Early-stage investor Relevance Ventures wants to educate more Native American-led start-ups about access to capital. The firm says tribal funding and venture can coexist.

3 min read · 28 June 2021

Company builder Will Lin took the fast route to partner

It’s not common for young investors to have a rapid rise through to the partnership ranks. But that’s been the path for Will Lin of ForgePoint Capital.

3 min read · 19 May 2021

One Way Ventures raises fund to focus on immigrant founders

The firm has raised $57.7m from its LP base of high-net-worth individuals and family offices, many of whom are immigrants themselves.

3 min read · 26 February 2021

Family office vet Vaughn Crowe takes on full-time role at Newark Venture Partners

The Newark native joins the the B2B software investor after a 15-year career at the family office Wesray Social Investments.

2 min read · 25 February 2021

Building up VC from scratch in South Africa

From Googling potential LPs to backing the most promising South African start-ups, Knife Capital's Andrea Böhmert is demonstrating that venture investing in the region can be profitable.

4 min read · 25 February 2021

How Anthemis shifted to managing VC funds

Over the last 10 years, the fintech venture platform has amassed $670m in AUMs and backed over 100 start-ups via the firm’s balance sheet and traditional VC vehicles.

3 min read · 12 January 2021

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