Opinion

Here’s how VCs should think about diagnosing, managing and resolving challenges of upside-down cap tables, which undermine stakeholder alignment and threaten the viability of portfolio companies, writes attorney Davis Mello of Bass, Berry & Sims.

While defense tech innovates to protect and deter, peace tech aims to prevent, mitigate or resolve conflict, writes Brian Abrams, founder and managing partner at B Ventures Group.

CRV says valuations are too high to justify continued investment from its opportunity fund, but other VCs say they are still seeing plenty of good follow-on deals.

In part 13 of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence shares fundamental principles for sourcing high-potential venture debt deals.

In part 12 of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence shares core principles for managing venture debt portfolios focused on high-growth, innovative start-ups.

In part 11 of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence explores the critical importance of evaluating leadership teams when lending to early-stage, high-growth companies.

In part 10 of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence explores fundamental analysis, emphasizing the most important aspects in lending to earlier-stage, high-growth companies.

A light-hearted session at the Impact Investor Global Summit was an opportunity for serious reflection on the direction of travel.

In Part 8 of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence dispels five common myths about venture debt.

Dan Conner of Ascend Venture Capital shares practical steps VC firms can take to address minority start-up funding imbalances.